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Saturday July 4th Birthdays include

Stephen Foster known as “the father of American music” whose popular minstrel songs and sentimental ballads achieved for him an honored place in the music as one of the most enduring figures in 19th century American music songs which included “Oh! Susanna”, “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair”,
“My Old Kentucky Home”, “Old Folks at Home” (better known as “Swanee River”, “Camptown Races” and “Beautiful Dreamer” was born 200 years ago

Irving Caesar lyricist and theater composer who wrote lyrics for numerous song standards, including “Swanee”, “Sometimes I’m Happy”, “Crazy Rhythm” and “Tea for Two” was born 131 years ago

Champion Jack Dupree New Orleans-born jazz pianist whose barrelhouse style influenced rock musicians like Eric Clapton and John Mayal was born
116 years ago

David Akeman better known as Stringbean was a singer-songwriter, musician and comedian best known for his role as a main cast member on the hit television show Hee Haw and as a member of the Grand Ole Opry was born
110 years ago

Mike Mainieri distictive vibraphonist known for his work with the jazz fusion group Steps Ahead turns 88 years ago

Bill Withers influential Grammy award winning soul singer who wrote some of the most memorable and often-covered songs of the 1970s including
“Lean on Me”, “Lovely Day”, “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Use Me” was born
88 years ago

Peter Rowan Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from his early years playing under the tutelage of bluegrass icon Bill Monroe to his time in Old & In the Way and his breakout as a solo musician and bandleader turns 84 years old

Fred Wesley legendary funk trombonist and arranger best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970, and Parliament-Funkadelic in the second half of the 1970s turns 83 years ago

Butch Miles iconic jazz drummer who played with the Count Basie Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne and Tony Bennett was born 82 years ago

Some Upcoming Shows This Week

Saturday July 4th

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Pianist Larry Vuckovich is widely acclaimed by critics and jazz audiences alike for his deeply imaginative style and repertoire, is equally at home with world music and classically influenced modal jazz as he is with hard-swinging bebop, post-bop, contemporary jazz, and down-home blues. For this engagement he will be performing with his Latin Jazz Trio featuring the esteemed Afro-Cuban style, Puerto Rican percussionist/vocalist Hector Lugo and bassist Doug Miller. This is a set not to be missed. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Grammy nominated keyboardist, Hammond B3 organist, and producer Sundra Manning has worked with a staggering array of greats including
Larry Graham, Raphael Saadiq, H.E.R., Peter Tork of the Monkees, EnVogue, Ledisi, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Meshell Ndegeocello, Bobby Womack,
Peabo Bryson and many more.  This should be a good show.
Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge

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

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
A great evening of music in store featuring the multi-award winning vocalist and Hawaii’s first lady of jazz Azure McCall who sings in the vocal traditions of Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae and Ella Fitzgerald. Her warmth and sense of humor fuel every interpretation Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

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

Golden Gate Park Live From The Whale’s Tail Noon-6:00 PM Showtime
The Golden Gate Live From The Whale’s Tail presents Alex Embusch,  
Kevin North,  The Welcome Matt &  XtinaM 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!!!!!

The 40^th annual Fillmore Street Jazz Festival is the largest free Jazz Festival on the West Coast. The festival takes place this weekend from 11:00 AM-6:00 PM on Fillmore Street between Jackson to Eddy. Today’s lineup includes Sundra Manning Piano Quartet, Roger Glenn Latin Jazz Ensemble and
June Cavlan. For a complete lineup including stages and time listings visit Fillmore Jazz Festival Saturday Lineup

The 34^th annual High Sierra Music Festival takes place at the Plumas County Fairground in Quincy, California. This years festival will showcase jamband, folk, bluegrass, roots rock, Americana and country rock musical artists. Today’s headliners include Marty O’Reilly, Steve Poltz and Tea Leaf Green. For a list of today’s lineup visit High Sierra Music Festival Schedule. For ticket information visit at High Sierra Music Festival Tickets. For more information visit High Sierra Music Festival Information

Sunday July 5th

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtimes Jazz trumpeter Erik Jekabson and his quartet featuring Jekabson, Adam Shulman on piano, Dan Feiszli on bass and Jeff Marrs on drums plays the music of Rogers & Hart “Blue Moon”, “My Funny Valentine” and “The Lady is a Tramp”. Highly Recommended!!! $20-$50 Cover Charge

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

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

The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 3:00 PM-5:00 PM Showtimen 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 electronic dance music and DJ group
Major Lazer Opening up is Bay Area based singer and rapper Fijiana 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 Kevin Sgarro,  
Lost Puppy Forever,  Michael Annotti &  Mitch Rocket. 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, Donny Rasta &  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!!!!!

The 40^th annual Fillmore Street Jazz Festival is the largest free Jazz Festival on the West Coast. The festival takes place this weekend from 11:00 AM-6:00 PM on Fillmore Street between Jackson to Eddy. Today’s lineup includes
The Caribbean Allstars with The Harmonics Steel Band, Mission Delirium and
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers. For a complete lineup including stages and time listings visit Fillmore Jazz Festival Saturday Lineup

The 34^th annual High Sierra Music Festival takes place at the Plumas County Fairground in Quincy, California. This years festival will showcase jamband, folk, bluegrass, roots rock, Americana and country rock musical artists. Today’s headliners include Don Was and The Pan Detroit Ensemble, Steve Poltz and Hot Buttered Rum. For a complete list of today’s lineup visit
High Sierra Music Festival Schedule. For ticket information visit at
High Sierra Music Festival Tickets. For more information visit
High Sierra Music Festival Information

Monday July 6th

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
Post bop jazz pianist/composer and arranger Art Khu performs with his outstanding quartet 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 7th

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

Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-1:30 AM Showtime Get ready to jump, jive, and swing with the The Neil Fontano Jazz Band who brings high-energy rhythm to the dance floor with a fresh, dynamic sound.  Led by rising star Neil Angelo Fontano, this powerhouse group delivers a lively mix of 1930s-1950s swing and jump blues.  Having played with top-tier acts like Nick Rossi’s Swing Six and Johnny Bones & the Palace of Jazz, Neil now takes center stage with his own band, guaranteed to keep dancers on their feet all night long! Highly Recommended!!!!! $20 Cover Charge

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. Post bop jazz pianist/composer and arranger Art Khu performs with his outstanding quartet 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 Frances Ancheta, 
Lisa Graciano & Peter Lindman. This free concert takes place at the Fulton Street Plaza located at 147 Fulton Street sitting between the Asian Art Museum and Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library

Wednesday July 8th

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

Boom Boom Room 1601 Fillmore St, San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
A fun night of music in store featuring Jeff Cotton’s Gin Joint whose music features original songs in the styles of classic rock, southern rock, country and folk. Band members include Jeff Cotton on guitar and vocals, Mike Toth on bass,
Kris Jones on drums and Thomas Kinney on lead & rhythm guitars.
Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 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!!! $5 Cover Charge

Club Fox 2209 Broadway Redwood City 7:00 PM Showtime
Club Fox Blues Jam presents The Last Boogie featuring an allstar lineup that includes Dennis Dove, Aki Kumar, Mike Phillips, Carmen Ratti, Stuart Horton, Dolly Rappaport, Mike Tyler, Vince Caminiti and more.
Highly Recommended!!!!!!!! $15 Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Bay Area based jazz bassist, vocalist, and composer Jeff Denson performs with his outstanding trio featuring Romain Pilon on guitar, Denson on bass abd Brian Blade on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Highly acclaimed Japanese Hammond B3 Organist Midori Ono is recognized as one of the finest international players of the instrument. Known for a soulful, hard-swinging groove reminiscent of jazz organ pioneers, she has built a dedicated career bridging the Japanese and American jazz scenes. Joined by veterans guitarist Bruce Forman and drummer percussionist
Akira Tana, this group promises an evening of swinging sophistication and organ trio delights.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 Pardon the Interruption & Roem Baur. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge

Thursday June 9th

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 2001 album “The Tyranny Of Distance”. Opening up is the San Francisco based garage post punk band Rip Room This is a show to definitely check out. Highly Recommended!!!!! $40 Cover Charge

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 760 Howard between 3^rd & 4^th Streets San Francisco 12:30 PM-1:30 PM Showtime. A great afternoon of music in store featuring Mae Powell who has earned a sterling reputation as a winsome singer-songwriter who can also put a personal, jazz-inflected stamp on American Songbook standards. Highly Recommended!!! No Cover Charge

Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime
San Francisco based Inti Mystica is a Latin genre-bending band that brings together rock, bomba, cumbia, hip-hop, punk, and psychedelic sounds to create a vibrant and contemporary musical experience. The baand is known for thier huigh energy live performances. Highly Recommended!!!!! 
$20/$45 Cover Charge

Boom Boom Room 1601 Fillmore Street San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime Robby D & The EFG’S is a kick ass band with blistering renditions of new wave, funk, soul, and indie rock hits along with our latest and greatest original dance music. Band members include Rob Dietrich on guitar, Chris Colmenero on bass, Brian Fishler on drums and Natalyn Daniels on keys.
Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge

Blush Wine Bar 476 Castro Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Parlor Tricks is the world’s first and foremost industrial ragtime band, a hot-music quartet led with sultry vocals, resonator guitar, upright bass and drums. Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Living legend Jules Broussard has been blowing away Bay Area audiences with his double-saxophone serenades and soulful solos for over 60 years. He’s been stage and studio mates with everyone from Alice Coltrane to Van Morrisson to Carlos Santana. Jules brings his freshly minted New Orleans Jazz Band comprising Bay Area jazz veterans Ned Boynton on guitar, Kevin Gerzevitz on piano & keys, Bob Blankenship on drums, and Derek Evans and
Romalyn Schmaltz on vocals Highly Recommended!!!!
$30 Cover Charge Per Set

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Bay Area based jazz trumpet virtuoso Daniel Herrera leads hios outstanding ensembe featuring Danny Brown on sax, Adan Kipple on piano, Aaron Germain on bass and James Small on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 7:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime Radio Gatsby Swing Band is a dance band that  seamlessly blends various musical genres, including 1920s jazz, New Orleans & speakeasy jazz, big band swing, bossa nova and contemporary sounds. What sets them apart is their ensemble of multiple vocalists, each bringing a unique flair and charisma to the stage, adding depth and variety to their sound.  Complemented by exceptional jazz instrumentalists, their music transports listeners to the golden era of swing, evoking the spirit of the roaring twenties with every note.  With their infectious energy and seamless blend of vocals and instrumentals, Radio Gatsby promises an unforgettable musical experience that keeps audiences swinging all night long.
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

Friday July 10th

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 2003 album “Hearts of Oak”. Opening up is the
San Francisco bssed post punk band Pork Belly This is a show to definitely check out. Highly Recommended!!!!! $40 Cover Charge

The Sound Room 3022 Broadway Oakland 7:30 PM Showtime .
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!!!!! $30.65 Cover

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

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Cosmo Alleycats is a San Francisco-based swing band that brings to the stage a potent mix of vintage dance music with a dynamic, soulful delivery. The band, comprised of 6 talented musicians, draws from several decades of exhilarating American music to deliver a fun and engaging performance. Highly Recommended!!! $15 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Marcus Shelby and his sextet is honored to return back to Keys Jazz Bistro where they will present “Conversation: The Language of Charles Mingus”. The program will include rarely performed Mingus compositions, excerpts from “Beneath the Underdog” and commentary by bandleader and bassist
Marcus Shelby. The sextet features Darren Johnson on trumpet, Tony Peebles on alto sax, Danny Lubin-Laden on trombone, Greg Jacobs on piano, Jemal Ramirez on drums and Marcus Shelby on bass. Highly Recommended!!!!
$40 Cover Charge Per Set

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

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. In a career that has spanned over 20 years Victor Little has established himself as a consummate professional electric bassist, displaying impeccable time, taste, technique, and tone while playing in a wide spectrum of styles-from blues and jazz to Indian and flamenco music-with a long list of luminaries that includes Patti Austin, Billy Preston, Angela Bofill, James Carter, Charlie Musselwhite and Booker T. Jones. 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 the surf rock duo The Carrots.
Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring Pure Prairie League which was one of the most successful country-rock band during the 1970s and early ’80s, releasing ten albums and scoring such major hits including “Amie” and
“Let Me Love You Tonight”. Highly Recommended!!!! $49/$54 Cover Charge

Tupelo 1337 Grant Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
Marshall Law delivers a powerful punch of blazing guitar, heavy hitting and crowd favorites. From classic rock to today’s favorites, this trio will blow you away! Highly Recommended!!!! 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 blues singer and guitarist GG Amos and her great band. 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
Free Press Music. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!

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!!!!!

Tonight’s Recommendation

Fillmore Street Jazz Festival Sutter Street Stage 4:00 AM-5:30 PM
Roger Glenn Latin Jazz Ensemble

Upcoming Concerts & Shows

July 9^th Bottom of the Hill Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

July 10^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 4th Recommendations

6:00 AM-9:00 AM KPFA 94.1 FM The Gospel Experience. April Wright hosts a weekly 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 weekly 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

Willie Dixon is the man who changed the style of the blues. Called
“the poet laureate of the blues” and “the father of modern Chicago Blues”, the songwriter and producer was indisputably the pre-eminent blues songwriter of his era, credited with writing more than 500 songs by the end of his life including such standards as “Hoochie Coochi Man”, “My Babe”, “Back Door Man”,
“Wang Dang Doodle”, “I Just Want To Make Love To You” and “The Seventh Son”. Dixon is a towering figure in the history and creation of Chicago Blues on other fronts. While on staff at Chess Records, Dixon produced, arranged, and played bass on sessions for Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf,
Litter Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson II and others. In no small way, he served as a crucial link between the blues and rock ‘n roll. In celebration of Dixon’s 115th birthday on Saturday July 1^st I would like to highly recommend the outstanding 2017 documentary Willie Dixon: I Am The Blues  which captures the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame member in the twilight of his career, during a 1984 concert with the Chicago Blues All-Stars in support. Among the highlights of the gig are a spunky rendition of Built For Comfort and the stirring, little-known composition Peace; its simplistic lyrics and heartfelt sentiments make it a bluesy first cousin to John Lennon’s Give Peace A Chance. Interspersed with the great music are warm recollections from Dixon as he covers topics ranging from composing to his mid 1960s re-emergence in England via cover versions of his best material courtesy of The Rolling Stones and Cream which features long time admirer Eric Clapton

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