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
The Editorials
Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesVarious young Bay Area musicians come together for live Jazz at Local Edition!
FreeJames Gallagher Quartet
Dawn Club 10 Annie St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJames Gallagher is an American jazz drummer and educator from Northern California, currently living in Manhattan. He is a resident performer at the prestigious SFJazz Center. After attending Berklee College of Music in Boston on a scholarship, James returned to the West Coast, where he quickly began performing regularly around San Francisco with the...
FreeDuo Gadjo Quartet
Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesCullen Luper | Violin & Piano Daniel Parenti | Bass Jeff Magidson | Melodica & Guitar Isabelle Fontaine | Vocals & Guitar Duo Gadjo’s music is inspired by the sounds of the 20’s and 30’s, when swing was the thing and Paris was the place to be. Heavily influenced by the French Gypsy guitarist Django...
$15 – $30Patrick Wolff ft. Matt Wilson
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSaxophonist Patrick Wolff Patrick Wolff is a jazz saxophone and clarinet player with a long history in the jazz scenes of New York City and San Francisco. His playing has been characterized by a focus on lyricism and an embrace of the whole lineage of jazz styles. Drummer Matt WIlson is widely recognized as one...
$30Howard Wiley
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, United StatesHoward Wiley presents a celebration of soul-jazz, funk, gospel, and R&B steeped in West Coast flavor at Keys Jazz Bistro combining hard-driving originals with a funkified selection of classics. Wiley has been a standout on the Bay Area music scene since he was a teenager in the mid-1990s, and he’s taken on the mantle of...
$30Pliner Performance Jazz Quartet
Sheba Piano Lounge 1419 Filmore St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesEugene 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.
FreeKaty Stephan
Comstock Saloon 155 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, United StatesKathy Stephan brings torch songs, swing standards, and a touch of twang to the Comstock Saloon’s polished‑but‑raucous barroom. Her voice leans into the room’s natural reverb, floating over brushed drums, piano, and upright bass while cocktails clink and the lights stay low. Expect classic tunes, a few deep‑cut surprises, and the kind of between‑song banter...
FreeDirty Works Jazz Jam
Paris 75 515 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe Dirty Works Jazz Band brings its signature jam session to Paris 75 every 1st Thursday at Paris 75. Led by upright bassist Kyle Finley, these "Dirty Works & Friends" nights transform the North Beach venue into a buzzing jazz laboratory. Far from a casual background set, this is a professional performance environment where the...
FreeThe Hogan Brothers
Dawn Club 10 Annie St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe Hogan Brothers - Steve (bass), Colin (keyboards), and Julian (drums) - are a jazz fusion trio based in Oakland, California. Their influences, while rooted in American styles such as Jazz,Funk, R&B, and Pop, are also informed by many international styles such as Timba, Tango, Gamelan, Highlife, Soukous, Afro-pop, North Indian Classical music and much...
FreeMitch Polzak & The Royal Deuces
Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesRockabilly and 60’s country music with the religious fervor of Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash and delivers a Honky Tonk ballad with the sincerity of Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings.
FreeHoward Wiley
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, United StatesHoward Wiley presents a celebration of soul-jazz, funk, gospel, and R&B steeped in West Coast flavor at Keys Jazz Bistro combining hard-driving originals with a funkified selection of classics. Wiley has been a standout on the Bay Area music scene since he was a teenager in the mid-1990s, and he’s taken on the mantle of...
$30Katy Stephan
Comstock Saloon 155 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, United StatesKaty 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...
FreeMusic with Robert Kennedy & Vic Wong
Caffe Trieste 601 Vallejo St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesRobert Kennedy and Friends bring a captivating jazz experience to Caffe Trieste, led by acclaimed San Francisco-based Hammond organist, pianist, and accordionist Robert Kennedy. With a rich history in jazz across various ensembles and a blend of blues, swing, and pop influences. Enjoy an intimate evening featuring Kennedy on accordion and Vic Wong on guitar.
FreeLisa Mezzacappa Quartet
Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAaron Bennett | Tenor Mark Clifford | Vibraphone Lisa Mezzacappa | Bass Eric Garland | Drums Adventurous approaches to standard jazz repertoire, original music by members of the group, and rarely performed gems by heroes Herbie Nichols, Charles Mingus, Carla Bley, Ornette Coleman, Geri Allen, Sam Rivers and others.
$15 – $30Nathan Bickart Duo
Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe 12 Saroyan Pl, San Francisco, CA, United StatesNathan (piano/keyboards) crafts sensitive, playful, deeply-felt music, tonight with trusted collaborator Keith Waters (electric bass). Nathan's compositions and improvisations navigate the inner spaces between jazz, folk, and soul musics, melting together discarded records and old baseball cards and browning Bay leaves to create a heartening night of tunes, good for dancing or lounging or lingering in...
FreeVince Lateano Trio
Sweetie's Art Bar 475 Francisco St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin 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 played alongside icons like Cal Tjader and Stan Getz. The trio brings a lively mix of classic and contemporary jazz in an intimate setting that’s...
FreeA Sound in Common
Black Cat Jazz Supper Club 400 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesA Sound in Common is a musical project that represents a deep dive into the fascinating world of contemporary jazz. It stands out as a sound journey through the various facets of post-bop jazz. The quartet features the talents of Francesco Patti (tenor saxophone), Andrea Domenici (piano), Giuseppe Cucchiara (double bass), and Andrea Niccolai (drums)....
$40 – $60Lisa Mezzacappa Quartet
Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAaron Bennett | Tenor Mark Clifford | Vibraphone Lisa Mezzacappa | Bass Eric Garland | Drums Adventurous approaches to standard jazz repertoire, original music by members of the group, and rarely performed gems by heroes Herbie Nichols, Charles Mingus, Carla Bley, Ornette Coleman, Geri Allen, Sam Rivers and others.
$15 – $30The Mina Project
Paris 75 515 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, United StatesTHE 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...
FreeGaucho Jazz
Comstock Saloon 155 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, United StatesGaucho 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 blues and elements of ragtime. Their sound, a uniquely American concoction, blends instrumental acuity and lighthearted humor that keep their audience coming back for more....
FreeSteve Lucky and The Rhumba Bums
Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSteve Lucky and The Rhumba Bums play jump blues, swing, jazz and rare gems inspired by the '30s, '40s and '50s at Local Edition!
FreeRadio Veloso
The Royale 800 Post St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesRadio Veloso brings its instrumental funk sound to The Royale, fusing Afro-funk psychedelia, hip-hop beats, and warm soul into cinematic, groove-heavy music. Formed in San Francisco in 2017, the DIY quartet has released three EPs, its 2024 debut full-length …and Other Subjects, and the live vinyl release Live at the Fireside Lounge, recorded in Alameda...
FreeCharles Unger Experience
Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesCharles Unger | Sax Sue Crossman | Piano Joe Nemzer| Bass Tony “Steamroller” Coleman | Drums
$15 – $30A Sound in Common
Black Cat Jazz Supper Club 400 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesA Sound in Common is a musical project that represents a deep dive into the fascinating world of contemporary jazz. It stands out as a sound journey through the various facets of post-bop jazz. The quartet features the talents of Francesco Patti (tenor saxophone), Andrea Domenici (piano), Giuseppe Cucchiara (double bass), and Andrea Niccolai (drums)....
$40 – $60
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