Hella Fitzgerald x Honor Brass Band Hella Fitzgerald From Bebop to Hip Hop, a dance band collective based in California, featuring Soul, Jazz, Funk, R&B, 90's, Hip Hop, Latin, Pop, Top 40, and more. Honor Brass Band New Orleans Style 5-piece brass band with NOLA classics and modern R&B renditions.
Bay Area multi-instrumentalist Smith Dobson continues the Horns of SF series at Keys Jazz Bistro on the saxophone, with his long-running quartet, featuring Keith Saunders on piano, Eric Markowitz on bass, and Tony Johnson on drums. The quartet, which held court every Tuesday for nearly a decade at the now defunct Club Deluxe, will be...
Bay Area multi-instrumentalist Smith Dobson continues the Horns of SF series at Keys Jazz Bistro on the saxophone, with his long-running quartet, featuring Keith Saunders on piano, Eric Markowitz on bass, and Tony Johnson on drums. The quartet, which held court every Tuesday for nearly a decade at the now defunct Club Deluxe, will be...
Kenny Washington Quartet at Keys Jazz Bistro showcases the Oakland-based, New Orleans–born vocalist renowned for his supple tenor, formidable range, improvisational scatting, and emotionally direct interpretations of the Jazz songbook. After singing Gospel in church, playing saxophone, and performing for nine years with U.S. Navy bands, Washington established himself as a Bay Area standout and...
Armen Krakirian is an accomplished trumpeter and private teacher based in the Bay Area, California. Holding a degree in Jazz Trumpet Performance from Oberlin Conservatory (2023), Armen's musical journey has been enriched under the mentorship of the renowned jazz virtuoso, Dr. Eddie Henderson. Passionate about both performance and education, Armen has shared the stage with...
Kai Lyons is a 30 year-old San Francisco native and student of all music. He is adjunct professor of jazz guitar at Cal State East Bay Hayward, teaches at the California Jazz Conservatory, and is a clinician for SFJAZZ, SF Symphony and Stanford University. He has performed with the SF Ballet Orchestra and Changui Guantanamo....
Armen Krakirian is an accomplished trumpeter and private teacher based in the Bay Area, California. Holding a degree in Jazz Trumpet Performance from Oberlin Conservatory (2023), Armen's musical journey has been enriched under the mentorship of the renowned jazz virtuoso, Dr. Eddie Henderson. Passionate about both performance and education, Armen has shared the stage with...
Hella Fitzgerald x Honor Brass Band Hella Fitzgerald From Bebop to Hip Hop, a dance band collective based in California, featuring Soul, Jazz, Funk, R&B, 90's, Hip Hop, Latin, Pop, Top 40, and more. Honor Brass Band New Orleans Style 5-piece brass band with NOLA classics and modern R&B renditions.
What’s Cookin’ Jazz Quartet is led by bassist Mark Patron, the ensemble specializes in a mix of Swing, Bop, Bossa Nova, and Afro-Cuban rhythms. Their repertoire draws heavily from the Blue Note era, featuring soulful arrangements of classics like John Coltrane’s "Naima" and Horace Silver’s "Ecaroh." The music is designed to be well done and...
Patrick Wolff Quartet at the Dawn Club is led by saxophonist and clarinetist Patrick Wolff, who has worked in the New York and San Francisco jazz scenes. He has performed or recorded with Albert "Tootie" Heath, Matt Wilson, and Grant Stewart. The quartet plays bebop and hard bop, drawing on overlooked tunes from the bebop...
Kenny Washington Quartet at Keys Jazz Bistro showcases the Oakland-based, New Orleans–born vocalist renowned for his supple tenor, formidable range, improvisational scatting, and emotionally direct interpretations of the Jazz songbook. After singing Gospel in church, playing saxophone, and performing for nine years with U.S. Navy bands, Washington established himself as a Bay Area standout and...
What’s Cooking with Mark Patron at the Comstock Saloon is a flexible jazz ensemble that moves through classic and modern styles, with vocals and original material alongside standards.
Bay Area multi-instrumentalist Smith Dobson continues the Horns of SF series at Keys Jazz Bistro on the saxophone, with his long-running quartet, featuring Keith Saunders on piano, Eric Markowitz on bass, and Tony Johnson on drums. The quartet, which held court every Tuesday for nearly a decade at the now defunct Club Deluxe, will be...
Patrick Wolff at Specs features the saxophonist and clarinetist with Keith Saunders on piano, Eric Markowitz on bass, and Austin Harris on drums for an intimate North Beach quartet set. Wolff is a longtime figure in the New York and San Francisco Jazz scenes who has performed or recorded with Albert “Tootie” Heath, Matt Wilson,...
Patrick Wolff Quartet at the Dawn Club is led by saxophonist and clarinetist Patrick Wolff, who has worked in the New York and San Francisco jazz scenes. He has performed...
Hella Fitzgerald x Honor Brass Band Hella Fitzgerald From Bebop to Hip Hop, a dance band collective based in California, featuring Soul, Jazz, Funk, R&B, 90's, Hip Hop, Latin, Pop, Top 40, and more. Honor Brass Band New Orleans Style 5-piece brass band with NOLA classics and modern R&B renditions.
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...
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...
Gavin Halloran Trio at Waystone features the East Bay born and raised Jazz Saxophonist. Halloran’s inspiration comes from the tenormen of old, raised in the sounds of Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster and Don Byas. Halloran has worked across the scene now for over a decade with the Bay Area’s very best in Straight Ahead. Notable...
Kenny Washington Quartet at Keys Jazz Bistro showcases the Oakland-based, New Orleans–born vocalist renowned for his supple tenor, formidable range, improvisational scatting, and emotionally direct interpretations of the Jazz songbook. After singing Gospel in church, playing saxophone, and performing for nine years with U.S. Navy bands, Washington established himself as a Bay Area standout and...
Keith Saunders Trio performs at Keys Jazz Bistro. Pianist Keith Saunders’ formative years in jazz happened in Los Angeles, and then came a quarter century making up Keith’s New York...
Patrick Wolff Quartet at the Dawn Club is led by saxophonist and clarinetist Patrick Wolff, who has worked in the New York and San Francisco jazz scenes. He has performed...
Noel Jewkes appears at Bird & Beckett. He has earned his place as one of the premier saxophone players in Northern California, having worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 35 years. Noel has recorded with John Hendricks, Wesla Whitfield, Mary Stallings, Paula West, Mike Greensill, Lavay Smith, Bill Bell, Mimi Fox, Graham...
Kenny Washington Quartet at Keys Jazz Bistro showcases the Oakland-based, New Orleans–born vocalist renowned for his supple tenor, formidable range, improvisational scatting, and emotionally direct interpretations of the Jazz songbook. After singing Gospel in church, playing saxophone, and performing for nine years with U.S. Navy bands, Washington established himself as a Bay Area standout and...
Kenny Washington Quartet at Keys Jazz Bistro showcases the Oakland-based, New Orleans–born vocalist renowned for his supple tenor, formidable range, improvisational scatting, and emotionally direct interpretations of the Jazz songbook. After singing Gospel in church, playing saxophone, and performing for nine years with U.S. Navy bands, Washington established himself as a Bay Area standout and...