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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!

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I'm Already Doing Musical Improv

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

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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

Learn from Our Own Local Talent

We're excited to announce that this spring we'll be hosting our first ever Weekend of Workshops in San Francisco!
 
This is a weekend dedicated to showcasing and fostering local teachers, offering musical improvisers the chance to learn about unique topics from our own local talent pool!
 
Workshop registration opens February 18th!
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Festival

The Bay Area Musical Improv Festival

That's a wrap on the second-annual Bay Area Musical Improv Festival!

Thank you so much to everyone who took part in this year's festival--you made it such a joyful and inspiring weekend!

Over four days, we hosted over 700 audience members at eight shows, with 25 acts, featuring 117 performers. We also held seven sold-out workshops for 104 students and a workshop for 10 Musical Directors. And we hosted an incredible opening pizza party, a rockin 'closing party with live-band karaoke, a performer jam and a bagel and coffee klatch.

And we're excited to announce that we're coming back again next year! Save the date, because the third-annual Bay Area Musical Improv Festival will be back October 22 - 25, 2026.

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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.

Sign up for email updates using the form to the left to receive a link to our WhatsApp Group!

 

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!