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Friday July 24th Birthdays include
Billy Taylor pianist and composer who was also an eloquent spokesman and advocate for jazz as well as a familiar presence for many years on television and radio was born 105 years ago
Charles McPherson esteemed alto saxophonist best known as an integral member of the Charles Mingus Band starting in the early 1970s turns
87 years old
Barbara Love singer and a founding member of The Friends of Distinction who is best known for the late 1960s mega hit “Grazing in the Grass” turns
85 years old
Jon Faddis highly respected jazz trumpeter renowned for his upper-register fireworks and devotion to Dizzy Gillespie turns 73 years old
Kristin Chenowith singer and actress known for her high-pitched voice and dynamic delivery best known for her Tony Award winning performances as Sally in the 1999 Broadway revival of “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” and in 2003 as the original Glinda in “Wicked” turns 65 years old
Jennifer Lopez highly acclaimed hit-making singer and actress who recorded such global anthems as “On the Floor”, “Jenny from the Block”, “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” and “Waiting for Tonight” turns 58 years old
Some Concert Recommendations For Today are
Friday July 24th
The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
10,000 Maniacs is celebrating 45 years as one of America’s most beloved alternative rock bands bringing to the stage a career-spanning show that blends classics and new music. From unforgettable hits like “These Are Days”,
“Like the Weather”, “More Than This” and “Because the Night” the band continues to inspire with poetic lyrics, lush melodies, and dynamic performances. The band is fronted by Mary Ramsey and joined by founding members Jerome Augustyniak, John Lombardo, Dennis Drew and
Steven Gustafson along with guitarist Ben Medina. Highly Recommended!!!!
$58 Cover Charge
The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
Flower Piano co-creator Dean Mermell celebrates the legacy of a brilliant American songsmith Mose Allison with his band Mose Def featuring Mermell on vocals, Kymry Esainko on keys, Eric Garland on drums, Daniel Fabricant on bass and Tom Griesser on tenor. I saw this band perform at Flower Piano and they were great. Highly Recommended!!!!!!! $20 Cover Charge
The Chapel 777 Valencia Street San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
Legendary indie Americana folk rock singer, songwriter, guitarist and bandleader James McMurtry is on tour performing songs from his highly acclaimed 2025 release The Black Dog and The Wandering Boy. Opening up is indie Americana country folk rock singer/songwriter BettySoo.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. Tony Lindsay & The Soul Soldiers perform the classic hits of
Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Etta James, Lou Rawls, Sam Cooke and Donny Hathaway. This powerhouse soul band also features Allen Leong on keyboards, Davd Shul on guitar David Jones on bass and Deszon Claiborne on drums.
Highly Recommended!!! $25-$60 Cover Charge Per Set
The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime Renowned urban folk singer/songwriter and guitarist Tom Rush has enjoyed a long-running career spanning more than 70 years. His rich, warm voice and his knack for finding new material from gifted songwriters made him a frequent presence at folk clubs and festivals from the ’60s onward. His Rush’s “No Regrets” has gone on to become a folk standard has been recorded by Emmylou Harris, Harry Belafonte and Waylon Jennings among others. Rush will be accompanied by Nashville based guitarist Brendan Cleary.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $44/$49 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
San Francisco Ocean Beach based instrumental surf band The Seismics perform music ranging from surf originals to 50+ classic 60’s surf covers.
Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:00 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
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Ray Obiedo‘s Latin Jazz Ensemble is comprised of some of the Bay Area’s finest contemporary jazz musicians. With its heavy influence of Brazilian and Caribbean rhythms, a traditional West Coast Latin Jazz sound is always at the core of the ensemble.Band members include Obiedo on guitar, Jeff Cressman on trombone, Murray Low on keys, Dan Feiszli on bass, Jon Bendich on percussion and Phil Hawkins on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtimes
A great set of Jimmy McGriff inspired music with Smokehouse featuring
Eamonn Flynn on the Hammond B3 organ & vocals, Anthony Paule on guitar & vocals and Willy Jordan on drums & vocals. Highly Recommended!!!!
$40 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Fog City Swing is the one of the Bay Area’s hottest swing band featuring an electrifying three horn front line, stellar crooning vocals, and a swing till you drop rhythm section. This seven piece ensemble transport you to the 1940’s, it is truly the world’s smallest big band! Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. Cosmo Alleycats is a San Francisco-based swing band that brings to the stage a potent mix of vintage dance music with a dynamic, soulful delivery. The band, comprised of 6 talented musicians, draws from several decades of exhilarating American music to deliver a fun and engaging performance. Band members include Emily Day on vocals, Steve Height on bass, Mike Burns on drums, Charles Chen on piano, Mike Olmos on trumpet and
Pete Cornell on sax. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A nice set of music in store featuring Brooklyn based indie Americana singer guitarist Sunny Climbs 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
Ocean Ale House 1314 Ocean Avenue San Francisco 2:00 PM-4:00 PM Showtime. A nice afternoon of improv jazz featuring Tandem Sidecar with Corey Weinstein on clarinet and Dave Melamed on guitar and harmonica.
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 the Bay Area based jazz blues & soul band Juke Joint 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 Talley Up. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!
Saturday July 25th
The 19th Annual Petaluma Music Festival takes place from 11:30 AM-9:30 PM at the Peltaluma Fairgrounds. This year’s lineup includes 10,000 Maniacs,
The Smithereens and the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies. For a complete lineup information visit Petaluma Music Festival Lineup. For Ticket information visit Petaluma Music Festival Tickets. For general information visit
Petaluma Muisc Festival Information
The UC Theatre 2036 University Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
A great show in store featuring virtuoso harpist Brandee Younger whose genre-crossing style incorporates jazz, classical, soul, funk, R&B and hip hop.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $35 Cover Charge
The Chapel 777 Valencia Street San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
Legendary indie Americana folk rock singer, songwriter, guitarist and bandleader James McMurtry is on tour performing songs from his highly acclaimed 2025 release The Black Dog and The Wandering Boy. Opening up is indie Americana country folk rock singer/songwriter BettySoo.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $40 Cover Charge
The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime Rapper and producer Kool Keith first gained fame as a member of the pioneering hip-hop group Ultramagnetic MCs in the late 1980s, known for their innovative use of samples and dense, complex rhymes. After leaving Ultramagnetic MCs in the early 1990s Keith embarked on a solo career that has spanned several decades and produced numerous critically acclaimed albums. He is known for his eccentric and often surreal lyrics, which often touch on themes of science fiction, sex, and violence, as well as his inventive use of language and wordplay. He is currently on tour promoting his new album “Black Elvis 2”. Highly Recommended!!!! $44/$49 Cover Charge
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 8:30 PM Showtime. A great night of music featuring Chris Cain who offers up a soulful stew of Memphis style electric blues. His powerfully deep vocals and jazz inspired, blues guitar riffs are unforgettable; uniquely his own, while reminiscent of the legendary BB King and Albert King.
Highly Recommended!!! $25-$60 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:00 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!!!
$10 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:00 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!!! $15 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 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!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Ritmo y Voz is an electrifying trio where the deep-rooted traditions of Afro-Cuban jazz meet the power of dynamic vocals. This high-energy performance features an all-star lineup including Einar “Tito” Leliebre on vocals & percussion,
Ernesto Kindelan Mazar on bass and Kai Lyons on guitar.
Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 10:30 PM Showtime
The Late Set features one of the staples of the San Francisco jazz scene
Adam Shulman performing with his organ trio. Highly Recommended!!!!
$20 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
San Francisco based Sondango music is rooted in the foot tapping hip shaking sounds of Havana, Los Angeles, Mexico City and London featuring
Richard Nelson Hall on piano, Sandra Aran on vocals, Scott Foster on guitar,
Dan Feiszli on bass and Russ Gold on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Pop Ignition is a pop, rock and R&B cover band that blasts off with iconic classics and today’s biggest chart-toppers! Highly Recommended!!!!
$10 Cover Charge
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 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
SF Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 12:00 PM-4:00 PM Showtime The Golden Gate Bandshell presents Blue Lew & Sven and the Masterful Orchestra featuring Rotton Core, Sven and the Masterful Orchestra & The Joes 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 Davia Schendel,
Owen Quincy, Vagabond Empire & Vinyl Nite. This is a free concert. The Whale’s Tail is located at the 14th Avenue East Meadow just west of the Rose Garden on the JFK Promenade. Highly Recommended!!!!!
Sunday July 26th
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society 311 Mirada Rd, Half Moon Bay 4:30 PM Showtime. A great afternoon of music in store featuring guitarist extraordinaire Ray Obiedo and his high energy Latin band featuring none other than legendary percussionist Pete Escovedo. Band members include
Pete Escovedo on timbales, Ray Obiedo on guitar, Jeff Cressman on trombone,
Melecio Magdaluyo on sax & flute, Murray Low on piano, Dan Feizsli on bass,
Jon Bendich on congas and Phil Hawkins on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!! $60 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtimes The Bay Area music collective Jazz Mafia presents its 18 piece
Realistic Orchestra a modern electro-acoustic big band built from the core musicians and co-founders who shaped Jazz Mafia from the beginning. The group blends classic big-band instrumentation with futuristic textures, original compositions, bold arrangements, and a long history of cross-disciplinary collaborations. Highly Recommended!!! $40 Cover Charge
Speisekammer 2424 Lincoln Avenue Alameda 8:00 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!!!! No Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 3:00 PM Showtime
Sami Stevens Band performs an evening soulful jazz, blues and folk of jazz Cuban and Brazilian influenced music. Band members include
Kazemde George on saxophone, Sami Stevens on vocals, Kai Lyons on guitar
Giulio Xavier on bass and Elé Howell on drums. Highly Recommended!!!
$5 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
One of the Bay Area’s most sought after jazz drummers performs with
Henry Plumb performs with Alex So on tenor and Isaac Coyle on bass.
Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
Ocean Ale House 1314 Ocean Avenue San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
Karen Segal Trio led by the wonderful jazz guitarist Karen Segal performs original compositions and inventive arrangements of standards with
Jack Kerns on drums and Jonathan Ferris on bass. 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 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. A nice set of music in store featuring Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
The 88th Annual Stern Grove Music Festival free summer outdoor Sunday music festival continues with Suki Waterhouse Opening up is
Charlotte Lawrence The music starts at 2:00 PM and is located at 19th 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 Jesse Loren Strickman This is a free concert. The Whale’s Tail is located at the 14th Avenue East Meadow just west of the Rose Garden on the JFK Promenade.
Highly Recommended!!!!!
San Francisco Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 4:30 PM-7:30 PM Showtime Rockin’ The Bandshell Sunday Crucial Reggae In The Park presents
DJ Guid8nce, DJ Sep, Irie Dole, DJ Crossfire & King Tappa. 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 27th
Kuumbwa Jazz Center 320-2 Cedar Street Santa Cruz 6:30 PM Showtime
Ray Obiedo‘s Latin Jazz Ensemble is comprised of some of the Bay Area’s finest contemporary jazz musicians. With its heavy influence of Brazilian and Caribbean rhythms, a traditional West Coast Latin Jazz sound is always at the core of the ensemble. Band members include Obiedo on guitar, Jeff Cressman on trombone, Murray Low on keys, Dan Feiszli on bass, Jon Bendich on percussion and Phil Hawkins on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!! $42 Cover Charge
The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime
Jinx Jones is one of the great guitar virtuosos of the Bay Area. I love the way he seems to move seamlessly from rockabilly to jazz to twang and back again, sometimes in the same song. He performs with his Kingtones featuring Jinx on guitar, Kenan O’Brien on bass and Ken Owen on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!!$5 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
The Deluxe Jazz Collective brings the spontaneous energy of a rotating cast of talented Bay Area jazz musicians to the DeLuxe every Monday.
Highly Recommended!!! $5 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. Le Hot Jazz is San Francisco’s premier Django Reinhardt gypsy jazz ensemble, following in the tradition of Django while expanding the sound. Band members include Paul Mehling on guitar & vocals, Evan Price on violin, Dexter Williams on bass and Jordan Samuels on rhythm guitar
Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Bay Area based pianist Joe Warner is one the rising stars of the post bop movement. He performs with his outstanding ensemble featuring Warner on piano, Sly Randolph on drums, Schuyler Karr on bass and Ron E. Beck on vocals. Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge
Madrone Art Bar located at 500 Divisadero San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime Motown Mondays where every Monday at 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 28th
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A great set of untraditional bluegrass music in store featuring
The High Water Line whose music of is a mix of country, soul, swing and blues, creating clever arrangements and a unique sound that’s all their own.
Highly Recommended!!! $5 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Jinx Jones is one of the great guitar virtuosos of the Bay Area. I love the way he seems to move seamlessly from rockabilly to jazz to twang and back again, sometimes in the same song. He performs with his Kingtones featuring Jinx on guitar, Kenan O’Brien on bass and Ken Owen on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge
The Rite Spot Cafe 2099 Folsom Street San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
The Deep Basement Shakers are a stripped down duo featuring piano and washboard/spoons/assorted percussion who specialize in primal, joint-rockin’ barrelhouse blues n’ boogie bringing to life old-school, good-time, steady-rollin’ grooves from the deep musical traditions of the 20’s, 30’s through to the early days of R&B. Highly Recommended!!!! $8 Cover Charge
Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-1:30 AM Showtime Specializing in 1930s-1950s hard-swingin’ bar-walkin’, jump, swing, and rhythm & blues, Kamrin Ortiz brings an exciting presence to any stage he’s on! His powerhouse sextet performs music inspired by the post-World War II sounds of shouting vocalists, wailing horns, and driving rhythm sections. Kamrin is excited to play his original compositions and arrangements with this ensemble of great musiciansHighly Recommended!!!!! $20 Cover Charge
Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime
The West Coast Blues Revue brings together a rotating lineup of top-tier talent, led by the one and only Hal Petcher. Expect powerhouse performances featuring musicians like Chris Burns, Tim Wagar and many more surprise guests, all coming together to deliver raw, soulful blues that will light up your week. Highly Recommended!!!!! $5 Cover Charge
Blush Wine Bar 476 Castro Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
San Francisco based Mean To Me is a jazz quintet that resurrects classic jazz of the 1920s through 1940s–sometimes twisted by the more modern stylings of Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus and Ahmad Jamal and an eclectic variety of soul-jazz and latin-jazz. Band is led by jazz vocalist Judy Butterfield, with
Ben Slater on piano, Scott Foster on guitar, Cairo McCockran on drums and
Sam Heminger on bass. Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra is a diverse group of long-time friends that have played alongside one another for years. The ensemble ranges from having as little as 8 to as many as 18 participants performing with occasional guest singers such as Billy Valentine, Bud E. Luv (aka Bobby Vickers) and Tom Scott. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Somewhere between Joan Jett and Bonnie Raitt lies GG Amos. This is one badass chick with one badass band. This is one of my very favorite local blues band. Highly Recommended!!!! $5 Cover Charge
City Of Awe Civic Center Sound Track Series Noon-3:00 PM Showtime
The Civic Center Soundtrack Music Series presents Jamie Wilson, Mardi Morillo & Nick Maitoza The concert takes place at the Fulton Street Plaza located at 147 Fulton Street sitting between the Asian Art Museum and Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library
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 the modern pop rock sounds of The Popular Kicks.
The concert takes place at 303 2nd Street
People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features pianist Sumi Lee for a set of tango music. The concert takes place at 101 California Street
Wednesday July 29th
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
San Francisco based Le Jazu instrumentation mimics that of 1930’s French cafe groups, their focus on soulful vocals and their collective background in manouche, blues, jazz and soul delivers a unique sound and feel to the band performing music by Fats Waller, Cole Porter, Bessie Smith and even a little Duke Ellington, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra as well as Django Reinhardt, New Orleans, Latin artists such as Luis Bonfa and Consuelo Velazquez and even interpret numbers by “outsiders”, such as Dan Hicks, the Squirrel Nut Zippers and Bob Dylan among others. Highly Recommended!!! $5 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Jazz bassist Tomoko Funaki leads her energetic and swinging
Hard Bop Collective whose music firmly rooted in the jazz tradition and influenced by the masters that defined the genre.Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
The great jazz and blues vocalist Pamela Rose and Hammond B3 organ master Wayne De La Cruz romp through a set of rare jazz standards, blues and R&B classics. They are joined by guitar great Danny Caron and drummer Mark Lee.
Highly Recommended!!!! $30 Cover Charge Per Set
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtimes
Patrick Wolff is simply the Bay Areas best jazz tenor sax man deeply rooted in both the bebop and post bop traditions. The band features Wolff on saxophone, Randy Porter on piano, John Wiitala on bass and Smith Dobson on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Post bop jazz pianist/composer and arranger Art Khu performs with his outstanding quartet. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A good show featuring Bay Area based jazz musician Garrett Barley.
Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
SF Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 4:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime The Bandshell Midweek Melodies Series presents KOI, Redemption Breaking & Solid Air Duo The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge
People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features Bay Area based Bay Area based Western Swing band The Dogweeds String Band The concert takes place at 405 Howard Street
People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features Santa Rosa based latin music ensemble Son Chevere
The concert takes place at 555 California Street
Thursday July 30th
The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
Hailed as a leader of the next generation of great American blues artists Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is the next explosion of the blues one of the most exciting young guitarists in years, is not just another amazing guitar player who can sing a little. He has a deep, soulful voice, a powerful instrument in its own right, which these days he’s working hard to make as limber and expressive as his guitar playing. Hids music mixes soul, gospel and other genres onto sure-footed blues grinds. This is the show to definitely check out.
Highly Recommended!!!! $45 Cover Charge
Sweetwater Music Hall 19 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley 8:00 PM Showtime. Mandolinist Sam Bush has been a pioneering force in the progressive bluegrass scene since the mid-’60s, extending the musical capabilities of the mandolin and the fiddle to incorporate a seamless blend of bluegrass, rock, jazz, and reggae. As the founder and leader of the
New Grass Revival Bush guided the evolution of modern hill country music pushing the traditions even further. This is one of the must see shows of the week. Highly Recommended!!!!! $76.75 Cover Charge
Boom Boom Room 1601 Fillmore Street San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
A great show in store one of the most fun loving East Bay based seven piece funk ensemble Litty DeBungus featuring powerful vocals, creative horn section, searing guitar solos, and rhythms that will get you groovin’. Whether it’s a song about love, loss, or gettin’ down Litty deBungus is a roller coaster of emotions, rhythms, and melodies. Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
Tupelo 1337 Grant Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
Jinx Jones is one of the great guitar virtuosos of the Bay Area. I love the way he seems to move seamlessly from rockabilly to jazz to twang and back again, sometimes in the same song. He performs with his Kingtones featuring Jinx on guitar, Kenan O’Brien on bass and Ken Owen on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $5 Cover Charge
SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
Monsieur Perine brings their singular hybrid that merges the simmering French jazz manouche style of Django Reinhardt with dance-inspiring Latin American rhythms. Highly Recommended!!!!$25/$45/$65 Cover Charge
The Sound Room 3022 Broadway, Oakland 6:00 PM Showtime
A great night of fantastic blues guitar in store featuring Jules Leyhe who Premier Guitar who said of Lehye “forget eveything you know about slide guitar he maybe the best blues guitar slide licks since Derek Trucks maybe even
Duane Allman”. Leyhe and his band The Family Jules pay tribute to
The Beatles “Abbey Road“. Highly Recommended!!!!! $35 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
“It’s Dance You Ass Off Night” featuring the influential underground dance and electronic music Dj Tony Peoples 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 Contemporary jazz pianist, keyboardist and composer Peter Horvath has since performed, recorded and toured nationally and worldwide with a long line of world-class artist, including jazz greats Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Henderson, Richie Cole, Benny Maupin, Lenny White, Arturo Sandoval, Randy Brecker, Marcus Miller and the Oakland Symphony. Sitting in with Horvath are
Jeff Chambers on bass and Jason Lewis on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!
$30 Cover Charge Per Set
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Jazz pianist Graham Messer is a young gun making a name for himself in the world of Jazz today. A dyed-in-the-wool bebop pianist, he seeks to uphold the tradition of Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, Kenny Clarke, Hank Jones and
Barry Harris among others. Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 7:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. A nice set of music in store featuring jazz blues funk guitarist and singer Jason Movrich along with Eric Goodwill on bass and Joe Carusi 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 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 Chloe Montoya, Jos Eckert & Michael Brown 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 Steven Espaniola for a set of Hawaiian music.
The concert takes place at Ricon Center located at 101 Spear Street
Friday July 31st
The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
Hailed as a leader of the next generation of great American blues artists Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is the next explosion of the blues one of the most exciting young guitarists in years, is not just another amazing guitar player who can sing a little. He has a deep, soulful voice, a powerful instrument in its own right, which these days he’s working hard to make as limber and expressive as his guitar playing. Hids music mixes soul, gospel and other genres onto sure-footed blues grinds. This is the show to definitely check out.
Highly Recommended!!!! $45 Cover Charge
The Sound Room 3022 Broadway, Oakland 6:00 PM Showtime
San Diego based Latin jazz virtuoso pianist Irving Flores performs with his acclaimed Afro-Cuban trio celebrating the release of his latest album “Amando Mi Conga” Highly Recommended!!!!! $34 Cover Charge
Sweetwater Music Hall 19 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley 8:00 PM Showtime. A great set of music in store featuring the soulful rock/pop vocalist Vonda Shepard best known for her soundtrack work for the television series Ally McBeal. Highly Recommended!!!!! $55 Cover Charge
The Greek Theatre 2001 Gayley Road Berkeley 5:00 PM Showtime
A great show in store featuring the Grateful Dead tribute band the
Dark Star Orchestra named after the Dead’s famous song “Dark Star” where at each of its concerts, the band re-creates a specific Grateful Dead concert, playing the same songs in the same arrangements on similar equipment. Opening up are Melvin Seals & The Jerry Garcia Band.
Highly Recommended!!!! $73.25-$265.80 Cover Charge Range
Kuumbwa Jazz Center 320-2 Cedar Street Santa Cruz 7:00 PM Showtime Maria Muldaur is best known world-wide for her 1974 mega-hit
“Midnight at the Oasis” which received several Grammy nominations, and enshrined her forever in the hearts of Baby Boomers everywhere; but despite her considerable pop music success, her 56-plus year career could best be described as a long and adventurous odyssey through the various forms of American Roots Music. She will be performing with her Jazzabelle Quintet. Highly Recommended!!!! $52.50 Cover Charge
SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
Monsieur Perine brings their singular hybrid that merges the simmering French jazz manouche style of Django Reinhardt with dance-inspiring Latin American rhythms. Highly Recommended!!!! $65-$115 Cover Charge Range
The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 8:00 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!!!! $5 Cover Charge
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. The Cash Box Kings are a powerhouse Chicago-style blues band co-led by harmonica virtuoso Joe Nosek and commanding vocalist Oscar Wilson. Since their founding in 2001, they’ve delivered raw, swinging performances and celebrated originals that blend Chicago blues, Delta grooves, and “bluesabilly” flair. Their recent album Oscar’s Motel captures their old-school authenticity with contemporary flair carrying the heritage of post-war blues into the modern age. Highly Recommended!!! $25-$60 Cover Charge Per Set
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Bay Area based vocalist Kiana Melendez takes the stage with a modern take on Jazz Classics and Jazzy twist on today’s pop backed by her amazing band. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
Boom Boom Room 1601 Fillmore Street San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
A great show in store one of the most fun loving East Bay based seven piece funk ensemble Litty DeBungus featuring powerful vocals, creative horn section, searing guitar solos, and rhythms that will get you groovin’. Whether it’s a song about love, loss, or gettin’ down, Litty deBungus is a roller coaster of emotions, rhythms, and melodies. Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring Angela LaFlamme and her amazing six-piece band from that deftly re-imagines some of our favorite music from ’20s through the ’00s into her own swinging sound. Drawing on favorites from Billie Holiday to Tom Waits, the Cure to Count Basie and also her own original material, this sextet embodies more than just a retro jukebox, it creates a memorable live show experience. Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
Jupiter 2181 Shattuck Berkeley 7:00 PM Showtime
Bay Area based r&b, funk, hip-hop and Latin music trio The Hogan Brothers features Julian on drums, Steve on bass and Colin on electric piano and accordion. Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Bay Area based jazz piano icon Tammy Hall pays tribute to her mentors and influences, including Etta Jones, Ernestine Anderson, Denise Perrrier,
Houston Person, Mary Lou Williams,Tania Maria, Nina Simone and more.
Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtimes
The Bay Area’s beloved Hella Fitzgerald makes a rare public appearance, bringing their signature blend of soul, jazz, funk, R&B and reimagined classics to the intimate stage at Keys. Led by the luminous vocalist and bandleader Lilan Kane, this world-class ensemble has shared stages with Lauryn Hill, Santana, Sheila E, Michael Franti, Fantastic Negrito,
Tony! Toni! Toné! and more. Band members featured are Lilan Kane on vocals,
Joel Behrman on trumpet, Tony Peebles on tenor sax, Greg Jacobs on piano, Andrew Couttie on electric bass and J Paul Macklin on drums. This is a show to definitely check out. Highly Recommended!!!! $30 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime R&B/soul singer, songwriter and recording artist Tracy Cruz music is a playful melodic upbeat rhythmic Neo Soul, Jazz, R&B, Hip Hop and Filipino fusions. Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 11:59 PM-1:30 AM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring New York based award winning jazz composer and guitarist Robert Papacica Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime San Francisco based jazz bassist Ollie Dudek performs with his trio.
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 the funky soul sounds of
Evan Thomas & The Brotherhood Highly Recommended!!!!
Tonight’s Concert Recommendation
The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
10,000 Maniacs
Upcoming Concerts & Shows
July 24th The Freight & Salvage Tom Rush
July 24th The Chapel SF James McMurtry
July 25th The Chapel SF James McMurtry
July 25th The Freight & Salvage Kool Keith
July 31st Guild Theatre Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
July 31st Mountain Winery Concert Series Robby Krieger
August 1st Mountain Winery Concert Series The Stray Cats
August 2nd Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society Benny Green
August 7th 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 12th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Tedeschi Trucks Band
August 15th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Thee Sacred Souls
August 16th Green Music Center Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with St. Paul & The Broken Bones
August 17th The Chapel SF Valerie June
August 18th The Chapel SF Valerie June
August 20th 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 25th The Greek Theatre David Byrne
August 29th The Freight & Salvage Bill Kirchen & Nina Gerber
September 4th The Freight & Salvage Bettye Lavette
September 5th The Freight & Salvage Bettye Lavette
September 5th Green Music Center Taj Mahal & Kebmo
September 5th August Hall Valerie-A Tribute To Amy Winehouse
September 10th SF Jazz Christian McBride Trio
September 11th SF Jazz Christian McBride Trio
September 12th SF Jazz Christian McBride & Ursa Major
September 13th SF Jazz Christian McBride & Ursa Major
Setember 15th Yoshi’s John Pizzarelli
Setember 16th Yoshi’s John Pizzarelli
September 17th SF Jazz Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane
September 18th SF Jazz Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane
September 19th 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 23rd Masonic SF Boz Scaggs
September 24th The Freight & Salvage Michael Cleveland
September 25th The Freight & Salvage Bill Frisell & Harmony Five
September 26th Green Music Center Jazz At Lincoln Center With Wynton Marsalis
September 27th Guild Theatre Samantha Fish
Setember 28h Yoshi’s Fred Wesley & The New JB’s
September 28th SF Masonic Social Distortion
August 29th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Tori Amos
September 30th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Jack Johnson
September 30th Great American Music Hall Beth Orton
October 1st SF Jazz Hiromi & Kazunori
October 2nd Guild Theatre John Oates & The Good Road Band
October 2nd 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 11th The Freight & Salvage Emmet Cohen Presents Miles & Coltrane at 100
October 13th The Freight & Salvage Jon Mclaughlin
October 17th The Freight & Salvage Meshell Ndegeocello
October 18th The Freight & Salvage Meshell Ndegeocello
October 30th Masonic SF The Chicks
October 30th SF Jazz John Scofield Electrospective
October 31st SF Jazz John Scofield Electrospective
November 1st SF Jazz John Scofield Electrospective
November 1st Masonic SF Tom Jones
November 7th Bottom of the Hill Southern Culture On The Skids
November 12th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 13th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 14th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 15th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 30th Great American Music Hall A John Waters Christmas
December 16th Bimbo’s 365 Club Pokey LaFarge
Turn Your Radio On…..
Friday July 24th 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
10:00 AM-1:00 PM KEPX 92.7 FM The Midday Show With Cheryl Waters
An eclectic programming mix by one of my favorite DJ’s on the air. This is a must listen program
9:00 AM-Noon WWOZ New Orleans Music Show With Black Mold Or
Bill DeTurk. A great program of funk, traditional jazz, blues, zydeco r&b and soul
10:00 AM-12:00 PM KXSF 102.5 FM Morning Frequencies Bob Thawley hosts the Bay Area’s best world music radio program with a focus on new releases, both local and international, shout-outs and information on upcoming shows, ticket giveaways. This is a must listen program!!!
Noon-2:00 PM WWOZ The Blues Breakdown. This is one of the best blues programs on the air
2:00 PM-5:00 PM WWOZ Jazz From The French Market With
Charles Burchell
5:00 PM-8:00 PM WWOZ Music Of Mass Distraction With Black Mold.
One of the most creative music programs on the air
7:00 PM-10:00 PM KEPX 92.7 FM The Continent With Larry Cadence
My absolutely favorite Afropop radio program
8:00 PM-10:00 PM WWOZ The Rhythm Room With Allan-Alski Lasky
10:00 PM-Midnight KPFA 94.1 FM The History Of Funk Rickey Vincent hosts two hours of the strongest, stankiest, uncut funk anywhere on the airwaves
Video Pick Of The Week
Carlos Santana is one of the 20th Centuries most distinctive musicians and a pioneer of Latin Rock whose powerful and passionate guitar playing blends rock, jazz, blues, and Afro-Cuban rhythms enjoying well deserved international acclaim for decades. In celebration of Santana’s 79th birthday on Monday the 20th I would like to highly recommend outstanding the 2023 electric documentary Carlos which features new interviews with Santana and his family alongside extraordinary, never-before-seen archival footage including home video recordings Santana himself made, concert footage and behind- the-scenes moments
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