Oakland-raised saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer Nathan Nakadegawa-Lee brings his quartet to The Deluxe. A graduate of The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York, Nakadegawa-Lee leads an ensemble featuring pianist Henry Plotnick alongside a dynamic rhythm section. His playing merges an expressive, vocal-like horn tone with deep blues roots and angular modern...
The Deluxe Jazz Collective brings the spontaneous energy of rotating musicians to The Deluxe every Monday — a revolving cast of Bay Area talent coming together to keep the jazz tradition alive, fresh, and full of surprises week after week.
Bay Area instrumental ensemble Signless takes the stage The Deluxe, featuring a frontline led by trumpeter Lucas Davis alongside bassist Alan Jones, pianist Michael Potter, and drummer Miles Turk. Emerging from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music's Roots, Jazz, and American Music (RJAM) community, the trio of frequent collaborators brings a sharp, contemporary edge to...
Latin Grammy–nominated electro-acoustic ensemble Los Tangueros del Oeste brings their groundbreaking nuevo tango sound to The Deluxe in the Upper Haight. Founded and led by acclaimed bassist and composer Sascha Jacobsen, the group reimagines traditional Argentine tango by weaving in modern electronic textures, hip-hop beats, and jazz improvisation alongside traditional bandoneón, violin, piano, and upright...
Frankie and the Pool Boys bring sun-soaked, reverb-drenched good times to The Deluxe — this instrumental surf combo has been riding the wave since 2009, logging hundreds of shows and touring Europe twice, as well as Mexico and Japan. Headliners at the legendary Surfer Joe Festival in Livorno, Italy and the Baja Surf Stomp in...
Oakland-based instrumental outfit The John Brothers Piano Company brings their high-energy sound to The Deluxe. Formed by UC Berkeley graduates who famously started out hauling a spinet piano to busk...
Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums bring their high-energy, theatrical jump-swing spectacular to The Deluxe — led by the dynamic duo of Steve Lucky and Miss Carmen Getit, this Oakland-based band blends vintage jazz, blues, boogie-woogie, and 50s R&B into a live show that is as entertaining as it is irresistibly danceable. Equal parts musical...
Patrick 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...
The Deluxe Jazz Collective brings the spontaneous energy of rotating musicians to The Deluxe every Monday — a revolving cast of Bay Area talent coming together to keep the jazz tradition alive, fresh, and full of surprises week after week.
The Deluxe welcomes Night School with Torré Aledia on guitar — an all‑improv session led by the Filipino‑American bassist, producer, and composer who has become a key voice in the...
British-born guitarist and singer Charles Wheal takes the stage at The Deluxe for an afternoon set of traditional American roots and blues. After cutting his teeth in the historic blues clubs of Chicago and touring internationally for nearly a decade as the lead guitarist for harmonica virtuoso Mark Hummel and the Blues Survivors, Wheal has...
Mitch Polzak & The Royal Deuces have the honor of inaugurating The Deluxe's grand reopening at 1511 Haight Street, bringing rockabilly and 60s country music to a room that was made for exactly this kind of raw, reverb-soaked American sound. Polzak delivers the religious fervor of Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash on the uptempo...
The Seismics bring the vintage modern California sound crashing into The Deluxe — a four-piece instrumental surf band from Ocean Beach, San Francisco, formed in 2016 and built on a repertoire spanning 60+ classic surf instrumental covers and originals, with over four hours of live music to prove it. Featuring 'Lost Jonny' Mojeske on lead/rhythm...
The Good Evening Folks bring a delightfully eerie, nostalgic musical séance to the stage at The Deluxe. Fronted by the vocal pairing of Meredith Edgar and Lester T. Raww (frontman of The Pine Box Boys), the ensemble revives mid-century gems from the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s with a dark, sultry flair. Blending rootsy acoustic balladry,...
La Papaya Theory brings an infectious, danceable blend of tropical grooves and improvisation to The Deluxe, featuring multi-instrumentalist Pablo Malpica. Rooted in traditional Colombian and Latin American cumbia rhythms, the project weaves together psychedelic funk textures, jazz harmonies, and live looping to craft an energetic, modern soundscape. Driven by Malpica's syncopated rhythms, rhythmic guitar lines,...
Veteran drummer and bandleader Brian Andres brings his Latin Quartet to The Deluxe for an evening of polyrhythmic precision and vibrant improvisation. A cornerstone of the Bay Area Latin jazz scene and leader of the acclaimed Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel, Andres guides the ensemble through intricate Afro-Cuban, Caribbean, and South American rhythms seamlessly fused with modern...
Bay Area ensemble F.MPH brings their boundary-pushing Latin jazz fusion to The Deluxe, featuring guitarist Chili Corder. Built around a core lineup that includes Shangyu Hsu on EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument), bassist Austin West, and drummer-composer Isaias Medellin, the group blends classic Latin jazz syncopation and afro-caribbean rhythms with electronic wind textures and experimental fusion...
The Deluxe Jazz Collective brings the spontaneous energy of rotating musicians to The Deluxe every Monday — a revolving cast of Bay Area talent coming together to keep the jazz tradition alive, fresh, and full of surprises week after week.
A long-running house favorite at the venue, The Luxomatics return to The Deluxe with a raw, high-spirited mix of early blues, vintage rock and roll, and boogie-woogie. Driven by Sandy Clifford’s gritty vocals and blues harmonica, the seasoned San Francisco outfit delivers foot-stomping rhythm and blues anchored by barrelhouse piano, swinging guitars, and a rock-solid...
Henry Plumb brings prodigious talent and boundless versatility to The Deluxe — a 24-year-old award-winning drummer from the San Francisco Bay Area and Berklee College of Music graduate whose command of styles ranges from big band swing and gospel to funk, fusion, hip-hop, Afro-Cuban, New Orleans second line, and beyond. As saxophonist and educator Paul...
Howell Devine brings a rollicking, deeply rhythmic take on rural blues to The Deluxe — a sound distinctive enough to make them the first blues act signed to the legendary Arhoolie Records by founder Chris Strachwitz in over 25 years. At the heart of the band is triple-threat Joshua Howell — guitarist, harmonica player, vocalist,...
Acclaimed vocalist and composer Masha Campagne brings the warmth, elegance, and rhythmic pulse of Brazilian music to The Deluxe. Known for her sun-dappled phrasing and emotional resonance, the San Francisco-based singer blends classic bossa nova, lively samba, and baião traditions with sophisticated modern jazz harmonies. Her sets weave between heartfelt interpretations of timeless Brazilian masters—such...
Rob Dehlinger’s Alpha Rhythm Kings light up The Deluxe with a high-octane set of vintage jump blues, boogie-woogie, and classic swing. Fronted by trumpeter and vocalist Rob Dehlinger, the California-based...
Jacknife brings hard-hitting West Coast post-bop to The Deluxe as San Francisco saxophonist Steven Lugerner leads his formidable quintet through the music of jazz legend Jackie McLean — exploring tunes from McLean's seminal early- and mid-1960s Blue Note albums Jacknife, It's Time, Let Freedom Ring, and New Soil with the creative heat and searing intensity...
Nick Rossi and His Swing 4 brings a lifetime of deep musical devotion to The Deluxe, a Bay Area guitar legend who rose through the local R&B scene with The Loved Ones and Ron Silva & The Monarchs before dedicating himself fully to jazz guitar and its history from the 1920s through the 1960s. Internationally...