Armen Krakirian is an accomplished trumpeter and private teacher based in the Bay Area, California. Holding a degree in Jazz Trumpet Performance from Oberlin Conservatory (2023), Armen's musical journey has...
Transport yourself to the Rive Gauche without leaving Fillmore Street. Chouquet's invites you to experience "Jazz on the Patio," a long-standing neighborhood tradition that pairs world-class live music with the...
Experience the ultimate "living theater" of North Beach as The Magic School Busk takes up their weekly residency directly in front of The Red Window. Positioned at the vibrant, sun-soaked...
Otherwise Brewing welcomes the Matt Bae Jazz Trio — led by San Francisco‑based jazz pianist Matthew Bae, whose roots in classical piano and viola, chamber music, orchestra, and American Gamelan...
Rumi Abe Trio at The Deluxe features San Francisco-based pianist Rumi Abe, who developed her jazz playing on Tokyo’s busy club scene before moving to the Bay Area in 2024....
The Lucky Horseshoe hosts its long-standing Bluegrass Jam every Sunday afternoon. Unlike a typical circle jam, this is a unique performance jam where musicians take to the stage to play...
The Sunday Blues Jam at Pier 23 is the perfect way to spend a rollicking afternoon on the waterfront — anchored by the inimitable blues drummer Sean Donoghue, this open...
Catch Blues Power at the Sunday afternoon residency at the Saloon. Blues Power is a San Francisco blues project led by Mark Naftalin, known as a legendary pianist, producer, and...
Live Salsa Saturdays at The Ramp bring live salsa bands to the waterfront patio every week from 4 pm to 10 pm, turning the bayside spot into one of San...
Lori Carsillo at Keys Jazz Bistro brings an intimate, understated approach to vocal jazz. The Bay Area singer draws on the Great American Songbook, shaping familiar songs with thoughtful phrasing and a storyteller’s attention to the lyrics. Influenced by Julie London, Ella Fitzgerald, and Bill Evans, Carsillo favors a warm, less-is-more sound that lets each...
Meet the owners of Peña Pachamama, co-founders of SUKAY & Savia Andina. Every Sunday, Eddy Navia & Quentin Navia invite you into the heart of Peña Pachamama 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹...
Twango SF plays every Sunday evening at Etcetera Wine bar. This gypsy jazz group that plays hot swing music in the style of Django Reinhardt.
Dahveed Behroozi, Thomas Morgan & Jason Lewis at Mr Tipples brings an adventurous piano trio to an intimate jazz-club setting. San Jose–based pianist and composer Behroozi joins bassist Morgan and...
Rhonda Sauce Quartet at Black Cat brings the Oakland vocalist and composer to San Francisco for a night of funky, soulful jazz colored by Brazilian influence and sharp original storytelling....
Dave Easley at Specs brings a distinctive jazz voice to North Beach: pedal steel guitar. Born in Hawaii and based in New Orleans, Easley takes an instrument often associated with...
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 Bay Area’s neo‑soul, R&B, and jazz‑fusion scene. Known for hosting the bi‑weekly R&B jam “The Scene” and his free‑flowing “Night School” sessions, Torré brings the...
Bohemian Knuckleboogie is a unique San Francisco an eclectic and high-octane mix of Blues, Funk, and Neo-soul playing weekly Sundays at Sheba Piano Lounge. Featuring Elaine Alt on Saxophone, Miles Spearman on Trumpet, Rob Bassinette on Bass, and Gary Williams on Drums. Bohemian Knuckleboogie carries on the torch for former band lead RIP Mike Pitre’s...
Berkeley-born Nashville Honeymoon brings its free-spirited California country and honky-tonk sound to The Riptide, led by songwriting and married duo Hank Maninger and Lynne Maes with Leor Beary and Tim...
Haymaker at Bird & Beckett is a new project from clarinetist Ben Goldberg, the Bay Area improviser who founded the New Klezmer Trio in 1992 — a group the San Francisco Chronicle credited with kicking open the door for radical experiments with Ashkenazi roots music — and has since made more than forty albums with...
Cap off your weekend with an electrifying explosion of rhythm as the Magic School Busk Latin Collective takes over Persona every Sunday night. While the "Busk" is famous for their...
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...
End your week with a rhythmic bang at the Sunday Artist Series, a weekly institution at Tupelo that transforms North Beach into a soulful dance party. Hosted by the versatile Shawn Stein, this residency is built around an "all-pro" house band that provides a world-class foundation for a rotating cast of the Bay Area’s most...
The Blues Jam at Swig is a longstanding, open-format Sunday blues session where players and singers can bring an instrument, sign up, and join the house band. Currently led by...
An intimate evening of vintage jazz and blues at the Royal Cuckoo Organ Lounge featuring the core of the Red Hot Skillet Lickers. Lavay Smith (Vocals): The “Queen of Classic Jazz”...
