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Some Music Birthday Celebrations For Today Monday October 12th Includes
Luciano Pavorotti charismatic Italian operatic tenor whose ringing, pristine sound set a standard for operatic tenors of the postwar era becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time was born 91 years ago
Paul Humphrey highly regarded session drummer best known for his work with Marvin Gaye, Steely Dan and Frank Zappa was born 91 years ago
Sam Moore the tenor half of the scorching soul duo Sam & Dave known for such R&B hits like “Soul Man”,”Hold On, I’m Comin’”, “I Thank You” and
“Wrap It Up” was born 91 years ago
Harry Allen jazz tenor saxophonist whose playing combines warmth, lyricism and an unwavering dedication to the swing tradition of Ben Webster and
Zoot Sims turns 60 years
Some Concert Recommendations For Today Monday October 12th are
Kuumbwa Jazz Center 320-2 Cedar Street Santa Cruz 7:00 PM Showtime Modern jazz giants vocalist Kurt Elling and the Grammy award winning cross over jazz fusion band The Yellow Jackets make their joint debut in tribute to the groundbreaking fusion of Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter’s Weather Report. Highly Recommended!!!! $63 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. Le Hot Jazz is San Francisco’s premier Django Reinhardt gypsy jazz ensemble, following in the tradition of Django while expanding the sound. Band members include Paul Mehling on guitar & vocals, Evan Price on violin, Dexter Williams on bass and Jordan Samuels on rhythm guitar.
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 October 13th
Great American Music Hall 859 O’Farrell Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime. For more than two decades the Mexican Institute of Sound and its Mexico City-based DJ and producer Camilo Lara has used this electronic music project to tear down the walls between cumbia, electrónica, hip-hop, disco, funk, surf and folk and more traditional music with modern sounds.
Highly Recommended!!!! $27.50/$30 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-11:00 PM Showtime
The Patrick Wolff Quartet is deeply rooted in the bebop tradition established by Bird, Clifford Jordan and Dexter Gordon. Patrick is absolutely my favorite Bay Area tenor player and he leads an outstanding group of musicians.
Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge
Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-1:30 AM Showtime San Francisco based Radio Gatsby is a dance band that seamlessly blends various musical genres, including 1920s jazz, New Orleans & speakeasy jazz, big band swing, bossa nova and contemporary sounds.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $20 Cover Charge
Blush Wine Bar 476 Castro Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
San Francisco based Mean To Me is a jazz quintet that resurrects classic jazz of the 1920s through 1940s–sometimes twisted by the more modern stylings of Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus and Ahmad Jamal and an eclectic variety of soul-jazz and latin-jazz. Band is led by jazz vocalist Judy Butterfield, with
Ben Slater on piano, Scott Foster on guitar, Cairo McCockran on drums and
Sam Heminger on bass. Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 10:00 PM Showtime
The Lucas Davis Quartet featuring Lucas Davis on trumpet, Alan Jones on bass,
Mioes Turk on drums and Michael Potter on keys looks to push the music forward with new innovations in their own compositions and playing while still paying respect to the lineage and history. Highly Recommended!!!!
$10 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
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
San Francisco based Sebastian Parker Quartet compositions are heavily influenced by Thelonious Monk, but bring new harmonies, melodies, and rhythms. The band features Sebastian Parker on piano Colin Williams on bass, Rick Riviera on drums and Richard Batelaan on saxophones.
Highly Recommended!!! $5 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 Junior Correa, Peter Lindman & Roman Antonian The 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 October 14th
Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime GamperDrums presents S FunkJazz a tribute to Herbie Hancock’s Chameleon, Coltrane’s Giant Steps, Monk’s Bemsha Swing and Chick Corea’s Windows all run through a funk lens with Chris Gamper on drums, Sam Bevan and Aaron Germain on bass, Michael Abraham on guitar and Joe Cohen on saxophone. Highly Recommended!!!! $20/$30 Cover Charge
Blush Wine Bar 476 Castro Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime .
The Americano Social Club plays music for “la dolce vita” which is 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.This is a great ensemble
Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
Boom Boom Room 1601 Fillmore St, San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
A fun night of music in store featuring Jeff Cotton’s Gin Joint whose music features original songs in the styles of classic rock, southern rock, country and folk. Band members include Jeff Cotton on guitar and vocals, Mike Toth on bass,
Kris Jones on drums and Thomas Kinney on lead & rhythm guitars.
Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:00 PM Showtime
Jinx Jones is one of the great guitar virtuosos of the Bay Area. I love the way he seems to move seamlessly from rockabilly to jazz to twang and back again, sometimes in the same song. He performs with his Kingtones featuring Jinx on guitar, Kenan O’Brien on bass and Ken Owen on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes One the most respected jazz musicians in the Bay Area Smith Dobson performs with an amazing trio featuring Keith Saunders on piano,
Eric Markowitz on bass and Tony Johnson on drums A great evening of music in store. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
San Francisco based powerful jazz drummer Lucien Mui performs with Oakland based jazz voclalist Veotis Highly Recommended!!! $5 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Post bop jazz pianist/composer and arranger Art Khu performs with his outstanding quartet. 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
SF Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 4:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime The Bandshell Midweek Melodies Series presents Elise Nova, Eva Jay Fortune & Purple Gaze The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge
Thursday October 15th
The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
Nathan Stanley “Personal Tribute to Dr. Ralph Stanley” is a heartfelt celebration of the life, legacy, and timeless music of his grandfather, the legendary bluegrass pioneer Dr. Ralph Stanley. Carrying forward the Stanley family tradition, Nathan honors the songs, stories, and spirit that made Dr. Ralph Stanley an icon of American music. With his powerful voice, deep connection to the music, and personal memories from a lifetime around his grandfather, Nathan brings audiences an unforgettable evening filled with authentic bluegrass, emotion, and Appalachian heritage.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Jazz trumpet master Mike Olmos has become one the most in demand jazz musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area while maintaining a frequent national and international performance/touring schedule. In the Bay, Mike has been performing with various bands such as the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Pete Escovedo,
Wil Blades, Eddie Roberts, Jubu and Legally Blynd. Olmos performs with his outstanding quintet. Highly Recommended!!!! $20 Cover Charge
Sweetwater Music Hall 19 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley 9:00 PM Showtime. A great show in store featuring Celtic rock’s hardest working band the Young Dubliners . After thirty years as one of the world’s leading Celtic Rock bands, the Young Dubliners bring their fusion of Celtic and rock music to the Guild. Band members include Keith Roberts on vocals & guitar, Chas Waltz on violin, keys & vocals, Justin Pecot on guitar & vocals, Dave Ingraham on drums and Ethan Jones on bass guitar. Highly Recommended!!!!! $34.50 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
A nice set featuring the progressive bluegrass band The High Water Line Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime
A nice evening of music in store featuring Houston based singer and guitarist John Del Toro Richardson whose music is a fusion of blues, country, r&b and Tex-Mex. Highly Recommended!!! $15/25 Cover Charge
Madrone Art Bar 500 Divisadero Street, San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime Macy Blackman is universally regarded as the Bay Area’s premier New Orleans R&B/boogie pianist. Blackman, who has accompanied Mac Rebennack
(aka Dr. John) and also backed up such national acts as The Coasters and
The Drifters during his illustrious career. Highly Recommended!!!!!!!
$5 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 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 ensemble transport you to the 1940’s, it is truly the world’s smallest big band! Highly Recommended!!!!
$35 Cover Charge Per Set
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 7:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. San Francisco based Radio Gatsby is a dance band that seamlessly blends various musical genres, including 1920s jazz, New Orleans & speakeasy jazz, big band swing, bossa nova and contemporary sounds.
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 post bop jazz pianist
Syd Williams 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 Matt Langlois & VelvetVenom taking 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 October 16th
The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
A great show in store featuring the South Carolina based husband-and-wife duo Shovels & Rope whose music is a blend of country, folk, bluegrass, Americana, and blues through a nervy punk/indie rock prism. I like the way Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst swap and share duties on guitars, drums, keyboards, and gritty dual vocals. This is one of the can’t miss shows of the week. Highly Recommended!!!! $40.77-$469 Cover Charge Range
Fifth Street Farms 1517 Fifth Street Berkeley 7:30 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring Portland based indie Ameircana roots multi instrumental musician Tony Furtado Highly Recommended!!!!
$24/$30 Cover Charge
Rancho Nicasio 1 Old Rancheria Road Nicasio 7:30 PM Showtime
A great night of music featuring Chris Cain who offers up a soulful stew of Memphis style electric blues. His powerfully deep vocals and jazz inspired, blues guitar riffs are unforgettable; uniquely his own, while reminiscent of the legendary BB King and Albert King. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$35 Cover Charge
The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Marshall Law Band delivers a powerful punch of blazing guitar, heavy hitting and crowd favorites. From classic rock to today’s favorites, this trio will blow you away!Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. Blues jazz guitarist and singer Paul Steward presents a tribute to the music of Joe Lewis Walker. Highly Recommended!!!
$30/$55 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
A great set in store featuring the Portand based instrumental funk/soul band The Get Tight Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
Cosmo Alleycats is a San Francisco-based swing band that brings to the stage a potent mix of vintage dance music with a dynamic, soulful delivery. The band, comprised of 6 talented musicians, draws from several decades of exhilarating American music to deliver a fun and engaging performance. Band members include Emily Day on vocals, Steve Height on bass, Mike Burns on drums, Charles Chen on piano, Mike Olmos on trumpet and Pete Cornell on sax. Highly Recommended!!! $15 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime A great set of 1940’s and 50’s style Rhythm & Blues and Jazz originals featuring Kamrin Ortiz & His Knock Outs Highly Recommended!!!!
$10 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes The Bay Area musical collective Jazz Mafia presents Stevie Wonder Reimagined celebrating over two decades of interpreting Stevie’s music through their unique blend of jazz, funk, and improvisation. The band explores all corners of his iconic catalog from deep cuts and B-sides to reimagined classic delivering a dynamic night of music that goes far beyond the usual favorites. Band members include Trance Thompson on vocals, Adam Theis on trombone, Mike Olmos on trumpet, Tommy Occhiuto on sax, Colin Hogan on piano,
Joshua Thurston-Milgrom on bass and Henry Plumb on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $45 Cover Charge Per Set
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 ensemble transport you to the 1940’s, it is truly the world’s smallest big band! Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 11:59 PM-11:30 AM Showtime
The Late Night Set presents a set with jazz saxophonist Gavin Haloran
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A great evening of music 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. Highly Recommended!!!!!! No Cover Charge
San Francisco Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 4:30 PM Showtime The Golden Gate Bandshell Soul/Jazz/R&B Concert Series presents
Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco.
Highly Recommended!!!!!
Saturday October 17th
The Sound Room 3022 Broadway, Oakland 6:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes The Bay Area musical collective Jazz Mafia presents Stevie Wonder Reimagined celebrating over two decades of interpreting Stevie’s music through their unique blend of jazz, funk, and improvisation. The band explores all corners of his iconic catalog from deep cuts and B-sides to reimagined classic delivering a dynamic night of music that goes far beyond the usual favorites. Band members include Trance Thompson on vocals, Adam Theis on trombone, Mike Olmos on trumpet, Tommy Occhiuto on sax, Colin Hogan on piano,
Joshua Thurston-Milgrom on bass and Henry Plumb on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set
Sweetwater Music Hall 19 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley 9:00 PM Showtime. A great set of music in store featuring the indie Americana countryfolk soul blues roots band Wolf Jett. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$31.50 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music instore featuring the “0ne Woman Band” Janice Maxie Reid who often doubles as a keyboard and left-hand keyboard bass player which makes her a force of nature on any stage! Her soulful, angelic and daringly accurate vocal prowess, distinctive four-octave voice range and engaging stage presence has captivated audiences for years. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Ritmo y Voz is an electrifying trio where the deep-rooted traditions of Afro-Cuban jazz meet the power of dynamic vocals. This high-energy performance features an all-star lineup including Einar “Tito” Leliebre on vocals & percussion,
Ernesto Kindelan Mazar on bass and Kai Lyons on guitar.
Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
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
Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco 6:00 PM & 7:30 PM Showtimes
A great evening of music in store with the Brad Leali Quartet featuring
Brad Leali on saxophone, Adam Shulman on piano & organ, Brian Fishler on drums and Matthew Montgomery on bass with special guest the wonderful jazz vocalist Carla Helmbrecht Highly Recommended!!!!!!
$15-$30 Cover Charge Per Set
The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Jinx Jones is one of the great guitar virtuosos of the Bay Area. I love the way he seems to move seamlessly from rockabilly to jazz to twang and back again, sometimes in the same song. He performs with his Kingtones featuring Jinx on guitar, Kenan O’Brien on bass and Ken Owen on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers are just a superb internationally recognized swing big band in the authentic style of the 1940’s and 1950’s as the band. Lavay the reigning “Queen Of Classic Jazz & Blues” pays tribute to the swingin’ Kansas City tradition, featuring the music of
Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, Joe Williams, Helen Humes, Lester Young,
Jay McShann, Walter Brown, Jimmy Witherspoon, Myra Taylor & Big Joe Turner! Highly Recommended!!! $30/$55 Cover Charge Per Set
SF Bootleggers Ball 3255 21sts Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Swing rhythm guitarist Nick Rossi who can often be seen and heard playing throughout the Bay Area and beyond with other bands, brings his own all-star Swing Six group to play hard-driving 1930’s-1940’s small group swing, perfect for both Lindy Hop and Balboa. Highly Recommended!!!!! $25 Cover Charge
Jupiter 2181 Shattuck Berkeley 7:00 PM Showtime
A great night of Bob James inspired contemporary jazz with Bay Area based Charged Particles featuring pianist Greg Sankovich, bassist Aaron Germain and drummer Jon Krosnick. Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
Mildred Owens Concert Hall 1220 Linda Mar Blvd. Pacifica 7:30 PM Showtime The Ol’ Man Brothers Band whose music is dedicated to recapturing the sound of the Allman Brothers Band. Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Change
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 11:59 PM-11:30 AM Showtime
The Late Night Set presents Bay Area based jazz trumpeter Armen Krakirian along with his trio. Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
The Cottontails are one of San Francisco’s most exciting musical groups, playing a wide range of styles ranging from 20’/30’s Gatsby-era jazz, classic 40’s swing, and vintage 50’s/60’s R&B. This is a great intimate setting to see this outstanding ensemble with the great Karina Denike on vocals, Vic Wong on guitar, Michael McIntosh on piano, Joe Kyle Jr. on bass and the irrepressible Randy Odell on percussion Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
A great set in store featuring the Portand based instrumental funk/soul band The Get Tight Highly Recommended!!! $15 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Pop Ignition is a pop, rock and R&B cover band that blasts off with iconic classics and today’s biggest chart-toppers! Highly Recommended!!!!
$10 Cover Charge
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 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
Sunday October 18th
Rancho Nicasio 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio 4:00 PM Showtime
Howell Devine is the massively talented NorCal trio featuring Joshua Howell on vocals, guitar and harmonica, Jason”J” Hansen on drums & washboard and
Joe Kyle Jr. on upright bass. HowellDevine breaks from the norm, providing rich and complex textures integral to the music rather than simple backing for a soloist. The result is a sound which stands in stark contrast to the typical blues heard in bars these days and would more likely be shaking the floors of a Southern juke joint some 70 years ago Highly Recommended!!!!
$25 Cover Charge
Specs Bar 12 Adler Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime
The Patrick Wolff Bebop Truth Quartet is deeply rooted in the bebop tradition established by Bird, Clifford Jordan and Dexter Gordon. Patrick is absolutely my favorite Bay Area tenor player and he leads an outstanding group of musicians.Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 5:30 PM & 7:30 PM Showtime A great set of music in store featuring rising Indianapolis based saxophonist, singer and pianist B.Thompson whose music blends blues, soul and modern jazz into a powerful live experience Highly Recommended!!!
$20/$50 Cover Charge Per Set
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtimes A great evening of music in store featuring the Bay Area based distinguished jazz, blues, and soul vocalist Rhonda Benin peforming her jazzy/soulful take on the tunes of Stevie Wonder and Bill Withers, along with classic standards and Rhonda’s original tunes. Highly Recommended!!!!
$40.00 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 3:00 PM Showtime
An afternoon of straight a head jazz with the Scott Larson Quartet featuring Larson on trombone, Keith Saunders on piano, Eric Markowitz on bass and
Evan Hughes on drums Highly Recommended!!!! $5 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime
Oakland based funk/jazz singer keyboardist Dana Salzman is having an album release party with their new recording “Everything Falls Away” performing with her quintet featuring Salzman on keys & vocals, Chico Lopez on bass,
Jordan Davis on drums, Doug Ellington on trumpet and James Mahone on tenor sax. Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
Bird & Beckett 653 Chenery Street San Francisco 5:00 PM Showtime
A great evening of music in store with a great straight ahead jazz ensemble Tony Johnson Quartet featuring Charlie McCarthy on saxophone & flute,
Sam Cady on piano, Chuck Bennett on bass and Tony Johnson on drums. This is a show to definitely check out.. Highly Recommended!!!! $20 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
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 Irie Dole, DJ Guid8nce & DJ Sep This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!
Monday October 19th
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Bay Area based jazz & funk world music trio N.T.B. Collective features
Jelani Noble on piano & keyboards, Gerrald Williams on bass and
Brandon Farmer on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $25 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
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
The Deluxe Jazz Collective brings the spontaneous energy of a rotating cast of talented Bay Area jazz musicians to the DeLuxe every Monday.
Highly Recommended!!! $5 Cover Charge
Tuesday October 20th
The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 7:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring the multiple Grammy award winning indie Americana ensemble The Jerry Douglas Band featuring Jerry Douglas on dobro and lap steel guitar, Daniel Kimbro on bass, Christian Sedelmyer on fiddle/violin and Mike Seal on guitar. Highly Recommended!!!!
$44/$469 Cover Charge Range
Great American Music Hall 859 O’Farrell Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime. A great set of music instore featuring the Los Angeles based indie psychedelic reverb drenched surf folk rock garage band the Allah-Las
Highly Recommended!!!! $39/$44 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Bay Area based jazz musician Smith Dobson performs with his outstanding quartet featuing Dobson on drums, vibraphone and sax, dam Shulman on piano, Eric Markowitz on bass and Alan Jones on drums Highly Recommended!!!!
$25 Cover Charge
Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-1:30 AM Showtime Mike Rinta & The Swing Therapists play jazz from 1945 and earlier.
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 10:00 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, Bud E. Luv (aka Bobby Vickers), and
Tom Scott. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A nce set of music in store featuring Bay Area based jazz drummer
Sheldon Alexander with Morgan Harrison on piano and Alan Jones on bass
Highly Recommended!!! $5 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 Davia Schendel, Tony Cordero & Trixie Rasputin. The 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 October 21st
Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco 7:00 PM & 8:45 PM Showtimes
A great show in store featuring internationally renowned post bop jazz guitarist Liberty Ellman playing a combination of original music and songs from the classic repertoire Ellman will be joined by Jeff Denson on bass and
Jaimeo Brown on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!!!
$15-$30 Cover Charge Per Set
Blush Wine Bar 476 Castro Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime .
The Americano Social Club plays music for “la dolce vita” which is 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
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:00 PM Showtime Midnight Blue Organ Trio featuring Bobby Brown on guitar, Chris Foreman on the Hammond B3 Organ and Greg Rockingham on drums is a hard swinging group inspired by jazz organ greats Jimmy Smith, Larry Young and
Dr. Lonnie Smith. The trio’s repertoire includes compositions by contemporary artists Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein and John Scofield.
Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes The Guitar Hang features West Coast standard-bearers Jack Tone Riordan and Jeffrey Burr paying special homage to jazz guitar giants Wes Montgomery,
Jim Hall, Grant Green and Charlie Christian. Highly Recommended!!!!
$40 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A nice set in store featuring Brooklyn based soul jazz singer Sami Stevens Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
Tupelo 1337 Grant Avenue San Francisco 5:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring the Bay Area’s favorite blues, jazz, New Orleans, soul, rock, and R&B fusion band My Blu Soul
Highly Recommended!!! No 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
SF Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 4:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime The Bandshell Midweek Melodies Series presents ADEYA, Purple Albatross & Squeak The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge
Tonight’s Concert Recommendation
Kuumbwa Jazz Center 320-2 Cedar Street Santa Cruz 7:00 PM Showtime
Kurt Elling and The Yellow Jackets
Upcoming Concerts & Shows
October 13th The Freight & Salvage Jon Mclaughlin
October 17th The Freight & Salvage Meshell Ndegeocello
October 18th The Freight & Salvage Meshell Ndegeocello
October 18th The Guild Theatre Chris Isaak
October 20th The Guild Theatre The Jerry Douglas Band
October 22nd Rio Theatre Todd Rundgren
October 25th The Independant SF Balthvs
October 29th Rio Theatre Michael Franti Trio
October 29th The Guild Theatre Blues Traveler
October 30th The Fillmore SF Galactic
October 31st The Fillmore SF Galactic
October 30th Masonic SF The Chicks
October 30th SF Jazz John Scofield Electrospective
October 31st SF Jazz John Scofield Electrospective
November 1st SF Jazz John Scofield Electrospective
November 1st Masonic SF Tom Jones
November 1st The Guild Theatre The Psychedelic Furs
November 2nd The Guild Theatre The Psychedelic Furs
November 6th Sweetwater Music Hall Southern Culture On The Skids
November 7th Bottom of the Hill Southern Culture On The Skids
November 12th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 13th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 14th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 15th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 21st The Back Room Johnny Sansone Band
November 21st The Freight & Salvage Lucy Kaplansky
November 30th Great American Music Hall A John Waters Christmas
December 3rd SF Jazz Jake Shimabukuro
December 4th SF Jazz Jake Shimabukuro
December 5th The Independant SF Dragon Smoke
December 5th SF Jazz Jake Shimabukuro
December 6th SF Jazz Jake Shimabukuro
December 6th Bimbo’s 365 Club Squirrel Nut Zippers Christmas Caravan
December 11th Rio Theatre Jonathan Richman
December 12th Rio Theatre The Wooten Brothers
December 12th SF Jazz Adam Shulman Plays A Charlie Brown Christmas
December 16th SF Jazz The Queen’s Cartoonists
December 16th Bimbo’s 365 Club Pokey LaFarge
December 17th SF Jazz Tribute To Eddie Palmieri
December 18th SF Jazz Cyrus Chestnut Plays A Charlie Brown Christmas
December 19th SF Jazz Christmas With The Count Basie Orchestra
December 20th SF Jazz Christmas With The Count Basie Orchestra
December 23rd SF Jazz Marcus Shelby New Orchestra
December 31st SF Jazz Cimafunk
Turn Your Radio On…..
Radio Programming Recommendations For Monday October 12th
7:00 AM-10:00 AM KEPX 92.7 FM John Richards A great program with one of the most knowlegeable DJ’s on the air
9:00 AM-Noon KPOO 89.5 FM The Power Of Blues Compels You with
Marlyn Fowler
10:00 AM-1:00 PM KEPX 92.7 FM The Midday Show With Cheryl Waters
An eclectic programming mix by one of my favorite DJ’s on the air. This is a must listen program
2:00 PM-4:00 PM WTUL New Orleans Storm Surge With Hunter One of the great surf music programs on the air
4:00 PM-6:00 PM WTUL New Orleans Jazz Shmazz With Breezy &
Art Leenor One of my favorite weekly jazz programs
5:00 PM-8:00 PM WWOZ Blues & R&B With Gentilly Jr
6:00 PM-8:00 PM WTUL New Orleans Reggae Roots & Branches With Shepard One of my favorite reggae music programs
9:00 PM-10:00 PM KFJC 89.7 FM Cousin Mary hosts one of the great surf music programs in the known universe
10:00 PM-1:00 AM KEPX 92.7 FM Variety Mix With Sean An eclectic three hours of music
Video Pick Of The Week
It’s almost impossible to overstate the impact and importance of Fela Kuti to the global musical village. As a producer, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader with a larger than life personality, Kuti combined the raw guitars and jazzy undercurrents of traditional highlife with tight horn arrangements, electrifying polyrhythms, and politically charged lyrical content for the creation of Afrobeat. In celebration of Kuti’s 88th Birthday on Thursday the 15th I would like to highly reccomend the outstanding 2014 documentary
Finding Fela Kuti which tells the story of Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s life, his music, his social and political importance. He created a new musical movement, Afrobeat, using that forum to express his revolutionary political opinions against the dictatorial Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s.His influence helped bring a change towards democracy in Nigeria and promoted Pan Africanist politics to the world. The power and potency of Fela’s message is completely current today and is expressed in the political movements of oppressed people, embracing Fela’s music and message in their struggle for freedom
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