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Free Improv Jazz & Modern Gamelan | Oakland Active Music Series

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission, but donations are welcome.

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, May 13, 2014
Improv Jazz & Gamelan | Oakland Active Music Series: Free Improv Jazz Concerts | The Uptown

May 13, 2014 Band Lineup: Wild Hen, Lightbulb Ensemble, Sharmi Basu

Wild Hen is a group of four musicians who are deeply invested in the exploration, investigation and practice of free improvisation. The group performs scores written by Crystal Pascucci (cellist), which utilize a variety of notational styles including standard, graphic and text that frame and focus the improvisations for each piece. They will be performing from a suite of five pieces for clarinet, cello, vibraphone and drums.

Sharmi Basu attempts to catalyze a political, yet ethereal aesthetic through combining her strict anti-colonial and anti-imperialist politics with a commitment to spirituality within the arts.

The Lightbulb Ensemble is a newly formed composers collective who champions experimental music, instrument building, and contemporary gamelan.

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Cost: FREE*
*Free admission, but donations are welcome.
Categories: East Bay, Live Music
Address: 1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612