Oakland Active Music: Free Experimental Jazz Concert | The Uptown
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The Uptown Nightclub | 1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612
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Oakland Active Music Series: Free Improv Jazz Concerts | The Uptown
Oakland Active Orchestra performs a free ongoing monthly residence at The Uptown in Oakland on every second Tuesday of the month.
Oakland Active Orchestra explores various innovative and traditional techniques in composition and free improvisation. Each month, new compositions written by members of the fourteen piece ensemble will be presented and two other groups will perform.
Doors open at 9 pm. Show starts at 9:30 pm. There’s no cover, but donations are welcome.
The Uptown Nightclub is closed as of November 6, 2014.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Stupid Man Suit, The Heroic Trio, Ton Trio II | Oakland Active Music Series: Free Improv Jazz Concerts | The Uptown
Stupid Man Suit – Free Jazz / Thrash from Los Angeles
- Ryan Parrish, baritone sax; Matty Harris, baritone sax; Maxwell Gualtieri, guitar; Jake Rosenzweig, bass; Michael Lockwood, drums
The Heroic Trio
- Daniel Steffey – Electronics; Nick Wang – Electronics; Benjamin Tinker – Electronics
Ton Trio II
- Aram Shelton, saxophone; Scott Brown, bass; Alex Vittum, drums
- Led by Shelton, this trio delves into the vein of free jazz instituted by Ornette Coleman’s trio in the mid 1960s with simple melodies, and an emphasis on the group aesthetic.
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
Cost: FREE*
