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Oakland native Isaac Schwartz has been playing drums since age 12. Isaac has toured the United States and Europe as well as playing many top venues around the Bay Area. This includes Yoshi's, Sf Jazz, The Fox Theater, The Sound Room, Keys Jazz Bistro, Campbell Recital Hall, Blue Note Napa, and much much more. Isaac...
“It’s vaudevillian in its delivery, dark and soaring at once.” - SF Fun Cheap Parlor Tricks is the world's first and foremost industrial ragtime band, a hot-music quartet led with sultry vocals, resonator guitar, upright bass and horn or drums. The music is a mix of swing, jazz standards, vaudeville and originals -- all distinguished...
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.
Join us at Stookey's Blue Room for an evening with Suzanne Ramsey, a.k.a. "Kitten on the Keys" Her songbook is deep and wide. Pianist, accordionist, and singer she plays a delicious smorgasbord of styles and eras. Kitschy cabaret originals, bawdy blues, unexpected covers and forgotten gems of yesteryear! Swing on by to enjoy this night...
Mr. Lucky & The Cocktail Party brings a mischievous, martini-soaked mix of lounge jazz, swing, classic pop, and performance art to Stookey’s Blue Room. Frontman Mr. Lucky’s long San Francisco performance history runs from 1970s punk and new wave through the Ring-a-Ding Duo and the Mr. Lucky Experience, a project known for reframing Songbook material...
At just 23 years of age, Graham is a young gun making a name for himself in the world of Jazz today. A dyed-in-the-wool bebop pianist, he seeks to uphold the tradition of Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Kenny Dorham, and Barry Harris, among others, and treats their music equally as soul food, and...
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.
Dennis Palmieri brings a warm, loungy evening of pop piano cabaret to Stookey's Blue Room — a relaxed tour through favorites from the 70s, 80s, and the Great American Songbook, full of songs you'll likely know all the words to. Fresh off the release of his debut EP in October 2025 — a collection of...
Smith Dobson, a versatile drummer and saxophonist, comes from a renowned musical family, including his father, pianist Smith Dobson IV, and his sister, singer Sasha Dobson. Raised in Santa Cruz, he began playing drums at age two and performed his first gig in second grade. Moving to San Francisco at 19, he quickly became a...
Benny Amon brings the vibrant, emotional sounds of classic jazz trios to Stookey's Blue Room — a San Francisco-based bandleader and sideman who specializes in the rich piano trio traditions of the 1930s through 50s, drawing on the music of Ahmad Jamal, Erroll Garner, Art Tatum, Clarence Profit, and many more. Joining him are two...
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.
The Cottontails Trio featuring Karina Denike brings one of San Francisco's most exciting musical groups to Stookey's Blue Room — spanning Gatsby-era jazz of the 20s and 30s, classic 40s swing, and vintage 50s and 60s R&B with irresistible style and versatility. KQED's California Report says Karina Denike "possesses a voice so rich and luxuriant...
Described as having a “warm and rich voice, with a giant sense of swing”, Marissa McLain is an emerging jazz vocalist in the San Francisco scene. Her approach to The Great American Songbook is deeply unique, encompassing any emotion and range that the very nature of jazz commands. Her interpretations all come from a place...
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.
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...
Sea Lion Jazz is the creation of San Francisco-based bassist, Ken Miller. An accomplished jazz musician, he’s played both acoustic and electric bass with many of the leads on the Bay Area scene, including saxophonists Branford Marsalis, Pharaoh Sanders, Gary Foster, and Charlie McCarthy; guitarists Bruce Forman, Mimi Fox, Jordan Samuels, Jeffrey Burr and Kai...
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.
Join us at Stookey's Blue Room for an evening with Suzanne Ramsey, a.k.a. "Kitten on the Keys" Her songbook is deep and wide. Pianist, accordionist, and singer she plays a delicious smorgasbord of styles and eras. Kitschy cabaret originals, bawdy blues, unexpected covers and forgotten gems of yesteryear! Swing on by to enjoy this night...
Jazz trumpeter/steelpan musician Chris Aschman enjoys a multi-faceted career as a performer, educator, studio musician, and arranger. A Baltimore native, Chris segued to Philadelphia to study jazz trumpet at the University of the Arts in 2004 and became a mainstay in the Philly scene. Since this time he has enjoyed a diverse career, having shared...
At just 23 years of age, Graham is a young gun making a name for himself in the world of Jazz today. A dyed-in-the-wool bebop pianist, he seeks to uphold the tradition of Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Kenny Dorham, and Barry Harris, among others, and treats their music equally as soul food, and...
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.
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.
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.
Rumi Abe, a pianist from Nagoya, Japan, began playing Electone at age 4 and studying music theory and composition at Yamaha Music School. She refined her jazz skills under the mentorship of legends Fumio Karashima and Josh Nelson, performing over 200 shows annually across Tokyo. In 2022, she released her debut album with her trio....
Steven Lugerner brings his San Francisco-based trio to Stookey's Blue Room for dynamic renditions of Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and more — a Bay Area native the New York Times has called "an impeccably trained multi-reedist," whose multiple critically acclaimed albums and collaborations with Fred Hersch, Taylor Eigsti, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Eric Harland, Anat Cohen,...