Contemporary East: Kaoru Watanabe / Yoon-Ji Lee

Tuesday, December 16, 2025. 8:00 pm
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Contemporary East presents Kaoru Watanabe and Yoon-Ji Lee for a series of improvisational music.

Webber/Morris Big Band

Thursday, December 18, 2025. 8:00 pm
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Large ensemble co-led by composers/saxophonists Anna Webber and Angela Morris perform an unorthodox interpretation of the jazz big band.

Gelsey Bell: mɔɹnɪŋ [morning//mourning] in Concert

Monday, January 12, 2026. 8:00 pm
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An experimental music-theatre work tracing the weeks, months, years, and millennia that follow humanity's disappearance from the Earth.

Ryan Sawyer Shaker Ensemble // Sam Wenc + Friends

Thursday, January 15, 2026. 8:00 pm
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Drummer Ryan Sawyer's ensemble of improvisers // opening set album premiere by experimental pedal steel guitarist and label head Sam Wenc.

Improv Nights 2026: A Tribute to Derek Bailey (night 1), guest curated by Wendy Eisenberg

Thursday, January 22, 2026. 8:00 pm
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Annual 3-night celebration of the late guitarist, bringing together rotating combinations of master improvisers—selected by 3 guest curators.

Improv Nights 2026: A Tribute to Derek Bailey (night 2), guest curated by Chris Ryan Williams

Friday, January 23, 2026. 8:00 pm
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Annual 3-night celebration of the late guitarist, bringing together rotating combinations of master improvisers—selected by 3 guest curators.

Improv Nights 2026: A Tribute to Derek Bailey (night 3), guest curated by Chris Cochrane

Saturday, January 24, 2026. 8:00 pm
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Annual 3-night celebration of the late guitarist, bringing together rotating combinations of master improvisers—selected by 3 guest curators.

We Got Us: Emily Manzo // Bent Duo // Naama Tsabar’s Double Face

Tuesday, January 27, 2026. 8:00 pm
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Three performances on piano and guitar that challenge perceived norms of intimacy and collaboration.

Ingrid Laubrock’s Purposing The Air: Sara Serpa + Matt Mitchell // Theo Bleckmann + Ben Monder

Wednesday, January 28, 2026. 8:00 pm
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World premiere of compositions from Laubrock's latest Pyroclastic Records release, her first project to feature the voice.

MIXOLOGY: Ted Gordon’s “The Composer’s Black Box: Making Music in Cybernetic America”

Wednesday, February 4, 2026. 8:00 pm
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Panel and concert about Ted Gordon's new book exploring the relationship between human musicians and their electronic musical instruments.