Welcome to the bay area's musical improv community

I'm New to Musical Improv

New to musical improv here in the bay area? No worries, we got you! Find out about intro classes, shows to watch and more!

I'm Already Doing Musical Improv

Already taken some classes or performed musical improv? Find out about jams, advanced classes, auditions and more!

I'm a Musician Who Likes Improv

Do you play piano, guitar or drums and enjoy improvising? Find out how to become a Musical Director for improv here in the bay area!

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Upcoming Events

The Bay Area Musical Improv Festival

Welcome back for the second annual Bay Area Musical Improv Festival, bringing together musical improvisers from around the San Francisco Bay Area and across the country for a weekend of musical improv shows, workshops and jams.

Over four days, attendees will be able to watch over a dozen musical improv teams perform, attend workshops taught by visiting teachers, and jump in the fun themselves and jam with us. This is a weekend no musical improviser will want to miss!

It’s all happening October 23 - 26, 2025 at the All Out Comedy Theater in Uptown Oakland!

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We'll send you bi-monthly e-mail updates with important information for musical improvisers in the Bay Area.

The best way to make sure you never miss a new musical improv opportunity, audition announcement, jam or show. 

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Join Our WhatsApp Group

You can also join the Bay Area Musical Improv WhatsApp group to connect with the broader community and stay up-to-date on opportunities coming up.

 

Support Musical Improv

Donate to Bay Area Musical Improv

Help us in our mission to provide opportunities for musical improvisers in the Bay Area to learn, connect and play by making a donation.

Bay Area Musical Improv is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non-profit, so every dollar you donate goes directly to our programming. That includes things like hosting free community mixers and jams, developing our local talent pool of Musical Directors, bringing out-of-town instructors like Laura Hall to teach workshops, and running the Bay Area Musical Improv Festival.

A donation of any amount is welcome and all donations are tax-deductible!