Past Gigs

The Beth Custer Trio

1428 Alice Street, Oakland CA 94612
8:00 pm Age requirement: All Ages

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.

Trance Mission Trio

2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley CA 94704
7:00 pm Age requirement: All Ages

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.

Rob Reich Quintet

2781 24th Street, San Francisco
2:00 pm Age requirement: All Ages

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.

Trance Mission Trio

2097 Turk St., San Francisco CA 94115
8:00 pm Age requirement: All Ages

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.

Beth Custer Composer Workshop

1428 Alice Street, Oakland CA 94612
3:30 am Age requirement: All Ages

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

Graham Connah's No Porkestra

2087 Addison St., Berkeley CA 94704
8:30 pm Age requirement: All Ages

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.

Beth Custer

2698 Folsom St., San Francisco CA 94110
7:30 pm Age requirement: 18

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.

Trio Garufa

Red House Speak Easy
3227 Folsom St., San Francisco CA 94110
8:00 pm Age requirement: All Ages

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.