High Water Blues is a long‑running Bay Area band that has spent more than two decades playing a mix of R&B, blues, and rock. The group appears at The Saloon as a five‑piece fronted by vocalist Suzanne Rose, with Michael Pierce on tenor sax, Simon Govan‑Smith on guitar, Valerie Marchant on bass, and Robi Bean...
Katy Stephan’s residency at Comstock Saloon turns the room into a small, candlelit listening space. At the piano she blends jazz‑inflected originals with reimagined standards and art‑pop tunes, her clear, expressive voice sitting right on top of the clink of glassware and low conversation. It’s an intimate, song‑forward set that feels equally at home as...
The Magic School Busk holds weekly residency directly in front of The Red Window at the corner of Stockton and Columbus. This high‑energy busking collective has become one of North Beach’s unofficial “resident joy‑makers,” blurring the line between band and audience as people pause, sing along, or dance on the sidewalk. Whether you are enjoying a...
Tammy Hall Quartet at Mr. Tipples features pianist Tammy Hall alongside Ashley Jemison on alto saxophone, Kevin Goldberg on bass, and Sheldon Alexander on drums. A longtime Bay Area pianist, composer, and musical director, Hall brings together jazz, gospel, and classical traditions in a sound shaped by her childhood church performances in Dallas and decades...
Hipsteria is one of San Francisco’s favorite jazz, soul and party bands! Members of Hipsteria have included some of music’s legendary musicians! Featuring “Tender Tim” on drums and some vocals Hipsteria plays every Friday at Etcetera Wine bar.
The Get Tight at The Deluxe brings instrumental funk and soul straight from Portland, Oregon, featuring guitarist Xan McCurdy (Cake), Hammond B3 organist Garth Klippert (Fruit Bats), bassist Allen Hunter...
Joe Block Quintet at Black Cat celebrates the pianist, composer, and bandleader's debut album There Is Always Hope — his first record built entirely from original compositions, released September 25 on Jazz at Lincoln Center's Blue Engine Records after seven years of writing and collaboration. Block is a finalist for the American Pianists Association's prestigious...
Matt Clark at the Redwood Room is part of the After Dark jazz series at The Clift Royal Sonesta hotel. Clark is a San Francisco jazz pianist with a BFA in Jazz Studies from Oberlin Conservatory. He has performed or recorded with Bobby Hutcherson, Benny Golson, John Faddis, Joshua Redman, and Teddy Edwards. He has...
Jazz Mafia: Stevie Wonder Reimagined at Keys Jazz Bistro puts a jazz-and-funk spin on Wonder’s songs, pairing familiar melodies with new arrangements and room for improvisation. The Bay Area collective brings its ensemble sound to music that already thrives on rhythm and groove. Two Shows: 7pm and 9pm
Jeffrey Burr Trio with Noel Jewkes at Bird & Beckett pairs the guitarist — who played with Dizzy Gillespie at sixteen and worked with Norah Jones before she was famous — with one of the Bay Area's most durable reed players. Burr, the son of two classical bassists and a William Paterson graduate, has two...
Barbara Gainer is a multi-talented San Francisco vocalist and radio personality appearing at Sheba Piano Lounge. She specializes in sophisticated blues and classic jazz, blending powerful blues numbers with timeless standards and delivering them with a warm, commanding vocal style shaped by decades of musical immersion. A longtime DJ on KPOO 89.5 FM, she brings...
Two-time Latin Grammy nominee Eddy Navia and Quentin Navia are joined by master violinist Georges Lammam, dancers and dancing. Their performances blend the charango (a traditional ten-string instrument), haunting sounds of panpipes (zampoñas) and notched flutes (kena) with high-energy rhythms. You don’t need a plane ticket to experience a "little piece of South American carnaval,"...
Gaucho at the Comstock Saloon plays energetic, guitar-led early jazz that blends 1930s Gypsy jazz with New Orleans swing, ragtime, and gutbucket blues. Led by guitarist Dave Ricketts, the band’s sound is lively, acoustic, and built for a crowded barroom.
Experience the resurgence of San Francisco’s historic Chinatown nightlife at the Lion’s Den. Tucked away on Wentworth Place, this bi-level lounge and performance space blends modern cocktail culture with the East meets West spirit of the Chinatown’s golden age. Every week, the venue transforms into a unique destination for live music, featuring a rotating roster...
Experience an intimate evening of soulful jazz, blues, and swing featuring Marty Wehner (Trombone), Rob Barics (Tenor Saxophone and Clarinet) & Chris Siebert (Hammond Organ)! Marty Wehner, Rob Barics, and Chris Siebert are veteran San Francisco-based jazz musicians and frequent collaborators. They are most notably members of the Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers 8-piece band, where they...
Fog City Swing was created by Trumpeter Daniel Herrera in 2023, the goal, to become the “world’s smallest big band!” Rapidly becoming one of the preeminent Jazz and Swing bands in the Bay Area, their ongoing Friday night residency at San Francisco’s premier Jazz venue, the Dawn Club, features some of Northern California’s top vocalists...
Kamrin Ortiz brings his six piece band to Local Edition with his 1940’s and 50’s style Rhythm & Blues and Jazz originals.
Victor Little’s Big Hit at Mr. Tipples brings electric bass to the forefront of a groove-driven blend of funk, soul, and jazz fusion. A Chicago native and longtime Bay Area musician, Little has performed or recorded with Patti Austin, Billy Preston, Booker T. Jones, and Charlie Musselwhite, developing a versatile sound grounded in R&B and...
Cougar Unleashed at Tupelo brings a high-energy Antioch dance band led by vocalist Rhonda “Cougar” Crouch to North Beach for a party-focused night of Funky Soul, Rhythm & Blues, and...
Joe Block Quintet at Black Cat celebrates the pianist, composer, and bandleader's debut album There Is Always Hope — his first record built entirely from original compositions, released September 25 on Jazz at Lincoln Center's Blue Engine Records after seven years of writing and collaboration. Block is a finalist for the American Pianists Association's prestigious...
Cosmo Alleycats bring their refreshingly old fashioned sound to The Deluxe — a San Francisco favorite since 2010, led by jazz vocalist Emily Day, whom critic Scott Yanow calls "one of the major singers in her field." Rooted in New Orleans jazz & R&B, speakeasy and 1920s jazz, and classic R&B, blues, and soul, their...
Marshall Law plays blues, rock, country, and some good ole classic soul music to please at the Saloon. The San Francisco-based Marshall Law Band, led by Samuel Marshall, is a...
San Francisco roots favorites The Six Foot Banditos take over the historic stage at Savoy Tivoli for a high-energy night in the heart of North Beach. A fixture across neighborhood bars and local music celebrations, the band delivers a rollicking, crowd-pleasing mix of classic rock covers, Americana, and blues-infused barroom roots. With driving rhythms, lively...
Late night set at the Dawn Club: Gavin Halloran and his band. Gavin Halloran is a Saxophonist born and raised in the East Bay. Halloran’s inspiration comes from the tenormen of old growing up to the sounds of Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster and Don Byas. Halloran has worked across the scene now for over a...