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...
The Cottontails bring polished vintage dance music to Specs, moving easily from Gatsby-era 1920s/’30s jazz and 1940s swing to rhythm-and-blues rooted in the 1950s and ’60s. Expect a stylish but...
Dirty Works Jazz Jam at Paris 75 pairs a polished, high-energy jazz jam. Led by upright bassist Kyle Finley, the house band draws from bebop, hard bop, swing, and Latin...
Rockabilly and 60’s country music with the religious fervor of Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash and delivers a Honky Tonk ballad with the sincerity of Merle Haggard and Waylon...
Teapot Logic is a Bay Area groove quartet who deliver a deep blend of funk, soul, jazz, and rock appearing at the Boom Boom Room. With tight interplay and fearless...
Gringo Magia and David El 4Tet make their debut at the Royale, bringing a bold, boundary-crossing sound that moves fluidly between hip-hop, Brazilian groove, funk, and Afro-diasporic rhythm — music...
Alexis Tsamoudakis Trio at Swig brings together friends who met while studying jazz at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Their performances pair original compositions with older standards, reframing the...
The Smokedaddies at Tupelo is a high-energy Bay Area soul cover jam band that blends Motown, funk, psychedelic rock, classic rock ’n’ roll, blues, jazz, country, New Orleans grooves, and improvisational jam-band spirit. The group is known for turning familiar songs into loose, dance-ready live performances, with soulful vocals, extended instrumental jams, and a welcoming...
Stacy Dillard & Josh Evans 5tet at Black Cat bring a powerhouse frontline to San Francisco for a four-night run of hard-swinging, real-time modern jazz. Saxophonist Stacy Dillard is known...
The Eric Wiley Project brings Blues and Funk with a New Orleans feel to The Saloon from 9:30pm-1:30am.
David M’Ore is a blues-rock guitarist and vocalist based in the San Francisco Bay Area who appears at The Saloon. Born in Argentina, he blends traditional blues with British-influenced hard...
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,...
Amanda Magaña at The Grove features the Sylmar-born, Bay Area singer, songwriter, composer, visual artist, and Latin percussionist whose music builds soulful soundscapes from ’90s neo-soul and hip-hop, with jazz...
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...
The Alexandra Rieloff Trio is a jazz ensemble appearing at Hunt & Gather, led by Brooklyn-born Chilean vocalist Alexandra Rieloff, with Mark Holzinger on guitar and Rob Bassinette on bass. Drawing on the Great American Songbook alongside bossa nova and bolero influences rooted in her Latin American heritage, Rieloff brings a cinematic, emotionally textured approach...
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.
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...
Otto Junior at Biscuits & Blues introduces the rising Norwegian guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, whose fiery playing, soulful voice, and dynamic stage presence have made him one of Scandinavia’s most promising young Blues artists. A recipient of the Norwegian Blues Union’s 2025 Young Artist Scholarship and a Gibson Generation Group selection, Junior has toured Europe...
Stacy Dillard & Josh Evans 5tet at Black Cat bring a powerhouse frontline to San Francisco for a four-night run of hard-swinging, real-time modern jazz. Saxophonist Stacy Dillard is known for a rich, commanding tone that pianist Eric Reed has called "a true improviser," with Roy Hargrove praising him as "a one-of-a-kind musician"; trumpeter Josh...
Akira Tana & Friends from Osaka featuring Tony Lindsay at Keys Jazz Bistro brings together world-class Bay Area jazz with the rich, groove-centered sound of a Hammond organ trio. Drummer...
Garotas da Lua at Bird & Beckett is a new three-voice Brazilian harmony group singing MPB, samba and bossa nova, built on fresh arrangements of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Chico Buarque, Ary Barroso and Dori Caymmi. The trio pairs San Francisco vocalist Sandy Cressman, who leads the long-running Brazilian ensemble Homenagem Brasileira and has appeared at...
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...
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...
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...