Solo percussionist Joseph Van Hassel presents a concert of new music for solo snare drum, including the world premiere of works by Berkeley-born composer David Macbride and San Francisco native Janis Mercer. Also included are works by Oakland native Dan VanHassel and founding member of Percussion Group Cincinnati, Allen Otte. The program includes multiple styles […]
Best Coast Jazz Composers Series #5: Karl Evangelista
“One of the most original instrumentalists and composers of his generation.” — Signal to Noise Versatile guitarist and composer Karl Evangelista presents an evening of mixed ensembles showcasing his wide-ranging compositional voice and eclectic musical inclinations, influenced by the jazz avant-garde as well as experimental rock, alt-blues and contemporary chamber music. The concert includes a […]
Time-Machine_music , “Adventures and Reveries” featuring Loop 2.4.3 and Prism
Loop 2.4.3’s Time-Machine_music integrates ancient instruments and the human voice with electronic sampling and manipulation. A virtuosic percussionist, Thomas Kozumplik (also of Brooklyn-classical quartet, Clogs) routes a sophisticated system of microphones and electronic hardware to Chinese drums, Tibetan bells, antique cymbals, and African log drums, adding vocals, steel drum, and synthesizer. A sub-text of social […]
David Katz: foreignfire
David improvises in solo voice, with no instruments or processing, unfolding sensitive conversations between voice and space. The improvisations explore the continuum between sonic, phonetic shape and plastic shape as perceived in space, often employing movement as part of this articulation. […]
From Chicago: A Dave Rempis Special
Chicago saxophonist Dave Rempis makes a rare appearance in San Francisco, and presents two bands. He teams up with Larry Ochs and Darren Johnston for a set celebrating the release of this collective’s new CD Spectral, which will be available at the show. Then he presents his Chicago trio called WHEELHOUSE: Dave Rempis […]
sfSoundSalonSeries: Joan La Barbara, solo and ensemble works
A program of solo voice, group improvisations, and a performance of Angels, Demons and Other Muses (2010) with sfSoundGroup. Angels, Demons and Other Muses is part of an opera in-progress, which La Barbara has been engaged in composing over the past 6 years. The work integrates both her signature vocal techniques and their transfer to […]
sfSoundSalonSeries: Natural Artefacts, Lucie Vítková, and Tim Perkis
Natural Artefacts Susanna Lindeborg – piano, computer Ove Johansson – tenorsax, computer Per Anders Nilsson computer, electronics Natural Artefacts, from Gothenburg, Sweden, made its start from collaboration over several years between the composer Per Anders Nilsson and the musicians Susanna Lindeborg and Ove Johansson. The trio is developing a concept where the computer […]
sfSoundSalonSeries: Bonnie Jones & Andrea Neumann duo and Danishta Rivero solo
sfSound and 23five present Bonnie Jones & Andrea Neumann duo and Danishta Rivero solo Bonnie Jones is a Korean-American writer, improvising musician, and performer working primarily with electronic music and text. Born in 1977 in South Korea she was raised by dairy farmers in New Jersey, and currently resides in Baltimore, MD. […]
Paradox of Balance
The dancer seeks balance, the musician seeks balance, and the observer seeks balance, all wanting to experience the comfortable stability of being on firm ground. But once attained, balance is quickly lost. The momentum of seeking swiftly moves the seeker into states that tilt one way or another – groundless or weighted, loud or silent, […]
Paradox of Balance
The dancer seeks balance, the musician seeks balance, and the observer seeks balance, all wanting to experience the comfortable stability of being on firm ground. But once attained, balance is quickly lost. The momentum of seeking swiftly moves the seeker into states that tilt one way or another – groundless or weighted, loud or silent, […]