

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Vernacular: New Music - Elliott Levin, Don Preston, Peter Valsamis
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 08 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Vernacular &amp; Sun Space invite you to experience legendary musical artists Elliott Levin and Don Preston, along with local hero Panagiotis Peter Valsamis. 

Bandcamp playlist: https://bandcamp.com/darryltewes/playlist/vernacular-feb-8

Set One: 7:30
Set Two: 9:00

Elliot Levin - saxophone
Don Preston - keyboards
Panagiotis Peter Valsamis - drums

Woodwind giant and extraordinary poet Elliot Levin arrives from Philadelphia to make a few west coast appearances.

Levin’s career encompasses playing with the most interesting and exciting experimental and jazz musicians - including Cecil Taylor (Phthongas, Unit Core Ensemble, and Live in Berlin). He has also published several books of verse that explores the music of language and the language of music with the same intensity and expressiveness that he brings to his saxophone performances.

Joining Elliot for two sets are keyboardist Don Preston and drummer Panagiotis Peter Valsamis - 

Don Preston had already made a name for himself in Detroit, playing with the city’s finest before he joined Zappa’s Mothers in the mid 60s. He has never stopped exploring and growing as a cutting-edge jazz pianist, synthesist, and composer. Don ranks among the most revered and treasured artists in Los Angeles; don’t miss an opportunity to hear him in live performance!

Panagiotis Peter Valsamis an LA-based drummer/percussionist/composer/sound designer whose drumming expertly incorporates and synthesizes a variety of musical styles. He has worked previously with both Elliot and Preston, and shares with Elliot an affiliation with Cecil Taylor.

Suggested Donation: $15, NOTAFLOF
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sunland/vernacular-new-music-elliott-levin-don-preston-peter-valsamis/200029637492820
- **Event Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Art, literary-art, Nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029637492820?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=sunland-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Sunland
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Sun Space
- **lat**: 34.2471715
- **long**: -118.3569575
- **full address**: Sun Space, 9685 Sunland Blvd, Sunland, CA 91040-1450, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Vernacular New Music Series (https://allevents.in/org/vernacular-new-music-series/22744937)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 08 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun Space, 9685 Sunland Blvd, Sunland, CA 91040-1450, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Vernacular New Music Series
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Music, Entertainment, Art, literary-art, Nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Vernacular: New Music - Elliott Levin, Don Preston, Peter Valsamis ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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