Tom's Place

(1)

[ upcoming events ] [ about ] [ directions ] [ booking ] [ past events ] [ G+ ]

Tom's Place

a d v e n t u r o u s m u s i c c o m e s h o m e Simon says, “Improvise!”

t d @ p i x a r . c o m 510.703.8195

3111 Deakin Street, Berkeley CA

Unless otherwise noted, all events begin at 7:30 PM, doors open at 7:00.

Past Events

[ wed feb 19, 2014 ] Natural Artefacts (Sweden): Per-Anders Nilsson (laptop) Susanna Lindeborg (piano) Ove Johansson (saxophone)

with special guest

Gino Robair (surfaces of evolution)

[ thu jan 30, 2014 ]

ruidobello (Jorge Bachmann, analog elec)

Alessandro Cortini (elec) and friends (yet to be announced)

[ wed jan 29, 2014 ] Doug Lynner

(2)

[ tue jan 28, 2014 ] Jack Wright (sax)

Ben Wright (cb) George Cremaschi (cb)

with Grosse Abfahrt

(Tom Djll (tpt), Tim Perkis (elec), matt ingalls (cl)) [ mon nov 4, 2013 ]

Andrew Raffo Dewar quartet

(with Kyle Bruckmann, John Shiurba, Gino Robair) premier of a new composition

"Ekphrasis Suite" by Andrew Raffo Dewar's Interactions Quartet has been made possible with support from

Chamber Music Americaâ€™s 2012 New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development program

funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

[ thu oct 24, 2013 ]

Anton Hatwich (cb, from Chicago)

with Aram Shelton (sax), Chris Brown (pno) and Darren Johnston (tpt) [ wed oct 9, 2013 ]

Anne Pajunen (voc, viola) from Sweden Julia Mazawa (electronics)

Tom Djll & Gino Robair, electro-acoustic

[ tue sep 17, 2013 ]

Larry Ochs (sax) and Donald Robinson (perc)

[ tue aug 27, 2013 ]

Frank Gratkowski (sax, cl), Scott Looney (pno), Tim Perkis (elec), Gino Robair (perc)

Pictures by Michael Zelner

[ tue jun 11, 2013 ]

Josh Allen (t sax) and Gino Robair (perc) Steve Adams (winds, elec) and Scott Walton (cb)

(3)

Bruce Ackley Gino Robair Aurora Josephson

CD release party for Ear of the Storm (Edgetone Records)

[ sat apr 20, 2013 ]

Thea Farhadian, solo violin and interactive electronics Doug Lynner, Mystery Serge

(Koinonia Music Festival concert)

[ tue mar 26, 2013 ] Dave Hatt (pno)

An evening of contemporary piano works including

Gino Robair's 17 of the World's Most Cherished Tone Rows (for prepared piano, world premier)

The first movement of Elliott Carter's Piano Sonata The third movement of Charles Ives's First Piano Sonata

Homer Keller's Piano Sonata

and a new Hatt composition/improvisation with Gino Robair.

[ wed feb 20, 2013 ]

No Show tonight: postponed until March 26. Dave Hatt (pno)

[ wed feb 13, 2013 ]

Lockwood / Ackley / Gualtieri: Trios for Improvisers Mike Lockwood, percussion

Bruce Ackley, saxes and clarinet Max Gualtieri, guitar

and

Stupid Man Suit

Mike Lockwood, percussion Max Gualtieri, guitar Matty Harris, baritone sax

Ryan Parish, baritone sax Jake Rosenzweig, bass

[ tue jan 22, 2013 ]

duo pantomorf and friends

Palle Dahlstedt (elec) and Per Anders Nilsson (elec) in various combinations, company style, with

(4)

Kyle Bruckmann (ob) Dana Jesson (bn) George Cremaschi (cb)

Photos by Michael Zelner

Video, also by Michael Zelner

[ thu dec 13, 2012 ]

Christmas in Darmstadt

Classic multi-channel fixed media works presented in futuristic Quadraphonic sound

also featuring

Joe Lasqo, piano and electronics (live)

[ tue nov 13, 2012 ] CBD trio

(Chris Brown (pno), Biggi Vinkeloe (sax), Donald Robinson (perc)) black thread (elec)

Jeff Surak (sound art)

[ tue oct 23, 2012 ] Tatsuya Nakatani (perc)

in company with Gino Robair (perc)

Tom Djll (tpt) and special guests

[ tue oct 2, 2012 ] shudder

(Kyle Bruckman (oboe), Lance Grabmiller (elec), Phillip Greenlief (sax)) and

Andrew Weathers (solo guitar)

[ tue sep 18, 2012 ]

Anne Pajunen (solo voice, viola, etc.) Special Guest from Berlin (piano)

with

John Shiurba (guitar) and Gino Robair (percutronics)

[ sat aug 25, 2012 ]

The 11th and 12th Annual Transbay Skronkathon BBQ at The Berkeley Arts Festival Gallery

(5)

12:30 Black Thread 1:00 Lucio K 1:30 Henry Kaiser 2:00 Respectable Citizen 2:30 Joe Lasqo

3:00 Ann O'Rourke + Marianne McDonald 3:30 Scott Goff+Angela Roberts

4:00 sfSound Group

4:30 Amar Chaudhary + Maw Shein Win 5:00 Cloud Shepherd

5:30 Dapplegray

6:00 Matt Davignon and Crystal Pascucci 6:30 Key West

7:00 Michael Zelner + Suki O'Kane duo 7:30 Scott Looney and Aram Shelton 8:00 Tom Djll + Zachary James Watkins 8:30 Katt & Ron (Atchley & Heglin) 9:00 Phillip Greenlief

9:30 Ghost in the House + Kinji Hayashi

[ tue jul 24, 2012 ] Jill Burton (voice) with various subgroupings of:

Laurie Amat (voice), Phillip Greenlief (sax), Scott Walton (contrabass), Gino Robair (beatronix),

and RTD3 (Ron Heglin (trombone, voice), Tom Nunn (percussion), Doug Carroll (cello))

[ thu jun 28, 2012 ]

Josh Berman (cornet) from Chicago with Scott Looney (pno)

and

Aram Shelton (sax) and

Kjell Nordeson (vibes)

and a percussionist to be named later (added: the percussionist was Gino Robair)

[ wed may 16, 2012 ] Janis Mercer (piano)

(6)

Waiting, 1952, piano solo

Bacchanale, 1940, prepared piano (Cage's first work for prepared piano) Composed Improvisation for Snare Drum, 1987-1990

Experiences No. 2, 1948, voice unaccompanied

Sweet Love, part VII of Four Walls, 1944, piano and singing voice Litany for the Whale, 1980, 2 voices

[ wed apr 11, 2012 ] Wolter Wierbos (trombone) John Shiurba (acoustic guitar)

[ thu mar 29, 2012 ] Barney Childs Festival

Two nights of his music, featuring many of his students and collaborators Second night

[ wed mar 28, 2012 ] Barney Childs Festival

Two nights of his music, featuring many of his students and collaborators First night

Information about Barney Childs (pdf of CD liner notes) Pictures by Charles Amirkhanian

[ tue feb 28, 2012 ] Jozef van Wissem (lute)

Sult (Tony Dryer, Jacob Felix Heule and guests)

[ wed feb 1, 2012 ]

Andrea Centazzo (perc) with Larry Ochs (sax)

Pictures and video by Michael Zelner

Review, in Swedish. [ tue jan 10, 2012 ]

7:30 PM

2+2, Phillip Greenlief (sax), Jon Raskin (sax) + Tom Djll (tpt), Nate Wooley (tpt) and

Libertas: Tom Greisser (sax), Liz Byrne (elec), Wade Driver (perc)

[ tue dec 6, 2011 ] 7:30 PM Machine Shop:

Karen Stackpole (gongs and other metallophones) with Die Elektrischen (Drew Webster, electronics)

(7)

[ thu nov 17, 2011 ] 7:30 PM

(Note: Thursday, not Tuesday!) A very squeaky saxophone trio

Piotr Michalowski (sopranino sax) from Michigan Vinnie Golia (sopranino sax, tubax, contrabass flute)

Jon Raskin (sopranino sax) and

a solo set (on less squeaky saxophones) by Piotr Michalowski

[ tue nov 15, 2011 ]

Theresa Wong (cello) and Soren Kjaergaard (pno), duo and as a trio with Torben Ulrich (voc, etc.)

[ tue nov 8, 2011 ] Terrence McManus (gtr)

Han-earl Park (gtr)

with Gino Robair (elec, perc) and John Shiurba (gtr) and Matt Ingalls and Tim Perkis

[ thu oct 6, 2011 ] 7:30 PM

(Note: Thursday, not Tuesday!)

Tony Buck (perc), Magda Mayas (pno) and Annette Krebs (gtr) with Grosse Abfahrt

[Tom Djll (tpt), Matt Ingalls (cl, bcl), Tim Perkis (elec), Gino Robair (elec, perc), John Shiurba (gtr)]

[ sun sep 25, 2011 ] 7:30 PM

(Note: Sunday, not Tuesday!) Jason Kahn, analog electronics

James Fei, electronics ma++ ingalls, clarinet

Tom Djll, trumpet, piano & amplifications and

John Hanes and Steve Adams (electronic duo)

[ tue aug 23, 2011 ] 7:45 PM

Two 16mm silent films by David Michalak

(8)

[ fri jul 15, 2011 ] The Matthew Sperry Festival

8:00 PM

Francois Houle solo and duo with Gino Robair Temescal Arts Center

511 48th St, Oakland (Not at Tom's Place!)

[ thu jul 14, 2011 ] The Matthew Sperry Festival

8:00 PM

Orchesperry plays Cardew's Treatise + TrioShift Luggage Store Gallery

1007 Market Street, San Francisco (Not at Tom's Place!)

Pictures by Michael Zelner.

Video by Ann O'Rourke.

[ wed jul 13, 2011 ] The Matthew Sperry Festival

7:00 PM Dinner Concert

International Noodle Buffet by Susan Dickey Francois Houle solo

RSVP to td@pixar.com

[ tue jul 5, 2011 ] Gino Robair's I, Norton

4:00 PM

The Episcopal Church of Saint John The Evangelist 1661 15th Street, San Francisco

(Not at Tom's Place!) featuring

Tom Duff Emperor Norton Dave Hatt Organ

Cardew Choir Angels Krys Bobrowski GlissGlass

Polly Moller Flute

Kyle Bruckman Oboe/English Horn Matt Ingalls Clarinet

Tom Djll Trumpet

Suki O'Kane Bass Drum/Bowed Vibes Matthew Goodheart Piano

(9)

Hannah Willams Voice

[ sat may 14, 2011 ]

The Tom's Place Second Anniversary Festival Three Nights of (mostly) Improvised Music

concludes with Alessandro Cortini (elec)

with Gino Robair (elec, perc) and Phillip Greenlief (sax)

[ wed may 11, 2011 ]

continues with

John Oswald (sax) and Wobbly (Jon Leidecker, live sampling) with special guest Greg Goodman (piano)

[ tue may 10, 2011 ]

kicks off with

Tim Perkis, John Bischoff, James Fei trio John Shiurba 5x5, featuring

Monica Scott ma++ ingalls Gino Robair Cory Wright

[ fri apr 8 - tue apr 12, 2011 ] Alvin Lucier's

Music on a Long Thin Wire live on sfSoundRadio

for five days, continuous

using a wire strung across the Tom's Place back yard

Pictures here

[ mon apr 4, 2011 ] Josh Allen, solo sax

Matthew Goodheart, solo Piano and/or constructions Theresa Wong, cello with Kjell Nordeson, percussion

Review, in Swedish! (Auto-translation)

(10)

John Butcher, sax with

T. D. Skatchit

(Tom Nunn & David Michalak, skatchboxes) Chris Brown, electronics

and

Thollem McDonas, piano

[ tue mar 1, 2011 ] Vorticella

(Brenda Hutchinson, long tube Krys Bobrowski, kelp and other horns Karen Stackpole, gongs and percussion

Erin Espeland, cello) with

Christian Wolff, piano [ tue feb 8, 2011 ]

Fred Frith, Phillip Greenlief, Gino Robair

[ tue dec 7, 2010 ]

Tim Perkis, Tom Djll, Scott Walton, Matt Ingalls Cheryl Leonard

[ tue nov 16, 2010 ] Phillip Greenlief (sax) solo

Jack Wright (sax)

with Gino Robair (perc, voltage made audible) and John Shiurba (gtr)

special guest Per Anders Nilsson (elec)

[ mon oct 18, 2010 ]

Eugene Chadbourne (gtr, banjo, ??) and

Bruce Ackley (sax)

Pictures by Michael Zelner.

Video by Michael Zelner: Mole In The Ground

(11)

The 10th Annual Transbay Skronkathon BBQ at 21 Grand

An all-day celebration of creative music and grilled delicacies 1:00 PM - 9:30 PM

416 25th Street Oakland, CA near 19th Street BART Pictures by Michael Zelner.

Video by Matt Davignon of Matt Ingalls, Thomas Dimuzio and Tom Scandura

Video by Matt Davignon of Eric Glick Rieman and Matt Davignon

SCHEDULE 1:00-1:25 Amigo (Tim Flynn, solo gtr/perc/elec) 1:25-1:50 Ann O'Rourke and special guests

Ann O'Rourke (perc) special guests

1:50-2:15 Ed Christensen (solo elec) 2:15-2:40 Key West

Brian Pedersen-sax Jason Ricci-drums,

Dave Dupuis- stand-up bass, mark Blatnick-cello,

Sung Kim-gigantar

2:40-3:05 Michael Guarino (solo prepared gtr, perc) 3:05-3:30 Rachel Wood-Rome (solo horn, voc) 3:30-3:55 Respectable Citizen

Michael Zbyszynski (winds) Bruce Bennett (kbd)

3:55-4:20 T.F.F.W.'z

yacob (tbn, voc, bcl) misha (alto sax, cl) eden (perc)

4:20-4:45 Matt Davignon (drum machine)/Eric Glick Rieman (prepared elec pno) 4:45-5:10 blipvert

Will Northlich-Redmond (solo elec) 5:10-5:35 Blowout Preventer

Phillip Greenlief (cl) Dan Plonsey (cl) Ceylan Yagmur (cl) Michael Zelner (cl) 5:35-6:00 Katt & Ron

(12)

Bob Marsh - classical guitar

C. J. Borosque - pedals and turntable Sandra Yolles - electronic percussion

6:25-6:50 Amar Chaudhary (elec) & Polly Moller (fl, voc) 6:50-7:15 RTD3

Doug Carroll (vc) Tom Nunn (perc) Ron Heglin (tbn, voc)

7:15-7:40 Tom Scandura (perc)/Matt Ingalls (cl)/Tom Dumuzio (midi gtr) 7:40-8:05 Phillip Greenlief (tenor sax)/David Boyce (tenor sax)

8:05-8:30 G/J

Gino Robair (voltage made painful) John Shiurba (gtr)

8:30-8:55 Wormses

Jacob Felix Heule (perc) Tony Dryer (cb)

Bobby Adams (elec) 8:55-9:20 Ghost in the House

Karen Stackpole (gongs) David Michalak (lap steel gtr) Tom Nunn (perc)

Andrew Voigt (winds)

Photos by Tom Djll.

[ tue aug 24, 2010 ] Gimlet Eye Julia Miller (gtr), Julian Berke (syn), Nick Alvarez (perc)) with Frank Abbinanti (tbn)

performing

Hedge Fund Junkies (F. Abbinanti) Volo Solo (C. Cardew) Piano solos (F. Abbinanti)

Ghostrunner (synth/keys & perc duo, organized pieces) Gimlet Eye trio (synth, gtr, drums, free improv)

[ tue jul 13, 2010 ]

EKG — Ernst Karel (tpt+elec) and Kyle Bruckmann (ob+elec) Chris Brown (pno+elec)

(13)

Frank Gratkowski (reeds), Chris Brown (piano, electronics), William Winant (percussion)

Pictures by Michael Zelner [ sat jun 5, 2009 ] The Matthew Sperry Festival

8:00 PM at 21 Grand

416 25th St. (at Broadway), Oakland, CA 94612 (not at Tom's Place!)

SfSoundGroup plays music of Matthew Sperry Anthony Braxton Cornelius Cardew James Tenney sfSoundGroup [ thu jun 3, 2010 ] The Matthew Sperry Festival

8:00 PM

at The Luggage Store Gallery

1007 Market St. @ 6th Street SF (not at Tom's Place!)

TrioShift — continuous tag-team trios, featuring

myles boisen, matt davignon, tom duff, tom djll, phil gelb, ron heglin,

jacob felix heule, ma++ ingalls, travis johns, aurora josephson, bob marsh, lisa mezzacappa,

david michalak, polly moller, kjell nordeson, tom nunn, dan plonsey, jon raskin, gino robair, tom scandura, damon smith, moe! staiano, agnes szelag, and very many more

Pictures by Jon Raskin.

pictures by Michael Zelner

Recordings, also by Michael Zelner [ tue may 4, 2010, 7:30 pm ]

Karen Stackpole (gongs), Tom Djll (tpt), Ron Heglin (tbn) [ tue apr 6, 2010, 7:30 pm ]

Doctor Bob: Bob Marsh (voc, etc.) + David Michalak (lap steel) John Gruntfest (sax) + Greg Goodman (pno)

(14)

duo pantoMorf (2 x elec) and friends, featuring

Tim Perkis (elec), Thea Farhadian (vln) and Kyle Bruckmann (oboe)

pictures by Michael Zelner [ tue mar 2, 2010, 7:30 pm ]

Thollem (pno)

Bruce Ackley (sax) and Henry Kaiser (gtr) [ tue feb 16, 2010, 7:30 pm ]

Birgit Uhler (tpt)

Solo, and with Tim Perkis (elec), Damon Smith (cb),

John Shiurba (guit) and Gino Robair (perc)

Pictures by Michael Zelner [ tue jan 12, 2010, 7:30 pm ]

Magda Mayas (piano innards) and Tony Buck (perc) Christopher Williams (cb)

and all three in trio

[ tue dec 8, 2009, 7:30 pm ]

Sarah Cahill - solo piano (including works by Cowell) Scott Looney - solo piano

Killick - H'arpeggione (with Gino Robair, percussion) Video clips by Cypod

[ tue nov 10, 2009, 7:30 pm ] Hans Koch, sound artist Michael Evans (perc), solo [ mon nov 9, 2009, 7:30 pm ]

NOTE: Monday, not Tuesday!

Hans Koch (bcl) Michael Evans (perc)

Ryan Jewell (perc) [ tue oct 13, 2009, 7:30 pm ]

John Butcher (sax) with John Shiurba (gtr) and Gino Robair (perc)

pictures by Michael Zelner [ tue oct 6, 2009, 7:30 pm ]

Aram Shelton (sax) and Trevor Healy (12-string guitar, sine waves, electronics) Jacob Zimmerman (alto sax) and Michael Carreira (perc)

(15)

Paul Hoskin (cbcl) & ma++ ingalls (cl, bcl) duet

The New Black [Jeremy Drake (gtr), David Rothbaum (elec), Gino Robair (perc), John Shiurba (gtr)] [ jul 11 2009, 1:00 pm, 21 grand ] 9th Annual Skronkathon BBQ featuring vibrating garbage Davignon/Baker/Coombs weltschmerz Aaron Leese Respectable Citizen George Ludwig T D Skatchit Corpsevapor mystery player

sndrft eeeooo & Mike Jacobs Hanuman Zhang Protea z_bug RTD3 + David Michalak Hanes/Adams PG13 Reconnaissance Fly sfSound Group Baker Heglin Stackpole Djll

Robair/Neuburg

[ jul 7 2009, 7:30 pm, tom's place ] Terrence McManus (gtr)

Polly Moller (fl, voc) & Amar Chaudary (elec)

RTD3 [Tom Nunn (perc), Doug Carroll (cello), Ron Heglin (tbn)] [ jun 5 2009, 8:00 pm, hillside club ]

2009 Matthew Sperry Memorial Festival featuring Gail Brand (tbn)

Gail Brand (tbn), Gino Robair (perc), Tom Djll (tpt), Tim Perkis (elec) & John Shiurba (gtr) Gail Brand (tbn) & Morgan Guberman (voc)

[ jun 4 2009, 8:00 pm, luggage store gallery ] 2009 Matthew Sperry Memorial Festival

Treasure Mouth Karaoke Band

OrcheSperry Large Ensemble, conducted by Gino Robair

pictures by Michael Zelner [ jun 2 2009, 1:00 pm, studio 1510 ] 2009 Matthew Sperry Memorial Festival

Lesli Dalaba (tpt)

in trio with Fred Frith (gtr) and Jason Hoopes (perc) in duo with Gail Brand (tbn)

and with Gino Robair (perc) in a quartet

(16)

[ may 5 2009, 8:30 pm, tom's place ] 5x5 on 5/5

John Shiurba's 5x5 [John Shiurba (gtr), Ava Mendoza (gtr), Gino Robair (perc), Dan Plonsey (sax), Devin Hoff (cb)]

ma++ ingalls (cl, bcl) Kyle Bruckmann (ob, eng h)

[ apr 7 2009, 8:30 pm, temescal arts center ] Liz Allbee (tpt, voc) & Ava Mendoza (gtr, voc)

Dan Plonsey (sax, kbd)

Henry Kuntz (sax, etc) pictures by Michael Zelner [ mar 3 2009, 8:30 pm, temescal arts center ]

Phil Gelb (shak), Ma Jie, Tim Perkis (elec)

Cylinder [Lisa Mezzacappa (cb), Kjell Nordeson, Darren Johnston, Aram Shelton] The Amen Seat [Maryclaire Brzytwa (elec, voc), Wobbly (elec)]

[ feb 10 2009, 8:30 pm, temescal arts center ] An evening of duets with

Jennifer Wilsey (gongs) & Karen Stackpole (gongs) Kinda Green [Tom Djll (tpt, elec) & Tim Perkis (elec)]

James Fei (sax) & Chris Brown (elec) [ jan 6 2009, 8:30 pm, temescal arts center ]

Jon Raskin (sax) & Kanoko Nishi (koto)

Schnüffler [Liz Allbee (tpt, elec) & Gino Robair (elec)] Noah Phillips, Jason Hoopes & Andy Srain Kanoko Nishi (styrofoam) & Gino Robair (styrofoam)

[ dec 9 2008, 8:30 pm, temescal arts center ] Ava Mendoza (gtr) & Jacob Felix Heule (perc)

Lucio Menegon (gtr), Morgan Guberman (elec b) & Pat Spurgeon (perc) [ oct 7 2008, 8:30 pm, temescal arts center ]

Moe! Staiano (perc)