Multi-reedist and composer Matt Renzi brings his quartet to Mr. Tipples for an evening of modern jazz and intricate group improvisation. With a career spanning more than twenty-five years performing across international jazz festivals and clubs in the United States and Europe, the San Francisco native leads an ensemble featuring pianist Dahveed Behroozi, bassist Josh...
Japanese-born, Bay Area–based pianist, composer, and sound artist Motoko Honda brings her Simple Excesses Quartet to Mr Tipples. Performing an inventive blend of contemporary classical chamber music, modern jazz, and free improvisation, the ensemble features multi-woodwind player Cory Wright, bassist Matt Small, and drummer Jordan Glenn. Honda's compositions combine intricate formal structures and delicate textural...
San Francisco guitarist, bandleader, and jazz historian Nick Rossi brings his Soul Jazz Quartet to Mr. Tipples for an evening dedicated to classic 1950s and 1960s soul jazz. Joined by pianist Ray Jacildo, bassist Mikiya Matsuda, and drummer Cairo McCockran, Rossi explores the warm, blues-drenched sounds popularized during the golden age of Blue Note and...
San Francisco saxophone veteran Charles Unger brings the Charles Unger Experience back to Mr. Tipples for an evening of exuberant jazz, funk, and soulful grooves. A vital force in the Bay Area music scene for more than four decades and an instrumental figure in the club’s resident history, Unger commands tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones...
Acclaimed Mexico City–born bassist, composer, and arranger Saúl Sierra brings his quintet to Mr. Tipples for an evening of Pan-American Latin jazz. Educated at Berklee College of Music and a central figure on the San Francisco jazz and Afro-Caribbean circuits for more than two decades, Sierra has performed with legends such as Arturo Sandoval, Poncho...
Something with Soul comes to Mr. Tipples to celebrate the release of its new single "Numb" featuring Genevieve Artadi. Led by drummer and composer Malachi Whitson—who steps to the front on vocals for the project—the lineup features Jonah Levine on trombone and keys, Kevin Pearson on organ and keys, and Clark Sims on guitar and...
Oakland-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 Contemporary Music program who splits his time performing between New York City and the Bay Area, Nakadegawa-Lee draws from classic jazz roots, blues traditions, and...