Hipsteria
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 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...
Hank Maninger and the Jukebox Charlies at The Deluxe. Hank Maninger is a musician and music teacher who plays guitar and sings in his bands Nashville Honeymoon and Hank Maninger...
David Kikoski's Jazz All-Star Quartet at Black Cat brings the Grammy-nominated pianist to San Francisco for a three-night residency, backed by longtime collaborators he's known since the early 1980s. Known...
Keys Jazz Bistro welcomes Emily Day & Cosmo Alleycats. Cosmo Alleycats draws from several decades of exhilarating American music, along with inspired originals, to deliver a fun and engaging performance....
Essiet Okon Essiet Quartet at Mr. Tipples features the acclaimed New York bassist and former member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, whose career includes work with Abdullah Ibrahim, Bobby Watson,...
Mose Def at Bird & Beckett celebrates the music of Mose Allison, the Mississippi-born pianist and songwriter whose wry, blues-rooted jazz shaped generations of musicians on both sides of the Atlantic. The project is led by San Francisco vocalist Dean Mermell, a co-creator of Golden Gate Park's Flower Piano festival, who describes Allison as “the...
The Charles Unger Experience brings saxophone-led Bay Area jazz to Sheba Piano Lounge, blending original music and familiar tunes with R&B, soul, blues, world-beat color, and New Orleans funk. Unger...
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...
Patrick Wolff Trio at Stookey’s Blue Room features saxophonist and clarinetist Patrick Wolff with David Ewell on bass and Smith Dobson on drums. Wolff’s lyrical, deep-swinging approach reflects his long history in New York City and San Francisco Jazz, while Ewell’s grounded acoustic bass and Dobson’s responsive, hard-driving drumming give the trio room to explore...
Gaucho is a masterful Bay Area band that combines the influence of gypsy jazz of 1930’s Europe with the rhythmic drive and collective improvisation of New Orleans swing music, gutbucket...
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...
Ladies and Gentemen, introducing Fog City Swing! The bay area's newest and hottest swing band featuring an electrifying three horn front line, stellar crooning vocals, and a swing till you...
12 String Roulette at The Rite Spot is a regular fixture at the venue, bringing the San Francisco outfit's self-described "Tin-pan Django-Classical" sound to the room — an ever-shifting blend...
Experience an intimate evening of soulful jazz, blues, and swing featuring the iconic trio of Lavay Smith, Mike Olmos, and Chris Siebert! Vocalist Lavay Smith delivers sultry, classic jazz and...
The Oakland Jazz Funk Project appears at Local Edition with a set that moves between straight-ahead jazz, 1970s funk, fusion, R&B, and contemporary neo-soul. The group approaches jazz as a...
John Brothers Piano Company at Mr. Tipples is an Oakland instrumental quartet that balances intricate, chamber-like arrangements with unrestrained improvisation and emphatic lyricism. Formed through Bay Area street performances, the...
Keys Jazz Bistro welcome Janice Maxie Reid to the stage. A “one-woman band”, Janice often doubles as a keyboard and left-hand keyboard bass player which makes her a force of...
David Kikoski's Jazz All-Star Quartet at Black Cat brings the Grammy-nominated pianist to San Francisco for a three-night residency, backed by longtime collaborators he's known since the early 1980s. Known for virtuosic technique and an innovative, deeply swinging style that blends bebop, post-bop, and contemporary jazz, Kikoski has performed and recorded across three decades with...
Kazemde George brings deep musical intelligence and a rich cross-cultural vision to The Deluxe — an Oakland-based jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator raised in Berkeley by Caribbean parents, he completed the prestigious Harvard/NEC joint program earning a Bachelor's in Neurobiology and a Master's in Jazz Composition, studying with Miguel Zenón, Jason Moran, Donny McCaslin, and...
Prepare for a sonic assault of the best kind as Marshall Law takes the stage at Tupelo. A long-time staple of the San Francisco music scene, this powerhouse trio is known for delivering a "powerful punch" of high-energy rock and roll. Specializing in the golden era of guitar-driven music, Marshall Law transforms the intimate Grant...
Mitch Polzak is a guitarist, singer, banjoist, and bandleader appearing at The Saloon in North Beach under his own name. He draws on rockabilly, 1960s country, honky tonk, Bakersfield-influenced country, surf, early rock and roll, bluegrass, Cajun, blues, and related American roots styles, reflecting a long career steeped in these traditions.
John Brothers Piano Company at Mr. Tipples is an Oakland instrumental quartet that balances intricate, chamber-like arrangements with unrestrained improvisation and emphatic lyricism. Formed through Bay Area street performances, the group brings a lively, audience-driven sound shaped by influences from hot jazz to contemporary chamber music. The quartet features John Thatcher “Boomer” on piano and...
Join us at the Dawn Club for the late night set. JC Grady is a Bay Area drummer with a broad orbit — bandleader, collaborator, composer, teacher. Her music finds the through-line between bebop's swing and the raw momentum of punk and dance, held together by an improviser's instinct and a deep respect for the...
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 breezy elegance of a classic French bistro. Set against the backdrop of one of San Francisco’s most iconic shopping corridors, this event offers a high-fidelity...