Larry Ochs – saxophones Darren Johnston – trumpet Madalyn Merkey – electronics Tim Perkis – electronics After years performing in the all-winds improvisation trio SPECTRAL, Ochs + Johnston get together for a special first-time quartet meeting with electronics masters Tim Perkis and Madalyn Merkey. The hope here: to combine improvising sensibilities, setting each other up […]
Ensemble EKT / I Lo U
A rare treat from Europe, Ensemble EKT brings an unusual trio configuration of bari sax, bass, and custom electroacoustic sound sculpture to the confines of the Center. These intrepid adventurers will excite you with their timbral adventures and unusual sounds. David Bud – bari sax Mad Pulse Maybe – double bass Paul Stapleton – electroacoustic […]
Kinda Green (Tim Perkis, Tom Djll) / Kim Nucci solo
Kinda Green, the decades-long collaboration between Tim Perkis and Tom Djll, has lately been exploring the tropes and pitfalls of “smooth jazz,” both timbrally and in processes. The result is a queasy aural cruise into jungles scented with fine aged brie and patchouli. Mmmm…(smack) — Irresistible! Kim Nucci says of her solo project, “This performance […]
Neil Rolnick: Journey's End, with pianist Kathleen Supové
Composer and laptop performer Neil Rolnick will be performing a program of new work with pianist and New Music Diva Kathleen Supové at the Center for New Music on Saturday, Oct 26 at 7:30 pm. Rolnick writes: Kathleen will perform the world premiere of Journey’s End for piano and computer. This piece, along with the […]
Slow Wave: New Music for Viola, Clarinet, and Piano
Slow Wave: San Francisco-based New Music trio, Slow Wave, presents an exciting program using the slower sound waves (i.e., low instruments) of the classical instrument canon. They will perform new works for this rarely heard instrument combination, including premieres by San Francisco composers Julie Barwick and Brett Austin Eastman, a recent work by Israeli composer […]
Friction Quartet with bass clarinetist Bruce Belton: October
Friction Quartet will be joined by bass clarinetist Bruce Belton at the Center for New Music for the Bay Area premieres of new quintets by Marc Mellits, Sebastián Tozzola, and Michael Torke. All three works being premiered were commissioned by Bruce Belton with the aim of broadening the repertoire for bass clarinet with string quartet. […]
Darius Jones: C4NM Benefit
Darius Jones is an extraordinarily gifted young alto saxophonist and composer living in New York. He makes modern, soulful, scintillating music. Jones makes a special Bay Area appearance at Center for New Music, the proceeds of which support our endeavors at C4NM, creating a space for new music to thrive. Reception hosted by the C4NM […]
Jesse Perlstein & Shinya Sugimoto + Glenda Bates/OboeTronics
Jesse Perlstein (of Sontag Shogun; US) & Shinya Sugimoto (JP) combine haunting vocals, field recordings, piano etudes, oscillator drones and digital algorithmic noise to create minimal soundscapes that blossom into lush nostalgia-tinged requiems. The balance between ambience and harmonic vox/keys swells give these improvised performances a feeling of intention and composition that reflects the long-standing […]
Jesse Perlstein & Shinya Sugimoto + Glenda Bates/OboeTronics
Jesse Perlstein (of Sontag Shogun; US) & Shinya Sugimoto (JP) combine haunting vocals, field recordings, piano etudes, oscillator drones and digital algorithmic noise to create minimal soundscapes that blossom into lush nostalgia-tinged requiems. The balance between ambience and harmonic vox/keys swells give these improvised performances a feeling of intention and composition that reflects the long-standing […]
The Chromelodia Project: Chris Brown-Theresa Wong-Kyle Bruckmann
The Chromelodia Project was formed in 2016 to explore just intonation, improvisation, and interactive electronics in a chamber music setting. Its members, Chris Brown, Theresa Wong, and Kyle Bruckmann, are classically trained musicians who also have well-established reputations as improvisors. The band provides a setting for them to expand the tonal pallette of their music through […]