San Franciscos Zoyres performs original and Eastern European traditional music (klezmer, Balkan, etc.), often in quite untraditional ways, with new arrangements and an improvising/ experimental bent. An acoustic band with a big sound (trombone, tuba, saxophone, clarinet, and percussion), their repertoire is both booty-shaking and beautiful. Colin Stetson was born and raised in Ann Arbor, MI, where he became proficient on assorted saxophones, clarinet, and flute. While still in college, he co-founded Transmission (which later became Transmission Trio), and in 1998 they relocated to San Francisco. Stetson also branched out to play live with the likes of Fred Frith, Peter Kowald, Ned Rothenberg, and Kenny Wollesen. Since relocating to NYC in 2004, Stetson has performed regularly with the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Anthony Braxton and TV On the Radio. He is currently touring with the band, Arcade Fire, playing clarinet, bass clarinet, french horn, cornet and bass saxophone. Also performing are Chicago improvisers, Tobin Summerfield (guitar) and Jaimie Branch (trumpet), in town with large ensemble, Never Enough Hope, alongside locals Aram Shelton and Dina Maccabee.