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Upcoming shows

23Nov

Black Cat Jazz Supper Club [400 Eddy St San Francisco, CA 94109]: [Minneapolis-based guitarist and composer Cody Steinmann brings an unforgettable night of raw emotion and fearless artistry to the Black Cat stage.] More..

25Nov

Little Hill Lounge [10753 San Pablo Ave El Cerrito]: [Jazz on Tuesdays Mark Clifford Jazz Jam and 40th birthday celebration] More..

28Nov

Medicine for Nightmares [3036 24th St SF]: [Other Dimensions in Sound] More..

28Nov

Wyldflowr Arts [809 37th St Oakland]: [Sound Alchemy: David Boyce & Sameer Gupta] More..

30Nov

Maybeck Studio for the Performing Arts [1537 Euclid Ave. Berkeley]: [Ben Goldberg • Todd Sickafoose • Scott Amendola] More..

30Nov

Wyldflowr Arts [809 37th St West Oakland, CA]: [Oakland “In C” — in Honor of Terry Riley’s 90th Birthday] More..

Recently added photos

Peter Nyboer - Peter Nyboer

Jenna Flohr - Jenna Flohr

Ernesto Diaz-Infante - photos

E. Doctor Smith - McFarland Castro Smith Trio

E. Doctor Smith - Doc's Gear

Recently added artists

Headboggle
Derek Gedalecia a.k.a. Headboggle - electronic keyboard-based soundscapes

Robert Blatt
Artist, composer, and writer

Marc Perez
composer, performer, improviser, author, curator and organization leader

Renée Qin
Harpist, Composer

Aine Nakamura
voice, body, stories

Recently added shows

17Dec

San Francisco Public Library, Golden Gate Valley Branch [1801 Green St. San Francisco, CA 94123]: [Phil Kline's Unsilent Night: Free all ages participatory neighborhood promenade with shimmering ambient music] More...

11Dec

Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF]: [Sterile Garden, Jean Carla Rodea, Human Deselection & Realization Nature Group] More...

4Dec

Shapeshifters Cinema [567 5th St. Oakland]: [Do-Over Music Series @ Shapeshifters Cinema *HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA*] More...

3Dec

Gray Area Art And Technology [2665 Mission St. SF]: [Recombinant Network Editions 2025] More...

20Dec

Ugra Deva Loka [1035 22nd Ave. Unit 14 Oakland, CA 94606]: [DUNGEON SYNTH NIGHT Morywight, Forwyrd, Magick Creature, Ray-Al-Ta] More...

Recent albums

Astrolabe - Nathan Clevenger Group
Release Date: 11/07/2025

west and east baying - oakland reductionist orchestra
Release Date: 10/17/2025

Wong Works - Wong Works
Release Date: 10/14/2025

Dahlia - Beth Schenck
Release Date: 09/19/2025

About Bay Improviser

Bay Area Improviser's Network was created to provide a forum for Experimental, Improvised, Noise, Electronic, Free-Jazz, Avant Garde, Modern Composition, and Other Forms of Contemporary Sound in the San Francisco Bay Area. At this site, you can find musician's biographical information, upcoming concert info, reviews, links to other sites, and more.