Adam Klipple, who has been described as "a standout pianist who has gone to school on McCoy Tyner and Cecil Taylor and earned his degree," plays piano, Hammond organ, sampler, and a variety of vintage keyboards. He currently is a member of the legendary jazz rock band Blood, Sweat & Tears. He also currently performs...
Saxophonist Howard Wiley and pianist/organist Chris Siebert are longtime collaborators and central figures in the San Francisco jazz and swing scene.
Experience the high-energy, genre-defying sound of The Smokedaddies at Tupelo. Known as the Bay Area’s premier Soul Cover Jam Band, this ensemble specializes in a kaleidoscope of musical styles, ensuring that no two performances are ever the same. From the deep grooves of Motown to the sprawling improvisations of the Grateful Dead and Phish, The...
Teapot Logic is a Bay Area groove quartet who deliver a deep blend of funk, soul, jazz, and rock appearing at the Boom Boom Room. With tight interplay and fearless improvisation, they move seamlessly between inventive originals and fresh takes on funk legends like James Brown, Grant Green, Herbie Hancock, and The Meters. Not only...
George Colligan brings a lifetime of jazz mastery to the Black Cat Jazz Supper Club — winner of the 2015 DownBeat Critics Poll for Keyboard, he is one of the most versatile and prolific musicians of his generation, equally at home as pianist, drummer, trumpeter, organist, composer, and bandleader. With over 130 albums as a...
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...
The David Blake Quartet brings Brooklyn's post-bop vitality to Mr. Tipple's, led by Canadian-born guitarist David Blake on tour supporting his upcoming album Radio Casual — due out summer 2026 on Cellar Music — and featuring rising star pianist Dabin Ryu, drummer Jonas Esser, and bassist Warren Louie. From modal romps to collective improvisation, this...
George Colligan brings a lifetime of jazz mastery to The Black Cat — winner of the 2015 DownBeat Critics Poll for Keyboard, he is one of the most versatile and prolific musicians of his generation, equally at home as pianist, drummer, trumpeter, organist, composer, and bandleader. With over 130 albums as a sideman and his...
Tammy Hall brings Grammy Award-winning artistry and 40+ years of musical mastery to Keys Jazz Bistro — a pianist, composer, educator, and musical director who currently serves as a Lead Teaching Artist at SFJAZZ and has collaborated with an extraordinary range of artists including Terri Lyne Carrington, Regina Carter, Tia Fuller, Gerald Clayton, Etta Jones,...
The David Blake Quartet brings Brooklyn's post-bop vitality to Mr. Tipple's, led by Canadian-born guitarist David Blake on tour supporting his upcoming album Radio Casual — due out summer 2026 on Cellar Music — and featuring rising star pianist Dabin Ryu, drummer Jonas Esser, and bassist Warren Louie. From modal romps to collective improvisation, this...
Byrds of a Feather bring their one-of-a-kind JazzReggae sound to Bird and Beckett — led by alto saxophonist and vocalist David Byrd, the band fuses jazz, reggae, soul, R&B, and blues into something genuinely hard to find anywhere else on the scene. Byrd's deep roots in both Chicago jazz and the reggae circuit give the...
The Sheba Sound Collective brings together some of Sheba Piano Lounge's favorite Bay Area musicians for a night of upbeat jazz in the heart of the Fillmore. The rotating lineup draws on the deep pool of local talent that calls Sheba home, delivering an energetic, community-driven set in one of San Francisco's most intimate listening...
Annie Orzen Trio plays at Stookey's Blue Room. Annie Orzen is a 22-year-old pianist, bandleader, and educator based in San Francisco. While her formal training is rooted in jazz, Annie’s musical voice is shaped by a wide range of influences, from indie pop to classical to rock. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Jazz...
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 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....
Jazz Trio, Jason Movrich & Friends playing their Blues, Soul and Funk tunes at Local Edition. Jason Movrich vocals and guitar Joe Carusi on drums Eric Goodwill on bass
Experience an intimate evening of soulful jazz, blues, and swing at the Royal Cuckoo Organ Lounge — featuring Brad Leali on alto saxophone, Marty Wehner on trombone, and Chris Siebert on Hammond organ, three veteran San Francisco-based jazz musicians and longtime collaborators most notably known as members of the Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot...
The Brian Andres Quartet brings world-class percussion mastery and a lifetime of Latin jazz immersion to Mr. Tipple's, led by Bay Area drummer and bandleader Brian Andres — a Cincinnati-born musician raised in a household of professional musicians whose diverse career has taken him from performances with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members Little...
Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums bring their high-energy, theatrical jump-swing spectacular to The Deluxe — led by the dynamic duo of Steve Lucky and Miss Carmen Getit, this Oakland-based band blends vintage jazz, blues, boogie-woogie, and 50s R&B into a live show that is as entertaining as it is irresistibly danceable. Equal parts musical...
George Colligan brings a lifetime of jazz mastery to The Black Cat — winner of the 2015 DownBeat Critics Poll for Keyboard, he is one of the most versatile and prolific musicians of his generation, equally at home as pianist, drummer, trumpeter, organist, composer, and bandleader. With over 130 albums as a sideman and his...
The Brian Andres Quartet brings world-class percussion mastery and a lifetime of Latin jazz immersion to Mr. Tipple's, led by Bay Area drummer and bandleader Brian Andres — a Cincinnati-born musician raised in a household of professional musicians whose diverse career has taken him from performances with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members Little...
Transport yourself to the Rive Gauche without leaving Fillmore Street. Chouquet's invites you to experience "Jazz on the Patio," a long-standing neighborhood tradition that pairs world-class live music with the breezy elegance of a classic French bistro. Set against the backdrop of one of San Francisco’s most iconic shopping corridors, this event offers a high-fidelity...
North Beach New Orleans
Ben Stolorow, piano; Peter Barshay, bass; Vince Lateano, drums. Part of the Bird & Beckett Jazz in the Bookshop (Sundays 5–7pm). Seating is limited — reservations recommended: 415-586-3733. Suggested contribution: $20–30; students $10–15; younger kids free.
Ralph Alessi brings the refined, adventurous sound of a true ECM artist to Mr. Tipple's — the San Francisco-born trumpeter and composer has spent decades at the forefront of creative jazz, recording and performing alongside Fred Hersch, Steve Coleman, Ravi Coltrane, Jason Moran, Sam Rivers, Tim Berne, Uri Caine, and many others. His fifth record...
Radio Sophia is an instrumental musical collaboration between David Boyce (Saxophones, Loops, Effects) and Michael Cavaseno (Guitar, Loops, Effects) who carry on the torch for Zori Marinova as she moved back to her native Bulgaria. The trio's sound can be described as Groovy, Soulful Mix of Jazz, Pop, RnB and World Music. And plays weekly...