Jazz Jam Session
This is a drop in jazz jam session, led by rotating musicians. Come catch the next generation of jazz cats and be transported back in time to the 1920’s.
Free
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- Stookey’s Blue Room 891 Bush St, San Francisco, CA, United States
Rotating Bands at the Lion’s Den
Lion's Den 57 Wentworth Pl, San Francisco, CA, United StatesExperience 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 of the city’s up and coming funk, soul, and R&B ensembles. The Sound: From 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM, the stage belongs to a curated selection of live bands. The rotation frequently features bands such as Mark Maiden, Funky Sound Experience, Jay Neal, The Groove Foundation, […]
FreePeninsula Project
Comstock Saloon 155 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe Peninsula Project brings its high-energy, trombone-led jazz to Comstock Saloon. Featuring Rick Brown on trombone, Jeremy Leber on piano, Carl Herder on bass, and Garry Williams on drums, the quartet combines swinging standards, bluesy grooves, and boogie-woogie rhythms in the historic North Beach venue.
FreeFault Line Trio
Harlan Records 18 Harlan Pl, San Francisco, CA, United StatesHarlan Records welcomes Fault Line Trio — one of the Bay Area’s most dynamic and innovative crossover jazz projects, serving up a blend of swing, R&B, and sophisticated grooves in an intimate listening‑room setting. Featuring Jay Sanders on piano and keys, Lukas Vesely on bass, and Brian Fishler on drums, this modern jazz piano trio sits at the intersection of jazz fusion and soul, fusing elements of jazz, funk, and pop into forward‑thinking originals and tightly rearranged covers that push the tradition into fresh territory
FreeLilan Kane
Dawn Club 10 Annie St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesLilan Kane at Dawn Club will be performing songs by female singers who have influenced her personal musical journey and style. Lilan Kane is a vocalist rooted in jazz and soul. Often noted for her distinct vocal timbre and musicality, she has captured audiences in the Bay Area for years selling out venues like SFJAZZ and Yoshis and playing various festivals. With one full length album, Love, Myself and two EPS, she has shared the stage with many notable performers including Pete Escovedo, Jazz Mafia, Ray Obiedo, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Hall & Oates, Morgan James, and many more.
FreeThe Bennie Murray Project
White Rabbit 3138 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe Bennie Murray Project at the White Rabbit is a Bay Area ensemble led by drummer and composer Bennie Murray, working at the intersection of Funk, Jazz, and free-flowing improvisation with Kirk Bowman on bass and Dale Carlson on saxophone. . Murray brings years of experience as a touring and studio drummer, composer, and producer to a groove-driven sound built on rhythmic interplay, soulful textures, and spontaneous ensemble conversation.
FreeChris Siebert
Royal Cuckoo Organ Lounge 3202 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAn intimate evening of vintage jazz and blues at The Royal Cuckoo Lounge featuring Chris Siebert, a prominent San Francisco-based jazz pianist, organist, and bandleader known for bridging generations of musicians through soulful, swinging jazz. His music is deeply rooted in the Swing Era, Blues, and R&B
FreeAlexandra Rieloff Trio
Paris 75 515 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAlexandra Rieloff Trio at Paris 75 brings jazz standards, smooth bossa nova, and evocative boleros to North Beach’s intimate, French-inspired lounge. With Mark Holzinger on guitar and Rob Bassinette on bass, the trio delivers polished, heartfelt music suited to a refined late-night setting.
FreeMy Blue Soul
Tupelo 1337 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA, United StatesMy Blue Soul at Tupelo is a vibrant San Francisco band specializing in soul, blues, and funk. Formed in 2010, they gained a strong local following with energetic live shows and an eight-year residency at the renowned Condor Club. The band features Carmin D’Leto on vocals and guitar, Brandon Jackson on trumpet, Ron Estrada on...
FreeThe Kuumba Experience
Black Cat Jazz Supper Club 400 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe Kuumba Experience at Black Cat brings a rhythm-forward, improvisation-driven set to San Francisco for a two-night residency, its name drawn from the principle of Kuumba — to create, to leave something more beautiful behind. Drums, keys, bass, guitar, and vocals move as one across jazz, R&B, funk, soul, and fusion, opening into a fluid,...
$20The Door Slammers
The Saloon 1232 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe Door Slammers bring classic North Beach blues-rock back to the Saloon, carrying on the legacy of their founder, the late Johnny Nitro, a cornerstone of the San Francisco blues scene for over three decades. Known for their gritty, guitar-driven sound and passionate live shows, the band continues the tradition that helped shape and mentor...
FreeG Riders
The Saloon 1232 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe G-Riders perform at The Saloon. This San Francisco-based ensemble is composed of veteran musicians from the Bay Area blues and gospel-soul communities. Takezo (Guitar/Vocals): Leads the group with a focus on traditional blues and soulful vocal delivery. Kit Roscoe (Guitar): Provides additional guitar work, contributing to the band’s layered blues sound. Dave Mehrwine (Keyboard): Handles the keys, grounding the group’s arrangements with classic blues textures. Steve Hazlewood (Bass): A San Francisco native with nearly 50 years of professional experience, Hazlewood has previously performed with artists such as Elvin Bishop and Michael Osborn. Randy Hayes (Drums): A seasoned drummer and North […]
FreeViajó de la Música
Scopo Divino 2800 California St #101, San Francisco, CA, United StatesViajó de la Música brings a traveling soundtrack of Latin jazz, boleros to the intimate wine‑bar glow of Scopo Divino. Led by saxophonist Renner, this jazz quartet moves effortlessly from bossa and samba to slow‑dance ballads, weaving guitars, percussion, and rich vocals into one continuous journey. Expect romantic melodies, hypnotic grooves, and a set list that feels like wandering through nightspots from Havana to Rio to San Francisco. Pair a glass of something bold with the music and let the room turn into your own little passport stamp for the evening.
FreeLive Music at Belle Cora
Belle Cora 565 Green St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesBelle Cora hosts live music Tuesday through Sunday from 6pm to 9pm, with a rotating lineup of Bay Area artists under the willow trees. Past and recurring performers include Lara Louise, Parlor Tricks, Hipsteria, Larrie Noble Sr. & The Phreethinkers, Malpica, Nilo Ayele, Jeff Orchard Jazz, and Barbary Bluegrass.
FreeHarrison Flynn
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesHarrison Flynn at Biscuits & Blues brings the Martinez-born, Los Angeles–based guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter home for a blues-rock set led by expressive Southern slide guitar. A member of Idlewild West, an Allman Brothers tribute band, Flynn draws on ’60s psychedelia, folk, surf rock, country, jazz, and Indian classical music while keeping the blues at the center of his songwriting and improvisation. Tickets: $20-35
$20The Kuumba Experience
Black Cat Jazz Supper Club 400 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe Kuumba Experience at Black Cat brings a rhythm-forward, improvisation-driven set to San Francisco for a two-night residency, its name drawn from the principle of Kuumba — to create, to leave something more beautiful behind. Drums, keys, bass, guitar, and vocals move as one across jazz, R&B, funk, soul, and fusion, opening into a fluid, in-the-moment set built around real-time creation. The band is led by producer and drummer Jordan McGowan and musical director/keyboardist Jamie Hawkins, with bassist Vernon Hall, lead vocalist Skylar, guitarist Jeriko Blaq, and creative director Wayne Jackson.
$20Pepe Fuego
Sheba Piano Lounge 1419 Filmore St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesPercussionist and bandleader Pepe Fuego brings his signature rhythmic fire to the intimate Sheba Piano Lounge in the historic Fillmore District, transforming the room into a tropical escape with an electrifying blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms, salsa, and Latin jazz. A seasoned presence in the Bay Area Latin music scene with credits at top-tier venues like Yoshi’s and SFJAZZ, Pepe Fuego is celebrated for his technical brilliance and infectious joy — leading a rotating cast of the city’s finest horn players and pianists through driving basslines, intricate percussion, and virtuosic solos rooted in Afro-Cuban tradition and the vibrant legacy of Latin American […]
FreeNick Rossi
The Deluxe 1511 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesNick Rossi and His Swing 4 brings a lifetime of deep musical devotion to The Deluxe, a Bay Area guitar legend who rose through the local R&B scene with The Loved Ones and Ron Silva & The Monarchs before dedicating himself fully to jazz guitar and its history from the 1920s through the 1960s. Internationally recognized as a premiere swing dance bandleader with his hard-driving Swing Four/Six and the founder of the Jazzopaters — one of the few ensembles anywhere dedicated to Duke Ellington's small-group repertoire — Rossi is equally celebrated as a writer, historian, and researcher whose work has appeared […]
$10Dahveed Behroozi Quartet
Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesDahveed Behroozi Quartet at Mr. Tipples highlights the San José–born pianist and composer’s lyrical, colorful approach to modern jazz. A Manhattan School of Music graduate who studied jazz piano with Fred Hersch, and a Brooklyn College master’s graduate in classical piano under Ursula Oppens, Behroozi brings classical detail, American Songbook fluency, and open-ended improvisation into dialogue; he has performed and recorded with Thomas Morgan, Billy Mintz, Dayna Stephens, and other leading improvisers. Two Shows: 7:00 pm and 8:45pm Tickets: $15-20
$15Fog City Swing
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, United StatesFog City Swing at Keys Jazz Bistro is a San Francisco seven-piece ensemble co-led by trumpeter Daniel Herrera and saxophonist Greg Johnson, which calls itself “the world’s smallest big band.” With an electrifying three-horn front line, crooning vocals, and a dance-ready rhythm section, the group moves from classic Swing and Hard Bop through Sinatra and Count Basie material to unexpected Pop favorites by artists such as Tom Jones and Michael Jackson. Two shows: 7pm and 9pm
$35Nilo Ayele
Amelie 1754 Polk St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesNilo Ayele is a vocalist and songwriter appearing at Amélie in Polk Gulch. His music blends reggae, jazz, pop, rock, funk, and Brazilian rhythms into a modern, groove‑oriented set that fits the wine bar’s intimate, conversational atmosphere.
FreeEamonn Flynn
Redwood Room 495 Geary St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesEamonn Flynn at the Redwood Room brings an intimate, soulful performance from the Dublin-born pianist, organist, singer, and songwriter. Flynn’s music blends Irish soul with blues, R&B, gospel, jazz, and singer-songwriter storytelling, shaped by his work with artists including Elvin Bishop, Maria Muldaur, Evelyn “Champagne” King, Michael Franti & Spearhead, and The Commitments. Expect expressive keyboard playing, warm vocals, rootsy grooves, and songs that move between heartfelt ballads and lively, rhythm-driven soul.
FreeMuddys Cuban Son & Jazz
Muddy Waters 521 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSmall Mission club, big Cuban sound. Guajirón brings its vintage Cuban pop and tropical jazz to Muddy Waters for an intimate Thursday set of Afro-Cuban son, danceable salsa, and jazz. Settle in at a table or use the small dance area—this is close-up live music in the heart of the Mission.
Free
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