Events and News

Sold out but taking a waiting list Friday, June 10 8 pm Loft in Oakland …Limited seating for 19 $75/person I am honored to return to Phil Gelb’s vegan feast and music event for the 4th time. And this time, I am thrilled to play duo with one of my very favorite musicians, Barre Phillips!! Barre is native to the …

Thursday, Jun 9 2011 8:00 PM Luggage Store New Music Series 1007 Market St. 3rd Floor @ 6th Street SF

June 4th, 8pm at the 65th Ojai Music Festival A command performance of celebrated composer Osvaldo Golijov’s “Ayre” – the stunning song cycle hailed as “intoxicating and endlessly haunting” – with Grammy Award winners Dawn Upshaw and eighth blackbird.

Sun May 29: “Challenging, complex, ultimately intriguingly beautiful original compositions by bass virtuoso Mark Dresser & his West Coast Quintet featuring Tripp Sprague saxophone, Michael Dessen trombone, Joshua White piano, & Duncan Moore drums” at Dizzy’s San Diego 7PM – $15 cover ($10 students w/ID)

May 11th BERLIN/Germany Institut Francais de Berlin Line Up: Myra Melford, piano Mark Dresser, bass Michael Sarin, drums

May 8th AMSTERDAM/Netherlands Bimhuis Line Up: Myra Melford, piano Mark Dresser, bass Michael Sarin, drums

May 7th WIEN/Austria Porgy & Bess Jazz Music Club Line up; Myra Melford – piano Mark Dresser – bass Michael Sarin – drums

May 5th SINGEN/Germany Kulturzentrum Gems Line Up, Myra Melford-piano Mark Dresser-bass Michael Sarin-drums

May 4, 2011 BIELEFELD/Germany Bunker Ulmenwall Line Up: Myra Melford, piano Mark Dresser, bass Michael Sarin, drums

April 27, 7pm at UCSD at the Conrad Prebys Music Center and UC Berkeley Wheeler Hall Telematic music is live performance between musicians in different geographical locations using high speed/high bandwidth internet connections. This special Net Works concert features virtuoso ensemble playing by prominent artists in jazz and improvised/experimental music — pianist Myra Melford in Berkeley with bassist Mark Dresser …