| Date | Artist | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2024 | Russian Telegraph | San Francisco, Ca | Make Out Room |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3225 22nd St.. A double bill with Double Stroke, funky live music! Buy Tickets | |||
| 19 May 2024 | Russian Telegraph | Albany, CA | Ivy Room |
| Time: 9:00am. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 860 San Pablow. | |||
| 9 Aug 2024 - 11 Aug 2024 | Beth Custer, Peter Valsamis, Avi Zahner | Frazier Park, CA | Lake of the Woods Amphitheatre |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: 7024 Crable Street. | |||
| Tour: SKY Tour | |||
| 21 Sep 2024 | Beth Custer, Will Bernard & Ellen Gronningen | Berkeley, CA | Berkeley Hillside Club |
| Time: 7:30pm. Address: 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley, CA 94709. Venue phone: (510) 845-1350 or . Buy Tickets | |||
| 25 Sep 2024 | Beth Custer, Will Bernard & Ellen Gronningen | Seattle, WA | The Royal Room |
| Time: 7:30pm. Box office: (206) 906-9920. Address: 5000 Rainier Ave. S. Buy Tickets | |||
Past Gigs
| Date | Artist | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2024 | TIYOSPAYE w/Frenchy LeBeau/Bruce Ducheneaux | San Francisco, CA | The New Farm |
| Time: 2:00pm. Admission: $donation. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 10 Cargo Way. I’ll be performing on piano w/TIYOSPAYE | |||
| 7 Apr 2024 | Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | Galeria 4 Pollos |
| Time: 4:00pm. Address: 432 Cortland Av.. Art opening of recent works of Cuban/American artist Victor Navarrete. He also runs Radio Habana Social Club. Stop in from 4-9, I’ll be performing solo clarinets. | |||
| 3 Mar 2024 | Beth Custer & Andy Pollack | San Francisco, CA | The New Farm |
| Time: 4:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 10 Cargo Way. Jakub Kalouseque Art Opening | |||
| 2 Mar 2024 | David James’ GPS | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco Public Library |
| Time: 10:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 100 Larkin St.. | |||
| 2 Mar 2024 | Club Foot Orchestra with Gamelan Sekar Jaya | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco Public Library |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 100 Larkin St.. This is a free event. | |||
| 3 Feb 2024 | Clarinet Thing | Berkeley, CA | Berkeley Hillside Club |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (510) 365-1589. Address: 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley, CA 94709. Venue phone: (510) 845-1350 or . Possibly the greatest jazz clarinet quartet on the planet, Clarinet Thing will grace the lovely stage of the historic Berkeley Hillside Club. Harvey Wainapel, Ben Goldberg, Sheldon Brown, and Beth Custer perform all manner of clarinets, beautiful arrangements and originals of jazz, new music, classical, even a little rock n’ roll. Not to be missed. More information | |||
| 14 Jan 2024 | Russian Telegraph Trio: Beth Custer, Jordan Glasgow, David James | Berkeley, CA | Maybeck Studio for the Performing Arts |
| Time: 3:00pm. Admission: $30. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1537 Euclid Ave.. Russian Telegraph Trio of composers: Beth Custer, Jordan Glasgow and David James will perform songs and instrumentals from their oeuvres and some new pieces. Come hear this delightful trio in a gorgeous venue. | |||
| 23 Dec 2023 | Beth Custer, Will Bernard & Ellen Gronningen | San Francisco, CA | Bird & Beckett |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $25.00. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (415) 586-3733. Address: 653 Chenery St.. Venue phone: 415-586-3733. Two sets of gorgeous music, originals and a few choice holiday covers. Not to be missed! No advance sales, doors at 7pm | |||
| 16 Dec 2023 | Beth Custer, David James, and Tom Dimuzio | San Francisco, CA | The New Farm |
| Time: 4:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 10 Cargo Way. Performing live improvised score to Jakub Kalousek’s Mattress films | |||
| 8 Dec 2023 | Beth Custer, Jess Ivry, David James | San Francisco, CA | Red Poppy Art House |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: 25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2698 Folsom St.. Beth Custer, David James, and Jess Ivry perform music from their oeuvres and some holiday treats. Julius Hemphill, Chick Corea, traditional Ochokandelas, as well as movements of James’s and Custer’s repertoire. More information | |||
| 15 Nov 2023 | Will Bernard | Berkeley, CA | Babette Cafe |
| Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2033 San Pablo Ave.. Venue phone: (510) 845-1652. Will and Beth will perform songs and instrumentals on guitars, clarinets, and voice from their release SKY. Reservations highly recommended. | |||
| 1 Nov 2023 | David James | Berkeley, CA | Babette Cafe |
| Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2033 San Pablo Ave.. Venue phone: (510) 845-1652. Songs and instrumentals by Beth & David on voices, guitars, clarinets. Reservations highly recommended. | |||
| 28 Oct 2023 | Bay Beats, SFPL | San Francisco, CA | The New Farm |
| Time: 11:00am. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 10 Cargo Way. Our release SKY was chosen in the San Francisco Library’s Bay Beats contest. The launch of the site is a day of music from wonderful Bay Area artists. | |||
| 27 Oct 2023 | William Farley | Palo Alto, CA | Mitchell Park Community Center |
| Time: 9:10pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3700 Middlefield Rd.. Venue phone: (650) 329-2400. William Farley’s seminal film I WANTED TO BE A MAN WITH A GUN will be screening at the Mitchell Park Community Center as part of the United Nations Documentary Film Festival. More information | |||
| 21 Oct 2023 | Left Coast Chamber Ensemble | San Francisco, CA | The New Farm |
| Time: 1:00pm. Admission: $donation. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 10 Cargo Way. Come join us for a free classical concert by the extraordinary Left Coast Chamber Ensemble. 1-1:45pm, bring a picnic or potluck dish to pass or just come and sit in the sunshine and listen to this sublime ensemble. Donations accepted. | |||
| 21 Oct 2023 | Left Coast Chamber Ensemble | Berkeley, CA | Babette Cafe |
| Time: 1:00pm. Admission: 10. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2033 San Pablo Ave.. Venue phone: (510) 845-1652. This is a lovely restaurant in Berkeley, I’ll be performing my repertoire and the tunes of others with a different duo each Wed. in November. | |||
| 7 Oct 2023 | William Farley | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building |
| Time: 1:30am. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 401 Van Ness Ave.. The San Francisco Veterans Film Festival presents William Farley’s I WANTED TO BE A MAN WITH A GUN. War Memorial Veterans Performing Arts Center 401 Van Ness Ave. Room 206 San Francisco. Free screening. Festival starts at 1pm in Room 206, awards ceremony at 6pm. More information | |||
| 6 Oct 2023 | Russian Telegraph | Berkeley, CA | Jupiter |
| Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $donation. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2181 Shattuck Ave.. Venue phone: (510) 843-8277. Russian Telegraph is: David James, guitar/voice, Beth Custer, voice/clarinets, Jordan Glasgow, keyboards, John Hanes, drums, Chris Grady, trumpet/voice/percussion, and Keith McArthur, bass. More information | |||
| 30 Sep 2023 | Clarinet Thing | Oakland, CA | Oaktown Jazz Workshops |
| Time: 7:00pm. Admission: 20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 55 Washington St, Jack London Square. Venue phone: (510) 649-1785. Not to be missed this is the Julliard String Quartet of jazz clarinet quartets with Sheldon Brown, Ben Goldberg, Harvey Wainapel and Beth Custer blowing beautiful arrangements and originals. | |||
| 26 Sep 2023 | Russian Telegraph | San Francisco, CA | People in Plazas |
| Time: 12:00am. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 50 Fremont St.. Venue phone: 4153507071. Battery Bridge Plaza, noon-1pm, stop by! | |||
| Tour: Mission Rebel No. 1 | |||
| 24 Sep 2023 | David James’ GPS | Palo Alto, CA | Mitchell Park Community Center |
| Time: 2:00pm. Admission: $20.00. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3700 Middlefield Rd.. Venue phone: (650) 329-2400. Related post. | |||
| 22 Sep 2023 | David James’ GPS | San Francisco | Brava Theatre |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2781 24th Street. David James’s chamber work Mission Rebels. | |||
| Tour: SKY | |||
| 10 Sep 2023 | Beth Custer & Will Bernard | Palo Alto, CA | Lucie Stern Community Center |
| Time: 4:00pm. Admission: 20.00. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (650) 305-0701. Address: 1305 Middlefield Rd.. Venue phone: (650) 463-4900. Composer/guitarist Jhoely Garay will be opening. | |||
| 9 Sep 2023 | Beth Custer & Will Bernard | San Francisco, CA | Red Poppy Art House |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2698 Folsom St.. There will be two shows, 7 & 8:30 | |||
| 8 Sep 2023 | Beth Custer & Will Bernard | Berkeley, CA | Berkeley Hillside Club |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley, CA 94709. Venue phone: (510) 845-1350 or . Will Bernard and Beth Custer concert release of ‘SKY’ Not to be missed, this legendary acoustic duo in a fine Berkeley setting. | |||
| 1 Sep 2023 - 3 Sep 2023 | Beth Custer | Frazier Park, CA | Mile High Theatre |
| Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 7024 Crable St.. | |||
| 25 Aug 2023 | Beth Custer & Andy Pollack | San Francisco | Maracuja Gallery |
| Time: 7:00pm. Admission: 20.00. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 635 Texas St., Studio C. This is a walk through event, not a sit down concert. You can mingle and talk, view art, nibble on food, have some wine, see a part of SF maybe you’ve not seen before. I met Andy at the Luggage Store in November of 2019. We began playing together immediately at each others homes and at The New Farm. Lockdown occurred and we continued to play almost every weekend saving both our souls! Those years will for the first time be expressed in a public performance of lockdown love songs, originals, and chestnuts rolling through the ages, Berlin to Cale. More information | |||
| 23 Jun 2023 - 24 Jun 2023 | Beth Custer | Rangely, CO | The Tank, Center for Sonic Arts |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (518) 789 4182. Address: 233 County Road 46. | |||
| 21 Jun 2023 | Beth Custer | Oakland | Chapel of the Chimes |
| Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 4499 Piedmonth Ave., Oakland, CA 94611. Acoustic solos on clarinets, voice, percussion and toys. | |||
| 5 Jun 2023 | Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | Roxie Theatre |
| Time: 8:30pm. Address: 3117 16th St.. Venue phone: (415) 863-1087. Come witness a slice of 1997 San Francisco! | |||
| 6 May 2023 | Club Foot Orchestra | Oakland, CA | Paramount Theatre |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2025 Broadway. Venue phone: 4153053242. Don’t miss this spectacular film with Club Foot Orchestra and added instruments from San Francisco Conservatory! | |||
| 27 Jan 2023 | David James’ GPS | San Francisco, CA | Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3036 24th St.. Venue phone: (415) 824-1761. | |||
| Tour: All Hands on Deck | |||
| 4 Nov 2022 | Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco Jazz Center’s Joe Henderson Lab |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $25.00. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 201 Franklin St.. Venue phone: 866-920-5299. Celebrating the release of her newly published songbook All Hands on Deck, Beth Custer performs an evening of original songs and instrumentals, including music composed for the Joe Goode Performance Group, the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, the Beth Custer Ensemble, Clarinet Thing, the films of William Farley and Cathy Lee Crane, and more. Joining Custer (clarinets and vocals) for the All Hands on Deck concert will be guitarist/vocalist David James, drummer John Hanes, bassist Lisa Mezzacappa, and many special guests. Custer, ranked 13th in the DownBeat Readers Poll Clarinet category, is renowned for her work with the Club Foot Orchestra (purveyors of silent film scores), the otherworldly ensemble Trance Mission, the virtuosic quartet Clarinet Thing, the trip-hop duo Eighty Mile Beach, and the versatile Beth Custer Ensemble. All Hands on Deck, a collection of Custer’s compositions for dance, theatre, film, and chamber groups, will be available for purchase at the concert. | |||
| 16 Oct 2022 | David James’ GPS | San Francisco, CA | Bird & Beckett |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 653 Chenery St.. Venue phone: 415-586-3733. MISSION REBELS II | |||
| 16 Oct 2022 | Beth Custer | Sausalito, CA | Headlands Center for the Arts |
| Time: 1:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 944 Simmonds Rd.. Venue phone: 415 331 2787. 40 minute solo performance as part of their 40th Anniversary Open House in The Gym. | |||
| 28 Sep 2022 | Russian Telegraph | San Francisco, CA | People in Plazas |
| Time: 12:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Rincon Center. Venue phone: 4153053242. Russian Telegraph will bathe you in deep melodic grooves for your lunchtime sunshine. | |||
| 20 Sep 2022 | Beth Custer & Ben Goldberg | San Francisco, Ca | Make Out Room |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 3225 22nd St.. Ben Goldberg & Beth Custer play a set of low tones on their massive contralto and contrabass clarinets. You will be transformed! | |||
| 17 Sep 2022 | Allison Lovejoy: St. Saens’ Carnival of the Animals | San Francisco, CA | Flower Piano |
| Time: 3:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Botanical Gardents in Golden Gate Park. Our annual version of this incredible Saint Saens suite Carnival of the Animals. With Kymrie Esainko and Charith Premawardhana. Not to be missed! | |||
| 20 Aug 2022 | Foothill Symphonic Winds: Blackwood | Los Altos, CA | Los Altos Community Center |
| Time: 2:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 97 Hillview Ave.. Premiere of ‘Los Altos y Los Bajos’ commissioned by Foothill Symphonic Winds. | |||
| 21 Jun 2022 | Beth Custer & Will Bernard | Oakland | Chapel of the Chimes |
| Time: 5:00pm. Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 4499 Piedmonth Ave., Oakland, CA 94611. This year I’ll be performing with the venerable composer/guitarist and longtime friend and collaborator Will Bernard. Not to be missed folks! More information | |||
| 8 May 2022 | San Francisco Silent Movie Orchestra | San Francisco, CA | Castro Theatre |
| Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $24, $22 members. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (415) 777-4908. Address: 429 Castro St.. Venue phone: 415 6216120. San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2022: SYLVESTER More information | |||
| 8 May 2022 | Club Foot Hindustani featuring Pandit Krishna Bhatt | San Francisco, CA | Castro Theatre |
| Time: 1:30pm. Admission: $18, $16 members. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (415) 777-4908. Address: 429 Castro St.. Venue phone: 415 6216120. San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2022: PREM SANYAS More information | |||
| 27 Apr 2022 | Beth Custer & Will Bernard | San Francisco, CA | Bird & Beckett |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $25.00. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (415) 586-3733. Address: 653 Chenery St.. Venue phone: 415-586-3733. with Ellen Gronningen | |||
| 18 Sep 2021 | Russian Telegraph | San Francisco, CA | The New Farm |
| Time: 3:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 10 Cargo Way. Russian Telegraph is Jordan Glasgow-keyboards, David James-guitar/voice, Chris Grady-trumpet, Keith MacArthur-bass, John Hanes-drums, Beth Custer-clarinets/voice. | |||
| 5 Sep 2021 | Dude Theatre | Frazier Park, CA | Lake of the Woods Amphitheatre |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 7024 Crable Street. ‘Wee Three Kings’ by Chris Brophy with live music by Beth Custer featuring actors Mike McShane, Brian Lohmann, and CW Morgan. | |||
| 21 Jun 2021 | Beth Custer & Will Bernard | Oakland | Chapel of the Chimes |
| Time: 4:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 4499 Piedmonth Ave., Oakland, CA 94611. | |||
| 21 Jun 2021 | Beth Custer & Will Bernard | Oakland | Chapel of the Chimes |
| Time: 4:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 4499 Piedmonth Ave., Oakland, CA 94611. | |||
| 11 Jun 2021 | David James’ GPS | Everywhere, This State | Online |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $0. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Everywhere. | |||
| Tour: Le Pendu CD Release Concerts | |||
| 12 Apr 2020 | Trance Mission | Santa Rosa, CA | Arlene Francis Center |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 99 Sixth Street. Venue phone: (707) 528-3009. | |||
| 11 Apr 2020 | Trance Mission | San Francisco, CA | SF Live Arts at Cyprian’s |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $18 adv/$20 door. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 415-454-5238. Address: 2097 Turk St.. Venue phone: (415) 454 5238. | |||
| 10 Apr 2020 | Trance Mission | Palo Alto, CA | Mitchell Park Community Center |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: 20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3700 Middlefield Rd.. Venue phone: (650) 329-2400. | |||
| 7 Mar 2020 | Russian Telegraph | San Francisco, CA | Bird & Beckett |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 653 Chenery St.. Venue phone: 415-586-3733. A fabulous new band founded by guitarist/singer extraordinaire David James. Come on down, you won’t be disappointed. | |||
| 25 Feb 2020 | Clarinet Thing | Palo Alto, CA | Mitchell Park Community Center |
| Time: 4:00pm. Admission: 20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3700 Middlefield Rd.. Venue phone: (650) 329-2400. | |||
| 19 Jan 2020 | Clarinet Thing | Albany, CA | St. Alban’s |
| Time: 4:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1501 Washington Ave.. Venue phone: (510) 525-1716. | |||
| 13 Jan 2020 | Trance Mission | Oakland, CA | Yoshi’s |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $21. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 510 Embarcadero W.. Venue phone: (510) 238-9200. Le Pendu CD pre-release party! | |||
| 10 Nov 2019 | Club Foot Orchestra | San Francisco, CA | Victoria Theatre |
| Time: 5:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2961 16th St.. | |||
| 19 Oct 2019 | Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | Presidio Theatre |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 99 Moraga Ave.. With the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra | |||
| Tour: Trance Mission in the Bay | |||
| 6 Oct 2019 | Trance Mission | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building |
| Time: 1:30pm. Admission: $0. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 401 Van Ness Ave.. We will be performing in the Taube Atrium Theatre. | |||
| 5 Oct 2019 | Trance Mission | Fairfax, CA | Wu Wei Tea Temple |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: Donation. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1820 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Venue phone: 415.516.2578. | |||
| 4 Oct 2019 | Trance Mission | Berkeley, CA | The Backroom |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $20/25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1984 Bonita Ave.. Venue phone: 5106543808. | |||
| 21 Sep 2019 | Russian Telegraph | San Francisco, CA | Bird & Beckett |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: Donation. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 653 Chenery St.. Venue phone: 415-586-3733. | |||
| 20 Jul 2019 | Russian Telegraph | San Francisco | Red House Speak Easy |
| Time: 7:30am. Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3227 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA 94110. Private house concert at Red House Speak Easy. Russian Telegraph is: David James, guitar/vocal, Beth Custer, clarinets,/vocal, Jordan Glasgow, keyboard, Keith MacArthur, bass, Chris Grady, trumpet, John Hanes, drums, Diana Mangano, vocal. | |||
| 22 Jun 2019 | Trance Mission | San Francisco, CA | Red Poppy Art House |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2698 Folsom St.. | |||
| Tour: Trance Mission | |||
| 21 Jun 2019 | Trance Mission | Oakland | Chapel of the Chimes |
| Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 4499 Piedmonth Ave., Oakland, CA 94611. Trance Mission’s first full band gig at this amazing concert. | |||
| 8 Jun 2019 | Trance Mission | Mariposa, CA | Music on the Green |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. | |||
| Tour: Trance Mission | |||
| 7 Jun 2019 | Trance Mission | Fairfax, CA | Woodland Eveants |
| Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Private house concert that you have to RSVP to to get the address. | |||
| 5 Jun 2019 | Trance Mission | Berkeley, CA | The Backroom |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20 advance, $25 at door. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1984 Bonita Ave.. Venue phone: 5106543808. More information | |||
| 18 May 2019 | Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | Center for New Music |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 55 Taylor St.. | |||
| Tour: Drawdown | |||
| 17 May 2019 | Beth Custer | Palo Alto, CA | Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1313 Newell Rd.. | |||
| 15 May 2019 | Beth Custer | Berkeley, CA | The Backroom |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20 Advance, $25 At Door. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1984 Bonita Ave.. Venue phone: 5106543808. A chamber work based on Paul Hawken’s book, Drawdown: 100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming, a San Francisco Art’s Commission premiere featuring Cellista and her Juxtapositions Ensemble, drummer Jim Kassis, and Beth Custer voice/clarinet. | |||
| 4 May 2019 | Club Foot Orchestra with Gamelan Sekar Jaya | San Francisco, CA | Silent Film Festival @ Castro Theatre |
| Time: 2:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 429 Castro St.. Venue phone: (415) 777-4908. | |||
| 15 Mar 2019 | Clarinet Thing | Berkeley, CA | Berkeley Hillside Club |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley, CA 94709. Venue phone: (510) 845-1350 or . | |||
| 20 Feb 2019 | David James’ GPS | San Francisco, CA | The Lost Church |
| Time: 8:15pm. Admission: $15/20. Address: 65 Capp St.. | |||
| 9 Feb 2019 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Fairfax, CA | Wu Wei Tea Temple |
| Time: 7:00pm. Admission: donation. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1820 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Venue phone: 415.516.2578. More Trance Mission duo magic with special guest Anastasi Mavrides. More information | |||
| 21 Dec 2018 | Will Bernard & Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | Red Poppy Art House |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $20-40. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2698 Folsom St.. | |||
| 4 Dec 2018 | Beth Custer & Franta Skala, et al | Prague | Kino NFA Ponrepo |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Bartolomějská 291/11, 110 00 Staré Město. Venue phone: 420 778 522 708. I will be premiering live original scores to two Czech silent era films: Noc na Karlštejně / One Night at Karlštejn Castle (1919) České hrady a zámky / Czech Castles and Palaces (1914) with an ensemble of Czech and Turkish musicians: Pavel Fajt, drums Martin Alacam, guitars Vladimir Vaclavek, bass Exact time of show tba. | |||
| 30 Sep 2018 | David James’ GPS | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music |
| Time: 2:00pm. Admission: $0. Age restrictions: No Minors. SF Friends of Chamber Music Day at War Memorial (?) More details as we get closer. | |||
| 22 Sep 2018 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Fairfax, CA | Wu Wei Tea Temple |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1820 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Venue phone: 415.516.2578. By donation. Come with your pockets filled with cash! We’ll lighten your load! | |||
| 21 Sep 2018 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | San Francisco | Old First Church |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 415.474.1608. Address: 1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco, CA 94109. Venue phone: (415) 474-1608. Winds of Change with shakuhachi player extraordinaire Cornelius Boots, didgeridoo master Stephen Kent in an evening of solos, duos, and trios. More information | |||
| 15 Sep 2018 | Club Foot Orchestra | San Francisco, CA | Castro Theatre |
| Time: 2:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 429 Castro St.. Venue phone: 415 6216120. Don’t miss this one! | |||
| 24 Aug 2018 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | Bird & Beckett |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 653 Chenery St.. Venue phone: 415-586-3733. Trance Mission Duo featuring didgeridoo master Stephen Kent and clarinetist Beth Custer More information | |||
| 11 Aug 2018 | Trance Mission | Scio, Oregon | Indidjin Gathering @ Neal Creek Resort |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 44644 Camp Morrison Dr. Performance time will be confirmed soon! | |||
| 28 Jul 2018 | David James and the Russian Telegraph | San Francisco, Ca | Make Out Room |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 3225 22nd St.. Benefit for Sister District https://www.sisterdistrict.com | |||
| 3 Jul 2018 | Dred Scott Freedom Jazz | Berkeley, CA | The Backroom |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $15. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1984 Bonita Ave.. Venue phone: 5106543808. Dred Scott of Alphabet Soup…not to be missed! | |||
| 21 Jun 2018 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Oakland | Chapel of the Chimes |
| Time: 5:00pm. Admission: $15. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 4499 Piedmonth Ave., Oakland, CA 94611. Not to be missed! | |||
| 9 Jun 2018 | David James & Beth Custer & Friends | San Francisco, CA | Bird & Beckett |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 653 Chenery St.. Venue phone: 415-586-3733. A lovely place to hear music and peruse their fabulous book collection. | |||
| 12 May 2018 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | Red Poppy Art House |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $20-25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2698 Folsom St.. Tickets available only at the door, doors open at 7pm. More information | |||
| 10 Feb 2018 - 14 Feb 2018 | Beth Custer & members of the Dave Len Scott Quartet | San Francisco, CA | Roxie Theatre |
| Time: 4:30pm. Address: 3117 16th St.. Venue phone: (415) 863-1087. Beth Custer & members of the Dave Len Scott Quartet will be performing selections from Manhattan Front on February 10th screening. Miguel Govea will perform selections on February 14th screening. | |||
| Tour: Trance Mission Duo | |||
| 2 Feb 2018 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Paviljoen Ongehoorde Muziek |
| Time: 8:00pm. Address: Ruysdaelbaan 106. More information | |||
| 1 Feb 2018 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Amsterdam, 1031 HD | De Ruimte |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: Distelweg 83. Venue phone: 06 42211909. Trance Mission Duo Stephen Kent – didjeridu, percussion, cello-sintir Beth Custer – B flat, alto, bass clarinets, percussion create extraordinary and original music featuring soaring clarinet melodies, driving rhythms, and masterful didgeridoo grooves and ambience. TMD performs in festivals, galleries, and clubs the world over. Kent and Custer met in San Francisco in 1991 and immediately formed Trance Mission, the critically acclaimed world music ensemble, releasing four recordings on the City of Tribes label, and touring widely in north America and Europe. More information | |||
| 28 Jan 2018 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Deurne (Antwerpen) | Stamenee De Lantoor |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: Herentalsebaan 347. We will open the place at 7PM and warm up with some nice music. Trance Mission will play somewhere after 8PM so people who have obligations on Monday morning can be home on time. You can find Cafe “De Lantoor” at the Herentalsebaan 347 in Deurne, near Antwerp. Just go to the back and you will find a cosy concert hall. Welcome and bring some friends. grtz | |||
| 27 Jan 2018 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Landgraaf, 6370 JA | Theater Landgraaf |
| Time: 8:00pm. Address: Kerkberg 4, 6374 ES. Venue phone: 045 531 09 29. Kerkberg 4, 6374 ES Landgraaf Postbus 32032, 6370 JA Landgraaf | |||
| 26 Jan 2018 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Liège, Belgium | L’An Vert |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Rue Mathieu Polain. | |||
| 25 Jan 2018 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Bruxelles, Belgium | Art-Base |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 29, rue des Sables. Venue phone: +32 2 217 29 20. | |||
| 6 Jan 2018 | Joy Cutler | San Francisco | Red House Speak Easy |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $20-50. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 3227 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA 94110. You are invited to a performance of Anatomy Lesson A medical memoir by Joy Cutler How do you thank a stranger whose death saved your life? Combining first person storytelling, inventive props, a little music making and some audience interaction, Joy Cutler tells us about inheriting a rare kidney disease, living through the perils, boredom and occasional bliss of the dialysis clinic and hitting the jackpot when the call finally came announcing a kidney was waiting for her. Anatomy Lesson is also a story about Joy’s relationship with her young donor who, in losing his life, gave her back her own. She invites us to consider how her struggle with chronic disease can be a pathway to creating connections between us all. | |||
| 16 Dec 2017 | Clarinet Thing | Berkeley, CA | Maybeck Studio for the Performing Arts |
| Time: 3:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1537 Euclid Ave.. Reserve a seat in advance! | |||
| 27 Oct 2017 | Clarinet Thing | Berkeley, CA | Berkeley Hillside Club |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley, CA 94709. Venue phone: (510) 845-1350 or . | |||
| 7 Oct 2017 | Trance Mission | San Rafael, CA | Mill Valley Film Festival: Smith San Rafael Film Center |
| Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1118 Fourth St.. Venue phone: 415.383.5256. Trance Mission will be performing live improvised scores to the live animation of Polish artist Mariusz Wilczynski. This is a free event but you must have a ticket to get in. More information | |||
| 7 Oct 2017 | Trance Mission | San Rafael, CA | Mill Valley Film Festival: Smith San Rafael Film Center |
| Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1118 Fourth St.. Venue phone: 415.383.5256. Trance Mission will be performing live improvised scores to the live animation of Polish artist Mariusz Wilczynski. This is a free event but you must have a ticket to get in. More information | |||
| 30 Sep 2017 | Amendola / Custer / Glasgow / James / Mangano | San Francisco, CA | Red Poppy Art House |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $20-25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2698 Folsom St.. Diana Mangano will be joining us on vocals. Not to be missed folks! More information | |||
| 16 Sep 2017 | Dred Scott | San Francisco | Red House Speak Easy |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $20-25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3227 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA 94110. We are holding another house concert in our home, 3227 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA 94110. $20-25 cash only at the door, doors open at 7pm. No advance tickets. Wine and beer provided for a donation. Dred Scott, piano Rob Sudduth, tenor saxophone Miles Wick, bass Cairo McCockran, drums | |||
| 21 Jun 2017 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Oakland | Chapel of the Chimes |
| Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 4499 Piedmonth Ave., Oakland, CA 94611. | |||
| 17 Jun 2017 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Mariposa, CA | Mariposa Evenings Concert Series |
| Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Mariposa County Arts Park. Venue phone: (209) 966-3155. | |||
| Tour: Trance Mission Duo | |||
| 16 Jun 2017 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | Clarion Music Center |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20-25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 415-391-1317. Address: 816 Sacramento St.. Venue phone: (415) 391-1317. More information | |||
| 11 Jun 2017 | Beth Custer Ensemble + Left Coast Chamber Ensemble + guests | San Francisco, CA | Luggage Store Gallery |
| Time: 4:00pm. Admission: $25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1007 Market St.. Venue phone: 415. 255 5971. Water Worship, an oratorio about our most precious resource. With original music performed by The Beth Custer Ensemble, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, experimental instrument builder Bart Hopkin, and narration by Dean Santomieri. Found footage projections by Craig Baldwin. Original footage by William Farley, Federico Cusigch, and Beth Custer. Funded by San Francisco Arts Commission. Only 50 seats, advance tickets highly recommended. Related post. | |||
| 5 May 2017 | Clarinet Thing | San Francisco | Old First Church |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $18 advance, $15 seniors, $5.00 full time students. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco, CA 94109. Venue phone: (415) 474-1608. Performing two sets from their vast repertoire including new arrangements of Duke Ellington works. | |||
| 29 Apr 2017 | Clarinet Thing | Oakland, CA | Musically Minded Academy |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 5776 Broadway. Venue phone: 510.601.5700. Jim Bennett presents Clarinet Thing performing an all Duke Ellington set. | |||
| 17 Feb 2017 | Will Bernard & Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | Red Poppy Art House |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2698 Folsom St.. | |||
| 10 Feb 2017 | Cellista | San Francisco, CA | Little Boxes Theater |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1661 Tennessee Street, Suite #2s (at the call box dial 101#).. Venue phone: 415.603.0061. Premiere of No War, No Where composed for Cellista. | |||
| 10 Feb 2017 | David James’ GPS | San Francisco, CA | Presidio Officer’s Club |
| Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 50 Moraga Ave. Venue phone: (415) 561-4400. | |||
| 2 Dec 2016 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | San Francisco, Ca | Charlie’s Cafe |
| Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $10. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3202 Folsom St.. | |||
| 4 Nov 2016 - 6 Nov 2016 | Mill Valley Philharmonic | Mill Valley, CA | Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 410 Sycamore Ave.. Venue phone: 415.388.4456. Concerts on Nov. 4th & 5th at Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church. Concert on Nov. 6th at Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, San Rafael. | |||
| 31 Oct 2016 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | Clarion Music Center |
| Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 816 Sacramento St.. Venue phone: (415) 391-1317. With James Joyce looking on, the stage is set for the Grand Opening Gala. Here is a list of all the artists and performers involved in making this event possible: Haunted House Performers Carlos Zialcita & friends, harmonica Vismaya Lhi Vismaya Lhi/Teatro Mistral E.K. Keith, poet Hal Robins, poet Clyde Always the Bard of the Lower Haight Street Brew Jazz Trio David Wong, Alan Yip, Tranquil Resonance Studio, Chinese music Genny Lim, poet Francis Wong, saxophone Stephen Kent, Beth Custer, Trance Mission-didjeridu and clarinet Ryanaustin Dennis, poet Laurie Winestock, jazz vocals Wendy Wolter and Dan Brady, interpretative dance The Dead Beat Band Sarah Kerns, flute Clarion Piano and Violin Players More information | |||
| 16 Oct 2016 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Berkeley, CA | Maybeck Studio for the Performing Arts |
| Time: 3:00pm. Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1537 Euclid Ave.. More information | |||
| 25 Sep 2016 | David James’ GPS | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music |
| Time: 6:15pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | |||
| 24 Sep 2016 | Rinde Eckert | San Francisco | Red House Speak Easy |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $20-50. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3227 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA 94110. Intimate house concert with great acoustics. Doors open at 7pm, donation by cash only. All ages welcome. Beverages served by cash donation. | |||
| 31 Aug 2016 - 4 Sep 2016 | UKSUS | Oakland, CA | Oakland Metro Opera House |
| Time: 8:00am. Age restrictions: All Ages. | |||
| 9 Jul 2016 | Beth Custer @ MY GRANDMOTHER Screening | Indian Lake, NY | Indian Lake Theater |
| Time: 2:00am. Admission: $5.00. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 13 W. Main St.. Venue phone: (518) 648-5950. MY GRANDMOTHER 1928 silent era film with Custer’s score screening. Q&A to follow. Matinee show at 2pm. | |||
| 21 Jun 2016 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Oakland | Chapel of the Chimes |
| Time: 5:00pm. Admission: $5-15. Address: 4499 Piedmonth Ave., Oakland, CA 94611. A wonderful annual concert I’ve been performing in since it’s inception. Come celebrate life and honor those who’ve passed in this extraordinary event with some of the Bay Area’s finest musicians. More information | |||
| 19 Jun 2016 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Richmond, CA | KPFA Crafts Fair |
| Time: 3:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1414 Harbour Way South. A Bay Area cultural treasure benefiting KPFA 94.1 FM Public Radio – a juried crafts fair showcasing over 200 exhibitors presenting affordable art and crafts – featuring original work made by hand and exhibited by the people who make it. | |||
| 12 Mar 2016 | Will Bernard & Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | Red Poppy Art House |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2698 Folsom St.. | |||
| 25 Feb 2016 | David James’ GPS | San Francisco, Ca | Make Out Room |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 3225 22nd St.. More information | |||
| 23 Feb 2016 | Fushigi Kenkyūkai | San Francisco, CA | Piano Fight |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $10-15. Address: 144 Taylor St.. Venue phone: (415) 816-3691. More information | |||
| 17 Feb 2016 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | Berkeley | Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20/22. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (510) 644-2020. Address: 2020 Addison Street. CD release party! A year in the making, For the Grace of Any Man is finally being released. Please don’t miss this mid week party! You can do it! More information | |||
| 23 Jan 2016 - 24 Jan 2016 | Roco Dance Company | San Rafael, CA | Marin Centers’ Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $27. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (415) 473-6800. Address: 10 Avenue of the Flags. Venue phone: (415) 473-6800. Come here Custer’s score for a remounting of the wildly successful ‘Peter’ danced by 200 teens and tweens of ROCO Dance Company. More information | |||
| 5 Dec 2015 | Mills College Performing Group | Oakland, CA | Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills College |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $15. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 5000 Macarthur Blvd.. Performing the music of Lindsay Cooper | |||
| 14 Nov 2015 | Will Bernard & Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco Jazz Center’s Joe Henderson Lab |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 201 Franklin St.. Venue phone: 866-920-5299. | |||
| 17 Oct 2015 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Davis, CA | 8th Annual Jazz & Beat Festival @ John Natsoulas Gallery |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 521 1st St.. | |||
| 17 Oct 2015 | Will Bernard / Beth Custer Ensemble | San Francisco, CA | Koret Auditorium @ DeYoung Museum |
| Time: 3:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive. Venue phone: (415) 750-3600. | |||
| 16 Oct 2015 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Berkeley, CA | Subterranean Arthouse |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $15-25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2179 Bancroft Way. Venue phone: 5105083492. | |||
| 8 Oct 2015 | Club Foot Orchestra | San Francisco, CA | Z Space |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $20-35. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (866) 811-4111. Address: 450 Florida Street. Venue phone: (415) 626-0453. | |||
| 4 Oct 2015 | Fushigi Kenkyūkai | San Francisco, CA | Second Act Marketplace & Events |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $10. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (800) 838-3006. Address: 1727 Haight St.. Venue phone: (415) 668-3994. More information | |||
| 27 Sep 2015 | Frith / Custer / Stanley | San Francisco, CA | Center for New Music |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $15/10. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 55 Taylor St.. Tickets available at the door only. Get there early, this will sell out! | |||
| 22 Sep 2015 | Fushigi Kenkyūkai | San Francisco, CA | Piano Fight |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $12. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 144 Taylor St.. Venue phone: (415) 816-3691. | |||
| 23 Aug 2015 | Club Foot Orchestra | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco Jazz Center Miner Auditorium |
| Time: 5:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 201 Franklin Street. Two shows, 3 & 5:30 pm of Club Foot Orchestra performing their classic live score to Buster Keaton’s ‘Sherlock Jr.’ and the premiere of their score to ‘One Week’, preceded by a series of animated shorts. Don’t miss this rare performance! | |||
| 23 Aug 2015 | Club Foot Orchestra | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco Jazz Center Miner Auditorium |
| Time: 3:00pm. Admission: $15/20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 201 Franklin Street. Two shows, 3 & 5:30 pm of Club Foot Orchestra performing their classic live score to Buster Keaton’s ‘Sherlock Jr.’ and the premiere of their score to ‘One Week’, preceded by a series of animated shorts. Don’t miss this rare performance! | |||
| 23 Jul 2015 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Berkeley, CA | Rose Labyrinth |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $30.00. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2138 Cedar St.. | |||
| 21 Jun 2015 | Stephen Kent & Beth Custer of Trance Mission | Oakland | Chapel of the Chimes |
| Time: 5:00pm. Admission: $15, Seniors $10, Children $5. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 4499 Piedmonth Ave., Oakland, CA 94611. Not to be missed, this is an extraordinary 5 hour concert with over 50 musicians performing throughout the lovely Chapel of Chimes mortuary in Oakland. Related post. More information | |||
| 13 Jun 2015 | Trance Mission | San Francisco, CA | Russian Center |
| Time: 6:00pm. Admission: $30.00. Address: 2460 Sutter St.. Venue phone: (415) 921-7631. This is the Next to You benefit concert for an autism center in Russia | |||
| 12 Jun 2015 | Trance Mission | Mariposa, CA | Mariposa Evenings Concert Series |
| Time: 7:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Mariposa County Arts Park. Venue phone: (209) 966-3155. Lovely free concert in an outdoor amphitheatre. Related post. More information | |||
| 30 May 2015 | Trance Mission | San Francisco, CA | The Chapel, Fort Mason Center |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: $15/adv, $20/door. Address: 2 Marina Blvd.. Venue phone: 1 (415) 399-9554. | |||
| 15 May 2015 | Beth Custer | Houston, TX | Aurora Picture Show |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $10, members free. Box office: (713) 868-2101. Address: 2442 Bartlett St.. Venue phone: (713) 868-2101. With filmmaker extraordinaire Cathy Lee Crane More information | |||
| 8 May 2015 | Clarinet Thing | Berkeley, CA | Berkeley Hillside Club |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: Admission: $20 general, $15 students & seniors, $10 Hillside Club members. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (510) 848-3227. Address: 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley, CA 94709. Venue phone: (510) 845-1350 or . Don’t miss this super group performing originals and arrangements of jazz and new music, all on the clarinet family. Featuring Sheldon Brown, Beth Custer, Ben Goldberg, and Harvey Wainapel, like I said, a super group! Cancelled | |||
| 3 Apr 2015 | David James’ GPS | Oakland, CA | Studio Grand |
| Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $10-15. Address: 3224 Grand Ave. More information | |||
| 28 Mar 2015 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Berkeley, CA | Maybeck Studio for the Performing Arts |
| Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $25. Address: 1537 Euclid Ave.. More information | |||
| 21 Mar 2015 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | Red Poppy Art House |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20-25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2698 Folsom St.. Trance Mission founders, Stephen Kent and Beth Custer, come together as a duo for this premiere performance at the Red Poppy. With mountains of global accolades to their credit, these musicians continue on with their genre-breaking traditions that they started in the 1990′s. The music of Trance Mission is as fresh and alive today as it was at its inception, and the band’s performances snap, crackle and pop with infectious improvisational spirit and humor. More information | |||
| 20 Mar 2015 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | Berkeley, CA | Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1924 Cedar Street. Venue phone: (510) 841-4824. | |||
| 8 Mar 2015 | Erling Wold’s UKSUS | San Francisco, CA | Dance Mission Theatre |
| Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $20-25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3316 24th Street. Venue phone: (415) 826-4441. I’m delighted to be a part of Wold’s newest opera directed by the fabulous Jim Cave in a supergroup that includes Chris Grady, Joel Davel, and John Schott and Blake Street Hawkeye alumnae Mary Forcade and Bob Ernst. | |||
| 7 Mar 2015 | Erling Wold’s UKSUS | San Francisco, CA | Dance Mission Theatre |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20-25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3316 24th Street. Venue phone: (415) 826-4441. I’m delighted to be a part of Wold’s newest opera directed by the fabulous Jim Cave in a supergroup that includes Chris Grady, Joel Davel, and John Schott and Blake Street Hawkeye alumnae Mary Forcade and Bob Ernst. | |||
| 6 Mar 2015 | Erling Wold’s UKSUS | San Francisco, CA | Dance Mission Theatre |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20-25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3316 24th Street. Venue phone: (415) 826-4441. I’m delighted to be a part of Wold’s newest opera directed by the fabulous Jim Cave in a supergroup that includes Chris Grady, Joel Davel, and John Schott and Blake Street Hawkeye alumnae Mary Forcade and Bob Ernst. | |||
| 24 Feb 2015 | Custom Made Theatre Company | Berkeley, CA | Berkeley Hillside Club |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley, CA 94709. Venue phone: (510) 845-1350 or . Reading of Joy Cutler’s Nightshift(ing) | |||
| 29 Jan 2015 | Trance Mission | San Francisco, CA | Slim’s |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 333 11th St.. With Fred Frith Trio | |||
| 18 Jan 2015 | David James’ GPS | San Francisco, CA | Viracocha |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 998 Valencia Street. | |||
| 18 Jan 2015 | David James’ GPS | San Francisco, CA | Viracocha |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 998 Valencia Street. | |||
| 18 Jan 2015 | David James’ GPS | San Francisco, CA | Viracocha |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 998 Valencia Street. | |||
| 22 Dec 2014 | Clarinet Thing | San Francisco, CA | SFO You Are Hear Music Series |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: San Francisco International Airport. This is a wonderful music series at SFO. If you happen to be in the airport between 11am-2pm, come hear Clarinet Thing. We’ll be in the International Terminal’s Departure Hall between aisles 6 & 7. | |||
| 14 Dec 2014 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | Forte House |
| Time: 4:00pm. Admission: 20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (415) 627-8436. Address: 1498 24th Ave.. Venue phone: (415) 627-8436. A lovely small venue for a house concert in the avenues. Ticket price includes some noshing! We on a co-bill with violinist extraordinaire Alisa Rose. | |||
| 5 Dec 2014 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | San Francisco, CA | Red Poppy Art House |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (415) 826-2402. Address: 2698 Folsom St.. Show is cancelled tonight. More information | |||
| 22 Nov 2014 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | New York, NY | MOMA |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Tickets go on sale the week of the show. More information | |||
| 9 Nov 2014 | Beth Custer / Joe Lasqo / Thomas Dimuzio | San Francisco, CA | Outsound Music SIMM Series @ Musicians Union Hall |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 116 9th St.. | |||
| 24 Oct 2014 | David James’ GPS | San Francisco, CA | Red Poppy Art House |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $15-20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2698 Folsom St.. Sextet Stories & Brazilian Songs Come check out David James’ very own GPS, a fabulous sextet I get to play in. He’s got some juicy arrangements of Brazilian tunes and great originals for you to sink your ears into. Note the early time start of 7pm. Tickets sold at the door only, get there early, it’s bound to sell out! | |||
| 17 Oct 2014 | Clarinet Thing | Berkeley, CA | Berkeley Hillside Club |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley, CA 94709. Venue phone: (510) 845-1350 or . More info soon | |||
| 12 Oct 2014 | Trance Mission Trio | Berkeley | Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20/$22 at door. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (510) 644-2020. Address: 2020 Addison Street. This is going to be a fabulous evening of music! OU is my new favorite band, don’t miss them and come hear Trance Mission Trio’s new material soon to be released! More information | |||
| 8 Oct 2014 | Film score for William Farley’s film ‘Plastic Man’ @ artist Jerry Ross Barrish | Mill Valley, CA | Mill Valley Film Festival~Sequoia Theatre |
| Time: 5:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 25 Throckmorton Ave.. Venue phone: 415.383.5256. ‘Plastic Man’ premiere! This is a wonderful film, don’t miss it! More information | |||
| 5 Oct 2014 | Film score for William Farley’s film ‘Plastic Man’ @ artist Jerry Ross Barrish | Mill Valley, CA | Mill Valley Film Festival~Sequoia Theatre |
| Time: 2:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 25 Throckmorton Ave.. Venue phone: 415.383.5256. ‘Plastic Man’ premiere! This is a wonderful film, don’t miss it!! More information | |||
| 9 Aug 2014 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | Berkeley | Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $12-22. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (510) 644-2020. Address: 2020 Addison Street. Celebrate the re-release of the The Beth Custer Ensemble CD ‘Respect as a Religion’ with it’s underground hit/political tirade ‘Empire of the United States.’ Long out of print, Respect as a Religion was voted in WNYC Top 200 Listener’s Poll and received critical acclaim and alternative radio play internationally. The Beth Custer Ensemble will perform the CD in an evening sprinkled with more recent gems including covers of Joni Mitchell’s ‘Carey’, Nelson Cavaquinho’s ‘Juizo Final,’ Steely Dan’s ‘Monkey in Your Soul,’ and Paolo Conte’s ‘Aguaplano.’ Hailed in is a veritable crème de la crème of Bay Area musicians including Jan Jackson on drums, (Will Bernard’s Motherbug, Black Pole), guitarist/vocalist David James who also composes and arranges for BCE (AfroFunk Experience, The Coup, Spearhead), Chris Grady on trumpet (Tom Waits, Grassy Knoll, Jewel), Lisa Mezzacappa on bass (Graham Connah, Bait & Switch), vocalist Diana Mangano (Jefferson Airplane) and Beth Custer, clarinets/vocal (Club Foot Orchestra, Trance Mission, Eighty Mile Beach, Clarinet Thing). Very special guests will include Daria Johnson (vocals) and Alan Williams (trombone). Recent BCE projects include a commission by San Francisco Cinematheque to compose and perform live scores Alexandre Hammid’s films at SF MOMA; performing live for The Joe Goode Performance Group’s dance/theatre productions at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts; premiering new work at Davies Symphony Halls After Hours Series; Go Left Festival at Yoshi’s. The Beth Custer Enesemble delights audiences with a wide ranging repertoire in the US and abroad. With three CDs and a DVD released (Roam, Respect as a Religion, Dona Luz 30 Besos, My Grandmother) BCE has a solid and varied repertoire of songs and instrumentals by Custer and a few by bandmate David James. A set might include a funky political song followed by a lilting country waltz, then an Afro-fusion odd-metered driving instrumental. If an Olympics decathlon is ever staged for musicians put your money on Beth Custer for the gold. -Derk Richardson, SF Examiner A woman for all seasons. -John Walters, The London Guardian A virtuoso of collaborations. -Andrew Gilbert, SF Chronicle More information | |||
| 21 Jun 2014 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Oakland | Chapel of the Chimes |
| Time: 5:00pm. Admission: $5-15. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 4499 Piedmonth Ave., Oakland, CA 94611. Trance Mission Duo of Stephen Kent (didgeridoos, sintir-cello, percussion), & Beth Custer (clarinet, voice, percussion) perform melodic pieces that honor the dead and ring in the solstice. More information | |||
| Tour: Trance Mission Trio Springtime! | |||
| 24 May 2014 | Trance Mission Trio | Bolinas, CA | Bolinas Community Center |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Downtown. Venue phone: (415) 868-2128. Lush sounds from a fabulous trio at the top of their game! | |||
| 23 May 2014 | Trance Mission Trio | Berkeley, CA | Subterranean Arthouse |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2179 Bancroft Way. Venue phone: 5105083492. | |||
| 15 May 2014 | Beth Custer / Joe Lasqo / Thomas Dimuzio | Oakland, CA | Duende |
| Time: 9:00pm. Admission: 8.00. Box office: (510) 893-0174. Address: 468 19th St.. Venue phone: 5108930174. Free improv in solo, duo, and trio form. More information | |||
| 14 May 2014 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | San Francisco, CA | Yoshis San Francisco |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $14. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1330 Fillmore St.. Venue phone: 4156555600. | |||
| 4 Apr 2014 | Clarinet Thing | San Francisco | Old First Church |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $17.00 General , $14.00, Seniors (65 and older) $5.00, Full Time Students (Children 12 and under are free). Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (415) 474-1608. Address: 1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco, CA 94109. Venue phone: (415) 474-1608. Clarinet Thing will be performing new works by members and new arrangements of interesting jazz & Brazilian tunes by Ian Guest, Jimmy Giuffre, and others as well as tunes from their vast repertoire including Duke Ellington, Michael Moore, Abdul Ibrahim, Carla Bley, and others. Don’t miss this stellar ensemble! More information | |||
| 15 Feb 2014 | Clarinet Thing | Berkeley, CA | Berkeley Hillside Club |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley, CA 94709. Venue phone: (510) 845-1350 or . more info soon! | |||
| Tour: Psychedelic Cinema Orchestra Tours the NE | |||
| 9 Feb 2014 | Psychedelic Cinema Orchestra | Boston | Institute of Contemporary Art |
| Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $14 members + students/$20 nonmembers. Age restrictions: All Ages. Venue phone: (617) 478-3103. Performing live original music to the films of Ken Brown. Related post. | |||
| 8 Feb 2014 | Psychedelic Cinema Orchestra | Hartford, CT | Real Artways |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 56 Arbor St.. Venue phone: (860) 232-1006. Performing live original music to the films of Ken Brown. Related post. | |||
| 7 Feb 2014 | Psychedelic Cinema Orchestra | Ithaca, NY | Cornell Cinema |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 104 Willard Straight Hall. Venue phone: (607) 255-3522. Performing live original music to the films of Ken Brown and to Hitchcock’s The Lodger. Related post. More information | |||
| 6 Feb 2014 | Psychedelic Cinema Orchestra | Gloucester, MA | Cape Ann Cinema |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 21 Main St.. Venue phone: (978) 309-8448. Performing live original music to the films of Ken Brown. Related post. | |||
| 29 Jan 2014 | Trance Mission | San Francisco, CA | Slim’s |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (415) 255-0333. Address: 333 11th St.. | |||
| 10 Jan 2014 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | San Francisco, CA | Red Poppy Art House |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $15-20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (415) 826-2402. Address: 2698 Folsom St.. More information | |||
| 17 Nov 2013 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | Oakland, CA | Duende |
| Time: 9:00pm. Admission: 15. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 468 19th St.. Venue phone: 5108930174. | |||
| 18 Sep 2013 - 22 Sep 2013 | Beth Custer | Philadelphia, PA | Church of the Crucifixion Parish House |
| Time: 9:30pm. Admission: 15. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 620 S. 8th Street, 2nd Fl.. Venue phone: (215) 413-1318. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KIM HUNTER Premiere of a play written by Joy Cutler Directed by Cara Blouin Original Music – Beth Custer A Zacherle Project Production Concept by Rick Horner and Wally Zialcita September 18, 19, 20 21~ 9:30 pm September 21, 22~ 2:30 matinees | |||
| Tour: Trance Mission Trio | |||
| 7 Sep 2013 | Trance Mission Trio | Winters, CA | The Palms |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 13 Main Street. Venue phone: (530) 795-1825. | |||
| 6 Sep 2013 | Trance Mission Trio | Berkeley, CA | Subterranean Arthouse |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: 15. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2179 Bancroft Way. Venue phone: 5105083492. | |||
| 5 Sep 2013 | Trance Mission Trio | Guerneville, Ca | Rock in the River Festival |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Guerneville Plaza. | |||
| 4 Sep 2013 | Trance Mission Trio | Fairfax, CA | 19 Broadway |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 17 Broadway Blvd.. Venue phone: (415) 459-1091. | |||
| 25 Jul 2013 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | Berkeley | Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $18 adv., $20 door. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (510) 644-2020. Address: 2020 Addison Street. More information | |||
| 21 Jul 2013 | Ken & Beth | San Francisco, CA | Castro Theatre |
| Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 429 Castro St.. Venue phone: 415 6216120. LATE ADDITION to the SAN FRANCISCO SILENT FILM FESTIVAL! Beth Custer and Ken Winokur will premiere their score to the trailer for Vertov’s THE ELEVENTH YEAR Sunday, July 21 before the screening of THE WEAVERS at 6:00pm! Ken Winokur of the Alloy Orchestra made an amazing discovery while the orchestra was traveling in the Ukraine—a two-minute trailer for Dziga Vertov’s THE ELEVENTH YEAR, created by Aleksander Rodchenko! As a special gift to San Francisco, he and Beth Custer will perform the World Premiere of their score accompanying Vertov’s trailer. The 35mm print of THE ELEVENTH YEAR trailer is courtesy of EYE International, The Netherlands. Winokur describes his find: In May of this year, while traveling in the Ukraine with Alloy Orchestra, I had the great pleasure of visiting the National Oleksandr Dovzhenko Centre (the Ukrainian National Film Archive). Located in a building that once, during the Soviet Era, housed a massive film processing lab, the archive has rapidly developed into an impressive collection of films, particularly films of the Ukraine. The curators at the archive seem to have a special interest in silent films, and also run the Mute Nights, Silent Film festival, every June in Odessa Ukraine. Shortly before leaving the archive, curator Stas Menzelevskyi, beckoned me to look at a film he had on his computer. He explained that it was a trailer for the Dziga Vertov film The THE ELEVENTH YEAR, and that it is believed to be animated and directed by Aleksander Rodchenko, a noted graphic designer and one of the founders of the Constructivist movement in the Soviet Union. I was stunned! This 2 minute film is like nothing I have ever seen from the silent era. Swirling circles, and dancing stick figures—the film looks more like something from the summer of love in San Francisco than a film from the 1920s. Upon returning the US, I started talking to SFSFF about showing this short gem. My colleague, Beth Custer of the Clubfoot Orchestra (who preceded Alloy in composing new scores for silent films), and I decided that we would collaborate on a score. We decided to do it as a duet using traditional instruments, found percussion and sampled background tapes. Once again the Dovzhenko Centre came to our aid, sending us a digital version of the film to work from, and permitting us to sample the music concrete score of Enthusiasm (Dziga Vertov’s first sound film), which the Dovzhenko had recently released as a DVD. More information | |||
| 20 Jul 2013 | Club Foot Orchestra | San Francisco, CA | Castro Theatre |
| Time: 2:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 429 Castro St.. Venue phone: 415 6216120. More information | |||
| 10 Jul 2013 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | San Francisco, CA | People in Plazas |
| Time: 1:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. | |||
| 6 Jul 2013 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | San Francisco, CA | Fillmore Jazz Festival |
| Time: 1:00pm. Admission: free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Fillmore St. @ California St.. More information | |||
| 28 Jun 2013 | Beth Custer | San Francisco, Ca | Mercury Cafe |
| Time: 6:00pm. Admission: free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 201 Octavia St.. Venue phone: (415) 252-7855. | |||
| 21 Jun 2013 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Oakland | Chapel of the Chimes |
| Time: 5:00pm. Admission: $15 general, $10 students and seniors, $5 kids under 12 (kids under 5 are free).. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 4499 Piedmonth Ave., Oakland, CA 94611. More information | |||
| 15 Jun 2013 | Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | SF Jazz Festival’s Church of the Advent Sacred Space |
| Time: 5:00pm. Admission: 10. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (415) 788-7353. Address: 261 Fell St.. Venue phone: (415) 431-0454. Beth Custer will be performing works from her vast repertoire on voice, piano, and clarinets, and premiering excerpts from her upcoming musical The Custer Project that traces her ancestry back to General George Armstrong Custer. More information | |||
| 1 Jun 2013 - 2 Jun 2013 | Roco Dance Company | San Rafael, CA | Marin Centers’ Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 10 Avenue of the Flags. Venue phone: (415) 473-6800. The Sunday, June 2nd show is at 6pm. Roco Dance Company’s 150 teenagers will be performing to my original recorded score for their version of Peter Pan. Related post. | |||
| 10 May 2013 | Clarinet Thing | San Francisco | Old First Church |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (415) 474-1608. Address: 1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco, CA 94109. Venue phone: (415) 474-1608. More information | |||
| 14 Apr 2013 | Club Foot Orchestra | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco Jazz Center Miner Auditorium |
| Time: 4:00pm. Admission: $20-30. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (866) 920-5299. Address: 201 Franklin Street. Club Foot performs its heralded score to a carefully restored version of the 1927 expressionist masterpiece Metropolis, including many scenes cut from the original American release. | |||
| 12 Apr 2013 - 14 Apr 2013 | The Beth Custer Trio | Oakland, CA | Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $10-$25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1428 Alice Street. AXIS Dance Company celebrates 25 years with this collaborative new work choreographed by Victoria Marks and composed by Beth Custer. The Beth Custer Trio will be performing live Friday and Saturday with a Q&A following each performance. For Sunday’s shows AXIS will be using the BCE Trio recorded music. | |||
| 24 Mar 2013 | Trance Mission Trio | Berkeley, CA | Subterranean Arthouse |
| Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $10-15. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2179 Bancroft Way. Venue phone: 5105083492. This dynamic trio gives urban tribalism a whole new soundtrack. Founded in 1991 by Kent and Custer, Trance Mission, the widely acclaimed “4th World” quartet out of the Bay Area, performed extensively up and down the West Coast and on several successful european tours during the 1990’s. Together they created four seminal recordings which were released on San Francisco’s City of Tribes label, the first three of which, “Trance Mission”, “Meanwhile” and “Head Light” included John Loose on drums and Kenneth Newby on Indonesian winds & percussion and atmospheric electronics. The fourth CD, ‘A Day Out of Time’ featured Kent & Custer with Peter Valsamis on drums and Electronics and Eda Maxym on vocals. This concert, the first reunion of these 3 musicians for over a decade, will revisit trio versions of classic TM works from that era and unleash some new compositions hot off the presses. Don’t miss an extraordinary evening of gorgeous melodies, scintillating rhythms, and ecstatic drones, with occasional droll interludes. | |||
| 24 Mar 2013 | Rob Reich Quintet | San Francisco | Brava Theatre |
| Time: 2:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2781 24th Street. I’m excited to be a part of Rob Reich’s new quintet. He’s a compositional force to be reckoned with! Check back for our exact showtime. | |||
| 22 Mar 2013 | Trance Mission Trio | San Francisco, CA | SF Live Arts at Cyprian’s |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 8008383006. Address: 2097 Turk St.. Venue phone: (415) 454 5238. This dynamic trio gives urban tribalism a whole new soundtrack. Founded in 1991 by Kent and Custer, Trance Mission, the widely acclaimed “4th World” quartet out of the Bay Area, performed extensively up and down the West Coast and on several successful european tours during the 1990’s. Together they created four seminal recordings which were released on San Francisco’s City of Tribes label, the first three of which, “Trance Mission”, “Meanwhile” and “Head Light” included John Loose on drums and Kenneth Newby on Indonesian winds & percussion and atmospheric electronics. The fourth CD, ‘A Day Out of Time’ featured Kent & Custer with Peter Valsamis on drums and Electronics and Eda Maxym on vocals. This concert, the first reunion of these 3 musicians for over a decade, will revisit trio versions of classic TM works from that era and unleash some new compositions hot off the presses. Don’t miss an extraordinary evening of gorgeous melodies, scintillating rhythms, and ecstatic drones, with occasional droll interludes. | |||
| 12 Mar 2013 | Beth Custer Composer Workshop | Oakland, CA | Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts |
| Time: 3:30am. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1428 Alice Street. Meet the Composer Attend a workshop and watch Beth Custer collaborate with Victoria Marks and discuss their new work “what if would you”. See up close how a composer and choreographer work together and discover how Custer comes up with musical examples that eventually develop into the final piece. RSVP: Studio E at the Malonga Close to 12th Street BART | |||
| 3 Mar 2013 | Graham Connah’s No Porkestra | Berkeley, Ca | Berkeley Jazz School |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2087 Addison St.. Venue phone: (510) 845-5373. Graham does no advertising for this regular gig. Don’t miss out hearing his sparkly compositions for a mass of horns, vocals, and rhythm section. | |||
| 1 Mar 2013 | Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | Red Poppy Art House |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $12-$20. Age restrictions: No Minors. Box office: (415) 826-2402. Address: 2698 Folsom St.. In a rare solo appearance, Beth Custer will be performing a set of her songs on piano, voice and clarinets. Hear the stripped down versions of your favorite Eighty Mile Beach, Dona Luz 30 Besos and Beth Custer Ensemble songs. Opening for David James’s GPS. | |||
| 16 Feb 2013 | Trio Garufa | San Francisco | Red House Speak Easy |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20.00. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3227 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA 94110. Hear this fabulous Argentine tango trio in a very intimate house concert setting. There will be room for dancing. Doors open at 7:30, show is at 8pm-10pm. Tickets are $20 donation cash only. Beverages sold separately for a cash donation. | |||
| 21 Jan 2013 - 22 Jan 2013 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | Berkeley | Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $22.50 advance, $24.50 door. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (510) 644-2020. Address: 2020 Addison Street. This show is not to be missed! Each song from Joni Mitchell’s seminal ‘Blue’ album will be performed by a different Bay Area band including Kitka, Amy X Neuberg, Jazz Mafia, Killbossa, Seshen, and more! More information | |||
| 16 Dec 2012 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Berkeley, CA | Haba Na Haba |
| Time: 4:00pm. Admission: 25.00. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (510) 527-2210. Address: 1936 Thousand Oaks. Venue phone: (510) 527-2210. 1936 Thousand Oaks Berkeley, CA 94707 An intimate benefit concert for Solar Roots (www.solarroots.org), an organization that brings solar electricity to underserved populations in Asia and Africa and trains local people in green renewable and safe energy alternatives since 2008. Make possible “the gift of light”. Founder Bruce will be here and report back on his recent work in Burma and Madagascar. Concert organized by Kirsten Falke-Boyd, Regina Gilligan and Peitsa Hirvonen. This will sell out, reserve your tickets early! Donation $25.00. Reservations: (510) 527-2210 or email | |||
| 18 Nov 2012 | Clarinet Thing | San Francisco, CA | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts |
| Time: 12:30pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 701 Mission Street. Venue phone: (415) 978-2787. Clarinet Thing will perform in the LAM Research Theatre at YBCA this Sunday at 12:30pm. We are thrilled to be included in San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music Chamber Music Day. Treat yourself to a day of free chamber music in several venues in YBCA! More information | |||
| 3 Nov 2012 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | San Francisco, CA | Red Poppy Art House |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $12-20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2698 Folsom St.. Performing new songs and hits from Custer’s repertoire including a funky cover of Joni Mitchell’s ‘Carey,’ Porto Franco video song ‘For the Grace of Any Man,’ and ‘Prokofiev’ premiered recently on Davies Symphony Hall’s After Hours Series. David James’s poignant pieces will be performed and some new treats! Buy tickets in advance for our concert in this acoustically marvelous, beyond intimate (30 seats!) space. More information | |||
| 21 Oct 2012 | Trance Mission Trio | San Francisco, CA | Bernal Heights Fiesta on the Hill |
| Time: 12:45am. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Cortland Ave., West Stage. Venue phone: (800) 310-6563. Trance Mission Trio is Stephen Kent, Beth Custer, with Jan Jackson. | |||
| 20 Oct 2012 | Trance Mission Duo: Stephen Kent & Beth Custer | Napa, CA | Di Rosa Preserve |
| Time: 5:00pm. Admission: $100-$500. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (707) 226-5991. Address: 5200 Carneros Highway. Trance Mission Duo will perform at 6 pm. | |||
| 29 Sep 2012 - 30 Sep 2012 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | San Francisco | Brava Theatre |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $12-35. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (415) 647-7657 ext. 1. Address: 2781 24th Street. Sunday’s show is at 6:30pm. More information | |||
| 29 Sep 2012 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | San Francisco, CA | Red Poppy Art House |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $10-20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2698 Folsom St.. | |||
| Tour: MY GRANDMOTHER Live Music to Silent Film | |||
| 30 Aug 2012 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | San Francisco, CA | Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema Festival |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Top of Bernal Hill. The Beth Custer Ensemble octet will perform Custer’s award winning live original score to the 1929 Soviet Georgian silent comedy My Grandmother. | |||
| 26 Aug 2012 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | Mill Valley | Throckmorton Theatre |
| Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $15 General, $18 General Day of Show. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941. Venue phone: (415) 383-9600. More information | |||
| 21 Aug 2012 | Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | Alley Cat Books |
| Time: 7:00am. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3036 24th Street. Venue phone: (415) 824-1761. | |||
| 20 Aug 2012 | Beth Custer | San Francisco, CA | Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center |
| Time: 10:30am. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 515 Cortland Avenue. Venue phone: (415) 206-2140. For BHNC members only. | |||
| 27 Jul 2012 | Clarinet Thing | San Francisco, CA | SFO You Are Hear Music Series |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: San Francisco International Airport. Terminal 1, Mezzanine, 11am-2pm More information | |||
| 7 Jul 2012 | David James’ GPS | San Francisco | Red House Speak Easy |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $15-150. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3227 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA 94110. Come hear GPS play its funny, sad, serious toons in a very intimate setting: the Red House Speakeasy. Alan Williams-trombone Beth Custer-clarinets Charith Premawardhana-viola Lisa Mezzacappa-bass Jan Jackson-drums David James-guitar Libations served for a donation. More information | |||
| 6 Jul 2012 | JaCuJa, aka Beth Custer Ensemble Trio | San Francisco, CA | SFO You Are Hear Music Series |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: San Francisco International Airport. If you’re flying out on July 6th, come hear us at the Terminal 1 Mezzanine, 11am-2pm. | |||
| 21 Jun 2012 | Stephen Kent & Beth Custer of Trance Mission | Oakland | Chapel of the Chimes |
| Time: 5:00pm. Admission: $15 general, $10 students and se. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 4499 Piedmonth Ave., Oakland, CA 94611. An annual solstice concert, in a splendid Julia Morgan building, featuring a wide swath of Bay Area musicians. | |||
| 16 Jun 2012 | Stephen Kent & Beth Custer of Trance Mission | San Francisco | Red House Speak Easy |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20 donation. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3227 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA 94110. Red House Speak Easy presents didgeridoo master Stephen Kent and Beth Custer performing an evening of Trance Mission repertoire and new improvisations. | |||
| Tour: MY GRANDMOTHER Live Music to Silent Film | |||
| 3 Jun 2012 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | Portland, OR | Alberta Rose Theatre |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $15 Advance | $18 At The Door. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (503) 719-7784. Address: 3000 NE Alberta St., Portland, OR 97211. Venue phone: (503) 719-7784. We are finally making our way to Portland! Related post. | |||
| 2 Jun 2012 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | Arcata, CA | Arcata Playhouse |
| Time: 7:30pm. Address: 1251 9th Street, Arcata, CA 95521. Venue phone: (707) 822-1575. Yeah! Arcata Playhouse is the bomb! Related post. | |||
| 1 Jun 2012 | The Beth Custer Ensemble | Berkeley, CA | Berkeley Hillside Club |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley, CA 94709. Venue phone: (510) 845-1350 or . Have you ever been to the Berkeley Hillside Club? It’s a wonderful venue in downtown Berkeley. Acoustics are great in the wooden space. Related post. | |||
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