Strange Meeting

Strange Meeting — REAL HUMAN MUSIC — is a recurring Tuesday residency (7–9 p.m.) at The Basement, 791 8th St. (listed as 780 Seventh St. The Aug 25 edition is listed on basementarcata.com as "8/25 – STRANGE MEETING | REAL HUMAN MUSIC | $5 Suggested Donation" alongside the weekly series (also 8/18, 9/1, 9/8, 9/15). Strange Meeting is a collective of five adventurous improvisers — Nicholas Talvola, Russ Thallheimer, Alex Espe, Ian Taylor and Shane Fox — with a unique brand of jazz fusing improvisational freedom and instrumental virtuosity with electronic effects and organic textures. No advance ticketing; $5 donation requested at the door.