$10.50 advance / $12.50 at door. 644-2020. www.thefreight.org
8pm to 10pm, Freight and Salvage Coffee House, 2020 Addison
8 pm
Bruce Ackley - soprano saxophone
Thollem McDonas - piano
Karen Stackpole - gongs and percussion
Ackley is a founding member of Rova; Thollem is our vagabonding hero keyboardist; and Karen "Gongwoman" Stackpole is local maestro of the vibration. Although this is the first opportunity for this trio to perform publicly, they have each played together in different settings. It is their mutual affinities that have drawn them together for the Berkeley Arts performance, which is sure to delight and surprise listeners.
9 pm
Michael Vlatkovich Quintet
Michael Vlatkovich - trombone
Tom McNalley - guitar
Scott Walton - bass
John Hanes - drums
Steve Adams - saxophones
This is insane music for a crazy world, composed by Michael Vlatkovich, who continues to attempt to give the population an unfiltered, unedited view of themselves. This music is something they will be able to take home with them. Insanity runs deep, like a river, like music itself.
8pm to 9pm, Berkeley Arts - 2133 University Avenue, between Shattuck & Oxford