Live Music

August 2026
Gaea Shell & Scott Foster
August 7 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Biordi Art Imports 412 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States
Gaea Schell and Scott Foster perform at Biordi Art Imports, bringing jazz to North Beach First Fridays. Join them for an engaging performance that blends Schell’s mastery of flute, piano,...
Free
Ned Boynton & Friends
August 7 @ 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm Ned Boynton & Friends

Caffe Trieste 601 Vallejo St, San Francisco, CA, United States
Experience the unique sound of San Francisco-based guitarist and educator, Ned Boynton. Recognized in Scott Yanow's book, “The Great Jazz Guitarists the Ultimate Guide”, Ned brings a distinctive and highly...
Free
Magic School Busk
August 7 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Magic School Busk

Red Window 500 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States
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...
Free
Karina Denike & Michael McIntosh
August 7 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Karina Denike & Michael McIntosh

The Rite Spot 2099 Folsom Street at 17th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
Karina Denike and Michael McIntosh appear at the Rite Spot. They are prominent, long-time collaborative musicians based in the San Francisco Bay Area and frequently perform together as a dynamic...
Free
Akira Tana Trio with guest Javon Jackson
August 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco, CA, United States
Akira Tana Trio featuring Javon Jackson at Mr. Tipples brings together celebrated jazz masters for an evening of hard bop, post-bop, and straight-ahead jazz. Drummer Akira Tana and tenor saxophonist...
$15
Vince Lateano Trio
August 7 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Sweetie's Art Bar 475 Francisco St, San Francisco, CA, United States
Join us at Sweetie’s Art Bar for an unforgettable night with the Vince Lateano Trio! Experience the masterful jazz drumming of Vince Lateano, a San Francisco jazz legend who has...
Free
Hipsteria
August 7 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Etcetera Wine Bar 795 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA, United States
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...
Free
Malpica
August 7 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Malpica

Belle Cora 565 Green St, San Francisco, CA, United States
Malpica is appearing at Belle Cora, bringing high‑energy Cumbia‑ and Salsa‑influenced music to the North Beach wine bar setting. Pablo Malpica blends percussion, guitar and vocals with some original tracks...
Free
Twang City
August 7 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Otherwise Brewing 1402 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States
Twang City is playing at Otherwise Brewing for North Beach First Fridays featuring Kit Ruscoe, Robi Bean and Marc Levine. Twang City is a dynamic, genre-blending band hailing from San...
Free
INSTANT ALTER
August 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm INSTANT ALTER

Black Cat Jazz Supper Club 400 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA, United States
INSTANT ALTER at the Black Cat features a new Future Fusion group led by saxophonist Emilio Modeste and vocalist Natasha Agrama In a world full of one-dimensional and referential musical stylings, INSTANT ALTER cuts through the noise with a fearlessly genre-bending and extremely fresh sound that blends jazz, rock, soul, storytelling, and the celebratory spirit...
$20
Jessica Loos Poetry & Music Series
August 7 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jessica Loos Poetry & Music Series

Macchiarini Creative Design 1544 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States
Jessica Loos poetry series 7pm, art by Roger Strobbel. Poetry reading and music in front of Macchiarini Creative Design. Follow the poets up to Coit Tower at 9pm. Want to...
Free
Akira Tana Trio with guest Javon Jackson
August 7 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco, CA, United States
Akira Tana Trio featuring Javon Jackson at Mr. Tipples brings together celebrated jazz masters for an evening of hard bop, post-bop, and straight-ahead jazz. Drummer Akira Tana and tenor saxophonist...
$15
The Mina Project
August 7 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Paris 75 515 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, United States
THE MINA PROJECT represents the music of Italian singer Mina Mazzini in her tradition, in particular, paying tribute to her songs of the 1960’s and 1970’s. Mina is considered the most successful proponent of the canzone italiana through Italian mainstream pop music. Mina’s work combines classic Italian pop with elements of Jazz, Blues, Swing, R&B...
Free
Jon Frank Trio
August 7 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Bird & Beckett 653 Cheney St, San Francisco, CA, United States
The Jon Frank Trio plays at Bird & Beckett. Drummer Jon Frank has been a fixture of the San Francisco jazz scene since the mid-1970s — and a beloved music...
$20
OG Rhythm & Blues
August 7 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm OG Rhythm & Blues

Sheba Piano Lounge 1419 Filmore St, San Francisco, CA, United States
Experience the authentic sounds of soul and funk with the OG Rhythm & Blues Band at the Sheba Piano Lounge from 7:30-10:30pm. The group is a mainstay of Sheba’s rotation,...
Free
Andean and Latin World Music Night
August 7 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Peña Pachamama 1630 Powell St, San Francisco, United States
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...
$20.00
Steven Lugerner Trio
August 7 @ 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm Steven Lugerner Quartet

Stookey’s Blue Room 891 Bush St, San Francisco, CA, United States
Steven Lugerner brings his San Francisco-based trio to Stookey's Blue Room for dynamic renditions of Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and more — a Bay Area native the New York Times...
$15
Gaucho Jazz
August 7 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Comstock Saloon 155 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States
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...
Free
Rotating Bands at the Lion’s Den
August 7 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Lion's Den 57 Wentworth Pl, San Francisco, CA, United States
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...
Free
Fog City Swing
August 7 @ 8:00 pm - 11:59 pm Fog City Swing

Dawn Club 10 Annie St, San Francisco, CA, United States
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...
Free
Angela LaFlamme
August 7 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm

The Rite Spot 2099 Folsom Street at 17th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
Angela LaFlamme at the Rite Spot features San Francisco vocalist Angela LaFlamme fronting a six-piece band devoted to cabaret jazz, torch songs, and mid-century lounge sounds. Backed by guitarist Myles...
Free
Lavay Smith, Mike Olmos & Chris Siebert
August 7 @ 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm Lavay Smith, Danny Armstrong & Chris Siebert

Royal Cuckoo Organ Lounge 3202 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United States
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...
Free
Dayramir González Quartet
August 7 @ 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco, CA, United States
The Dayramir González Quartet at Mr. Tipples brings Afro-Cuban jazz to the stage through pianist and composer Dayramir González’s Havana-rooted sound. Joined by Tony Austin, Tiago Gonzalez, and Ollie Lopez,...
$15
INSTANT ALTER
August 7 @ 9:30 pm - 11:00 pm INSTANT ALTER

Black Cat Jazz Supper Club 400 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA, United States
INSTANT ALTER at the Black Cat features a new Future Fusion group led by saxophonist Emilio Modeste and vocalist Natasha Agrama In a world full of one-dimensional and referential musical stylings, INSTANT ALTER cuts through the noise with a fearlessly genre-bending and extremely fresh sound that blends jazz, rock, soul, storytelling, and the celebratory spirit...
$20
Takezo
August 7 @ 9:30 pm - 1:30 am

The Saloon 1232 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States
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...
Free