Mr. Tipples

Address
39 Fell St
San Francisco,CA94102United States Get Directions
Phone (415) 384-9365
Website https://mrtipplessf.com/home-2/

Vibe: Retro Jazz Lounge | Sophisticated & Social | Urban Speakeasy
Mr. Tipple’s Jazz Club — often referred to by its full name, Mr. Tipple’s Recording Studio — is a centerpiece of the Civic Center jazz scene. It channels the feel of a mid‑century recording studio, blending industrial‑chic details with a warm, retro atmosphere. The room walks a careful line between serious listening space and lively social lounge, making it equally welcoming for deep‑in jazz heads and friends just out for a night in the city.

Live Music & Atmosphere
Music runs nightly with a rotation of top Bay Area players, from straight‑ahead bebop trios to modern, more experimental quartets. The room layout supports both listening and conversation: a front bar area for socializing and a dedicated seating section closer to the stage for those who want to focus on the performance. Sightlines are good, the sound is tuned for intimacy, and sets tend to feel tight rather than background.

Food & Drinks
The bar leans into classic spirits and creative cocktails, with a menu that rewards lingering for multiple sets. New American small plates — think spicy fried chicken, pork belly buns, and shareable snacks — are built to work in a dim, music‑forward space. It’s very much a place where you can make a full evening of it: drinks, food, and a couple of bands without changing venues.
Details that define the room
• Nightly jazz programming with a mix of traditional and modern projects.
• Divided space: social bar up front, focused listening area by the stage.
• Recording‑studio‑inspired design with dark wood, low light, and sound‑first layout.
• Small plates menu sized for sharing during the set.
• Dress code is relaxed but the room skews a little more polished than a neighborhood bar.
Categories: Civic Center

Events at this venue

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  • Akira and Atsuko

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

    Akira and Atsuko at Mr Tipples brings together Osaka-based Hammond B3 organist Atsuko Hashimoto, guitarist Yutaka Hashimoto, and drummer Akira Tana for a soulful organ-trio performance. The three musicians draw...

    $15

  • Brahm Sasner Quartet

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

    Brahm Sasner Quartet at Mr Tipples features Bay Area–raised pianist and composer Brahm Sasner, a finalist for the 2027 American Piano Awards. Joined by bassist Isaac Coyle and drummer Miles Turk, Sasner brings a lyrical, conversational approach to contemporary jazz, with piano-led improvisation and close interplay at the center of the performance. Two Shows: 7...

    $15

  • Jorge Luis Pacheco Trio: “Live from Havana”

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

    Jorge Luis Pacheco Trio: “Live from Havana” at Mr Tipples brings the pulse of Cuban music into a contemporary jazz setting. Havana-born pianist, composer, and vocalist Jorge Luis Pacheco joins...

    $15

  • Beth Schenck Quartet

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

    Beth Schenck Quartet at Mr Tipples showcases San Francisco saxophonist, composer, and educator Beth Schenck in an adventurous acoustic-jazz setting. With Brett Carson on piano, Lisa Mezzacappa on bass, and Jordan Glenn on drums, the quartet explores original compositions through West Coast jazz, creative improvisation, chamber-music textures, and free-jazz influence. The result is an intricate,...

    $15

  • Shane Sato Quintet

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

    Shane Sato Quintet at Mr. Tipple’s presents a contemporary jazz ensemble led by Japanese-American drummer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter Shane Sato. Featuring bass, keyboards, saxophone, guitar, vocals, and drums, the group moves between contemporary jazz, soul, R&B, and groove-driven improvisation with a polished late-night jazz-club feel. Two Shows: 9pm and 10:30pm Tickets: $15-30    

    $15

  • Richard Howell’s Sudden Changes

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

    Richard Howell’s Sudden Changes at Mr Tipples is led by the Bay Area saxophonist, vocalist, composer, producer, and educator whose spontaneous, spiritually charged “Bridge Music” connects Modern Jazz with Funk, Soul, African and Latin rhythmic traditions, and expressive improvisation. Howell’s broad musical life includes work with Etta James, Chaka Khan, Maurice White, Don Cherry, Charlie...

    $15

  • Richard Howell’s Sudden Changes

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

    Richard Howell’s Sudden Changes at Mr. Tipples is led by the Bay Area saxophonist, vocalist, composer, producer, and educator whose spontaneous, spiritually charged “Bridge Music” connects Modern Jazz with Funk, Soul, African and Latin rhythmic traditions, and expressive improvisation. Howell’s broad musical life includes work with Etta James, Chaka Khan, Maurice White, Don Cherry, Charlie...

    $15

  • Rebecca Coupe Franks

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

    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...

    $15

  • Dahveed Behroozi Quartet

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

    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...

    $15

  • Lisa Mezzacappa Quintet

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

    Lisa Mezzacappa Quintet at Mr. Tipples 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...

    $15

  • Stella Heath and her trio

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

    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...

    $15

  • Elé Howell Quartet

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

    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...

    $15

  • Arman Sangalang Quartet

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

    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:...

    Free

  • Charles Unger Experience

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

    Charles Unger Experience at Mr. Tipples features the San Francisco saxophonist, bandleader, composer, and visual artist with Sue Crossman on piano, Joe Nemzer on bass, and Tony “Steamroller” Coleman on drums. Unger’s energetic approach blends jazz improvisation with blues, R&B, soul, world beat, and New Orleans funk, creating a spirited, groove-driven set rooted in decades...

    $15

  • Alon Nechustan Quintet

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

    New York pianist-composer Alon Nechushtan leads a boundary-crossing quintet at Mr. Tipple’s on Friday, September 11, with Jesse Levit and Matt Renzi on saxophones, Sam Bevan on bass, and Greg Wyser-Pratte on drums. Known for combining inventive straight-ahead jazz, free improvisation, contemporary classical ideas, klezmer, and Middle Eastern grooves, Nechushtan brings an adventurous, rhythmically charged...

    $15

  • George Cole Quartet – George meets Django

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

    George Cole’s “George Meets Django” quartet brings the fiery, acoustic swing of Django Reinhardt to Mr. Tipple’s on Thursday, September 10, with shows at 7:00 and 8:45 PM. BAMMIE Award-winning guitarist Cole is joined by Valentino Cole on guitar and vocals, Anton Patzner on violin, and Fred Randolph on bass for jazz manouche standards and...

    $15

  • George Cole Quartet – George meets Django

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

    George Cole’s “George Meets Django” quartet brings the fiery, acoustic swing of Django Reinhardt to Mr. Tipple’s on Thursday, September 10, with shows at 7:00 and 8:45 PM. BAMMIE Award-winning guitarist Cole is joined by Valentino Cole on guitar and vocals, Anton Patzner on violin, and Fred Randolph on bass for jazz manouche standards and...

    $15

  • Naama

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

    New York vocalist Naama brings her elegant, emotionally direct take on classic jazz to Mr. Tipple’s, joined by Charles Chen on piano, Nico Martinez on bass, and Brian Fishler on drums. The program draws from her forthcoming album Songs From The Road, using standards-inspired storytelling to trace travel’s anticipation, excitement, solitude, and longing; Naama’s style...

    $15

  • Naama

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

    New York vocalist Naama brings her elegant, emotionally direct take on classic jazz to Mr. Tipple’s, joined by Charles Chen on piano, Nico Martinez on bass, and Brian Fishler on drums. The program draws from her forthcoming album Songs From The Road, using standards-inspired storytelling to trace travel’s anticipation, excitement, solitude, and longing; Naama’s style...

    $15

  • Mose Def : The Music of Mose Allison

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

    Mose Def celebrates the sly, blueswise songwriting of jazz pianist and vocalist Mose Allison at Mr. Tipple’s on Sunday, September 6. Flower Piano co-creator Dean Mermell sings with Kymry Esainko on piano, Joe Kyle on bass, Randy Odell on drums, and Tom Griesser on sax, revisiting Allison’s sharp lyrics, laid-back swing, and distinctive meeting point...

    $15

  • Mose Def : The Music of Mose Allison

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

    Mose Def celebrates the sly, blueswise songwriting of jazz pianist and vocalist Mose Allison at Mr. Tipple’s on Sunday, September 6. Flower Piano co-creator Dean Mermell sings with Kymry Esainko on piano, Joe Kyle on bass, Randy Odell on drums, and Tom Griesser on sax, revisiting Allison’s sharp lyrics, laid-back swing, and distinctive meeting point...

    $15

  • Shawn Myers Quintet

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

    Shawn Myers Quintet brings Oakland-based drummer and composer Shawn Myers to Mr. Tipples, joined by Alan Jones on bass and Michael Potter on piano. Myers holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in jazz studies and performance, has worked as drummer for Leyla McCalla, and leads projects that move between modern jazz, Afro-pop, and broader global influences....

  • Shawn Myers Quintet

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

    Shawn Myers Quintet brings Oakland-based drummer and composer Shawn Myers to Mr. Tipples, joined by Alan Jones on bass and Michael Potter on piano. Myers holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in jazz studies and performance, has worked as drummer for Leyla McCalla, and leads projects that move between modern jazz, Afro-pop, and broader global influences....

    $15

  • DMN

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

    DMN brings a piano-trio jazz set to Mr. Tipples, featuring Michael Potter on piano, Alan Jones on bass, and Micheal Mitchell on drums. The group centers on Mitchell’s dynamic drumming, with Potter and Jones providing the melodic and rhythmic interplay of a seasoned Bay Area jazz trio. Tickets: $15-20

    $15

  • DMN

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

    DMN brings a piano-trio jazz set to Mr. Tipples, featuring Michael Potter on piano, Alan Jones on bass, and Micheal Mitchell on drums. The group centers on Mitchell’s dynamic drumming, with Potter and Jones providing the melodic and rhythmic interplay of a seasoned Bay Area jazz trio. Tickets: $15-30

    $15
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