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Some Music Birthday Celebrations For Today Thursday November 5th Includes
Roy Rogers beloved singing cowboy, radio and film star and recording artist knpown as the “King of the Cowboys” who co-founded the legendary Western singing group “The Sons Of The Pioneers” and performed and recorded such classic tracks like “Blue Shadow On The Trail”, “Don’t Fence Me In” and his iconic theme song “Happy Trails to You” was born 115 years ago
Myron Floren accordion virtuoso whose televised solos with the
Lawrence Welk Band became a staple of the cheerful folksiness that was the Welk show’s hallmark was born 107 years ago
Ike Turner musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer and talent scout who was an early pioneer of 1950s rock and roll is best remembered for his work in the 1960s and 1970s with his wife Tina Turner as the leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Review was born 95 years ago
Graham Parsons soulful singer/songwriter and cult figure who became the founding father of country rock by pioneering the concept of a rock band playing country music and influencing countless fellow musicians from
The Rolling Stones to The Byrds was born 80 years ago
Some Concert Reccomendations For Thursday November 5th
Thursday November 5th
SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
Renowned saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Joshua Redman is on tour promoting his latest album We Play For Rollins which is his loving tribute to the master Sonny Rollins. Performing with Redman are drummer Nazir Ebo, pianist Paul Cornish and bassist Phillip Norris. Highly Recommended!!!!!!
$55-$125 Cover Charge
The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
A great show in store featuring one of the very best Celtic Music ensembles Solas who plays Irish traditional music as well as original compositions influenced by the country, rock, and Americana music.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $44/$49 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
San Francisco based The Hard Bop Quintet gets their inspiration from the fiery style of the early 1960s New York jazz scene. The idea for the band was to create a hard bop jazz group which seamlessly fuses different musical aesthetics such as boogaloo, afro-cuban,bebop, and down home blues, into the contemporary musical landscape playing original compositions as well as new interpretations of genre classics by legends such as Hank Mobley,
Lee Morgan and Kenny Dorham. Band members featured are Scott Larson on trombone, Jay Sanders on trumpet, Keith Saunders on piano, Eric Markowitz on bass and Evan Hughes on drums Highly Recommended!!!! $20 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 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
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 Living legend Jules Broussard has been blowing away Bay Area audiences with his double-saxophone serenades and soulful solos for over 60 years. He’s been stage and studio mates with everyone from Alice Coltrane to Van Morrison to Carlos Santana. Jules brings his freshly minted New Orleans Jazz Band comprising Bay Area jazz veterans Ned Boynton on guitar, Kevin Gerzevitz on piano & keys, Bob Blankenship on drums, and Derek Evans, Joe Vasquez and Romalyn Schmaltz on vocals. Highly Recommended!!!!
$40 Cover Charge Per Set
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
Friday November 6th
Sweetwater Music Hall 19 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley 8:00 PM Showtime. A great show in store featuring the genre-busting “Americana from the wrong side of the tracks” party-band Southern Culture On The Skids who creates an eccentric mélange of rockabilly flair, swamp pop and humor to send up the boisterous country culture of the South. The band features
Rick Miller on guitar and vocals, Mary Huff on bass and vocals and Dave Hartman on drums who have been playing together for over 30 years. Opening the show is the San Francisco based surf rock instrumental band Frankie & The Poolboys. In my mind this is the show of the week. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$35.54 Cover Charge
SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
Renowned saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Joshua Redman is on tour promoting his latest album We Play For Rollins which is his loving tribute to the master Sonny Rollins. Performing with Redman are drummer Nazir Ebo, pianist Paul Cornish and bassist Phillip Norris. Highly Recommended!!!!!!
$55-$125 Cover Charge
Rancho Nicasio 1 Old Rancheria Road Nicasio 7:30 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring San Jose’s “King of Bollywood Blues” guitarist vocalist and harmonica master Aki Kumar whose music is a blending traditional Indian music with blues, country, funk, jazz, R&B, soul, rockabilly, ska and world Highly Recommended!!! $35 Cover Charge
Bird & Beckett 653 Chenery Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
San Francisco based jazz pianist and vocalist Mike Greensil is one of the Bay Area’s premier Great American Songbook interpreteurs. Grensil will be backed but by bassist John Wiitala and drummer Donald Bailey.
Highly Recommended!!!! $20 Cover Charge
The Sound Room 3022 Broadway Oakland 7:30 PM Showtime
Ray Obiedo‘s Latin Jazz Ensemble is comprised of some of the Bay Area’s finest contemporary jazz musicians. With its heavy influence of Brazilian and Caribbean rhythms, a traditional West Coast Latin Jazz sound is always at the core of the ensemble. Band members include Obiedo on guitar, Jeff Cressman on trombone, Murray Low on keys, Dan Feiszli on bass, Jon Bendich on percussion and Phil Hawkins on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $33.85 Cover Charge
Cornerstone Berkeley 2367 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring the legendary Oakland hard rock band based Y&T who are known for their high energy live performances.
Highly Recommended!!! $50.44/$86 Cover Charge
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. Tia Carroll is one of the most sought-after blues singers on the West Coast whose concerts are a soul-stirring journey through blues and gospel-infused soul music, fueled by her powerful vocals and magnetic stage presence. With a career steeped in the traditions of rhythm and blues, Carroll effortlessly commands the stage, delivering heartfelt performances that resonate with authenticity and passionHighly Recommended!!!
$39 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
Oakland based Johns Brothers Piano Company is an instrumental quartet that blends chamber music, early jazz, stride piano, and barroom blues with high-energy improvisational. Highly Recommended!!! $15 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime A great show in store featuring Wobbly World a group of internationally recognized musicians in a powerful and unique collaboration. Founded by guitarist Freddy Clarke, the music is an ethno-layering of melodic, rhythmic and poetic ideas from several very different musical traditions that fit powerfully into a brilliant new sound and a joy-filled celebration of international musical synergy.Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Bay Area based Hammond B3 jazz organist Wil Blades leads a great trio with back up by drummer and vocalist Otis McDonald and guitarist Jeff Parker. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 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
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. 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 the
Key Elements Latin Jazz Ensemble This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco.
Highly Recommended!!!!!
Saturday November 7th
Bottom Of The Hill 233 17th Street San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
A great show in store featuring the genre-busting “Americana from the wrong side of the tracks” party-band Southern Culture On The Skids who creates an eccentric mélange of rockabilly flair, swamp pop and humor to send up the boisterous country culture of the South. The band features Rick Miller on guitar and vocals, Mary Huff on bass and vocals and Dave Hartman on drums who have been playing together for over 30 years. Opening the show is the ever popular Oakland based punk rock surf swing band Van Goat. In my mind this is the show of the week. Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge
Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
A really fun show in store featuring the Oakland based high energy dynamic and exciting Balkan fusion band Hot Blood Orkestar whose music seamlessly blends elements of Balkan, Funk, Pop, Latin, Jazz and grooves. Band members featured are Ryan Feldthouse on violin, bouzouki and oud, Benezra Tergis on keys, Brett Warren on bass and Shawn Myer on drums. This should be one of the best shows of the week. Highly Recommended!!!! $40/$45 Cover Charge
Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell Street San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
A really great set of music in store featuring San Jose based indie-pop hip-hop collective Peach Street Rascals whose music is a blend of alternative jazz, funk, indie pop, and hip-hop inspired by artists like Frank Ocean and
Kendrick Lamar. Highly Recommended!!!! $35.06/$102.85
The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime BackPorchEstra is a roots Rock, Americana, acoustic blues, Western Swing, Cajun, Pop-Rock, jug band, New Orleans and Kitchen Sink music. The band draws from new original material as well as reworked classics by
Hank Williams, Taj Mahal, Dan Hicks, Big Bill Broonzy, Bob Wills, Bobby Charles and even Christmas Jug Band tunes. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$20 Cover Charge
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime Legendary jazz folk pop blues singer singer Maria Muldaur will be performing with her Red Hot Bluesiana Band who will be serving up a tasty gumbo of New Orleans Blues, R&B, and Swamp Funk Highly Recommended!!! $33.75 Cover Charge Per Set
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Bay Area based Hammond B3 jazz organist Wil Blades leads a great trio with back up by drummer and vocalist Otis McDonald and guitarist Jeff Parker. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
A great evening of music in store featuring the multi-award winning vocalist and Hawaii’s first lady of jazz Azure McCall who sings in the vocal traditions of Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae and Ella Fitzgerald. Her warmth and sense of humor fuel every interpretation Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
San Francisco based Frankie & The Poolboys are one of the Bay Area’s great instrumental surf combos performing original music in the style of the first wave of Southern California beach music, with an incredibly wide variety of influences Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 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
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A great show featuring jazz bassist Eric Markowitz and friends.
Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
Sunday November 8th
Moe’s Alley 1535 Commercial Way Santa Cruz 7:00 PM Showtime
A great show in store featuring the genre-busting “Americana from the wrong side of the tracks” party-band Southern Culture On The Skids who creates an eccentric mélange of rockabilly flair, swamp pop and humor to send up the boisterous country culture of the South. The band features Rick Miller on guitar and vocals, Mary Huff on bass and vocals and Dave Hartman on drums who have been playing together for over 30 years. Opening the show is the Santa Cruz based cowpunk, surf, and rockabilly trio the Dead Kampers. In my mind this is the show of the week. Highly Recommended!!!!
$30.31 Cover Charge
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society 311 Mirada Rd, Half Moon Bay 4:30 PM Showtime. Celebrated saxophonist, composer and bandleader Azar Lawrence is one of the great torchbearers of spiritual jazz. Emerging from the powerful Los Angeles music tradition, he’s known for his deeply expressive sound, high energy performances and his belief in music as a force. Over his extraordinary career Lawrence has performed with giants such as
McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw and Pharoah Sanders. He is currently touring with his Azar Lawrence Experience featuring Lawrence on sax, Lynne Fiddmont on vocals, Brian Swartz on trumpet, Taka Mori on guitar, Robert Turner on piano, Gerald Brown on bass and Yayo Morales on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!! $50/$60 Cover Charge
Bird & Beckett 653 Chenery Street San Francisco 5:00 PM Showtime
Mitch Polzak is a master guitarist and he and The Royal Deuces featuring
Joe Goldmark on pedal steel, Tim Wagar on bass and Kenny Owen on drums 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!!!! $20 Cover Charge
Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco 6:00 PM & 7:45 PM Showtime
Bay Area based jazz drummer Benny Amon performs with Charles Chen on piano and Mikiya Matsuda on bass. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15-$20 Cover Charge Per Set
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtimes . Jazz flautist and composer Christian Artmann leads his outstanding quintet featuring Artman on flutes, Laszlo Gardony on piano, Jeff denson on bass,
Yoron Israel on drums and Elena McEntire on vocals. Highly Recommended!!!! $40.00 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime
An evening of post bop jazz with Signless featuring drummer Mikes Turk. Highly Recommended!!! $5 Cover Charge
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A great set of music in store featuring jazz pianist Graham Messer who is one of the young guns making a name for himself in the world of jazz today. 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
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 & Blvk H3ro This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!
Monday November 9th
Kuumbwa Jazz 320 Cedar St # 2, Santa Cruz 7:00 PM Showtime
Bay Area based jazz icon bassist and bandleader Marcus Shelby and his Nonet tackle the era-defining music trumpet icon Miles Davis and his nonet recorded in 1949 and 1950 that was released under the name Birth of the Cool which was a pivotal moment in the development of “cool jazz”. Highly Recommended!! $46.60 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Post bop jazz pianist/composer and arranger Art Khu performs with his outstanding quartet Highly Recommended!!!! $25 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
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 November 10th
The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 7:00 PM Showtime
New Orleans based pianist, bandleader, and performer Big Joe Kennedy presents A Taste of New Orleans which is he guides audiences through the traditions that shaped American music, from Traditional Jazz and Blues, to New Orleans R&B, with the authority and warmth of an artist who has spent decades inside this music Highly Recommended!!! $20 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Oakland based post bop saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
Nathan Nagadegawa-Lee performs with his quartet featuring
pianist Henry Plotnick, bassist Essiet Okon Essiet and drummer Miles Turk Highly Recommended!!! $5 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
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 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 Get ready to jump, jive, and swing with the The Neil Fontano Jazz Band who brings high-energy rhythm to the dance floor with a fresh, dynamic sound. Led by rising star Neil Angelo Fontano, this powerhouse group delivers a lively mix of 1930s-1950s swing and jump blues. Having played with top-tier acts like Nick Rossi’s Swing Six and Johnny Bones & the Palace of Jazz, Neil now takes center stage with his own band, guaranteed to keep dancers on their feet all night long! Highly Recommended!!!!! $20 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 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
Wednesday November 11th
Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
The Koch-Marshall Trio music merges deep blues, hard rock, jazz, funk, gospel and country. They are known for their fiery improvisations, telepathic musical interplay along with a healthy does of humor. Band member featured are Greg Koch on guitar and vocals, Dylan Koch on drums and Toby Lee Marshall on the Hammond B3 Organ. This should be one of the best shows of the week. Highly Recommended!!! $34 Cover Charge
The Mabuhay Gardens 435 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Cat’s Corner presents Kamrin Ortiz & Knockouts who are a powerhouse sextet performing music inspired by the post-World War II sounds of shouting vocalists, wailing horns, and driving rhythm sections.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $25 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 Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge
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!!!!
$20 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
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Two great sets of music featuring Noel Jewkes who is one of the premier jazz saxophone players in Northern California. Jewkes has worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 35 years, and has earned a distinguished reputation with lovers of Jazz music. Highly Recommended!!!!
$30 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 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!!! $5 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime The fabulous Verve Quintet honors the blue note, hard bop tradition of the 1960’s and beyond. The band features Aaron Germain on bass, Adam Klipple on piano, Andrew Dixon on tenor sax, Daniel Herrera on trumpet and JPaul Macklin 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 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 Kevin North, Richard March Band & Troubadour Fools The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!
No Cover Charge
Thursday November 12th
SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
Ron Carter and Stanley Clarke have defined and redefined the bass’s role in modern jazz, from the hard bop innovations of the early 1960s to the jazz-fusion revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see two living legends in performance together.
Highly Recommended!!!!!! $65-$165 Cover Charge
The Chapel 777 Valencia Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring New Orleans based singer/songwriter Marc Broussard who is best known for his signature “bayou soul” style which is a mix of funk, blues, R&B, rock and pop, matched with distinct Southern roots.
Highly Recommended!!!! $42 Cover Charge
Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime Oakland based Bobby Young Project music is an electric blend of blues, rock, funk, and soul. Band members include Bobby Young on guitar and vocals,
Nick Young on guitar, Greg “Gman” Simmons on bass, Latrosse Harris on drums and Gig Anderson on keyboards. Highly Recommended!!!!! $23 Cover Charge
The Black Cat 400 Eddy San Francisco 7:00 PM 9:15 PM Showtimes
Pianist and keyboardist Marc Seales music is a distinctive blend of post-bop language, rich harmony, and fearless spontaneity Seales has toured and recorded with Joe Henderson, Art Pepper, Benny Carter and Mark Murphy.
Her performs with an all star lineup featuring Seales on piano & keyboard, the legendary Ernie Watts on tenor saxophone, Bruce Lett on acoustic bass and
Moyes Lucas Jr. on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!
$20/$30/$40/$50 Cover Charge Per Set
Boom Boom Room 1601 Fillmore Street San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime Robby D & The EFG’S is a kick ass band with blistering renditions of new wave, funk, soul, and indie rock hits along with our latest and greatest original dance music. Band members include Rob Dietrich on guitar, Chris Colmenero on bass, Brian Fishler on drums and Natalyn Daniels on keys.
Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge
The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
A great show in store featuring one of New Orleans premier and most beloved American street band Tuba Skinny who are known for their performances of early jazz, ragtime, and blues music of the 1920s and 1930s
Highly Recommended!!!!! $44/$49 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 7:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. Westside Jazz Club lead by the wonderful tenor saxophonist Scott Silverberg, is a collective of innovative jazz musicians performing jazz standards, challenging modern compositions and freshly-updated classics. I have seen this ensemble a number of time and they never disappoint.
Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Guitarist Ben Misterka and his band Collectivity blends international music to create a band that brings jazz/funk, psychedelic and soul. Misterka’s band is known for their international blend of music and for the musicians who make up the band Highly Recommended!!!! $20 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A night of progressive bluegrass featuring the Bay Area based
The High Water Line Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
Blush Wine Bar 476 Castro Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
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 drums. Band members include Lily Cato on lead vocals, Darah Golub and
Morgane Hollowell on vocals, Angelo Spagnolo on guitar, Brian Kesley on bass and synth and Terry Moore on drums Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Contemporary jazz pianist, keyboardist and composer Peter Horvath has since performed, recorded and toured nationally and worldwide with a long line of world-class artist, including jazz greats Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Henderson, Richie Cole, Benny Maupin, Lenny White, Arturo Sandoval, Randy Brecker, Marcus Miller and the Oakland Symphony. Sitting in with Horvath are
Jeff Chambers on bass and Jason Lewis on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!
$30 Cover Charge Per Set
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
Friday November 13th
SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
Ron Carter and Stanley Clarke have defined and redefined the bass’s role in modern jazz, from the hard bop innovations of the early 1960s to the jazz-fusion revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see two living legends in performance together.
Highly Recommended!!!!!! $65-$165 Cover Charge
August Hall 420 Mason Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring the New Orleans based progressive R&B band Tank & The Bangas whose music blends elements of classic soul, funk to hip-hop, reggae and rock all led by Tarriona “Tank” Ball on vocals and Norman Spence II on bass, keyboards & guitar, Deven Trusclair on drums, Kenaniah Turner on bass, Rob Kellner on keyboards and Etienne Stoufflet on saxophone. This is a show to definitely check out. Highly Recommended!!!! $39.80 Cover Charge
Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes. A great night of music in store featuring the legendary blues rock guitarist Harvey Mandel who is known for his innovative approach to electric guitar playing and legendary licks. A professional at twenty, he played with Charlie Musselwhite, Canned Heat, The Rolling Stones and John Mayall before starting a solo career. Mandel was valued so highly by his peers for his innovative guitar work that he came within inches of joining the
Rolling Stones as a replacement guitarist after Mick Taylor quit in 1974
Highly Recommended!!!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set
Roar Shack 34 7th Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
New Orleans based performance art and musical project of
Suzannah Elizabeth Powell better known by her personna Boyfriend presents
In The Garden which is a provocative storytelling with genre-bending music,
In the Garden explores identity, autonomy, temptation, and rebellion. As Eve questions her role in a world created for her, she confronts the consequences of desire, knowledge, and freedom reframing one of humanity’s oldest stories through a fiercely contemporary lens. Highly Recommended!!!!
$20 Cover Charge
The Black Cat 400 Eddy San Francisco 7:00 PM 9:30 PM Showtimes
Pianist and keyboardist Marc Seales music is a distinctive blend of post-bop language, rich harmony, and fearless spontaneity Seales has toured and recorded with Joe Henderson, Art Pepper, Benny Carter and Mark Murphy.
Her performs with an all star lineup featuring Seales on piano & keyboard, the legendary Ernie Watts on tenor saxophone, Bruce Lett on acoustic bass and
Moyes Lucas Jr. on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!
$20/$30/$40/$50/$60 Cover Charge Per Set
Bottom Of The Hill 233 17th Street San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring New York City based singer/songwriter, guitarist and bandleader Jon Spencer who is known for his work in the noise and garage-rock scenes with Pussy Galore, Boss Hog and especially Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Also on the bill are New York City based experimental post punk and Genre Death and San Francisco based psychedelic punk rockers Fuck Wolf. DJ Mike Gabriel gets the music going.
Highly Recommended!!!! $35 Cover Charge
Boom Boom Room 1601 Fillmore Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime There will be a party going on featuring the Oakland based new wave ska/reggae inspired band The New Accidents featuring Michael Antoun on sax, Colin Drakeon drums, guitar and percussion, Scott Hill on guitar, and vocals, David Latch on bass and vocals, Richard Mainzer on trumpet and vocals, Eric Wiley on keyboards and Paul Wilson on sax. Opening up are the Bay Area based cover band Daddy Issues whose music is dedicated to bands like Cheap Trick, The Pixies,The Strokes and The Killers. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$20 Cover Charge
Bird & Beckett 653 Chenery Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
A great set of post bop jazz in store with Eric & The In Crowd featuring
Eric Shifrin on piano, Dan Seaman on bass, Mike Strunk on drums and Gino Raugi on guitar plus special guests. This is a set to definitely check out.
Highly Recommended!!!! $20 Cover Charge
The Sound Room 3022 Broadway Oakland 7:30 PM Showtime
Jazz Mafia co-founder Adam Theis brings his own compositions to the Keys stage with a 12-piece all-star ensemble of strings, horns and rhythm section. Adam has been writing for strings for more than 20 years, from
Cosa Nostra Strings to his Brass, Bows & Beats Hip-Hop Symphony, and this lineup is one of his favorite sounds to write for: a huge palette of lush textures and colors, wide dynamics, and plenty of muscle when the music calls for it. The Jazz Mafia musical family features Adam Theis on trombone, Mike Olmos on trumpet, Chloe Scott Jones on flute, Tommy Occhiuto on tenor and baritone sax, Shaina Evoniuk (violin), Irene Sazer on violin, Michi Aceret on viola,
Lewis Patzner on cello, Dan Zemelman on piano, Sascha Jacobsen on upright bass, Aaron Kierbel on drums and special guests Highly Recommended!!!!
$39.19 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:30 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.Highly Recommended!!! $15 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime The Twist & Disco tell the story of a groove that stirred in Memphis and exploded in Detroit– bounced off of post-war London to crash at Studio 54. You might hear Barry, Presley, Wonder, Jagger, Withers, Gaye or Gibb or anything that covers the two breakneck decades between the birth of
The Backbeat and the rise of Four-on-the-Floor. Band members include
Trevor Pritchett on vocals, Torre on bass and vocals, Henry Plumb on drums and Josh Blas on guitar. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
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
Atta Kid has been a staple of the Bay Area scene since 2013. This all-star crew of the funkiest musicians this side of New Orleans. Led by Daniel Casares on sax and vocals, Max Cowan on B-3keyboards and vocals, Joe Bagale on drums and vocals and Jason Muscat on bass. Atta Kid will take you from Grand Ave to Frenchmen Street in every set. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 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 ensemble transport you to the 1940’s, it is truly the world’s smallest big band! Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A good show featuring the Oakland based surf rock jazz instrumentl band
The Carrots. 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
Sunset Community Band 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 Concert Recommendation
SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
Joshua Redman
Upcoming Concerts & Shows
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 Thursday November 5th
6:00 AM-9:00 AM KPOO 89.5 FM The Emmett Powell Gospell Caravan hosted by Marcus Johnson
7:00 AM-9:00 AM WWOZ Traditional Jazz With Sally Young. Sally hosts my absolute favorite Trad Jazz program. This is a must listen program
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
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
9:00 AM-Noon WWOZ New Orleans Music Show With Michael Dominici Michael showcases the diversity and many facets of the New Orleans and regional music scene
3:00 PM-5:00 PM KPOO 89.5 FM Johnny Brooklyn Show. A program of classic blues and oldies
5:00 PM-8:00 PM WWOZ R&B With Cousin Dimitri. This is another must listen program
8:00 PM-10:00 PM WWOZ Kitchen Sink With Jennifer Brady. This is one of the best eclectic music programs on the air
8:00 PM-10:00 PM KPFA 94.1 FM The Bonnie Simmons Show. Bonnie is a Bay Area icon and treasure. This is one of great rock and roll programs on the air
10:00 PM-Midnight KPFA 94.1 FM Betty’s Night In. A great program of new and classic Americana, country, bluegrass, pop, R&B sprinkled with a some jazz, international, and classical sounds
10:00 PM- Midnight WWOZ DJ Bus Stop Come On One of my new favorite programs. An eclectic mix of R&B, Funk & Soul
Video Pick Of The Week
John Philip Sousa better known as the ‘March King’ is the most famous American bandmaster, entertainer and composer of military marches.
He is best remembered for his marches, including the iconic
‘The Stars and Stripes Forever’ and ‘The Washington Post March’ but he also wrote many other musical pieces, including operettas, popular songs, waltzes and more, as well as seven books and many articles. In Celebration of Sousa’s 172nd Birthday on Sunday November 6th I would like to recommend the outstanding 1992 documentary If You Knew Sousa which explores the story of “march king” and the connections between his music and the mood of the nation during his time. The documentary is also a portrait of the rise of the small town marching band and Sousa’s influence through his compositions
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