Arman Sangalang Quartet at Mr. Tipple’s features tenor saxophonist Arman Sangalang with guitarist Adam Astrup, bassist Nico Martinez, and drummer Malachi Whitson. The quartet’s acoustic lineup puts the focus on melodic saxophone, conversational guitar, and a flexible rhythm section—an intimate small-group jazz setting suited to Mr. Tipple’s listening-room atmosphere. Two shows: 6pm and 7:30pm Tickets:...
Elé Howell Quartet at Mr. Tipple’s features the Bay Area–born, New York–based drummer and composer with guitarist Vinicius Gomes, saxophonist Kazemde George, and bassist Jayla Chee. Howell has developed an international career alongside artists including Ravi Coltrane and Chief Adjuah, and his disciplined yet polyrhythmically rich playing gives the quartet a dynamic, deeply interactive modern-jazz...
Stella Heath and her trio at Mr. Tipple’s showcases one of the Bay Area’s most captivating jazz vocalists, known for a warm, story-centered delivery, relaxed swing, and deeply personal interpretations of jazz standards. Heath’s work ranges across early jazz and Gypsy jazz to her Billie Holiday Project, and her trio setting highlights the nuance of...
Lisa Mezzacappa Quintet at Mr. Tipple’s presents adventurous original music by the Bay Area bassist, composer, bandleader, and producer, alongside fresh arrangements of rarely heard works by Herbie Nichols, Geri Allen, Arthur Blythe, Ornette Coleman, Carla Bley, and Charles Mingus. With Aaron Bennett on tenor saxophone, Mark Clifford on vibraphone, Brett Carson on piano, and...
Dahveed 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...
Rebecca Coupe Franks at Mr. Tipples features the trumpeter and pianist alongside Nancy Heth on vocals and piano. Franks brings three decades of New York City jazz experience, including performances with Cab Calloway, Kenny Barron, and Lou Donaldson; she holds a master’s degree from the Eastman School of Music and has released eight albums of...