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Wednesday July 15th Birthdays include

Dorothy Fields celebrated lyricist and librettist wrote some of the most enduring lyrics of the golden age of popular music including “Exactly Like You”, “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, Baby”, ”The Way You Look Tonight”, “On The Sunny Side Of The Street”, “If My Friends Could See Me Now”,
“Pick Yourself Up” and hundreds of more was born 122 years ago

Washboard Sam unquestionably the most popular and bad ass washboard player of the 1930s whose career took off when he moved from Memphis to Chicago where he often played with Memphis Slim, Tampa Red and his alleged half-brother Big Bill Broonzy was born 115 years ago

Philly Joe Jones one of the most gifted and versatile modern hard hitting jazz drummers of his era whose combination of deep toned tom-tom and bass drums with subtle swirls of cross-rhythm on cymbals gave a spacious sense of swing to his ensembles was born 103 years ago

Linda Ronstadt one of the biggest pop stars of the 1970’s whose powerful vocals, effortless style and genre-crossing sound helped her become one of the defining voices of the decade who has without a doubt recorded the widest diversity of genres in popular music including country, rock, Great American Songbook Standards, rock ‘n’ roll, reggae, New Wave, rhythm and blues, folk, big band, jazz, Cajun, opera, Broadway, Latin American, Mexican and Afro-Cuban, children’s music, acoustic rock, adult contemporary, art rock and gospel turns 80 years old

Alicia Bridges singer/songwriter best known for her recording of the 1978 mega disco hit “I Love The Nightlife” turns 73 years old

Some Concert Recommendations For Today are

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 Ehrhardtare 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

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 onbaritone & soprano saxophone, Tony Scherron bass and
Kenny Wollesenon drums & percussion with special guest Liberty Ellmanon 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 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

Friday July 17th

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 Luckyon piano and vocals, Carmen Getit on guitar and vocals, Doug Rowanon sax, Matt Cowan sax,
Scott Petersenon 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 Spearmanis 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 thebonafide 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

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 featuringIsabel Chen on violin,
Magali Pelletey on violin,John Crowley on viola andGabriel 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 asoriginal compositions based in regional scales and rhythms. Chris Reid adds a touch of ‘West’ with percussivechordal accompaniment on steel-string guitar.
Joe Rosato Jr. holds it down on upright bass while Faisal Zedankeeps the beat popping on derbekki, riqq and davul. Joined on stage by some of the Bay Area’s top dancersand 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 the14th 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

Ivy Room 860 San Pablo Avenue Albany 6:00 PM Showtime
A truly great set of music in store featuring one of thebonafide 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 projectQuarteto Americanos, featuring saxophone master
Sheldon Brown, drummer extraordinaireJosh Jones and heavyweight baby bassistErnesto 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 musicfuses 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 the14th Avenue East Meadow just west of the Rose Garden on the JFK Promenade.
Highly Recommended!!!!!

San Francisco Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 4:30 PM-7:30 PM Showtime Rockin’ The Bandshell Sunday Crucial Reggae In The Park presents
DJ Guid8nce,DJ Sep, Irie Dole & 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!!!!!

Monday July 20th

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 One of the Bay Area’s hottest trad jazz ensembles the
Barbary Coast Jazz Band features Bob Schulz on cornet, Don Neely on reeds,
Clint Baker on trombone, Bill Reinhart on tuba, Scott Anthony on banjo and Marty Eggers on piano. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Midnight Blue Organ Trio is a hard swinging group inspired by Jazz organ greats Jimmy Smith, Larry Young and Dr. Lonnie Smith. The trio’s repertoire includes compositions by contemporary artists Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein and John Scofield. Band members include Mike LeDonne on the Hammond B3 organ, Dave Stryker on guitar and Mike Clark 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 21st

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring the Bay Area based Hard Bop Quintet whose music is inspired by the fiery style of jazz which fueled much of the 1960’s New York Jazz scene. The groups repertoire consists of original compositions by , as well as new interpretations of genre classics by legends such as Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan and Kenny Dorham. Band members include
Scott Larson on trombone, Jay Sanders on trumpet, Keith Sanders on piano,
Eric Markowitz on bass and Smith Dobson on drums. Highly Recommended!!!
$5 Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
The Patrick Wolff Quartet is deeply 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!!!! $15 Cover Charge

Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-1:30 AM 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!!!!! $20 Cover Charge

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

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

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. A great set of music in store featuring the high energy 8 piece band My Blue Soul playing their brand of original and cover soul music led by singer/dancer/songwriter Carmin D’Leto. 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
Jonathan Burnside,Oceanography & Young Sun takes place at the Fulton Street Plaza located at 147 Fulton Street sitting between the Asian Art Museum and Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library

Wednesday July 22nd

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Bay Area based jazz musician Smith Dobson performs with his outstanding quartet featuing Dobson on drums, vibraphone and sax, dam Shulman on piano,
Eric Markowitz on bass and Alan Jones on drums. Highly Recommended!!!
$5 Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Bay Area based first call post bop jazz guitarist Luke Westbrook performswith John Wiitala on bass and Smith Dobson on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge

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

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Two great sets of music featuring Noel Jewkes whois 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 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 tumpet 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 Anna Jae Trio &Jenerator
The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge

Thursday June 23rd

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring versatile French jazz saxophonist and composer Cyril Guiraud. 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 killer speakeasy era 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

Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime
A great set of rockin’ blues gospel & soul featuring Santa Clara based guitarist and singer/songwriter Jeffrey James and his trio. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes San Francisco’s Bard of Bop jazz Guitar icon Bruce Forman comes home for a night of jazz guitar stunts, storytelling, and mayhem. With his SF trio featuring Bruce on guitar, Rob Fisher on bass and Akira Tana on drums most anything can happen…and it usually does! Highly Recommended!!!!
$30 Cover Charge Per Set

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Bay Area jazz keyboardist Adam Kipple leads his outstanding Soul Jazz Quintet featuring Kipple on Hammond B3 organ, Scott Amendola on drums, Kai Lyons guitar, Kasey Knudsen sax and Joel Berhman trombone. This is a set of music to definitely check out..Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 7:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. A good set of music featuring San Francisco based jazz funk quartet Zoo Notes featuring Antonio Feula on guitar, Shangyu on keys, Mirco Melone on bass and Dan McGivern on drums Highly Recommended!!!!
$10 Cover Charge

Madrone Art Bar 500 Divisadero Street, San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime Aaron Hammerman of The Deep Basement Shakers specializes in primal, joint-rocking boogie, barrelhouse, blues and early R&B. Vintage, foot- stomping Americana roots music designed for good times. Let’s get down!
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 JimBo Trout 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 Oakland based Citizens Jazz led by upright & electric bassist Caroline Chung joined by Berkeley based guitarist Khalil Foal-Anthony music is rooted in the traditions of jazz, soul, funk, Latin, with an added level of experimentation. The concert takes place at Ricon Center located at
101 Spear Street

SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 6:00 PM & 8:30 PM Showtimes
Wynton Marsalis

Upcoming Concerts & Shows

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…..

Wednesday July 15th Recommendations

6:00 AM-9:00 AM KPOO 89.5 FM The Emmett Powell Gospell Caravan hosted by Marcus Johnson

7:00 AM-10:00 AM KEPX 92.7 FM John Richards A great program with one of the most knowlegeable DJ’s on the air

9:00 AM-Noon WWOZ New Orleans Music Show With Missy Bowen. A great program of jazz, blues, r&b, soul, funk and cajun/zydeco music. This is a must listen program

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

Noon-2:00 PM WWOZ Sittin’ At The Crossroad With Big D An eclectic programming mix by one of my favorite DJ’s on the air

2:00 PM-5:00 PM WWOZ Jazz From The French Market With Al Colon

5:00 PM-8:00 AM WWOZ R&B Oldies With Rare On The Air Bob Murret hosts a program of 50’s and 60’s swamp, rock’n’roll, r&b, soul and more

8:00 PM-10:00 PM WWOZ Kitchen Sink hosted by A.J. Rodrigue (Boudin Man) and A.A. A great program of r&b, funk, blues hip-hop music

10:00 PM-Midnight KXSF 102 FM The Barndance’. Rusty Blades, The Hankster & Shelby Ash host a great American roots music ranging from classic country, folk, rockabilly, western-swing and everything in between

10:00 PM-1:00 AM KEPX 92.7 FM Variety Mix With Hans A great eclectic mix of rock programming

Pick Of The Week

Vince Guaraldi was a self-described “reformed boogie-woogie piano player” who became one of America’s best selling jazz artists and achieved goals fellow jazz musicians only dream of while his music continues to delight and inspire new generations. Guaraldi’s Cast Your Fate to the Wind is one of the biggest selling jazz records to cross over to the pop charts, right up there with Take Five and Breezin’. It earned Guaraldi a Grammy Award, and has been recorded by dozens of musicians in instrumental and vocal versions. He followed that with even wider success as the composer-performer of the soundtrack music to the popular “Peanuts” cartoon television specials. His 1965 album A Charlie Brown Christmas the best-selling jazz title of all time. In celebration of Guaraldi’s 98^th Birthday on Frday the 17th I would like to recommend the 2009 documentary The Anatomy Of Vince Guaraldi which is a a musical journey through the brief life and times of the celebrated composer who pioneered the crossover of jazz and pop music from his celebrated scores for the Peanuts animations, to his mega-hit Cast Your Fate To The Wind, his nights in San Francisco’s North Beach at The Hungry I and his ground breaking Jazz Mass at Grace Cathedral. Including recently discovered and restored footage of Guaraldi’s appearances and recording sessions (captured by noted jazz writer and Rolling Stone co-founder Ralph J. Gleason), the film features new performances and insights from Dave Brubeck, Dick Gregory,
George Winston, Jon Hendricks, Paul Krassner, Paul Mazursky and many more

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