Saturday, July 12
Sat 7/12 3:00 PM San Francisco Public Library, Golden Gate Valley Branch [1801 Green St. San Francisco, CA 94123]
Melt the North Pole: a collection of electronic voices that sound as if they are all singing through the same throat. A special live sound collage performance by Wobbly (Jon Leidecker of Negativland) on a theme of Climate Crisis. This event will take place in the high ceiling reading room of a historic public library branch.
Sat 7/12 7:00 PM The Lab [2948 16th St SF]
Aine Nakamura: hands on tape
Closing performance including a duo with Jacob Felix Heule
Sat 7/12 7:00 PM Spruce Street Concerts [send email to [email protected]]
Bassist, composer, & improvisor Lisa Mezzacappa and percussionist Jason Levis perform in a house concert in Berkeley. Their collaboration, “duo B.”, will present their work “Incomplete, Open”, a flexible suite of compositions inspired by the drawings of Sol LeWitt. Self-described as “a musical think-tank of grand schemes and impossible scenarios,” the ensemble has spent nearly 20 years developing and refining its singular approach to improvisation and composition. Their work involves cross-disciplinary collaborations with film; partnerships with improvising instrumentalists both locally and internationally; and deep dives into the improvised-composed musical worlds of masters Wadada Leo Smith, Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor, Muhal Richard Abrams, Henry Threadgill, and others.
Sat 7/12 7:30 PM Audium [1616 Bush Street]
Audium VI: Rewind
Sunday, July 13
Sun 7/13 1:00 PM San Francisco Public Library, Main Library’s Koret Auditorium (lower level) [100 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94102]
Eco-composer Cheryl E. Leonard on Thin Ice: From Antarctic icebergs to Europe’s largest glacier to frozen lakes in Yosemite National Park, voices of melting ice are showcased in a musical performance by Cheryl E. Leonard. Field recordings interweave with sounds played live on rocks, shells, driftwood, penguin bones, water, and kelp in compositions about our transforming polar and alpine regions. Rooted in her personal explorations and informed by scientific research, Leonard’s music shares sonic wonders and stories of change from Earth’s icy realms. Cheryl E. Leonard is a composer, performer, field recordist and instrument builder whose works investigate natural sites and ecosystems and human relationships with them. She uses microphones and amplification to explore sonic intricacies, highlighting unusual voices and soundscapes while addressing environmental issues.
Sun 7/13 7:15 PM West Oakland Sound Series [2201 Poplar Street Dresher Ensemble Studio Oakland]
Grand Prize winner of the 2025 Vandoren Emerging Artist competition, GEORGE ROGERS (sax) with Lorin Benedict (voice)
Lisa Mezzacappa 5(ISH) – Aaron Bennett, tenor saxophone; Kyle Bruckmann, oboes/modular synth; MARK PASCUCCI-CLIFFORD, vibraphone; Brett Carson, keyboard; Lisa Mezzacappa, acoustic bass; Jordan Glenn, drums
Sun 7/13 7:30 PM Little Hill Lounge [10753 San Pablo Ave El Cerrito]
Zachary James Watkins, gaseous corpsewater, and headbleedsultraviolet resonate within Little Hill Lounge on July 13, 2025 at 7:30pm – guitars, saxophones, electronics galore – come sit in the ether with us for an evening.
Tuesday, July 15
Tue 7/15 7:00 PM Make-Out Room [3225 22nd St SF]
Jazz at the Make-Out Room (formerly the Monday Make-Out) continues! A wily evening of cutting-edge jazz, free improvisation, and creative music.
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6pm doors/7pm show
7pm Andrew Barnes Jamieson
7:45pm Infinite Monkeys
Jaroba, et al.
8:30pm Sung Kim
Thursday, July 17
Thu 7/17 7:00 PM Black Cat Jazz Supper Club [400 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA 94109]
Step into the heart of jazz innovation as Thomas Linger, one of today’s most electrifying pianists, makes his Black Cat Residency debut.
Thu 7/17 7:30 PM Ten26 pleasant oaks dr. 94523 [1026 Pleasant Oaks Dr]
The Opening Ears Concert Series returns with Bjll Dingalls and the Lorin Benedict Tim Duff duo!
July 17th in Pleasant Hill! Food and drinks served and donations go to musicians!
Friday, July 18
Fri 7/18 7:00 PM Medicine for Nightmares [3036 24th St SF]
Other Dimensions in Sound Presents Red Fast Luck/Deciphering Broken Rhythms Collective
Fri 7/18 7:30 PM Audium [1616 Bush Street]
Audium VI: Rewind
Fri 7/18 8:00 PM Tom’s Place [3111 Deakin Street Berkeley]
George Rogers (alto sax)
Lorin Benedict (voice)
Tim Duff (bass)
Evelyn Davis (piano)
Martin Kent (drums)
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