Lisa Mezzacappa is a Bay Area treasure, and to this day, the prolific Berkeley bassist and composer remains creative to an almost frightening degree. Mezzacappa has chosen the conspicuous date of Sept. 11 for the Bay Area debut of Bodaboda, her newest and possibly wildest quartet; the group zigzags between Ornette Coleman’s structured harmolodics, unbridled free jazz and a sort of inebriated reinterpretation of circus music. Initially featuring bass clarinet and tuba, but now with guitar and electronics—and sharing a bill with the equally unpredictable Klaxon Mutant Allstars—Bodaboda serves as a microcosm of all that makes Duende’s booking so unique.
