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Saturday July 11th Birthdays include

Jeff Hanna singer/songwriter, guitarist and performance musician best known for co founding the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band turns 79 years old

Bonnie Pointer one of the founding siblings of the genre crossing vocal group The Pointer Sisters was born 76 years ago

Suzanne Vega one of the most celebrated singer/songwriters of her era whose incisive songwriting and cooly expressive vocals have helped her establish a large and loyal following through such hit singles as “Luka” and “Tom’s Diner” turns 67 years old

Some Upcoming Shows This Week

Saturday July 11th

Bottom Of The Hill 233 17th St, San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
Since the early 1990’s Ted Leo and the Pharmacists has been one of the most progressive forces in East Coast independent music, with a unique combination of punk and folk, soul and hardcore, and tradition and experimentation. The band is on tour performing songs from their critically acclaimed landmark 2004 album “Shake The Sheets”. Opening up is the Los Angeles based ferocious female fronted punk rock band Local Bylaws. This is a show to definitely check out. Highly Recommended!!!!! $40 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 DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 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!!! $20 Cover Charge

Yoshi’s 520 Embarcadero West Oakland 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM Showtimes
Pete Escovedo Orchestra 91^st Birthday party celebrates this legendary percussionist who has broken down the barriers between smooth Jazz, Salsa, Latin Jazz and contemporary music. Pete’s name has been synonymous in the music industry for more than 50 years and is known worldwide for his live performances, session work and solo albums. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$61 Cover Charge Per Set

Rancho Nicasio 1 Old Rancheria Road Nicasio 4:00 PM Showtime
The Billie Holiday Project featuring Stella Heath celebrates the life, legacy, and music of Lady Day through historically informed yet contemporary jazz interpretations. The ensemble featuring Stella Heath on vocals, Neil Angelo Fontano on piano, Patrick Sullivan Okimura on drums, Trevor Kinsel on bass & trumpet and Michael Fortunato on tenor sax & clarinet brings emotional clarity, musical depth, and storytelling to one of America’s most influential voices.
Highly Recommended!!!! $35 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes The Bay Area music collective Jazz Mafia presents Low End Theory a trombone-driven ensemble led by Jazz Mafia co-founders Adam Theis &
Eric Garland. Built around a powerful front line of four trombones and a rhythm section capable of shifting from subtle textures to explosive energy, the group blends soulful, heartfelt playing with cinematic soundscapes and high-energy future jazz. Band members include Adam Theis on trombone,
Jeff Cressman on trombone, John Gove on trombone, Marc Bolin on bass trombone, Matt Clark on piano and Eric Garland on drums.
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

Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco 6:00 PM & 7:30 PM Showtimes
The iconic Bay Area jazz pianist and vocalist Tammy Hall performs with her trio featuring Hall on piano and keys, Kevin Goldberg on bass and Marcie Chapa on drums and percussion. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$15-$30 Cover Charge Per Set

Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco 9:00 PM & 10:30 PM Showtimes
Bay Area based post bop jazz trumpeter Joel Behrman leads his outstanding quintet lead by Behrman on trumpet, Jesse Levit on alto saxophone,
Shawn Myers on drums, Michael Potter on piano and Isaac Coyle on bass
Highly Recommended!!!!! $15-$30 Cover Charge Per Set

SF Bootleggers Ball 3255 21sts Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Heidi Evelyn’s Swing Band features the top swing musicians in the Bay Area playing dance music from the 1930s and 1940s.  Expect to hear some brand new arrangements along with some familiar favorites and even some original tunes!  This is a very special band, playing tight harmonies and swinging riffs inspired by the best musicians of the swing era Highly Recommended!!!!!
$25 Cover Charge

Mildred Owens Concert Hall 1220 Linda Mar Blvd. Pacifica 7:30 PM Showtime Half Moon Bay based indie Americana roots ensemble The False Bottom music is ranges from old timey string band music to bluegrass, blues, country and beyond. Band members include Justin Wooster on mandolin and vocals,
Ella Dawn Jenkins on vocals, banjo and harp, Paul Eastburn on upright bass,
Lisa Marie Johnston on vocals and guitar, Jesse Jones on acoustic guitar and vocals, Joan Wilson Rueter on fiddle and vocals and Dan Littlefield on dobro guitar and vocals. This is a band definitely worth checking out.  
Highly Recommended!!!!!! $25 Cover Charge

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!!!! $15 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime San Francisco based high energy Latin ensemble Candela Viva music is mix of Cumbia,Salsa, Vallenato, Bachata, Merengue and more! 
Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 3:00 PM-5:00 PM Showtime A nice set of indie Americana folk rock with Stu Silverman & friends
Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

SF Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 12:00 PM-5:00 PM Showtime The Band Shell presents the 50^th annual San Francisco Free Folk Festival The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!

Golden Gate Park Live From The Whale’s Tail Noon-6:00 PM Showtime
The Golden Gate Live From The Whale’s Tail presents Frankie West, JimBo Trout, 
Like Planes & Sammy Patrick Band. 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!!!!!

Sunday July 12th

Yoshi’s 520 Embarcadero West Oakland 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes
Pete Escovedo Orchestra 91^st Birthday party celebrates this legendary percussionist who has broken down the barriers between smooth Jazz, Salsa, Latin Jazz and contemporary music. Pete’s name has been synonymous in the music industry for more than 50 years and is known worldwide for his live performances, session work and solo albums. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$61 Cover Charge Per Set

Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society 311 Mirada Rd, Half Moon Bay 4:30 PM Showtime. A great set of music in store featuring rising jazz sensation saxophonist Ayo Brame who is known for his soulful, expressive style, Ayo draws inspiration from jazz legends John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner and
Sonny Rollins. His ensemble includes Ayo Brame on sax, Kev Choice on piano, Kenshay Gooden on bass and John Omayga Adams on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $40 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 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!!!!! $25 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtimes 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!!! $20-$50 Cover Charge

Rancho Nicasio 1 Old Rancheria Road Nicasio 4:00 PM Showtime
New Orleans based Americana roots singer/song musician Eric Lindell is a true one-of-a-kind talent. Mixing West Coast rock and swampy New Orleans R&B with honky tonk country and Memphis soul, Lindell creates American roots music that is both surprisingly fresh and sweetly familiar.
Highly Recommended!!!! $47 Cover Charge

Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco 6:00 PM & 7:45 PM Showtimes
Bay Area based jazz guitar virtuoso Nick Rossi perforns with his swinging Jazzopaters featuring Rossi on guitar, Patrick Wolff on alto saxophone & clarinet, Nathan Tokunaga on clarinet, tenor & soprano saxophone,
Kamrin Ortiz on baritone saxophone & clarinet, James Dunning on trumpet, Victor Imbo on trombone, Adam Shulman on piano, Mikiya Matsuda on bass and Riley Baker on drums. This should be a hot show!!!! Highly Recommended!!!!!
$15-$30 Cover Charge Per Set

Ivy Room 860 San Pablo Avenue Albany 2:00 PM Showtime
A great afternoon of music in store featuring indie Americana country roots singer/songrwtier and guitarist Maurice Tani performing with
Nashville Honeymoon the Bay Area’s First Couple of Rockabilly and Country Music! Honky-tonk sweethearts Hank and Lynne playing the classic country sounds of the 50s and 60s. Highly Recommended!!!! $18 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 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

The 88^th Annual Stern Grove Music Festival free summer outdoor Sunday music festival continues with Bela Fleck with the San Francisco Symphony. Opening up is the The music starts at 2:00 PM and is located at 19^th Avenue and Sloat Blvd in San Francisco

Golden Gate Park Live From The Whale’s Tail Noon-6:00 PM Showtime
The Golden Gate Live From The Whale’s Tail presents Emily Zisman, 
Sara Rodenburg, Srija Gillella & Tim Bertsch. 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 . This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco
Highly Recommended!!!!!

Monday July 13th

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

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

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring Bay Area based Silver Bell Jazz Band whose music specializes in ragtime, blues, and swing.Band members include
Ryan Calloway on clarinet, washboard & vocals, Samuel Wolfe Rocha on cornet, James McClaskey on tenor guitar, banjo & vocals, James “lil jimmy” Touzel on bass and Steve apple on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $15 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 July 14th

SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 6:00 PM & 8:30 PM Showtimes
The most famous living jazz musician the iconic Wynton Marsalis performs with his legendary Septet featuring Marsalis on trumpet, Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson on alto and soprano saxophones, Walter Blanding Jr. on tenor and soprano saxophones & clarinet, Victor Goines on tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet and bass clarinet, Wycliffe Gordon on trombone, Eric Reed on piano, Reginald Veal on bass and Herlin Riley on drums and tambourine
Highly Recommended!!!! $60-$120 Cover Charge Per Set

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
One of the Bay Area’s most in demand jazz guitarists Kai Lyons performs with his outstanding trio Highly Recommended!!! $5 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, Dan Shulman on piano, Eric Markowitz on bass and Alan Jones on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-1:30 AM Showtime Heidi Evelyn’s New Orleans Jazz Band pays tribute to King Oliver,
Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton, with stompy rhythms and rowdy shout choruses. Inspired by the classic recordings of the 1920s, the band’s dedication to authenticity is evident in every performance. The joyful energy blended with honest soulfulness creates a thrilling experience for both listeners and dancers!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  
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 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. The Blue Note Jazz Revival Quartet is a jazz ensemble led by
bassist Ollie Dudek featuring the greatest high energy soul jazz, funk and hardbop hits from the Blue Note record catalog. 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 Bernal Equinox, 
Davia Schendel & Joyce Lee 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

People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features Oakland based jazz vocalist Rhonda Sauce The concert takes place at 303 2^nd Street

People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features Oakland based underground dance music band
Accords Internationaux The concert takes place at 101 California Street

Wednesday July 15^th

SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 6:00 PM & 8:30 PM Showtimes
The most famous living jazz musician the iconic Wynton Marsalis performs with his legendary Septet featuring Marsalis on trumpet, Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson on alto and soprano saxophones, Walter Blanding Jr. on tenor and soprano saxophones & clarinet, Victor Goines on tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet and bass clarinet, Wycliffe Gordon on trombone, Eric Reed on piano, Reginald Veal on bass and Herlin Riley on drums and tambourine
Highly Recommended!!!! $60-$120 Cover Charge Per Set

HopMonk 224 Vintage Way Novato 6:00 PM Showtime
Virtuoso acoustic guitarist and banjo player, songwriter and vocalist
Molly Tuttle is of the leading lights of modern folk, bluegrass, and Americana. An in-demand collaborator with virtuosic flatpicking, clawhammer, and cross-picking guitar skills. Highly Recommended!!!! $64.76 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

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Jazz saxophonist Patrick Wolff 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 that include Wolff on sax, Matt Wilson on drums, Keith Saunders on piano and
Eric Markowitz on bass. Highly Recommended!!! $5 Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring Oakland based jazz trumpeter
Max Ehrhardt whose music draws influence from hard bop players such as
Lee Morgan, Blue Mitchell, and Freddie Hubbard as well as Funk and Soul artists like Billy Withers and Earth, Wind and Fire. Performing with Ehrhardt are pianist Richard Hall, bassist Isaac Coyle, drummer Miles Turk and Frank Martin on tenor sax. Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes West Coast standard-bearers Jack Tone Riordan & Jeffrey Burr are your hosts for an evening of jazz guitar delights especially for jazz guitar enthusiasts paying homage and celebrating the six-string swingdom of Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, Grant Green, Charlie Christian and more Highly Recommended!!!! $30 Cover Charge Per Set

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 Steven Pitsenbarger, 
Sweet Sally & Winterlark. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!
No Cover Charge

People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features Bay Area based The Graham Central Station Rhythm Section The concert takes place at 405 Howard Street

People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features Bay Area based Jazz Nova Quartet The concert takes place at 555 California Street

Thursday June 16th

SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
The reigning kings of psychedelic funk the modern funk super group Lettuce is on tour promoting their new power packed groove album Groove  featuring 16 tracks of rib-sticking funk including the standout track “Keep On” by
Tower of Power’s founder Emilio Castillo. This is one of the can’t miss shows of the week. Highly Recommended!!!! $55-$$105 Cover Charge

SF Jazz Joe Henderson Lab 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:00 PM & 8:30 PM Showtimes. Steven Bernstein’s Sexmob has for over two decades been playing high energy improvisation with rollicking grooves unlike any other band on the planet. Long known fpr their playful, genre-crossing cover choices the band’s larger missionhas always been to put the fun back in jazz music. The band is led by their genius leader slide trumpeter Stephen Bernstein with Briggan Krauss on baritone & soprano saxophone, Tony Scherr on bass and
Kenny Wollesen on drums & percussion with special guest Liberty Ellman on guitar. Highly Recommended!!!! $39 Cover Charge Per Set

The Fox Theatre 1807 Telegraph Avenue Oakland 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring one of the great live bands of the past thirty years Widespread Panic who has established a devout grassroots following on the strength of constant touring and a loose, rootsy brand of Southern rock mixed together with elements of jazz and blues .
Highly Recommended!!!! $88-$155 Cover Charge

HopMonk 224 Vintage Way Novato 6:00 PM Showtime
Virtuoso acoustic guitarist and banjo player, songwriter and vocalist
Molly Tuttle is of the leading lights of modern folk, bluegrass, and Americana. An in-demand collaborator with virtuosic flatpicking, clawhammer, and cross-picking guitar skills. Highly Recommended!!!! $64.76 Cover Charge

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. 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!!! $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 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!!!!
$30 Cover Charge Per Set

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!!!! $15 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

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 7:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime A great set of music in store featuring the jazzy rock pop fusin sounds of the Robert Gastelum Band. 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 Alex Walsh, Erston Pearcy & 
T-ranch 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

People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features Bay Area based pop country band The willie Nilly. The concert takes place at Ricon Center located at 101 Spear Street

People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features Bay Area based The Faultline Trio. The concert takes place at 333 Market Street

Friday July 17th

SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
The reigning kings of psychedelic funk the modern funk super group Lettuce is on tour promoting their new power packed groove album Groove  featuring 16 tracks of rib-sticking funk including the standout track “Keep On” by
Tower of Power’s founder Emilio Castillo. This is one of the can’t miss shows of the week. Highly Recommended!!!! $55-$$105 Cover Charge

SF Jazz Joe Henderson Lab 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:00 PM & 8:30 PM Showtimes. Steven Bernstein’s Sexmob has for over two decades been playing high energy improvisation with rollicking grooves unlike any other band on the planet. Long known fpr their playful, genre-crossing cover choices the band’s larger missionhas always been to put the fun back in jazz music. The band is led by their genius leader slide trumpeter Stephen Bernstein with Briggan Krauss on baritone & soprano saxophone, Tony Scherr on bass and
Kenny Wollesen on drums & percussion with special guest Liberty Ellman on guitar. Highly Recommended!!!! $39 Cover Charge Per Set

The Fox Theatre 1807 Telegraph Avenue Oakland 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring one of the great live bands of the past thirty years Widespread Panic who has established a devout grassroots following on the strength of constant touring and a loose, rootsy brand of Southern rock mixed together with elements of jazz and blues .
Highly Recommended!!!! $88-$155 Cover Charge

Mystic Theatre 23 Petaluma Blvd. Petaluma 8:00 PM Showtime
A great show in store featuring The Stinkfoot Orchestra a 14-piece band dedicated to keeping the music of Zappa live in incredible live performances. Led by Nick Chargin, SFO has rapidly mastered an astonishing number of songs, practicing,and putting together live shows that leave fans totally happy throughout the West Coast. Special guest is former Zappa saxophonist and vocalist Napoleon Brock Murphy. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$39.70 Cover Charge

HopMonk 224 Vintage Way Novato 6:00 PM Showtime
Six-time Grammy-nominated virtuoso mandolinist and a groundbreaking songwriter Sierra Hull‘s innovative sound is deeply rooted in bluegrass yet continually pushes boundaries. She is on tour promoting her new critically acclaimed album “A Tip Toe High Wire”. Highly Recommended!!!!
$49.25 Cover Charge

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
San Francisco based band leader and vocalist Stella Heath leads her outstanding trio performng gems from the Great American Songbook as well as delving into her favorite musical styles from swing era and traditional jazz, to French jazz manouche, to global traditional and contemporary songs.
Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge

The Sound Room 3022 Broadway, Oakland 7:30 PM Showtime
A great show featuring Aki Kumar who proves to traditionalists that singing in Hindi can co-exist with Chicago blues conventions. This Indian-American’s intense sense of musical discovery as an able vocalist and harmonica player drives worry-and-regret makeovers of Bollywood film songs and adds bounce to a reggae version of “Watermelon Man”. Boosted by top West Coast blues personnel and cross-cultural extras, Kumar proves that the integrity of his music marks the difference between novelty and substance.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $35 Cover Charge

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:00 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!!!$15 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
San Francisco based Jazz vocalist Kenny Washington has thrilled audiences across the globe with his soulful interpretations, seemingly limitless range, and inventive scatting Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtimes
With a career spanning over 25 years as Santana’s lead vocalist Tony Lindsay has earned 11 Grammy awards and contributed his exceptional vocal talents to seven renowned albums. He gained further recognition through an exclusive two-year residency in Las Vegas with Santana Highly Recommended!!!!
$40 Cover Charge

Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes. The dramatic horn driven powerhouse of a band
The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra music is inspired by the authentic ‘60s and ‘70s soul and blues recordings of Al Green, Bobby Bland, Bobby Womack,
Otis Redding, Tyrone Davis and the Stax & Motown record labels
Highly Recommended!!!!!  $25/$60 Cover Charge Per Set

Boom Boom Room 1601 Fillmore St, San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Katdelic featuring Ronkat Spearman is a five piece ”party-all-night” band with an infectious groove that is irresistible to anyone within ear rangeThe music is an electrifying hybrid of funk, soul, EDM, hip hop, jazz and rock guaranteed to “Make ‘Em Dance”. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20 Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 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 tumpet and JPaul Macklin on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 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

Bird & Beckett 653 Chenery Street San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
One of the Bay Area’s best jazz guitarists Scott Foster performs with his outstanding combo featuring Scott on guitar, Jim Peterson on saxophone,
Dan Seamans on bass and Tom Hassett on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$25 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

Sausalito Jazz & Blues By The Bay in Downtown Sausalito 6:30 PM-8:00 PM Showtime. The free concert series presents San Jose based Eastside Funk Highly Recommended!!!!

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 the  
Dave Dieni Trio. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!

Saturday July 18th

The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street berjkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring indie Americana roots music legends Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore join forces to present their Almost Acoustic Duo performing their acclaimed mix of folk, blues and country. Opening up is one of the bonafide punk pioneers and “godfather of garage rock” guitarist Lenny Kaye who is on tour promoting his debut solo record “Goin’Local”. Highly Recommended!!!! $49/$54 Cover Charge

SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
The reigning kings of psychedelic funk the modern funk super group Lettuce is on tour promoting their new power packed groove album Groove  featuring 16 tracks of rib-sticking funk including the standout track “Keep On” by
Tower of Power’s founder Emilio Castillo. This is one of the can’t miss shows of the week. Highly Recommended!!!! $55-$$105 Cover Charge

SF Jazz Joe Henderson Lab 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:00 PM & 8:30 PM Showtimes. Steven Bernstein’s Sexmob has for over two decades been playing high energy improvisation with rollicking grooves unlike any other band on the planet. Long known fpr their playful, genre-crossing cover choices the band’s larger missionhas always been to put the fun back in jazz music. The band is led by their genius leader slide trumpeter Stephen Bernstein with Briggan Krauss on baritone & soprano saxophone, Tony Scherr on bass and
Kenny Wollesen on drums & percussion with special guest Liberty Ellman on guitar. Highly Recommended!!!! $39 Cover Charge Per Set

The Fox Theatre 1807 Telegraph Avenue Oakland 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring one of the great live bands of the past thirty years Widespread Panic who has established a devout grassroots following on the strength of constant touring and a loose, rootsy brand of Southern rock mixed together with elements of jazz and blues .
Highly Recommended!!!! $88-$155 Cover Charge

The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
Blues harmonica virtuoso Mark Hummel performs with an all star band featuring Hummel on harmonica and vocals, Steve Freund on guitar,
Karl Sevareid on bass and Paul Revelli on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!
$30 Cover Charge

Ivy Room 860 San Pablo Avenue Albany 8:00 PM Showtime
For over 35 years, the trio the Broun Fellinis have been innovating and disseminating their “Brounsoun”, a sonic expression inspired by the ancient to future traditions of Jazz, Rock, Funk, Hardcore, Afrocentric Hip hop, Dub, film music and African/Indian trance sounds. Opening up the set is the Black futuristic band Voodoo Dolly playing a tribute to David Bowie and the astro comic funk band Funkonya. This is one of the can’t miss shows of the week..
Highly Recommended!!!!!! $25 Cover Charge

Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes. The musically fearless Rick Estrin & The Nightcats has for the last decade, touring the world and proving night after night why they won 2018’s Blues Music Award for Band Of The Year. The limitless combined talents of blues harmonica virtuoso and sly, soulful singer Estrin, guitar mastermind
Kid Andersen, keyboard wizard Lorenzo Farrell and endlessly creative drummer Derrick “D’Mar” Martin take Estrin’s inventive, original songs to new and unexpected places. On stage, the band’s ability to deliver an unpredictable, no-holds-barred show is unmatched. Highly Recommended!!!!
$30 & $70 Cover Charge Per Set

Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco 6:00 PM & 7:30 PM Showtimes
Bay Area music icons Jazz Mafia as part of their Reimagined Series presents the music of two iconic, rule-breaking American artists such as Miles Davis & Charles Mingus. Both shared an attitude that nobody would dictate how, when, why, or for whom they made their music. In this project, we explore fresh, ambitious new arrangements of some of their classic material.
Jazz Mafia features Adam Theis on trombone, Jesse Levit on alto sax, Mike Olmos on trumpet, Tommy Occhiuto on tenor sax, Dan Zemelman on keys, Sam Bevanon upright bass and Eric Garland on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$15-$30 Cover Charge Per Set

Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco 9:00 PM & 10:30 PM Showtimes
Making a rare appearance is Steve Lucky’s Hammond Cheese Combo performing a mix of Jump blues, swing, and rare gems inspired by the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s, this Combo isn’t your everyday organ combo sandwich. Some of the specials on our menu include tunes by the unrecognized organ genius Hank Marr knockouts by Brother Jack McDuff and lots of original pieces by Steve Lucky dripping with special sauce, and some extra cheese numbers sung by the captivating guitarist/vocalist Carmen Getit Highly Recommended!!!!!
$15-$30 Cover Charge Per Set

Fifth Street Farms 1517 Fifth Street Berkeley 7:30 PM Showtime
The award winning Maple Quartet featuring Isabel Chen on violin, 
Magali Pelletey on violin, John Crowley on viola and Gabriel Hennebury on cello will play music by Haydn, Dvorak and Caroline Shaw, a compilation of folk melodies created by the Danish String Quartet as well as debuting a new piece by violist John Crowley. Highly Recommended!!!! $30 Cover Charge

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
Bay Area based global soul band Cariberico music is rooted in Latin salsita, cumbia, flamenco rumba, soul & jazz. They are a great live. Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Lars and In Charge Band performs high-energy original and traditional music of Turkey, Greece and beyond. Lars Tergis leads the charge on violin with driving, gritty interpretations of classic party tunes as well as original compositions based in regional scales and rhythms. Chris Reid adds a touch of ‘West’ with percussive chordal accompaniment on steel-string guitar.
Joe Rosato Jr. holds it down on upright bass while Faisal Zedan keeps the beat popping on derbekki, riqq and davul. Joined on stage by some of the Bay Area’s top dancers and guest musicians, Lars and In Charge guarantees a big sound and an even bigger party Highly Recommended!!! $15 Cover Charge

Sausalito Seahorse 305 Hrbor Drive Sausalito 7:00 PM Showtime
Cosmo Alleycats are a San Francisco-based vintage dance band that brings to the stage a potent mix of vintage dance music with a dynamic, soulful delivery.  The band’s talented musicians draw from several decades of exhilarating American music and inspired originals to deliver a fun and engaging performance that will make you want to dance!
Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

The Rite Stop Cafe 2099 Folsom Street 9:00 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!!!! $8 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
The vivacious jazz vocalist Clairdee celebrates The Great American Songbook by performing the works of Gershwin, Porter and Berlin back by a stellar combo featuring Ken French on piano, Ron Belcheron bass, Jason Lewis on drums and Eric Swinderman on guitar. 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

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 10:30 PM Showtime
The Late Set features one of the staples of the San Francisco jazz scene
Adam Shulman performing with his organ trio. Highly Recommended!!!!
$20 Cover Charge

Mildred Owens Concert Hall 1220 Linda Mar Blvd. Pacifica 7:30 PM Showtime A great night if blues,R&B and neo-soul featuring The Bobby Young Project whose band members include Bobby Young on guitar & vocals, Nick Young on guitar, Michael Rogers on bass, Latrosse Harris on drums and Gig Anderson on keyboards. This is one rocking band!!!! Highly Recommended!!!!!!
$25 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!!!! $15 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime The Oakland Jazz Funk Project music is rooted in funk, neo-soul, R&B, fusion,  jazz-funk honors playing it all from straight-ahead jazz to 70’s funk to contemporary neo-soul. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 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

Mosswood Meltdown hosted by filmmaker John Waters is an eclectic music festival quoted by Waters himself as ‘the perfect cult gathering of young and old music rebels who hate everybody in the world except each other.’ The festival is hosted at the historic Mosswood Park in Oakland, California and has been on the festival circuit for over a decade. Todays lineup includes Iggy Pop, The Dirt Bombs and Mannequin Pussy. For complete lineup information visit Mosswood Meltdown Lineup. For ticket information visit
Mosswood Meltdown Tickets

Golden Gate Park Live From The Whale’s Tail Noon-6:00 PM Showtime
The Golden Gate Live From The Whale’s Tail presents  Alvie Alex Adams, 
John Tardiff, Junior Correa & Nick Maitoza. 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!!!!!

Sunday July 19th

Rancho Nicasio 1 Old Rancheria Road Nicasio 4:00 PM Showtime
A great evening of music in store featuring indie Americana roots music legends Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore join forces to present their
Almost Acoustic Duo performing their acclaimed mix of folk, blues and country.Highly Recommended!!!!! $45 Cover Charge

SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
The reigning kings of psychedelic funk the modern funk super group Lettuce is on tour promoting their new power packed groove album Groove  featuring 16 tracks of rib-sticking funk including the standout track “Keep On” by
Tower of Power’s founder Emilio Castillo. This is one of the can’t miss shows of the week. Highly Recommended!!!! $55-$$105 Cover Charge

SF Jazz Joe Henderson Lab 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:00 PM & 8:30 PM Showtimes. Steven Bernstein’s Sexmob has for over two decades been playing high energy improvisation with rollicking grooves unlike any other band on the planet. Long known fpr their playful, genre-crossing cover choices the band’s larger missionhas always been to put the fun back in jazz music. The band is led by their genius leader slide trumpeter Stephen Bernstein with Briggan Krauss on baritone & soprano saxophone, Tony Scherr on bass and
Kenny Wollesen on drums & percussion with special guest Liberty Ellman on guitar. Highly Recommended!!!! $39 Cover Charge Per Set

Ivy Room 860 San Pablo Avenue Albany 6:00 PM Showtime
A truly great set of music in store featuring one of the bonafide punk pioneers and “godfather of garage rock” guitarist Lenny Kaye who is on tour promoting his debut solo record “Goin’Local”. Opening up is the legendary San Francisco based punk band Penelope Houston & The Jailbirds whose music is a blend of traditional punk with country, folk and Americana elements. Dj Sid Presley gets the groove going. Highly Recommended!!!!!! $23 Cover Charge

The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
7 time Grammy nominated Cuban composer, pianist and bandleader 
Omar Sosa celebrates the debut album with his East Bay-based Latin-world-jazz-groove project Quarteto Americanos, featuring saxophone master 
Sheldon Brown, drummer extraordinaire Josh Jones and heavyweight baby bassist Ernesto Mazar Kindelán. The highly acclaimed recording entitled “
“We Are Not The Headliner” captures the very heart of Quarteto Americanos, a sonic universe in which Latin roots converge with the worlds of jazz, classical, and hip-hop. Highly Recommended!!!! $49/$54 Cover Charge

Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society 311 Mirada Rd, Half Moon Bay 4:30 PM Showtime. A really nice set in store featuring virtuoso jazz vocalist, composer and arranger Michael Mayo whose music fuses jazz, soul, R&B, and hip-hop into a singular innovative sound. Mayo is backed up by a dynamite trio featuring Andrew Freedman on piano, Nicholas Campbell on bass and
Robin Baytas on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!! $60 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtimes Suzanna Smith is one of the few contemporary female vocalists who evokes Peggy Lee’s slightly breathy and warmly sensual sound with Lee’s ability to not just caress a ballad but smother it in mink. Backing Smith are Lee Bloom on piano, Ruth Davies on bass and Jon Arkin on drums. Highly Recommended!!! $20-$50 Cover Charge

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 3:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring the Odyssey Jazz Trio with Ollie Dukek on bass, Matthew Clark on piano and Bryan Bowman on drums performing swing, cool jazz, Bossa Nova, bebop and Afro-Cuban standards and originals.
Highly Recommended!!! $5 Cover Charge

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
A great set of the Grateful Dead inspired music with Dannys Live Dead featuring Grahame Lesh, Garrett Deloian, Brian Rashap and Danny Eisenberg
Highly Recommended!!!! $10 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

The 88^th Annual Stern Grove Music Festival free summer outdoor Sunday music festival continues with the great Colombian band Bomba Estereo. Opening up is the Oakland based high energy cumbia Afro-Latin band
La Misa Negra The music starts at 2:00 PM and is located at 19^th Avenue and Sloat Blvd in San Francisco

Mosswood Meltdown hosted by filmmaker John Waters is an eclectic music festival quoted by Waters himself as ‘the perfect cult gathering of young and old music rebels who hate everybody in the world except each other.’ The festival is hosted at the historic Mosswood Park in Oakland, California and has been on the festival circuit for over a decade. Todays lineup includes
The Dead Milkmen, The Return Of Jackie and Judy and Peaches Christ. For complete lineup information visit Mosswood Meltdown Lineup. For ticket information visit Mosswood Meltdown Tickets

Golden Gate Park Live From The Whale’s Tail Noon-6:00 PM Showtime
The Golden Gate Live From The Whale’s Tail presents Karney Duo & Vinyl Nite. 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 Trueverse 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

Bottom Of The Hill 233 17th St, San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

Upcoming Concerts & Shows

July 11^th Bottom of the Hill Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

July 14^th SF Jazz Wynton Marsalis Septet

July 14^th Mountain Winery Concert Series Willie Nelson & Family

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 15^th Mountain Winery Concert Series Willie Nelson & Family

July 15^th HopMonk Novato Molly Tuttle

July 16^th HopMonk Novato Molly Tuttle

July 16^th SF Jazz Lettuce

July 17^th HopMonk Novato Sierra Hull

July 17^th Ashkenaz T Marie & Bayou Juju

July 17^th The Fox Oakland Widespread Panic

July 17^th SF Jazz Lettuce

July 18^th The Fox Oakland Widespread Panic

July 18^th The Freight & Salvage Dave Alvin & Jimmy Dale Gilmore

July 18^th SF Jazz Lettuce

July 19^th SF Jazz Lettuce

July 19^th The Freight & Salvage Omar Sosa

July 22nd Mountain Winery Concert Series Gladys Knight

July 23rd The Freight & Salvage The Complete Unknowns: A Tribute to Bob Dylan

July 23^rd Frost Ampitheatre SF Symphony James Bond Forever

July 24^th The Freight & Salvage Tom Rush

July 24^th The Chapel SF James McMurtry

July 25^th The Chapel SF James McMurtry

July 25^th The Freight & Salvage Kool Keith

July 31^st Guild Theatre Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

July 31st Mountain Winery Concert Series Robby Krieger

August 1st Mountain Winery Concert Series The Stray Cats

August 2^nd Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society Benny Green

August 7^th HopMonk Novato Shawn Colvin

August 7th Mountain Winery Concert Series Los Lobos & Los Lonely Boys

August 8th Mountain Winery Concert Series ZZ Top & Cheap Trick

August 9th Mountain Winery Concert Series George Thorogood & The Destroyers

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

August 17^th The Chapel SF Valerie June

August 18^th The Chapel SF Valerie June

August 20^th Sweetwater Music Hall North Mississippi Allstars

August 23rd The Chapel SF Built to Spill

August 24th The Chapel SF Built to Spill

August 25th The Chapel SF Built to Spill

August 25^th The Greek Theatre David Byrne

August 29^th The Freight & Salvage Bill Kirchen & Nina Gerber

September 4^th The Freight & Salvage Bettye Lavette

September 5^th The Freight & Salvage Bettye Lavette

September 5^th Green Music Center Taj Mahal & Kebmo

September 5^th August Hall Valerie-A Tribute To Amy Winehouse

September 10^th SF Jazz Christian McBride Trio

September 11^th SF Jazz Christian McBride Trio

September 12^th SF Jazz Christian McBride & Ursa Major

September 13^th SF Jazz Christian McBride & Ursa Major

Setember 15^th Yoshi’s John Pizzarelli

Setember 16^th Yoshi’s John Pizzarelli

September 17^th SF Jazz Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane

September 18^th SF Jazz Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane

September 19^th SF Jazz Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane

September 19th Frost Ampitheatre Brandi Carlile

September 22nd SF Jazz Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis

September 23^rd Masonic SF Boz Scaggs

September 24^th The Freight & Salvage Michael Cleveland

September 25^th The Freight & Salvage Bill Frisell & Harmony Five

September 26^th Green Music Center Jazz At Lincoln Center With Wynton Marsalis

September 27th Guild Theatre Samantha Fish

Setember 28^h Yoshi’s Fred Wesley & The New JB’s

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

September 30^th Great American Music Hall Beth Orton

October 1st SF Jazz Hiromi & Kazunori

October 2^nd Guild Theatre John Oates & The Good Road Band

October 2^nd SF Jazz Hiromi

October 3rd SF Jazz Hiromi The Trio Project

October 3rd The Greek Theatre Jon Batiste

October 3rd Great American Music Hall Igorrr

October 4th SF Jazz Hiromi The Trio Project

October 8th SF Jazz Kurt Elling & The Yellowjackets

October 9th SF Jazz Kurt Elling & The Yellowjackets

October 10th SF Jazz Marcus Shelby New Orchestra

October 11^th The Freight & Salvage Emmet Cohen Presents Miles & Coltrane at 100

October 13^th The Freight & Salvage Jon Mclaughlin

October 17^th The Freight & Salvage Meshell Ndegeocello

October 18^th The Freight & Salvage Meshell Ndegeocello

October 30th Masonic SF The Chicks

October 30^th SF Jazz John Scofield Electrospective

October 31^st SF Jazz John Scofield Electrospective

November 1^st SF Jazz John Scofield Electrospective

November 1st Masonic SF Tom Jones

November 7^th Bottom of the Hill Southern Culture On The Skids

November 12^th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter

November 13^th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter

November 14^th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter

November 15^th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter

November 30^th Great American Music Hall A John Waters Christmas

December 16^th Bimbo’s 365 Club Pokey LaFarge

Turn Your Radio On…..

Saturday July 11th Recommendations

6:00 AM-9:00 AM KPFA 94.1 FM The Gospel Experience. April Wright hosts a program of spirituals, vintage gospel, modern and contemporary gospel music to inspire, uplift and educate all people worldwide

9:00 AM-10 AM KXSF 102 FM The Putumaya World Music Hour.
Rosalie Howarth hosts a weekly journey through the music of many different cultures

10:00 AM-Noon WWOZ Tiene Sabor with Yolanda Estrada. One of the best afro cuban/latin music programs on the air programs

Noon-2:00 PM KPFA 94.1 FM Blues By The Bay. Tom Mazzolini hosts a program highlighting this Afro-American roots art form from its rural country roots to the urban manifestations and regional flavors that encompass the genre

Noon-2:00 PM WWOZ Tudo Bem With Dean Ellis. Two hours of the best Brazilian music

2:00 PM-4:00 PM WWOZ World Journey With Logan. One of the best world music programs on the air

4:00 PM-6:00 PM WWOZ Block Party With Brice Nice. A great program of soul, funk, R&B, psych-rock, alt-hip-hop, and any sonic gems including 45 RPM disc, new or old

6:00 PM-8:00 PM WWOZ Soul Power With Soul Sister where
“the queen of rare groove” starts a music marathon of deep funk and rare grooves

8:00 PM-10:00 PM WWOZ Awake And Willing With Peggy Lou. This is one of the best radio programs on the air. A must listen!!!

10:00 PM-1:00 AM WWOZ Blues In The Night With Jamie Dell’Apa.
Every Saturday Jamie hosts what is unquestionably the most fun, unique and entertaining radio in our present solar system. Jamie describes the program as “Music from that time when rhythm and blues and rock and roll were emerging but hadn’t yet become a predictable formula. A time when musicians were listening to and incorporating these exciting emergences into their own style of music. We focus on music that is difficult to categorize. C&W that sounds like rockabilly and rockabilly that sounds like R&B which sounds an awful lot like rock. That’s the sweet spot for the music on the show and, sure enough, that’s where the New Orleans sound is centered.” This show is must listen Radio. Highly Recommended!!!!

Pick Of The Week

Louis Jordan was a pioneer of the jump blues, a swinging musical style that bridges the gap between the big band era and rock ’n roll. In fact, when Louis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 he was called the Father of R&B and the Grandfather of Rock and Roll. One of the most successful artists of his time, he entertained audiences through records, film, radio, soundies (an early precursor to music videos), and his upbeat, riveting and humorous live performances and songs like “Saturday Night Fish Fry”,
“Choo Choo Ch’boogie” and “Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens”. In celebration of Jordan’s 118 th birthday on Wednesday the 8^th I would like to recommend the outstanding 2008 documentary Louis Jordan King Of The Jukebox which goes into detail how he greatly influenced American pop music with his Tympany Five band. Their small size allowed them to be more innovative and stand alone in the Big Band era. He added electric guitar, bass with horns, dancers, and matching suits. These types of additions set the stage for future R&B bands. The blues singer Gatemouth Moore said, “He was playing … with five pieces. That ruined the big bands … He could play just as good and just as loud with five as 17. And it was cheaper”

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