Welcome to the Paul Dresher Ensemble
Cracking the Surface: Featuring David Michalak (instruments of skatch), Scott Looney (piano, hyper-piano), and Thomas Dimuzio (Buchla 200E, processing). This performance celebrates their new release recorded at Fantasy Studios with Tom Nunn, marking his last recording. Chris Brown & Ben Davis: Celebrating the release of "Jongleurs," this duo explores free improvisation with influences from classical […]
Adam Lion (Solo Vibraphone) sfSoundGroup performs Lucier and Erickson Adam Lion: Los Angeles-based percussionist presents his new vibraphone album "When a Line Bends," a study on acoustic phenomena and the possibilities of sound. sfSoundGroup: Performing Alvin Lucier's "Two Circles" (2012) and Robert Erickson's "Pacific Sirens" (1969), featuring performers Sam Weiser (violin), Monica Scott (cello), Kjell […]
LISA MEZZACAPPA 5(ISH) Bassist and composer LISA MEZZACAPPA (acoustic bass) brings her newest ensemble to the WEST OAKLAND SOUND SERIES in advance of its NYC debut at The Stone later this month. Mezzacappa's previous works have drawn inspiration from Dashiell Hammett and Paul Auster's lean noir crime novels and Italo Calvino's hilarious and poignant Cosmicomics stories. Now she's […]
ERNST KAREL: ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS ERNST KAREL presents his multichannel, ongoing iterative work, Atmospheric Rivers. This piece’s subject is a key component of the global water cycle: the enormous streams of concentrated water vapor which flow through the sky from the tropics towards the poles, releasing heavy rain in high wind, particularly in the western U.S, and […]
Ambient Bird - Shorebird Park (premiere) with sfSOUND, bird ensemble & the dailybell* at sunset musicians: Lulu, african grey parrot Wendy Reid, violin Brenda Hutchinson, long tube Krys Bobrowski, glisglass Aurora Josephson, voice Ron Heglin, tuba David Samas, percussion Kanoko Nishi, koto Ben Davis, cello Matt Ingalls, clarinet Kyle Bruckmann, oboe John Ingle, saxophone […]
This ReOpening Fest showcases a vibrant mix of artists who have made our space their creative home through regular rehearsals, fiscal sponsorships, or as awardees of the Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency. Events will take place in the Dresher Ensemble Studio, the large lobby on the second floor, and an impromptu viewing theater on the loading […]