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David Alvarez, Joel Reber- reeds //percussion
Justin Esposito-bass//percussion
Diego Munguia-sampler//percussion

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ONE WEEK AWAY! Bobbyy & AKAI SOLO + My Favorite Color all on tour together PLUS support from Heavy Arts Ensemble AND Sha Ray just added!

A not-to-be-missed bill at a new venue in the outer sunset, across the street from where I was evicted last summer. Lived there 11 years and also ran a venue downstairs for almost 7. I managed to move back to the neighborhood this summer. So, this a celebration of return. You are invited. BYOB. See you there? taken in Sunset District, San Francisco by @heavy.arts.ensemble

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Wed Oct 21st at Sunset Village Music Hall SF at 46th and Judah st
Bobbyy
AKAI SOLO
My Favorite Color
& HEAVY ARTS ENSEMBLE

This will be a special evening. Don't miss a very rare (non-neck of the woods) show I am throwing for some truly exceptional folks! #bobbyy #akaisolo #myfavoritecolor #heavyartsensemble #sunsetvillagemusichall #sanfrancisco taken in San Francisco, California by @heavy.arts.ensemble

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19 days ago

Eternally Now ♾️ w/ Heavy Arts Ensemble-ish
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For the Bathers Library Summer Symposium 2026 at Good Hot in Richmond, CA. 🛁❤️🏛️
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Joel was in the sauna and Justin was in Philly ^ 🎷🎻
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@earfact_ , @samgunza , and I will be playing more improvised music with Fred Frith ( @ffrith7 ) and @thesleeeeeves on Saturday, Oct 3 at the @4startheater in SF. 👹🌶️🍤

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🎥 by @kirbayjo
#sauna #ambientmusic #improvisedmusic #freemusic #nature taken in Good Hot by @heavy.arts.ensemble

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8.30 bathers library closing symposium at good hot @batherslibrary @g_o_o_d_h_o_t @eternalnow.space
9.12 Far out fest @faroutfest.sf
10.1 thee storkee w m sayyd, jel and mars kumari @theestorkcluboakland @_m.sayyid @jeffreyjellogan @mars.kumari @handsmadecollective by @heavy.arts.ensemble

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JUST ANNOUNCED!! 10/1 at @theestorkcluboakland

✩ M.SAYYID @_m.sayyid is a lyricist, producer, visual artist and a founding member of The New York based Alternative hip hop group Antipop Consortium.

✩ JEL @jeffreyjellogan is an American hip hop producer and rapper. He is co-founder of the record label Anticon. He has been a member of Presage, Themselves, Subtle, and 13 & God

✩ HEAVY ARTS ENSEMBLE @heavy.arts.ensemble is a collective of Bay Area musicians and media artists. Through a collage of avant-garde jazz, drone, extended melodic improvisation, live sampling, modular synthesis, live visuals, radical software and the outer edges of experimental beat culture, Heavy Arts Ensemble seeks to push deep grooves into trance-inducing states.

✩ MARS KUMARI @mars.kumari When Jacques Derrida defined the lingering Marxism of late-Capitalist society as hauntological, mashing together the words haunting and ontology, he couldn’t have imagined what the era might sound like. Mars Kumari captures the grief and grit of loss we all feel now, haunted as we are by what was here and is now missing.

🎟️ Get tickets at theestorkclub.com 🎟️

8pm | $15/$20 | 21+ | 𓅡 #storkshows

#msayyid #jel #heavyartsensemble #marskumari taken in The Stork Club Oakland California by @heavy.arts.ensemble

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3 months ago

thank you @thelabsf for having us. And thank you @dr.tyshawnsorey_official @peterevanstrumpet @_nickjoz for the mind melting music. by @heavy.arts.ensemble

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5 months ago

We are so looking forward to playing this Sunday 5/10 @thelabsf in support of the incredible @beingandbecomingband in an insane trio configuration compromised of @peterevanstrumpet @dr.tyshawnsorey_official and @_nickjoz not one to miss, we are honored. Tickets in bio.

Heavy Arts Ensemble
Joel Reber - Tenor Saxophone // percussion
David Alvarez- Alto saxophone // percussion
Melanie Marie - Live Visuals // percussion
Justin Esposito - Double Bass // percussion
Chili Corder - Cello // percussion
Diego Munguia - modular samplers // percussion taken in The Lab by @heavy.arts.ensemble

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Some shots from Thursday night’s show. Thank you so much @tac_oakland for the beautiful event. Thank you @s__hellsgate and @experimentsatmidnight for being absolute rippers. Shout out @chiliguitar for shredding the cello. Shout out @pu22l3 for jamming with us on visuals. Much love to all. taken in TAC: Temescal Art Center by @heavy.arts.ensemble

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Thursday 1/19 we play live at @tac_oakland with @s__hellsgate @experimentsatmidnight
We are so stoked to play with such a fire lineup.
Heavy drones, tranced out beats, hypnotic hope.
Shout out @apfiedler for the beautiful flyer.

For this configuration of the ensemble we will have
@joltrebirth reeds // percussion
@earfact_ reeds // percussion
@chiliguitar cello // percussion
Justin Esposito’s on double bass // percussion
@kin_sventa modular sampler // percussion
@melanie_mmarie visuals // percussion
And special guest @pu22l3 visuals // percussion by @heavy.arts.ensemble

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7 months ago

Our debut is now available on bandcamp and streaming.

Heavy Arts Ensemble “Terminus Est”

This song is titled “One For St.Marie”

Heavy Arts Ensemble is a collective of Bay Area musicians and media artists. Through a collage of extended melodic improvisation, live sampling, modular synthesis, live visuals, the outer edges of experimental beat culture, avant-garde jazz, drone and radical software, Heavy Arts Ensemble seeks to push deep grooves into trance-inducing states.

The collective features a rotating lineup alongside core members

Joel Reber- reeds // percussion
David Alvarez - reeds // percussion
Tommy Wong- reeds // percussion
Melanie Marie- live visuals // percussion
Justin Esposito- double bass // percussion
Diego Munguia- modular sampler // reeds // percussion by @heavy.arts.ensemble

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Our debut is now available on bandcamp and streaming.

Heavy Arts Ensemble “Terminus Est”

Heavy Arts Ensemble is a collective of Bay Area musicians and media artists. Through a collage of extended melodic improvisation, live sampling, modular synthesis, live visuals, the outer edges of experimental beat culture, avant-garde jazz, drone and radical software, Heavy Arts Ensemble seeks to push deep grooves into trance-inducing states.

The collective features a rotating lineup alongside core members

Joel Reber- reeds // percussion
David Alvarez - reeds // percussion
Tommy Wong- reeds // percussion
Melanie Marie- live visuals // percussion
Justin Esposito- double bass // percussion
Diego Munguia- modular sampler // reeds // percussion by @heavy.arts.ensemble

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a year ago

December 8 @lofi.oyster.co presents
@fujilllllllllllta Japanese drone artist working with custom built pipe organs and recent @warppublishing signee

At first Presbyterian Church Oakland

Opening set from @heavy.arts.ensemble - a collective of Bay Area musicians and media artists combining avant-garde jazz, drone and hiphop with live visuals. taken in First Presbyterian Church of Oakland by @heavy.arts.ensemble

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