
Rotating Bands at the Lion’s Den
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...

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...
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At just 21 years of age, Graham is a young gun making a name for himself in the world of Jazz today. A dyed-in-the-wool bebop pianist, he seeks to uphold...

Chris Siebert on the Hammond Organ and the legendary saxophonist Jules Broussard! Prepare to be transported into a "Twin Peaks" dreamscape of deep red lighting and vintage curiosities at The...

Sylvia Cuenca Quintet featuring Rico Jones at Mr. Tipple’s features drummer Sylvia Cuenca, a deeply accomplished New York and Bay Area jazz artist whose career spans decades of work with...

The Royale welcomes Bodega Kat — serving up a lush blend of soul, pop, oldies, and R&B in an intimate, feel‑good night of timeless melodies and groove‑forward favorites, now set...

Peter Horvath brings a lifetime of world-class musicianship to Keys Jazz Bistro — a Budapest-born contemporary jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer who won Hungary's National Jazz Combo Competition at 17...

Catch the fiery style of Jinx Jones and the Kingtones at Tupelo. Known as one of the most virtuosic guitarists on the West Coast, Jinx Jones leads his power trio...

In her debut, one-night performance at the Black Cat, Bay Area vocalist Natanya Montgomery presents a tribute to Roberta Flack, one of the most influential voices in American soul, jazz,...

Takezo (Yoshinobu Takeda) is a rhythm and blues singer and guitarist who appears at The Saloon in North Beach. Born in Kagawa and raised in Kyoto, he began singing in...

The Saloon welcomes legendary blues firebird Cathy Lemons — a Dallas‑born vocalist and songwriter whose “velvety and hypnotic voice, resonant of a female Howlin’ Wolf” has mesmerized audiences for over...

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,...

The Good Bad bring their high-octane string music and three-part harmonies to The Grove, a San Francisco bluegrass quintet formed in 2010 by Aaron Lanes and Thom Beneudici that has...

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...

Sam Bevan Quartet at Mr. Tipple’s features versatile Bay Area bassist Sam Bevan leading a modern jazz group with James Mahone and Howard Wiley on tenor sax, and Lorca Hart...

Angela LaFlamme brings her six-piece band Megaflame to The Deluxe for a show that is anything but a retro jukebox — drawing on favorites from Billie Holiday to Tom Waits,...

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...

The Cash Box Kings at Biscuits and Blues feature a Chicago‑based band dedicated to preserving and revitalizing classic Delta and 1950s Chicago blues, bringing gritty vocals, masterful musicianship, and strong original songwriting to one of San Francisco’s most intimate blues rooms. Channeling the spirit of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and other blues legends while adding...

For this series at Keys Jazz Bistro, Tammy pays tribute to her mentors and influences, including Etta Jones,Ernestine Anderson,Denise Perrrier,Houston Person,Mary Lou Williams,Tania maria,Nina Simone-to name a few…. Tammy Hall...

Sam Bevan Quartet at Mr. Tipple’s features versatile Bay Area bassist Sam Bevan leading a modern jazz group with James Mahone and Howard Wiley on tenor sax, and Lorca Hart...

The Jazz Therapy Trio brings three seasoned Bay Area musicians to Bird & Beckett for an evening of introspective, lyrical jazz. Pianist Ben Stolorow — praised by the SF Chronicle...

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...

Nadav Beary brings a blues-soaked, funk-infused approach to jazz drumming to Stookey's Blue Room — a Berkeley native who got his start at 14 in the celebrated Berkeley High jazz...

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...

Lose yourself in Bay Area’s Tracy Cruz’s spirit filled, rich candied vocals; she is a full-time musical artist, songwriter and vocal coach, taking home over 40 prestigious music awards such...