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MSP/piano, trio w wind, voice & electronics virtuosi Beth Custer & Thomas Dimuzio (Sun 09 Nov @ SIMM Series, SF, 7:30pm) + Set 2: Art ↔ Jazz w Noertker’s Moxie, 8:30pm

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Administrator

I’m very excited to again join wind, voice and electronics virtuosi Beth Custer & Thomas Dimuzio at Outsound’s SIMM Series: 7:30pm, Sun 09 Nov (Set 1) at the Musicians Union Hall, 116 9th St @ Mission, SF (map). Outsound’s SIMM … Continue reading →

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MSP/piano, w UBU RA BIG BAND (Set 3, 8:45pm) ◉ Reconnaissance Fly (Set 1, 7pm) ◉ Electropoetic Coffee (Set 2, 8pm) ◉ Wed 12 Nov @ Center for New Music’s Friendly Galaxies Sun Ra event, SF

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Administrator

As many people are aware,this year is the 100th anniversary of Sun Ra’s arrival to planet Earth, giving rise to a wave of remembrance and RA-CONSCIOUSNESS washing over the the planet like a cosmo-vibrational meteor shower. When CNM’s wonderful Jan Michaels … Continue reading →

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MSP/Piano+: w Transbay Multimedia Consort for British NY-based avant vocalist | sound artist Viv Corringham’s 2014 NorCal Tour, 08-19 Oct — CCRMA • Luggage Store • Berkeley Arts Festival • Second Act • The Nunnery

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Administrator

I’m very excited to be joining British NY-based avant vocalist & sound artist Viv Corringham for her NorCal tour! I had a wonderful time playing with her and percussionist extraordinaire Suki O’Kane last year and I’m really looking forward to … Continue reading →

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MSP/Piano+: in the quartet of Bruce Ackley／Lisle Ellis／Joe Lasqo／Donald Robinson, performing a large structure by Ackley • Sun 24 Aug: Berkeley Arts Festival, w Thomas Dimuzio & Wobbly • Mon 25 Aug: mystery location in North Beach, San Francisco, w Opera Wolf (Crystal Pascucci, Robert López, Joshua Marshall)

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Administrator

An all-too-brief visit to the Bay Area by virtuoso bassist and computer musician Lisle Ellis serves as a catalyst to gather together some musical friends for an electro-acoustic BBQ in space. The secret recipe is provided via a large-scale improv … Continue reading →

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Prélude: Bob Marsh & Evangel King: window/door/river (8pm) • Set 1: Henry Kuntz’ Envision Ensemble, w Brian Godchaux, John Kuntz, Esten Lindgren, & Dan Plonsey (8:20pm) • Set 2: Tom Duff & his Wire Machine perform: Lucier, Golomb, Gray (9:10pm), Wed 27 Aug @ Berkeley Arts Festival

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Administrator

I’ve had the honor and pleasure to curate 3 shows in Aug at the East Bay’s indispensable focal point for new music, Berkeley Arts Festival (2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA – map); this is the final one in the series, … Continue reading →

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MSP/Piano/+: w Thollem McDonas’ Werkstattband, Mon 28 Jul @ CMC, San Francisco, 8:15pm

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Administrator

I’m keenly looking forward to playing again with Thollem McDonas in his Outsound New Music Summit Werkstattband. A peripatetic, “perpetually touring” improvising pianist renowned for his powerful solo performances and scintillating collaborations, Thollem also specializes in improv-workshops where music is roughed … Continue reading →

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Set 1: Mountains In Space – Electronic Music from CCRMA (8pm) + Set 2: Luciano Chessa & Benjamin Kreith performing Futurist sound-poetry & pieces from their suite “Garrett — Confusing Salon Music & Noise since 2013” (9pm), Sun 10 Aug @ Berkeley Arts Festival

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Administrator

I have the honor and pleasure to curate several shows in Aug at the East Bay’s indispensable focal point for new music, Berkeley Arts Festival (2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA – map), and this is the first at 8pm, Sun … Continue reading →

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MSP/Piano/+: UPRIGHT — w Pamela Z, Sarah Cahill, Luciano Chessa, & Maxxareddu, Thu 10 Jul @ Room Series, Royce Gallery, San Francisco, 8pm

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Administrator

Pamela Z’s fascinating avant-chamber ROOM Series takes place at Royce Gallery, a wonderful black box performance gallery on the border between San Francisco’s Mission and Potrero Hill districts with gorgeous acoustics and beautiful lighting. For many years Pamela Z Arts has … Continue reading →

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MSP/Synth/+: Waitomo Caves Improv’erture — w the double Kiwilectric power of Simon O’Rorke / Paul Winstanley, the alien élan of Tom Nunn’s invented instruments, and the software wu of Joe Lasqo, Sun 25 May @ The Nunnery, San Francisco, 2pm (two sets)

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Administrator

On the flimsiest of connections with Mendelssohn’s Fingal’s Cave Overture, we present a Waitomo Caves Improv’erture featuring two of New Zealand’s finest electronic musicians, Simon O’Rorke and Paul Winstanley, who’ll be joined by prolific instrument inventor Tom Nunn and myself, … Continue reading →

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MSP/Piano/+: w Beth Custer and Thomas Dimuzio (in solo and trio form), Thu 15 May, Gench Music Series @ Duende, Oakland 9pm (two sets)

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Administrator

I’m excited to once again play at the unique venue which Chef Paul Canales and impresario Rocco Somazzi have made into an essential gathering place to enjoy exquisite Basque pintxos & the best of the Bay Area’s jazz and creative … Continue reading →

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