Ashley Adams Trio
Ashley Adams, bass; Phillip Greenlief, woodwinds, marimba; Michel Dumonceau, drums
Tin/Bag
Bi-coastal duo of California trumpeter Kris Tiner and New York guitarist Mike Baggetta deals with a music that is spare, ethereal, and highly exploratory, “clearly cut from cloth that hasn’t been designed yet…” (–Improvijazzation Nation).
Boxes of Water
Cory Wright, reeds; Noah Phillips, guitar; Aaron Kohen, bass; Harris Eisenstadt, drums
Admiral Ted Brinkley (semi-ret.)
Big Band Leader
Admiral Ted Brinkley
Admiral Ted Brinkley (semi-ret.) directs the Verrugoso Vista Junior Junior College Grads of ’77
Alex Candelaria
San Francisco based guitarist/composer
Susan Chen Trio
Susan Chen, piano; Mark Kennedy, bass; Tom Hassett, drums
Cory Combs
Cory Combs Trio
Smith Dobson V
Drummer, vibraphonist, composer, bandleader
Industrial Jazz Group
LA-based large ensemble led by composer/pianist Andrew Durkin
Zen Widow
Gianni Gebbia, alto saxophone and flute; Matthew Goodheart, piano and prepared piano; Garth Powell, drums – percussion – musical saw
Michael Gold Quartet
Michael Gold, saxophone; Paul Mindrup, piano, Matt Montgomery, bass; Sean Nelson, drums
Good for Cows
Devin Hoff, bass; Ches Smith, drums.
Phillip Greenlief – Trevor Dunn Duo
Greenlief, saxophones, flute; Dunn, contrabass, prepared contrabass
Phillip Greenlief & Covered Pages
Greenlief & Vinny Golia, woodwinds; Nels Cline & GE Stinson, guitars
Phillip Greenlief
Woodwinds, Composer, Educator
The Ni Project
Improvisations for Guitar & Tabla with overtones of Indian Classical Music
Bill Horvitz Band
Bill Horvitz, guitar; Steve Adams, reeds; Joe Sabella, drums
Jettison Slinky
Graham Connah, Ben Goldberg, Marty Wehner, Rob Sudduth, Jewlia Eisenberg, Nancy Clarke, Lee Alexander, Smith Dobson Jr
Kaolithic Music
Clayton Bailey, Bob Bassara, Linda Elvira Piedra, Jon Raskin
The Lost Trio
Phillip Greenlief, saxophones; Dan Seamans, bass; Tom Hassett, drums
Lisa Mezzacappa
double bassist, improviser, composer
Miss Henry
Miss Henry, voice; Alex Candelaria, guitar; Calder Spaniel, saxophone; Michael Blustein, piano; Leo Boumeister, piano; Todd Sickafoose, bass; Tom Lyne, bass; Scott Amendola, drums; Eric Crystal, tenor sax
Mo’Fone
Larry de la Cruz, saxophone; Jim Peterson, saxophone; Jeremy Steinkoler, drums
Shaun Naidoo
Composer, Pianist
Aaron Novik
Composer, clarinetist, bandleader
Zen Widow
Improvising Trio, featuring Sicilian saxophone virtuoso Gianni Gebbia and SF Bay Area greats Matthew Goodheart & Garth Powell
Reel Change
Plays live soundtracks
Dan Seamans
Bassist and founding member of The Lost Trio, The New Klezmer Trio, and with bassist with Graham Connah’s Jettison Slinky, Sonya Hunter, and many others
Todd Sickafoose
Bassist, Bandleader, Composer
Ches Smith
Drums, founding member of Good For Cows
Jeremy Steinkoler
Bandleader: J. Steinkoler Quartet & Mo’Fone
J. Steinkoler Quartet
Jeremy Steinkoler – drums, Jim Peterson – saxophone, Andre Bush – guitar, Sam Bevan – bass
Trio Putanesca
Phillip Greenlief, saxophone; Adam Levy, guitar; Dan Seamans, bass
Harry Whitney Trio
Composer/Pianist
Sarah Wilson
Composer, trumpeter, singer-songwriter
Damon Zick
Woodwinds, Bandleader, Composer