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Upcoming shows


Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street Oakland]: [Unlocked Festival 2026: Ben Goldberg's Brainchild, Grex, Inner Ear Brigade, Francis Wong/Chris Trinidad] More..
Bird & Beckett Books and Records [653 Chenery St. SF]: [Joel Harrison's In A Silent Way - Michael Manring, Paul Hanson, Scott Amendola] More..
The Jazzschool [2087 Addison Street Berkeley]: [Pamela Rose's Hammond Organ Party!] More..
The Lab [2948 16th St SF]: [Max Jaffe: You Want That Too! + Burden of Dreams] More..
The Jazzschool [2087 Addison Street Berkeley]: [Mindfulness Meditation for Musicians with Barbara Bogatin] More..
Cybersentics Book Club: West Coast Sound Synthesis [2665 Mission St. SF]: [Join us on November 15th for a session on West Coast sound synthesis, largely defined by the Buchla synthesizer.] More..
Codornices Park Mini Amphitheater [Codornices Park, 1201 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94708]: [CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN: a sunset concert: shakuhachi and recorder playing experimental and traditional improvised and composed music] More..
Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall, Northeastern University [5000 MacArthur Blvd Oakland]: [Other Minds welcomes pianists Ralph van Raat and Heather Pinkham to play the music of Erik Lotichius and Heather Pinkham.] More..
SIMM Series @ The Musicians Union Hall [116 9th St @ Mission SF]: [Come celebrate Heikki Koskinen's 81st year at SIMM Series] More..
The Back Room [1984 Bonita Ave Berkeley]: [Joel Harrison's In A Silent Way - Michael Manring, Paul Hanson, Scott Amendola] More..
West Oakland Sound Series [2201 Poplar Street Dresher Ensemble Studio Oakland]: [Ben Goldberg + Myra Melford + MAT MUNTZ / JULIA EDITH RIGBY] More..

Recently added artists

Harold Carr Harold Carr
composer, bassist, poet Sean Keenan Sean Keenan
Electroacoustic music, structured improvisation, visual and text-based scoring, field recording, and computer-based sound processing. Matt Robidoux Matt Robidoux
composer, improviser, and educator Unpil Baek Unpil Baek
Improviser and Builder of Dialogue Frances Feldon Frances Feldon
Recorder, transverse flutes; musical director Mixus Mundi.

Recently added shows


Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street Oakland]: [Doors That Only Open in Silence (open participation, non-hierarchical workshop in free improvisation)] More...
Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street Oakland]: [Doors That Only Open in Silence (open participation, non-hierarchical workshop in free improvisation)] More...
Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street Oakland]: [Doors That Only Open in Silence (open participation, non-hierarchical workshop in free improvisation)] More...
RootStock Arts Center [5741 Telegraph Ave Oakland]: [Koh Yamakawa: Doodling Worldlines] More...
RootStock Arts Center [5741 Telegraph Ave Oakland]: [Francis Wong Quartet] More...

Recent albums


this moon is constituted of you
this moon is constituted of you - yan jun / aine nakamura
Release Date: 10/25/2026
those who...
those who... - Rova Saxophone Quartet
Release Date: 10/23/2026
Text Scores
Text Scores - Rodrigo Barriga Ensemble
Release Date: 10/03/2026
Ketchup Packets
Ketchup Packets - Rodrigo Barriga Ensemble
Release Date: 10/02/2026

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