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Sunday May 31st Birthdays include

Otto Hardwicke outstanding alto and baritone saxophonist for the
Duke Ellington Band who was among the earliest players to give each of those instruments some identity was born 122 years ago

Red Holloway tenor and alto saxophonist who took his bluesy Chicago sound to Europe, South America and Japan and played with music royalty like 
Billie Holliday, B.B. King, Muddy Waters and Dr. John was born 99 years ago

Albert “Tootie” Heath jazz hard bop drummer and younger brother of
Percy and Jimmy Heath was born 101 years old

Louis Hayes one of the great swinging hard bop jazz drummers who toured and recorded with Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, Cannonball Adderley and
Oscar Peterson to name a few turns 89 years old

Johnny Paycheck influential country singer and hard-drinking hell-raiser best known for his 1977 working mans anthem “Take This Job and Shove” was born 88 years ago

Peter Yarrow who along with Noel Paul Stookey and Marty Travers made up the popular folk group Peter Paul & Mary producing such standard ’60s hits as “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “If I Had a Hammer” and “Puff the Magic Dragon” was born 88 years old

John Bonham one of the most influential rock drummers who became the thunderous backbone of Led Zeppelin was born 78 years ago

Paulhinho Da Costa Brazilian percussionist well known for the array of Latin instruments, sounds, colors, and textures who has performed and recorded Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Herbie Hancock, Milt Jackson and may more with turns 78 years old

Paul Franklin one of the great pedal steel guitarist in country music who has recorded with Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, mark, Knopler and Barbara Mandrell to name a few turns 72 years old

Tommy Emmanuel iconic acoustic guitarist who has helped bring the art of rock guitar down under to a higher awareness by bringing a sense of jazz improvisation into a mix that also includes blues, country, rock, classical, and Spanish music turns 71 years old

Christian McBride one of the most acclaimed jazz bassists of his generation, renowned for his bold, swinging style and robust sound turns 55 years old

Some Upcoming Shows This Week

Sunday May 31st

Sf Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard and saxophonist Ravi Coltrane join forces to celebrate and reimagine the legacies of jazz titans Miles Davis and
John Coltrane. Blanchard has long drawn inspiration from Miles Davis, channeling his fearless innovation into his own genre-defying body of work. Coltrane, the son of John and Alice Coltrane, is a thoughtful, expressive saxophonist whose career has been defined by both deep reverence and fearless individuality. Together, they lead a world-class ensemble in a centennial tribute that’s more than a look back; it’s a bold continuation of jazz’s living tradition. Band members include Blanchard on trumpet, Coltrane on saxophones, Charles Altura on guitar, Julian Pollack on piano & keyboard, David Ginyard Jr. on bass and Oscar Seaton on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!
$44.50/$114.50 Cover Charge

Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime Texas based blues-rock guitarist, singer/songwriter Hadden Sayers is known for his soulful vocals, sharp songwriting, and fiery guitar work. Drawing from deep Texas blues traditions while incorporating elements of rock and soul, Sayers has built a reputation as a dynamic live performer and seasoned road musician. Highly Recommended!!! $25 Cover Charge Per Set

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 11:59 PM-1:30 AM Showtime Late Night At The Dawn Club presents Bay Area based first call post bopjazz guitarist Luke Westbrook performs with John Wiitala on bass and Smith Dobson on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

Royal Cuckoo Organ Lounge 3202 Mission Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime A great set of music in store featuring to fabulous Lavay Smith & Chris Siebert on the mighty in-house Hammond organ! Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

Swig Bar 561 Geary Street San Francisco 10:00 PM-1:00 AM Showtime The Swig Sunday Blues Jam continues under the guidance of the phenomenal soul, gospel and blues vocalist Emma Jean Foster. Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 3:00 PM-5:00 PM Showtime A good show in store featuring the surf rock duo The Carrots. Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

Golden Gate Park Live From The Whale’s Tail Noon-6:00 PM Showtime The Golden Gate Live From The Whale’s Tail presents Caroline Wolfson,Dan Dectis,Evan Wardell & Keepers of Humanity This is a free concert. The Whale’s Tail is located at the14th Avenue East Meadow just west of the Rose Garden on the JFK Promenade. Highly Recommended!!!!!

San Francisco Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 4:30 PM-7:30 PM Showtime Rockin’ The Bandshell Sunday Crucial Reggae In The Park presents DJ Guid8nce, DJ Sep, Irie Dole, Maneesh the Twister & Vinnie EsparzaThis is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!

Monday June 1st

Retro Junkie 2112 N Main Street Walnut Creek 6:00 PM Showtime
A wild fun nigght of music in store featuring the Grammy award winning singer and musician Kyle Gass best known as one half of the comedy rock duo Tenacious D along with Jack Black. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$17.85 Cover Charge

Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime
A really good set of music in store featuring Gamper Drums Funk Jazz a trio that not only honors the rich legacy of jazz but also adds a contemporary flair to the San Francisco’s musically historic ambiance. The trio members are
Chris Gamper on drums, Marc Levine on bass and Kit Rusco on guitar
Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime.One of the Bay Area’s hottest trad jazz ensembles the
Barbary Coast Jazz Band features Bob Schulz on cornet, Don Neely on reeds,
Clint Baker on trombone, Bill Reinhart on tuba, Scott Anthony on banjo and Marty Eggers on piano. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

Madrone Art Bar located at 500 Divisadero San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime Motown Mondays where every Monday at the Madrone dance the night away with hosts DJ Gordo Cabeza and Timoteo Gigante and resident DJs spinning originals, exclusive remixes, and close relatives of your favorite Motown songs. Highly Recommended!!!!! $5 Cover Charge

Tuesday June 2nd

The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
A great show in store featuring new wave icons The Psychedelic Furs who built a career on mysterious pop songs guided by the world-weary and unmistakable vocals of Richard Butler plus an always-evolving sound that started off as stark post-punk then took detours into synth pop, dance rock, and mainstream alternative. Along the way, they released a classic album that fused the energy of punk with the brightness of the groundbreaking 1981 album “Talk Talk Talk as well as a string of singles highlighted by
“Love My Way”, “Heaven” and “Heartbreak Beat” that proved popular and influential. Highly Recommended!!!! $128 Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Fault Line Trio is one of the Bay Area’s most dynamic and innovative crossover jazz projects! Swing, R&B, and sophisticated grooves. The trio features
Jay Sanders on piano and keys, Lukas Vesely on bass and Brian Fishler on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-1:30 AM Showtime Mike Rinta & The Swing Therapists work together regularly, 3 to 4 days a week, playing jazz from 1945 and earlier for seniors under the name The Jazz Therapists.  All the musicians are full time and can boast playing with greats like Ray Charles, Taj Mahal, Bobby Hutcherson and many others.  Mike Rinta is a featured bandleader at The Saloon and he works as an arranger and featured trombonist for many swing bands.  Highly Recommended!!!!!
$20 Cover Charge

Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime
The West Coast Blues Revue brings together a rotating lineup of top-tier talent, led by the one and only Hal Petcher. Expect powerhouse performances featuring musicians like Chris Burns, Tim Wagar and many more surprise guests, all coming together to deliver raw, soulful blues that will light up your week.Highly Recommended!!!!!  $5 Cover Charge

Blush Wine Bar 476 Castro Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime  
The 29th Street Swingtet is heavily influenced by Django Reinhardt but includes all sorts of flavors in their original compositions blending gypsy jazz, swing, bebop, latin, blues and touches of pop music. Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra is a diverse group of long-time friends that have played alongside one another for years. The ensemble ranges from having as little as 8 to as many as 18 participants performing with occasional guest singers such as Billy Valentine. Highly Recommended!!!!
$10 Cover Charge

The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Somewhere between Joan Jett and Bonnie Raitt lies GG Amos. This is one badass chick with one badass band. This is one of my very favorite local blues band. Highly Recommended!!!! $5 Cover Charge

The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A good show featuring San Francisco based indie Ameicana bluegrass old time string roots band Skillet Licorice. Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge

City Of Awe Civic Center Sound Track Series Noon-3:00 PM Showtime
The Civic Center Soundtrack Music Series presents Jerry Hannan, Kevin Fagan & Victor Lin This free concert takes place at the Fulton Street Plaza located at 147 Fulton Street sitting between the Asian Art Museum and Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library

Wednesday June 3rd

The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
A great show in store featuring new wave icons The Psychedelic Furs who built a career on mysterious pop songs guided by the world-weary and unmistakable vocals of Richard Butler plus an always-evolving sound that started off as stark post-punk then took detours into synth pop, dance rock, and mainstream alternative. Along the way, they released a classic album that fused the energy of punk with the brightness of the groundbreaking 1981 album “Talk Talk Talk as well as a string of singles highlighted by
“Love My Way”, “Heaven” and “Heartbreak Beat” that proved popular and influential. Highly Recommended!!!! $128 Cover Charge

Frost Ampitheater 327 Laseun Street Stanford 7:00 PM Showtime
The iconic singer/songwriter and guitarist the iconic Paul Simon is on tour promoting his new criticcally acclaimed album “Seven Palms”.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $118/4192/$268 Cover Charge

Blush Wine Bar 476 Castro Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
The Americano Social Club plays music for “la dolce vita” a mix of romantic and eclectic melodies from all over the world including pop, jazz, folk, classical, rock, opera, the music of Brazil and Europe’s cafés as well as some great original pieces. This is a great ensemble Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge

Club Fox 2209 Broadway Redwood City 7:00 PM Showtime
Club Fox Blues Jam presents Johnny Vernazza who has played guitar with many Blues greats like Chicago guitarist Luther Tucker, Sunnyland Slim, Rock & Roll Legend Chuck Berry, Steve “Guitar” Miller, Greg Allman , George Thorogood, Charlie Daniels , Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen and Elvin Bishop to name a few. Johnny continues to wow folks with his sizzling bluesy slide guitar as a long time member of harmonica great Norton Buffalo.
Highly Recommended!!!!!!!! $15 Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Bay Area based jazz trumpet virtuoso Daniel Herrera leads hios outstanding ensemble featuring Jesse Levit on alto sax, Greg Jacobs on piano, Jonny Kaminek on bass and Isaac Schwartz on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Jazz keyboardinst Simon Rowe makes a rare appearance on piano with two long-time collaborators bassist Eric Markowitz and drummer Deszon Claiborne. Highly Recommended!!!! $30 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Jazz pianist Keith Saunders performs with bay Area jazz icons John Wiitala on bass and Akira Tana on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $30 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime A set of jazz,soul, funk and Bogaloo featuring The Editorials.
Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A good show featuring Bay Area based jazz musician Garrett Barley.
Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

Thursday June 4th

Frost Ampitheater 327 Laseun Street Stanford 7:00 PM Showtime
The iconic singer/songwriter and guitarist the iconic Paul Simon is on tour promoting his new criticcally acclaimed album “Seven Palms”.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $118/4192/$268 Cover Charge

Blush Wine Bar 476 Castro Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A nice set of music in store featuring San Francisco based indie Americana folk singer/songwriter Emily Z Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Jazz saxophonist Howard Wiley  presents a celebration of soul-jazz, funk, gospel, and R&B steeped in West Coast flavor, combining Wiley’s hard-driving originals with a funkified selection of classics.
Highly Recommended!!!! $30 Cover Charge Per Set

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Jazz bassist Tomoko Funaki leads her energetic and swinging
Hard Bop Collective whose music firmly rooted in the jazz tradition and influenced by the masters that defined the genre Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 7:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. A really good set of music in store featuring the fabulous
Gamper Drums Funk Jazz a trio that not only honors the rich legacy of jazz but also adds a contemporary flair to the San Francisco’s musically historic ambiance. The trio members are Chris Gamper on drums, Marc Levine on bass and Kit Rusco on guitar Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A good show in store featuring San Francisco based double jazz bassist
Ollie Dudek. Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

City Of Awe Civic Center Sound Track Series Noon-3:00 PM Showtime
The Civic Center Soundtrack Music Series presents presents  Ants Fujinaga, 
Ben Lang & Kevin Sgarro This free concert takes place at the Fulton Street Plaza located at 147 Fulton Street sitting between the Asian Art Museum and Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library

Friday 5th

The Fox Oakland 1807 Telegraph Avenue Oakland 8:00 PM Showtime
A great show in store featuring the New Orleans iconic rapper Juvenile who helped to define the “bounce” rap movement whose gritty lyrics and distinctive New Orleans drawl helped to put a gangster twist on bounce music’s energetic beats and catchy hooks. Juvenile will be cacked up by his 400 Degreez band. Highly Recommended!!!!!! $66-$240 Cover Charge

Presidio Theatre 99 Moraga Avenue San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime Grammy award winning rocking soul gospel tinge singer Lisa Fischer best known for her work as backup vocalist for The Rolling Stones, Sting, Tina Turner and Luther Van Dross is stepping out performing a fusion of Caribbean psychedelic soul and jazzy progressive rock. Her band Grand Baton Trio features JC Maillard on guitar, Thierry Arpino on drums & percussion and
Richie Goods on bass. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$49.50/$60.50/$71.50/$82.50 Cover Charge

The Lost Church 988 Columbus Avenue San Francisco 8:15 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring The Hot Licks who are original members of Dan’s backing band, perform Dan’s classic songs in the style that Dan Hicks invented – Folk/Swing! – A blend of Gypsy Jazz, Folk and Swing with lots of vocal harmonies. The Hot Licks are dedicated to preserving the orig- inal sound and spirit in the way Dan taught them! They carry the torch for Folk-Swing with his signature style that has inspired so many others. Band members include Paul Robinson on guitar & vocals, Daria on vocals, percussion and melodica, Paula Bradman on vocals and percussion, Candy Girard on violin and Alex Baum on bass. Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge

Bottom of the Hill 1233 17th St, San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
A great show instore featuring Los angeles based singer/songwriter and harpist Mikaela Davis whose music is a blend of rugged alt-country, twangy roots rock, paisley-bedecked Laurel Canyon psychedelia and jam-band choogle, always staying anchored in the interplay between the stringed instruments. Opening up is the New Hampshire based band The Cormorants whose music blends rock, country, bluegrass and roots music into a sound that is both fresh and familiar. Highly Recommended!!!!! $23 Cover Charge

Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. Fillmore Slim is  hailed as the “West Coast Godfather of the Game” who is a legendary blues singer, guitarist, and storyteller whose vibrant career spans opening for icons like B.B. King and Dinah Washington performing in San Francisco’s Fillmore District, and earning enduring respect across the blues and hip-hop communities. Highly Recommended!!!
$25/$60 Cover Charge Per Set

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Grammy award winning jazz blues singer Jamie Davis nicknamed
“The Chocalate Baritone” is one of the great big band vocalists of his era. He rarely comes to the Bay Area. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Bay Area based jazz blues vocalist Tiffany Austin‘s tradition-rooted yet totally modern style has established her as one of jazz’s fastest rising stars. Austin’s music and voice draw upon influences such as Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald,
Nina Simone and Aretha Franklin, yet she also infuses songs with her own signature style that is precise, intelligent, and soulful.
Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge

The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Mitch Polzak is a master guitarist and he and The Royal Deuces has been one of the premier Rockabilly bands since staring in 1999.  Polzak’s incredible showmanship and ability to connect with his audiences as well as his diverse background in multiple genres (including Cajun, Bluegrass and Surf), contribute to what makes his sound and show so unique.
Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Fog City Swing is the one of the Bay Area’s hottest swing band featuring an electrifying three horn front line, stellar crooning vocals, and a swing till you drop rhythm section. This seven piece ensembl transport you to the 1940’s, it is truly the world’s smallest big band! Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums music draws from the likes of such legends as Big Joe Turner, Louis Jordan, T-Bone Walker and Ruth Brown, Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums have a true respect for the original roots of Jazz and Blues. Both Lucky’s and Carmen Getit’s lead vocals nail their decidedly little big band sound just perfectly..The band features Steve Lucky on piano and vocals, Carmen Getit on guitar and vocals, Doug Rowan on sax, Matt Cowan sax,
Scott Petersen on sax, Lukas Vesely on. bass and Brian Fishler on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A good show in store featuring Bay Area based multi instrumentalist
Smith Dobson. Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

Comstock Saloon 155 Columbus Avenue San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime Gaucho Jazz 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. The band features band leader Dave Ricketts on guitar/vocals and coronet, Ari Munkres on bass, Craig Ventresco on guitar, Steve Apple on percussion and Leon Oakley on trumpet. This is one of the Bay Area’s best jazz ensembles. Highly Recommended!!!!!! No Cover Charge

SF Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 4:30 PM-7:30 PM Showtime The Golden Gate Bandshell Soul/Jazz/R&B Concert Series presents Momotombo The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!

Saturday June 6^th

Presidio Theatre 99 Moraga Avenue San Francisco 2:00 PM Showtime Grammy award winning rocking soul gospel tinge singer Lisa Fischer best known for her work as backup vocalist for The Rolling Stones, Sting,
Tina Turner and Luther Van Dross is stepping out performing a fusion of Caribbean psychedelic soul and jazzy progressive rock. Her band Grand Baton Trio features JC Maillard on guitar, Thierry Arpino on drums & percussion and
Richie Goods on bass. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$49.50/$60.50/$71.50/$82.50 Cover Charge

Bottom of the Hill 1233 17th St, San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring cult hero singer/songwriter
Jonathan Richman who first gained fame as the frontman for the legendary The Velvet Underground influenced proto-punk band “The Modern Lovers”. Accompaning Richman will be drummer Tommy Larkins.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $35 Cover Charge

The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
It can be easily argued that it was Booker T. Jones who set the cast for modern soul music and is largely responsible for its rise and enduring popularity. Booker T’s Stax Revue is a presentation of Booker’s hits with the MGs, such as “Green Onions,” “Hang ‘Em High” and “Time is Tight” and of the classics recorded on Stax Records by legendary artists such as “Try a Little Tenderness” by Otis Redding, “When Something is Wrong with my Baby” by Sam and Dave and “Gee Whiz” by Carla Thomas. The Stax Revue features a ten-piece big band with three lead vocalists, a three-piece horn section and Booker’s usual rhythm section and delivers a high energy experience curated to take the audience on a journey through Booker’s eyes. Highly Recommended!!!! $49/$69/$54/$74 Cover Charge

The Chapel 777 Valencia Street San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Los Angeles based Jerry’s Middle Finger performs and celebrates the music of The Jerry Garcia Band with unparalleled sound and energy. Band members include lead vocalist and guitarist Garrett Deloian, drummer/founder
Rodney Newman, pianist Jon Gold, bassist Burt Lewis and powerhouse vocalists
Halina Janusz and Lisa Malsberger. Highly Recommended!!!!! $44.30 Cover Charge

Rancho Nicasio 1 Old Rancheria Road Nicasio 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring The Hot Licks who are original members of Dan’s backing band, perform Dan’s classic songs in the style that Dan Hicks invented “Folk/Swing!” which is a blend of Gypsy Jazz, Folk and Swing with lots of vocal harmonies. The Hot Licks are dedicated to preserving the orig- inal sound and spirit in the way Dan taught them! They carry the torch for Folk-Swing with his signature style that has inspired so many others. Band members include Paul Robinson on guitar & vocals, Daria on vocals, percussion and melodica, Paula Bradman on vocals and percussion, Candy Girard on violin and Alex Baum on bass. Highly Recommended!!!!!! $35 Cover Charge

Ivy Room 860 San Pablo Avenue Albany 8:00 PM Showtime
A great show in store with theb Oakland based high energy explosive rock and roll soul band Harold Ray & East Side Dynamite. Also performing are San Francisco based rockin’ soul band This Train Don’t Stop and Bay Area based Prince Buster tribute band Balzac. Highly Recommended!!!!
$18.00 Cover Charge

Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. World renowned blues-rock guitar virtuoso, singer/songwriter and producer Josh Smith is celebrated for his explosive live performances and signature blend of blues, rock and jazz. With a career spanning global tours, dynamic original music, and collaborations with artists like Joe Bonamassa, Eric Johnson and Raphael Saadiq, Smith has earned acclaim as both a performer and a creative force. Highly Recommended!!!
$25/$60Cover Charge Per Set

The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime <br.A great show in store featuring the blues and roots music based Charles Wheal and his band. Wheal has played with a virtual who’s-who of blues greats, including James Cotton, Steve Freund, Charlie Musselwhite, Kim Wilson and
Mark Hummel to name a few. Wheal and his band plays with passion and great energy. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Paula West is one of the great jazz and cabaret singers of her generation.I love Paula’s nuanced interpretations of an extraordinarily eclectic selection of songs that range from the Great American Songbook to reinterpretations of songs by artists such as Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Lou Reed and Johnny Cash. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 10:30 PM Showtime
The Late Set features the great Bay area based jazz B3 Hammond organist Simon Rowe with Dave Macnab on guitar and Brian Fishler on drums for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter. Highly Recommended!!!!
$20 Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Oaklando is a Bay Area band that has fused the danceable grooves of Afro-Peru with the experimental sounds of Oaktown! Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime A really good set of music in store featuring Gamper Drums Funk Jazz a trio that not only honors the rich legacy of jazz but also adds a contemporary flair to the San Francisco’s musically historic ambiance. The trio members are
Chris Gamper on drums, Marc Levine on bass and Kit Rusco on guitar
Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

Pier 23 Pier 23 The Embarcadero San Francisco 2:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music instore featuring Brazilian singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Robson Batinga Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 3:00 PM-5:00 PM Showtime A nice set of music featuring one of the Bay Area’s jazz double bass masters Eric Markowitz and friends Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

Golden Gate Park Live From The Whale’s Tail Noon-6:00 PM Showtime
The Golden Gate Live From The Whale’s Tail presents Alie Halla,Gaby,Karaj
Lost Coast & Oceanography This is a free concert. The Whale’s Tail is located at the14th Avenue East Meadow just west of the Rose Garden on the JFK Promenade. Highly Recommended!!!!!

Sunday June 7th

Presidio Theatre 99 Moraga Avenue San Francisco 2:00 PM Showtime
In celebration of the beginning of the 2024 baseball season
The Marcus Shelby Orchestra will present Shelby’s Black Ball:
The Negro Leagues and the Blues, a suite that honors the history of Black baseball. The music includes songs, text, and instrumental compositions about Satchel Paige, Rube Foster, Effa Manley , Jackie Robinson, Toni Stone, barnstorming territory bands, umpires, and much more. Concert goers should expect surprises, including clowns, video, and physical comedy. Baseball fans are encouraged to wear your favorite baseball jersey Highly Recommended!!!!! $49.50/$60.50/$71.50/$82.50 Cover Charge

Bottom of the Hill 1233 17th St, San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring cult hero singer/songwriter
Jonathan Richman who first gained fame as the frontman for the
legendary The Velvet Underground influenced proto-punk band
“The Modern Lovers”. Accompaning Richman will be drummer Tommy Larkins.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $35 Cover Charge

The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 7:00 PM Showtime
It can be easily argued that it was Booker T. Jones who set the cast for modern soul music and is largely responsible for its rise and enduring popularity. Booker T’s Stax Revue is a presentation of Booker’s hits with the MGs, such as “Green Onions,” “Hang ‘Em High” and “Time is Tight” and of the classics recorded on Stax Records by legendary artists such as “Try a Little Tenderness” by Otis Redding, “When Something is Wrong with my Baby” by Sam and Dave and “Gee Whiz” by Carla Thomas. The Stax Revue features a ten-piece big band with three lead vocalists, a three-piece horn section and Booker’s usual rhythm section and delivers a high energy experience curated to take the audience on a journey through Booker’s eyes. Highly Recommended!!!! $49/$69/$54/$74 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtimes Bay Area based jazz vocalist Lara Louise music brings fresh interpretations of beloved songs from the Great American Songbook as well as some classic French standard. She has an outstanding band backing her up that includes John R. Burr on piano, Gawain Matthews on guitar, Daniel Herrera on trumpet, Aaron Germain on bass and Brian Fishler on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set

Riptide SF 3639 Taravel Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
Nashville Honeymoon is the Bay Area’s First Couple of Rockabilly and Country Music! Honky-tonk sweethearts Hank and Lynne play the classic country sounds of the 50s and 60s.  Their music is a modern reworking of the classic country sounds of the 50s and 60s drawing on country, rockabilly, and honky-tonk traditions. Special guest is Joel Goldmark. Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge

Swig Bar 561 Geary Street San Francisco 10:00 PM-1:00 AM Showtime
The Swig Sunday Blues Jam continues under the guidance of the phenomenal soul, gospel and blues vocalist Emma Jean Foster. Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge

The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 3:00 PM-5:00 PM Showtime A nice set of music in store featuring jazz guitarist Paride Pignotti.
Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

Golden Gate Park Live From The Whale’s Tail Noon-6:00 PM Showtime
The Golden Gate Live From The Whale’s Tail presents  JW Blunt, 
Noah Frank, Stephanie Woodford & Steve Egelman This is a free concert. The Whale’s Tail is located at the 14th Avenue East Meadow just west of the Rose Garden on the JFK Promenade. Highly Recommended!!!!!

San Francisco Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 4:30 PM-7:30 PM Showtime Rockin’ The Bandshell Sunday Crucial Reggae In The Park presents
DJ Guid8nce, DJ Sep, Irie Dole, DJ Nina Reggaedelic, SF Vintage Reggae Society & The Tectonics This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!

Tonight’s Recommendation

Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime Hadden Sayers

Upcoming Concerts & Shows

May 31^st SF Jazz Terence Blanchard & Ravi Coltrane

June 2^nd The Guild Theatre The Psychedelic Furs

June 3^rd Frost Ampitheatre Paul Simon

June 4^th Frost Ampitheatre Paul Simon

June 6^th The Freight & Salvage Booker T. Jones

June 7^th The Freight & Salvage Booker T. Jones

June 11^th SF Jazz Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet

June 12^th SF Jazz Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet

June 12^th The Guild Theatre Jake Shimabukuro

June 13^th SF Jazz Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet

June 26^th The Freight & Salvage Ruthie Foster

June 14^th SF Jazz Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet

June 27^th The Freight & Salvage Iris Dement

June 27^th Bankhead Theatre Oakland Interfaith Choir

July 10^th The Freight & Salvage Pure Prarie League

July 14^th SF Jazz Wynton Marsalis Septet

July 15^th SF Jazz Wynton Marsalis Septet

July 16^th SF Jazz Lettuce

July 17^th SF Jazz Lettuce

July 18^th SF Jazz Lettuce

July 19^th SF Jazz Lettuce

August 12^th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Tedeschi Trucks Band

August 15^th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Thee Sacred Souls

August 16^th Green Music Center Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with St. Paul & The Broken Bones

September 28^th SF Masonic Social Distortion

August 29^th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Tori Amos

September 30^th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Jack Johnson

Turn Your Radio On…..

Sunday May 31st Recommendations

6:30 AM-8:00 AM WWOZ The Gospel Show With Lauren Mastro. Her take on gospel music in unique and refreshing

7:00 AM-10;00 AM KEPX 92.7 FM The Roadhouse With Greg Vandy
One of the most creative and eclectic programs on the air. This is a muat listen program!!!!!

8:00 AM-10:00 AM WWOZ Old Time Country And Bluegrass With
Hazel The Delta Rambler. Hazel has been hosting this great program since 1977 with music and interviews with old-time country, folk and bluegrass musicians

10:00 AM-Noon WWOZ Cajun And Zydeco With Charles Laborde Or
Jim Hobbs. This program is unquestionally to absolute best cajun/zydeco/creole acadian music program on the air

Noon-2:00 PM WWOZ Sunday Afternoon With Ol’ Man River
A great program of acoustic jazz, country blues, soul with a mix of cajun/zydeco

1:00 PM-3:00 PM KPFA 94.1 FM America’s Back 40 The Hicks from Coast To Coast. Mary Tilson hosts without a doubt the best Americana music program on the air in the known universe!!

2:00 PM-4:00 PM WWOZ Sitting In With Elizabeth Meneray. This is my favorite jazz program on the air. This is an all vinyl program playing great jazz from the late 40’s through the early 70’s

3:00 PM-5:00 PM KPFA 94.1 FM Every other week Allegra Thompson hosts
Pig In A Pen or Tom Diamant hosts Panhandle Country playing reat traditional country, bluegrass, cajun, western swing, old time string band and country jazz

4:00 PM-6:00 PM WWOZ Hep Cat’s Ball With The Secretary Of Swing
Two hours of great big band swing and early jazz

6:00 PM-8:00 PM WWOZ Spirits Of Congo Square With Baba Geno
A program of Reggae, African, Afro-Beat, Jazz, Hip-Hop, World and Orisha Music

8:00 PM-10:00 PM WWOZ What’s New With Duane Williams
Music covering contemporary blues, r&b and New Orleans music

10:00PM-1:00 AM WWOZ The Dean’s List With Dean Ellis. Three hours of great contemporary jazz programming

Video Pick Of The Week

Aaron Thibeaux “t-Bone” Walker was the pioneer of the blues, shaping the genre with his trailblazing use of early electric guitars. lt was T-Bone Walker, B.B. King once said, who ‘‘really started me to want to play the blues. I can still hear T-Bone in my mind today from that first record I heard, ‘Stormy Monday.’
He was the first electric guitar player I heard on record. He made me so that I knew I just had to go out and get an I electric guitar”. Walker was the godfather of the modern electric blues guitar. He transformed the prewar styles of
Blind Lemon Jefferson and Lonnie Johnson into sophisticated, swinging electric music. Walker was the first to make a guitar wail, cry out and buckle under the weight of his emotion. He has influenced the likes of B.B. King,
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton. In celebration of Walker’s 116 birthday on Thursday the 28th I would like to highly recommend the relatvely short but excellent 2011 documentary T Bone Walker The Story Of Texas Blues which talks about Walker’s influence on B.B. King, Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix and includes live footage of Walker as well

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