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offbeatSF (formerly North Beach Live) is a curated calendar helping you discover live music, independent artists, and off-the-radar venues across San Francisco.
Events
Dirty Works Jazz Jam
Persona 685 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe Dirty Works Jazz Band brings its weekly jam session to Persona. Led by upright bassist Kyle Finley, these "Dirty Works & Friends" nights transform the North Beach venue into...
FreeThe San Francisco Invitational Jam
Tupelo 1337 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA, United StatesStep into the inner circle of the city's music scene with THE San Francisco Invitational Jam at Tupelo. Held every Monday night from 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM, this is...
FreeJinx Jones
The Saloon 1232 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJinx Jones brings high-octane rockabilly, twangy surf, and vintage rock and roll energy to The Saloon, turning San Francisco’s oldest bar into a late-night guitar party. Known for deep love...
FreeGG Amos
The Saloon 1232 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA, United StatesGG Amos at The Saloon features the San Francisco singer, guitarist, songwriter, and arranger, a longtime West Coast Blues artist whose soulful voice and expressive guitar style merge Blues with...
FreeSi Butler Trio
Scopo Divino 2800 California St #101, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSi Butler Trio at Scopo Divino features London-born, San Francisco–based guitarist Si Butler with acoustic bass and drums, performing Modern Jazz Standards and originals infused with Latin, Brazilian, and Funk...
FreeLara Louise
North Beach Restaurant 1512 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesLara Louise brings a sultry blend of jazz, bossa nova, and folk-inflected songcraft to North Beach Restaurant. The Dutch-born vocalist and guitarist sings in English and French, shaping classic American...
FreeThe West Coast Blues Revue: Live Blues
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe West Coast Blues Revue brings together a rotating lineup of top-tier Bay Area talent, led by the incomparable Hal Petcher at Biscuits & Blues. Each show delivers a fresh...
$15Hal Bigler Band
Comstock Saloon 155 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, United StatesHal Bigler Band brings high-energy traditional jazz and swing to Comstock Saloon every Tuesday from 7:30pm-10:30pm. Led by veteran upright bassist Hal Bigler, the rotating ensemble features leading Bay Area...
FreeGaucho Jazz
DecoDance Bar 1160 Polk St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesStep into DecoDance on a Thursday night and you’ll find Gaucho turning the Art Deco lounge into a Paris-meets-San-Francisco swing party. Their hot-club–inspired sound — acoustic guitars, bass, and horns...
FreeThe Local Edition Jazz Orchestra
Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesLive every Tuesday exclusively at Local Edition! The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra is a diverse group of long-time friends that have played alongside one another for years. The ensemble ranges...
FreeSmith Dobson Jazz Special
Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe 12 Saroyan Pl, San Francisco, CA, United StatesMonthly jazz jam session led by multi-instrumentalist Smith Dobson and his quartet. Every first Tuesday 8-11pm at Specs! All musicians welcome, bring your instruments!
FreeFault Line Trio
Dawn Club 10 Annie St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesFault Line Trio is one of the Bay Area’s most dynamic and innovative crossover jazz projects! Swing, R&B, and sophisticated grooves. Featuring Jay Sanders - piano and keys, Lukas Vesely...
FreeThe North Beach Django
Paris 75 515 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, United StatesTransport yourself to a 1930s sidewalk café in Montmartre as North Beach Django takes residency at Paris 75 every Tuesday. The jazz manouche jam session led by guitarists Ned Boynton...
FreeChris Siebert
Royal Cuckoo Organ Lounge 3202 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAn intimate evening of vintage jazz and blues at The Royal Cuckoo Lounge featuring Chris Siebert, a prominent San Francisco-based jazz pianist, organist, and bandleader known for bridging generations of...
FreeDR. CHO & THE HANDSOME BOYS
Boom Boom Room 1601 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesDr. Cho & The Handsome Boys at Boom Boom Room is a San Francisco classic rock band playing covers from the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, here for the third annual...
$20Lisa Kindred Band
The Saloon 1232 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe Lisa Kindred Band carries on the spirit and repertoire of beloved Mill Valley–based blues, folk, and rock singer Lisa Kindred, whose roots stretch from the 1960s Greenwich Village folk...
FreeAustin Wazz of Analog Dog
The Grove 690 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAustin Wazz (Austin Wasielewski) is the lead singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist of Analog Dog, a San Francisco-based psychedelic indie-disco band he co-founded with Rob Nicol, appearing at The Grove. His...
FreeLe Jazz Hot
Scopo Divino 2800 California St #101, San Francisco, CA, United StatesLe Jazz Hot, the local trio/quartet incarnation of the Hot Club of San Francisco, brings spirited Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli-style jazz to Scopo Divino every Wednesday from 6:00–9:00 PM....
FreeLara Louise
North Beach Restaurant 1512 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesLara Louise brings a sultry blend of jazz, bossa nova, and folk-inflected songcraft to North Beach Restaurant. The Dutch-born vocalist and guitarist sings in English and French, shaping classic American...
FreeWednesday Big Table
Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe 12 Saroyan Pl, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAn open gathering of writers, poets, artists and more around the Big Table at Specs every Wednesday from 6:30-8:30pm! This more than 40 year tradition began with writers Jack Hirschman...
FreeHelen Sung
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, United StatesGuggenheim Fellow, pianist, and composer Helen Sung brings her Oracles Quartet to Keys Jazz Bistro. A graduate of the inaugural class of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance (now...
$30The Charles Unger Experience
Ti Piacera 1507 Polk St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin us for a high-energy evening of soulful jazz and funk with the Charles Unger Experience at Ti Piacera! Performing every other Wednesday from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, the...
FreePatrick Wolff
The Deluxe 1511 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesPatrick Wolff brings a lifetime of deep jazz immersion to The Deluxe, joined by a stellar quartet — Adam Shulman on piano, Eric Markowitz on bass, and Sylvia Cuenca on...
$5Nathan Nakadegawa-Lee Quartet
Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesOakland-born saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer Nathan Nakadegawa-Lee brings his quartet to Mr. Tipples for an evening of modern post-bop and modal jazz. A graduate of The New School’s Jazz and...
$15
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OffBeatSF is a hand‑curated calendar of San Francisco’s off‑beat live culture—jazz and blues, intimate concerts, poetry readings, and neighborhood art events. We do the digging so you can see everything in one place and know where to go tonight when you want to really listen.
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