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  • Viajó de la Música

    Scopo Divino 2800 California St #101, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Viajó 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.

    Free
  • Ami Molinelli and Catiá Lund

    Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Ami Molinelli and Catiá Lund at Mr. Tipples bring together two celebrated artists whose shared passion for Brazilian music, jazz, and world rhythms creates a deeply engaging performance. Drawing from samba, bossa nova, MPB, and Afro-Brazilian traditions, they blend rich rhythmic color with jazz improvisation and contemporary influences. Tickets: $15-20

    $15
  • Pliner Performance Jazz Quartet

    Pliner Performance Jazz Quartet
    Sheba Piano Lounge 1419 Filmore St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Eugene Pliner Performance Jazz Quartet is a jazz group appearing at Sheba Piano Lounge. Led by pianist Eugene Pliner, the quartet focuses on classic jazz standards, highlighting refined harmony, improvisation, and ensemble interplay in the lounge’s intimate setting.  

    Free
  • Jesse Levitt

    Jesse Levitt
    The Deluxe 1511 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Jesse Levitt brings his soulful, genre-defying sound to The Deluxe, a saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist based between Oakland and New York City who lives at the intersection of deep-rooted jazz tradition and modern exploration. Whether fronting a high-energy funk set, layering cinematic textures on the EWI, or stepping into a first-call sideman role, Levitt's playing is defined by precision and soul that has earned him stages alongside legends including Wynton Marsalis, Benny Green, Jane Monheit, Wycliffe Gordon, and Questlove — who has featured his work to his own massive audience. From his original modern jazz collective with the Levit-Behrman Collective to Oaklandish […]

    $5
  • Parlor Tricks 1920s Ragtime Jazz Band

    Parlor Tricks
    Stookey’s Blue Room 891 Bush St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    “It’s vaudevillian in its delivery, dark and soaring at once.” - SF Fun Cheap Parlor Tricks is the world's first and foremost industrial ragtime band, a hot-music quartet led with sultry vocals, resonator guitar, upright bass and horn or drums. The music is a mix of swing, jazz standards, vaudeville and originals -- all distinguished...

    $20
  • Black Magic

    Black Magic
    Comstock Saloon 155 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Black Magic appears at the Comstock Saloon from 8–11pm with a seven-piece jazz ensemble. The group focuses on a “cool jazz” and West Coast–influenced sound with hard bop energy and...

    Free
  • Rotating Bands at the Lion’s Den

    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 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, […]

    Free
  • Chris Gamper

    Chris Gamper
    Dawn Club 10 Annie St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Christopher Gamper, an immensely versatile, dynamic, and talented drummer who goes way beyond genres and stylistic boundaries. About his performance: Gamper’s versatility, dynamics, passion, and precision were on full display. He is clearly a formidable collaborator, a chameleon who ingeniously adapts and shapes the music and mood of the song in symbiotic relationship to the...

  • Dirty Works Jazz Jam & Burlesque Show

    Dirty Works Jazz Jam
    Paris 75 515 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Dirty Works Jazz Jam and Burlesque featuring Raya Rose at Paris 75 pairs a polished, high-energy jazz jam with a live burlesque performance from Raya, appearing with the band from 9–10pm. Led by upright bassist Kyle Finley, the house band draws from bebop, hard bop, swing, and Latin jazz before welcoming local musicians to sit in.

    Free
  • Allison Lovejoy

    The Rite Spot 2099 Folsom Street at 17th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Allison Lovejoy at the Rite Spot features Bay Area pianist and composer Allison Lovejoy, a classically trained performer known for blending virtuoso piano technique with dark cabaret theatrics. Trained at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and London's Royal Academy of Music, she draws on influences from Nina Simone and George Gershwin to Kurt Weill and the Dark Cabaret movement, delivering sets full of sassy lyrics, hot piano stylings, and crafty songwriting. Her credits include a Best Modern Cabaret Artist Competition win, recorded works like New Nocturnes for Piano, and performances at venues including Café du Nord and the Great American […]

    Free
  • Howard Wiley & Chris Siebert

    Howard Wiley & Chris Siebert
    Royal Cuckoo Organ Lounge 3202 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Saxophonist Howard Wiley and pianist/organist Chris Siebert are longtime collaborators and central figures in the San Francisco jazz and swing scene.

    Free
  • Patrick Wolff Quartet

    Patrick Wolff Quartet
    Redwood Room 495 Geary St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The Patrick Wolff Quartet plays classic jazz in a classic bar, The Redwood Room of the Clift Hotel. With Adam Shulman, Eric Markowitz, and Andre Sumelius.

    Free
  • Victor Little’s Big Hit

    Victor Little’s Big Hit
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Victor Little’s Big Hit brings together an array of musicians, working with artists like Booker T. Jones, Billy Preston, Joyce Cooling, Robert Walter, and Bernard Purdie to  Local Edition.

    Free
  • Ami Molinelli and Catiá Lund

    Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Ami Molinelli and Catiá Lund at Mr. Tipples bring together two celebrated artists whose shared passion for Brazilian music, jazz, and world rhythms creates a deeply engaging performance. Drawing from samba, bossa nova, MPB, and Afro-Brazilian traditions, they blend rich rhythmic color with jazz improvisation and contemporary influences. Tickets: $15-20

    $15
  • Johnny Z and the Camaros

    Tupelo 1337 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Witness a true piece of San Francisco musical history as Johnny Z and the Camaros take the stage at Tupelo. If you’ve spent any time in the city’s jazz and rock circuits over the last few decades, you likely know this band; they famously served as the house band for the legendary Gold Dust Lounge...

    Free
  • Sheldon Alexander

    Sheldon Alexander
    Boom Boom Room 1601 Filmore St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    SHELDON ALEXANDER ... a dynamic band from the California Bay Area, is captivating audiences with their unique blend of jazz, R&B, soul, and gospel. Emerging from the heart of Oakland's music scene is Coexist — a mesmerizing cocktail of R&B and Jazz Fusion that doesn't just touch the soul, but seduces it. Orchestrated by the rhythmic genius of Sheldon Alexander on drums, the ensemble boasts the intoxicating vocals of Veotis Latchison, Miles Blackwell's alluring bass lines, the fiery embrace of Max Brody’s guitar riffs, and the luscious piano harmony of Caleb Phair. Drawing inspiration from musical powerhouses such as the D’Angelo, […]

    Free
  • Art by Jeremy Fish: Screen Prints for sale at the smallest gallery in town

    Fishtank Gallery 1331 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Celebrate the true heart of the neighborhood at Fish Tank Gallery for North Beach First Fridays.  Located on Grant Avenue, Fish Tank Gallery—curated by the renowned Jeremy Fish—is a space dedicated to the creative pulse of North Beach, making it the perfect venue for an artist defined by his proximity and dedication to the area....

  • California Watercolors

    Pier 23 23 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, United States

    California Watercolors at Pier 23 presents an art exhibition curated by Onnie M. Chung, a retired interior design practitioner sharing California Watercolor Regional artists whose work helped shape Disney animation and set standards in movie art direction. The exhibition honors these artists as pioneers of American art history, blending personal memory, mentorship, and inspiration into a presentation that feels both historical and deeply personal.

    Free
  • Lisa Kindred Band

    Lisa Kindred Band
    The Saloon 1232 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The Lisa Kindred Band carries on the spirit and repertoire of beloved Mill Valley–based blues, folk, and rock singer Lisa Kindred, whose roots stretch from the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene to decades shaping the Bay Area blues community. At The Saloon, the band keeps her legacy alive with sets steeped in classic blues, roots, and rock, honoring Lisa’s soulful songbook in San Francisco’s oldest bar. Featuring Roscoe Gallo on keyboards, Richard McDonough on drums and vocals, Marc Levine on bass, and Joe Lococco on guitar and vocals.

    Free
  • Katy Stephan

    Comstock Saloon 155 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

    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, expressive voice sitting right on top of the clink of glassware and low conversation. It’s an intimate, song‑forward set that feels equally at home as a soundscape for cocktails or as a close‑up performance for guests who want to lean in and really listen.

    Free
  • Gaea Shell & Scott Foster

    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, and vocals with Foster’s expressive guitar playing. Experience a night of sophisticated jazz, rich harmonies, and Latin-inspired rhythms, making for a memorable musical event at Biordi Imports. Gaea Schell is known among her peers for swinging eighth notes, subtle phrasing and contemplative writing, Bay area based pianist, composer, flutist (and vocalist) Gaea Schell (also late diagnosed autistic) is originally from Alberta, Canada, where she grew up playing music from an early […]

    Free
  • Ned Boynton & Friends

    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 respected approach to the instrument. His impressive career includes performances with jazz legends like Les Paul, Bucky Pizzarelli, Howard Alden, and Bruce Forman, showcasing his deep roots in the jazz tradition. He is also the founder of the "Gypsy Surf Italian Rock Jazz band," SURFER ROMA, demonstrating his wide-ranging musicality! Don't miss the chance to catch this Bay Area icon and his friends as they fill the historic, bohemian atmosphere of […]

    Free
  • Magic School Busk

    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 Beach’s unofficial “resident joy‑makers,” blurring the line between band and audience as people pause, sing along, or dance on the sidewalk. Whether you are enjoying a gin tonic on the Red Window’s outdoor patio or just walking by with a cannoli in hand, the Busk provides a genuine North Beach experience. About The Magic School Busk Born from the city’s post-pandemic street-side revival, The Magic School Busk is a collective of veteran […]

    Free
  • Group Art Show

    Group Art Show
    Professor Seagull's Smartshop and Gallery 1351 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States +1 more

    Pop by Live Worms and Professor Seagull’s Smartshop for the North Beach First Fridays Art walk featuring work by various local artists Paul Niles, Hassan Shabber and Ben Moseley. Inside the Smartshop, the gallery walls are covered in psychedelic light green and yellow wallpaper — vibrant, but still perfectly balanced to receive and highlight artwork of all kinds. Rotation is every 1–2 months, featuring either solo exhibitions or group shows. Our walls most often showcase painting, drawing, and collage, while we are also open to sculpture, photography, and other media. Next door, the Live Worms Gallery is the iconic exhibition space […]

    Free
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