Multi-reedist Steven Lugerner appears at C4NM in his first performance back in San Francisco, for the West Coast debut of his new solo works. Joining him will be local trumpeter Darren Johnston, also performing solo works and teaming with Lugerner towards the end of the night in an improvised duo setting. This night also […]
David Hatt, piano
David Hatt presents two sets of solo piano music of the 20th and 21st centuries. The program includes the First Sonata of Charles E. Ives, academic works by Gregory Kosteck and Homer Keller, creative oddities by Barney Childs, Arthur Farwell and Jim Fox, and other pieces, including Mr. Hatt’s own The Continuous Life. Biography […]
Steve Adams – TrisKoTronica and Duo with Scott Walton
TrisKoTronica is Steve Adams’s solo project of the music of Lennie Tristano and Lee Konitz, radically new versions of these jazz masterpieces realized on sax, bass flute and electronics. The recording of TrisKoTronica was recently released on Sensitive Skin. The Steve Adams/Scott Walton Duo plays recent compositions by Steve that include electronics as an interactive […]
duo B: Music for Films, Humans
duo B: Jason Levis, percussion Lisa Mezzacappa, acoustic bass Plus special guests: Noah Phillips, electric guitar Cory Wright, clarinets Rob Ewing, trombone John Finkbeiner, electric guitar Films by: Mark Wilson Sylvia Schedelbauer “…mysterious, complexly textured improvisations that sometimes take shape as the aural equivalent of abstract expressionist paintings, whether the ethereal, mystical canvasses of Mark […]
Winter Comes
RTD3 (Ron Heglin, Tom Nunn, Doug Carroll) presents an evening of improvised music celebrating the arrival of WINTER. Heglin’s unique vocal and trombone styles and Carroll’s focused attention to minute sonic details and melodic excursions combine with Nunn’s intense exploration of his original instruments, the Skatchbox, the Crustacean, the Lukie Tubes and the electroacoustic percussion […]
Ton Trio II
Ton Trio II with Aram Shelton, alto saxophone; Scott Brown, bass; Alex Vittum, drums. An avant/modern jazz trio focused on the group dynamic utilizing folksy melodies and wide open structures. The written parts serve as entry points for spacious improvisations, with all three members playing almost continuously, keeping the voices of melody, harmony and rhythm […]
FESTIVUS 2013 — The Festival-of-Us: Night Two
FESTIVUS returns for its second year, offering eight Bay Area creative jazz bands covering the music of other Bay Area creative jazz bands. This year’s two-day event will also have a cookie potluck, a bar at the Center for New Music for merriment, and an awesome merch table with great deals and free gift wrapping […]
FESTIVUS 2013 — The Festival-of-Us: Night One
FESTIVUS returns for its second year, offering eight Bay Area creative jazz bands covering the music of other Bay Area creative jazz bands. This year’s two-day event will also have a cookie potluck, a bar at the Center for New Music for merriment, and an awesome merch table with great deals and free gift wrapping […]
Artist-in-Residence Closing Concert: Nihan Devecioglu, voice & electronics, feat. Theresa Wong & Jon Raskin
Vocalist and c4nm artist-in-residence Nihan Devecioglu (Turkey) will perform solo and in collaboration with locals Theresa Wong and Jon Raskin. Ms. Devecioglu has been in residence at the Center for New Music since October 11, with support from CEC ArtsLink. During her (first) visit to San Francisco, she has developed new performance techniques, explored the […]
Film: Soldier of the Road: A Portrait of Peter Brötzmann
In anticipation of the November 13 performance by Peter Brötzmann and Paal Nilssen-Love, the Center for New Music presents the San Francisco premiere of this feature-length film: Soldier of the Road: A Portrait of Peter Brötzmann with Paal Nilssen-Love, Evan Parker, Han Bennink, Fred Van Hove, Joe McPhee Produced and Directed by Bernard Josse (2012; 93 minutes) […]