west oakland sound series
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7 2025 7:15PM
SAKI MINAMIMOTO is a jazz vocalist, composer and improviser, who throughout her performances explores the usage of the voice not only as a singer but as an instrument. She will be performing “Homage To My Body”, with her group, BEN GOLDBERG (Clarinet), MOTOKO HONDA (Piano), NATHAN CLEVENGER (Guitar, Rhodes), presenting music, which brings her feeling of gratitude and warmth, combining colors, tones and shades utilizing a unique sonic palette and ethereal soundscapes, in which the group will be searching for a depth of delivery to share within the space and with the audience.
The ROVA SAXOPHONE QUARTET (Bruce Ackley, soprano sax; Steve Adams, electronics, sopranino Sax; Jon Raskin, baritone sax; Larry Ochs, tenor, sopranino sax) joins Bay Area native and rolling stone THOLLEM MCDONAS (piano, voice) in a rare meeting for a set of improvised music.
with performances by:
Dresher Davel Invented Instruments Duo
Odd Savvy (puppet theater piece by Fred C Riley + Ian Erickson + Lisa Zagone)
dNaga Dance Co.
Bjll Dingalls
sfSoundGroup
Lisa Mezzacappa’s 5-ish
Paul Dresher & Daniel Schmidt
Sudhu Tewari
Thingamajigs Performance Group
martha & monica
Diane Grubbe & Frank Johnson
Brett Carson
John Sanborn
COME EARLY TO ENJOY MORE GREAT PERFORMANCES, FOOD, AND WINE!
