west oakland sound series
SUNDAY MAY 10 2026 7:15p
MICHAEL J. SCHUMACHER (New York) presents various “immersive/dispersive” fixed media works, composed for his portable 8 channel system and adapted for Dresher Studio's multi-channel Meyer sound system. Utilizing a radically inclusive palette of sounds, the pieces wrap the audience in webs of potential associations, making listening as vital to the creation of meaning as the act of composing itself.
Trombonist/Composer/Improviser MARC PEREZ (Santa Cruz) and bassist JEFF SCHWARTZ (Santa Monica) present a set of duo improvisations.
Marc Perez is a west coast based transdisciplinary creator/artist, curator and organization leader whose work is concerned with freedom of agency, access, & improvisation. As a performer, marc has performed and collaborated with a wide array of improvisers across the US, including Devin Daniels, Andrew Weathers, Vinny Golia, William Roper, Matt Crane, Dan Clucas, Lucy Liu, The Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, You, Me & The Whales, Angel Lin & Corey Fogel.
Jeff Schwartz is very active in Los Angeles’ improvised and experimental music communities. He has performed with artists including Anthony Braxton, Glenn Branca, Dana Reason, Nicole Mitchell, Elliott Levin, and Adam Rudolph and attended the Creative Music Studio and the Vancouver Creative Music Institute. As principal bass of MESTO, he has toured the Middle East playing Arabic music, and he works with classical groups including the Santa Monica Symphony, the Vicente Chamber Orchestra, and the Culver City Chamber Orchestra.
