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Some Music Birthday Celebrations For Today September 26th Includes
George Gershwin one of the most influential American composers of the
20th Century whose work bridged the gap between pop and classical music composing orchestral works like Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris, Broadway musicals like Girl Crazy and Of Thee I Sing, the opera
Porgy and Bess and such Great American Songbook Standards as
“I Got Rhythm”, “Oh Lady Be Good”, “A Foggy Day”and “Summer Time” was born 128 years old
Marty Robbins legendary country music singer/songwriter best known for the iconic ballad “El Paso” as well as such hits as ”A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation”, ”Tonight Carmen”, ”Devil Woman” and ”Teen-age Dream” was born 100 years ago
Julie London actress and singer who possessed the sultriest delivery in vocal pop and remains best-known for her 1955 hit “Cry Me a River” was born
100 years ago
Bryan Ferry singer/songwriter and guitarist best known as the frontman for Roxy Music writing such hits as “Avalon”, “Love Is The Drug” and
“More Than This” turns 81 years old
Lynn Anderson country singer with a sweet but strong voice who became a crossover star with “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden” was born
79 years ago
Olivia Newton-John pop vocalist who sang some of the biggest hits of the 1970s and ’80s including “Physical” and “A Little More Love” while recasting her image as the virginal girl next door into a spandex-clad vixen, a transformation reflected in miniature by her starring role in “Grease” one of the most popular movie musicals of its era was born 78 years old
Gal Costa legendary Brazilian singer and key figure in the Tropicália Movement of the late 1960’s and whose music fused traditional rhythms with the surging (and insurgent) sounds of psychedelic rock was born 80 years ago
Ras Kass influential rap musician who is a member of the hip hop supergroup The Hrsmn, along with Canibus, Killah Priest, Kurupt and the group
Golden State Project with Xzibit and Saafi turns 53 years old
Some Concert Recommendations For Today Friday September 25th are
Saturday September 26th
The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring the iconic guitarist and composer
Bill Frisell and his Harmony Five project performing a blend of jazz, traditional Americana, and chamber music featuring singer and musician Petra Haden, cellist and singer Hank Roberts, bassist and vocalist Luke Bergman and drummer Tim Angulo. This is one of the best shows of the week.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $54-$59 Cover Charge
Presidio Theatre 99 Moraga Avenue San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
The History of Basque Music: A Living Portrait of an Ancient Land is a rare chance to experience Basque history through a dynamic, documentary-style performance featuring pianist Josu Okinena who weaves together narration, live music, and visual storytelling to bring the composers, influences, and identity behind the music vividly to life. Okinena is joined by
Garikoitz Mendizabal, whose masterful command of the traditional txistu roots the program in centuries of tradition, and Noelia Ibáñez whose powerful vocals add a bold, contemporary edge. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$64 Cover Charge
The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
Macy Blackman & The Mighty Fines is universally regarded as the Bay Area’s premier New Orleans R&B/boogie band. 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, features a highly accomplished band The Mighty Fines include saxophonists Nancy Wright,
Ken “Snakebite” Jacobs, bassist Bing Nathan and drummer Larry Vann.
Highly Recommended!!!!!!! $20 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 Per Set
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
San Francisco based Martin Luther McCoy is an electrifying rebel soul artist known for his collaborations with The Roots, MoonMedicin and SFJAZZ Collective. His unique blend of experiences has cultivated a deep and versatile musical identity, making Martin a standout figure in the contemporary music scene. Highly Recommended!!!! $50 Cover Charge
The Sound Room 3022 Broadway Oakland 7:30 PM- 9:30 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!!!! $33.85 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
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling delivers electrifying, old-school blues with a modern edge. Led by acclaimed Chicago guitarist and vocalist Nick Moss and harmonica powerhouse Dennis Gruenling, the award-winning group blends Chicago, Texas, and West Coast blues traditions into a high-energy live experience. Known for fiery musicianship, soulful vocals, and dynamic stage performances, the band has become one of today’s most respected and exciting acts in contemporary blues. Highly Recommended!!! $25/$60 Cover Charge Per Set
Black Cat Cafe 400 Eddy Street San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM Showtimes Saxophonist Stacy Dillard & trumpeter Josh Evans leads their hard swinging 5tet for a night of sharp jazz interplay in the tradition of Jackie McLean,
Benny Golson and Roy Hargrove. Band members include Stacy Dillard on saxophone, Josh Evans on trumpet, Grant Levin on piano, David Ewell on bass and
Jaimeo Brown on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$20/$40/$50/$60 Cover Charge Per Set
The Sound Room 3022 Broadway Oakland 7:30 PM- 9:30 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!!!! $33.85 Cover Charge
Pier 23 Pier 23 The Embarcadero San Francisco 4:00 PM-7:00 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!!!!! No Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:30 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
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
San Francisco based Sondango is a five piece ensemble led by Sandra Aran and Richard Nelson that plays salsa, samba, bolero, cumbia, ska and more.
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. The Twist & Disco music is a soul stirring Memphis gumbo groove seasoned with music influenced by Elvis Presley, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers and Marvin Gaye. Band members include Trevor Pritchet on vocals, Torre on bass and vocals, Henry Plum on drums and Josh Blas on guitar.
Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
Mr. Tipples 39 Fell Street San Francisco 9:00 PM & 10:30 PM Showtimes <br.A great night of music in store featuring one of the bay Area’s best sing, jump blues and vintage boogie-woogie bands Robert Dehlinger &
The Alpha Rhythm Kings . This is a swinging fun band led by Robert’s vocals and superb trumpet playing Highly Recommended!!!!
$15/$30 Cover Charge Per Set
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 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 Christian Sendaydiego
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 69th annual Monterey Jazz Festival is one of the most celebrated and important jazz festivals in the world. Every September sees the same caliber of talent grace the now eight stages on the Monterey Fairgrounds, as the Monterey Jazz Festival presents the best jazz performers in the world for a three-day celebration of the best in jazz. This year is no exception. The festival continues today with with headliners including Shemekia Copeland Band, David Sanchez’s Carib Ensemble and The Ravi Coltrane Quartet. In addition, the Monterey Jazz Festival features jazz conversations, panel discussions, workshops, exhibitions, clinics, and an international array of food, shopping, and festivities spread throughout the 20-acre Monterey County Fairgrounds. For ticket information go to Monterey Jazz Festival Tickets
Sunday September 27th
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society 311 Mirada Rd, Half Moon Bay 4:30 PM Showtime. Havana based Jorge Luis Pacheco is one of the leading pianists and composers of the new generation of jazz in Cuba. Winner of the Montreux Jazz Piano Solo Competition in Switzerland, Pacheco is a fiery young pianist with “flying hands” whose music is a confluence of Cuban jazz and Afro-Cuban music, American jazz, and classical music with a measure of contemporary pop and soul. Pacheco will be backed up by
Greson Lazo-Quiroga on bass and Reinier Mendoza on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $40/$50 Cover Charge
The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring the New Orleans based blues guitarist singer/songwriter Samantha Fish whose rock-edged guitar work draws from multiple genres, including rock, country, funk, bluegrass, and ballads. Highly Recommended!!!! $91-$139 Cover Charge
Black Cat Cafe 400 Eddy Street San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM Showtimes Saxophonist Stacy Dillard & trumpeter Josh Evans leads their hard swinging 5tet for a night of sharp jazz interplay in the tradition of Jackie McLean,
Benny Golson and Roy Hargrove. Band members include Stacy Dillard on saxophone, Josh Evans on trumpet, Grant Levin on piano, David Ewell on bass and
Jaimeo Brown on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$20/$30/$40/$50 Cover Charge Per Set
Ivy Room 860 San Pablo Avenue Albany 6:00 PM Showtime
Angela LaFlamme heads up a six-piece San Francisco band, reimagining favorites from the ’20s through the ’00s with swing, grit, and a modern twist. From Billie Holiday to Tom Waits, The Cure to Count Basie plus Angela’s originals. This is no retro jukebox, it’s a sultry, surprising live show with plenty of soul. Also performing are Bela Ruino a Romany influenced goth rock-n-soul project led by dynamic violinist, singer, and songwriter Lila Sklar, with an all-star band featuring Jill Rogers, Max Baloian, Safa Shokrai and Aaron Kierbel Opening is The Good Evening Folks a musical séance featuring Meredith Edgar and Lester Raww and the Pine Box Boys. They’re equal parts
Louis Prima/Keely Smith and Morticia/Gomez, backed by a solid band.
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 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!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 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!!! $5 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Post bop jazz drummer/percussionist Henry Plumb performs wit his outstanding trio. Highly Recommended!!! $5 Cover Charge
Royal Cuckoo Organ Lounge 3202 Mission Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime. A great set of music in store featuring to fabulous Lavay Smith with Lavay on vocals accompanied by Chris Siebert on the mighty in-house Hammond organ! Highly Recommended!!!! No 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
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
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
Golden Gate Park Live From The Whale’s Tail Noon-6:00 PM Showtime
The Golden Gate Live From The Whale’s Tail presents Michael Annotti 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 Irie Dole, DJ Guid8nce & DJ Sep This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco.
Highly Recommended!!!!!
The 69th annual Monterey Jazz Festival is one of the most celebrated and important jazz festivals in the world. Every September sees the same caliber of talent grace the now eight stages on the Monterey Fairgrounds, as the Monterey Jazz Festival presents the best jazz performers in the world for a three-day celebration of the best in jazz. This year is no exception. The festival concludes today with with headliners including Joey Alexander Quartet, Herbie Hancock & Ron Carter: For Miles and Charles Lloyd Quartet. In addition, the Monterey Jazz Festival features jazz conversations, panel discussions, workshops, exhibitions, clinics, and an international array of food, shopping, and festivities spread throughout the 20-acre Monterey County Fairgrounds. For ticket information go to Monterey Jazz Festival Tickets
Monday September 28th
Yoshi’s 510 Embarcadero West Oakland 7:30 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring Spyro Gyra who is one of the most consistently commercially successful pop-jazz groups to emerge from the fusion era who broke through in the mid-’70s, combining R&B and elements of pop and Caribbean music with jazz. Known for their stimulating live performances and knack for crafting danceable melodies, they have issued a steady stream of high-charting albums like 1979’s gold-certified
Morning Dance which spawned the hit title track and firmly established Spyro Gyra as one of the most popular artists in contemporary jazz.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $44-$84 Cover Charge
SF Masonic 1111 California Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring one of the seminal Southern California punk rock bands of the late seventies and punk/rockabllly pioneers Social Distortion who helped to bring punk rock to the main stream.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $45-$230 Cover Charge Range
Bing Concert Hall 327 Laseun Street Stanford 7:30 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!!!!! $85-$106.92 Cover Charge
The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 9:00 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!!!! $10 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
A great night of music in store featuring Bay Area based Silver Bell Jazz Band whose music specializes in ragtime, blues, and swing.Band members include
Ryan Calloway on clarinet, washboard & vocals, Samuel Wolfe Rocha on cornet, James McClaskey on tenor guitar, banjo & vocals, James “lil jimmy” Touzel on bass and Steve apple on drums Highly Recommended!!!! $30/$40 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 September 29th
Piedmont Piano Company 1728 San Pablo Avenue Oakland 5:30 PM Showtime. A great evening of music in store featuring the Indonesia born highly skilled fire ball jazz pianist, performer, composer and arranger
Joey Alexander who is been widely regarded as one of the most highly skilled pianists and thoughtful improvisers in jazz. Highly Recommended!!!!
$40 Cover Charge
The Fox Oakland 1807 Telegraph Avenue Oakland 7:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring one of the seminal Southern California punk rock bands of the late seventies and punk/rockabllly pioneers Social Distortion who helped to bring punk rock to the main stream.
Highly Recommended!!!! $78-$264 Cover Charge Range
Yoshi’s 510 Embarcadero West Oakland 7:30 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring Spyro Gyra who is one of the most consistently commercially successful pop-jazz groups to emerge from the fusion era who broke through in the mid-’70s, combining R&B and elements of pop and Caribbean music with jazz. Known for their stimulating live performances and knack for crafting danceable melodies, they have issued a steady stream of high-charting albums like 1979’s gold-certified
Morning Dance which spawned the hit title track and firmly established Spyro Gyra as one of the most popular artists in contemporary jazz.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $44-$84 Cover Charge
Bottom Of The Hill 233 17th Street San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
What a great night of music in store. Headlining is the wonderful San Francisco based Irish punk band The Quiet Men. Also on the bill is the San Francisco based indie Americana punk r&b blues band Greg Hoy & The Boys and Oakland based Irish surf punk band Fast & Vengefully. <br>Highly Recommended!!!!! $22 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Bay Area based jazz vocalist Emily Day performing with her Swingtet featuring Steve Height on bass, Mike Burns on drums, Andrew “Carnegie” Hall on piano, Pete Cornell on tenor saxophone & clarinet and Andrew Storar on trumpet. Highly Recommended!!!! $30 Cover Charge
Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-1:30 AM Showtime Get ready to hit the dance floor with guitarist and bandleader Jonathan Stout who is one of today’s leading voices in classic swing. Known for his authentic sound, driving rhythm, and deep connection to the music of the 1930s and ’40s, Stout has become a favorite among swing dancers around the world. Expect an evening of irresistible grooves, vintage style, and music made for dancing 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 DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Bay Area based jazz bassist Lisa Mezzacappa performs with her wonderful quartet. Highly Recommended!!! $10 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
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
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 neo soul sounds of The Hope Collective The concert takes place at 101 California Street
City Of Awe Civic Center Sound Track Series Noon-3:00 PM Showtime
The Civic Center Soundtrack Music Series presents Gaby, JW Blunt &
Kevin North 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
Wednesday September 30th
Great American Music Hall 859 O’Farrell Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime. Over the last 30 years,San Antonio based indie Americana folk rock singer/songwriter musician Beth Orton has been writing and performing rich, sensitive songs that match her acoustic affinities and world-weary voice with bubbling electronic textures. She is well respected and admired by her peers. Beth doesn’t tour on the West Coast often. Highly Recommended!!!! $39.50/$45.00 Cover Charge
Yoshi’s 510 Embarcadero West Oakland 7:30 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring Spyro Gyra who is one of the most consistently commercially successful pop-jazz groups to emerge from the fusion era who broke through in the mid-’70s, combining R&B and elements of pop and Caribbean music with jazz. Known for their stimulating live performances and knack for crafting danceable melodies, they have issued a steady stream of high-charting albums like 1979’s gold-certified
Morning Dance which spawned the hit title track and firmly established Spyro Gyra as one of the most popular artists in contemporary jazz.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $44-$84 Cover Charge
Kuumbwa Jazz Center 320-2 Cedar Street Santa Cruz 7:00 PM Showtime
One of today’s most distinctive jazz vocalists Cyrille Aimee is on tour promoting her new highly acclaimed album a Fleur de Peau. Performing with Cyrille is pianist Mathis Picard. Highly Recommended!!!! $52.50 Cover Charge
Bird & Beckett 653 Chenery Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring New Orleans based pedal steel guitar master Dave Easley who plays the pedal steel guitar with a phrasing, sense of touch, harmonic sensibilities and sheer virtuosity that puts him in a league with iconic musicians like Buddy Emmons and Cindy Cashdollar. Easley has worked with artists as diverse as Brian Blade, Joni Mitchell, Peter Rowan,
Ruthie Foster and Dave Liebman. Backing up Easley are Smitti Supab on bass and
Kirk Duplantis on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!! $25 Cover Charge
Blush Wine Bar 476 Castro Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime .
The Americano Social Club plays music for “la dolce vita” which is a mix of romantic and eclectic melodies from all over the world including pop, jazz, folk, classical, rock, opera, the music of Brazil and Europe’s cafés as well as some great original pieces. This is a great ensemble Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Jazz bassist Tomoko Funaki leads her energetic and swinging
Hard Bop Collective whose music firmly rooted in the jazz tradition and influenced by the masters that defined the genre.Highly Recommended!!!!
$25 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes San Francisco based virtuoso jazz guitarist and bandleader Nick Rossi performs with his outstanding swing quartet featuring Rossi on electric guitar, Kamrin Ortiz on tenor saxophone, Ray Jacildoon Hammond B3 organ and Michael Reed on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
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 with special guest
Sax Gordon. Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime A night of a jazzy fusion of funk, hartdbop, boogaloo, Brazilian pop and NOLA style tunes with The Cosmic Pulse Quartet featuring Tod Dickow on sax,
Adam Shulman on piano, Ollie Dudek on bass and Omar Aran 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
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 Faya Squad Reggae Band The concert takes place at 555 Mission Street
SF Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 4:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime The Bandshell Midweek Melodies Series presents Jesse Brewster, Joe Brennan & The Alleylots The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge
Thursday October 1st
SF Jazz 210 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
A great night of music featuring one of jazz piano’s most explosive virtuosic pianists Hiromi Uehara performs with Japanese tap dance master
Kazunori Kumagai. Highly Recommended!!!!! $75-$155 Cover Charge
SF Jazz Joe Henderson Lab 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:00 PM & 8:30 PM Showtimes. One of today’s most distinctive jazz vocalists Cyrille Aimee is on tour promoting her new highly acclaimed album a Fleur de Peau. Performing with Cyrille is pianist Mathis Picard Highly Recommended!!!!!
$39 Cover Charge Per Set
SF Masonic 1111 California Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
An evening honoring the indie Americana roots country/folk rock the iconic Steve Earle featuring Buddy Miller, Elizabeth Cook, Emmylou Harris,
Gillian Welch &David Rawlings, Jackson Browne, Hot Tuna, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Molly Tuttle, Shawn Camp, Stacey Earle and Victoria Williams.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $176-$671 Cover Charge Range
Sweetwater Music Hall 19 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley 8:00 PM Showtime. The Polyrhythmics are a favorite band of mine. They are a great eight-piece funk, soul, psychedelic rock, R&B, progressive jazz, and Afro beat instrumental band with tight their grooves and virtuosic musicianship. Opening up the music is the Oakland based heavy soul, R&B and funk band The Westones. This is a show to definitely check out. Get ready to dance your ass off.. Highly Recommended!!!! $33.50 Cover Charge
August Hall 420 Mason Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime
A night of neo soul music featuring Australian based singer/songwriter
Don West. I really like his phrasing and he has a swinging band. Highly Recommended!!!! $39.30 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Grammy nominated keyboardist, Hammond B3 organist, and producer Sundra Manning performs with her organ quartet featuring Manning on the B3 Hammond organ, Janice Reid on piano, Ron Belcher on bass and Deszon Claiborne on drums. Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
Kuumbwa Jazz Center 320-2 Cedar Street Santa Cruz 7:00 PM Showtime Berlin-based collective El Khat are second-generation Yemeni Jew refugees preserving traditional Yemeni melodies, with touches of swirling psych-rock, and gutbucket grooves played on a collection of homemade instruments. The trio takes its name from the traditional herbal stimulant chewed in Yemen and throughout the Horn of Africa and their music mimics the herb’s dizzying, disorienting effects. Led by multi-instrumentalist and composer
Eyal El Wahab, the ensemble puts a contemporary DIY spin on the rich musical heritage of the Yemeni community, while paying tribute to Yemen’s golden age of traditional music.Highly Recommended!!!! $41.75 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 Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes ELENAH celebrates the release of their new album, Momento, with a special expanded-band performance featuring Colombian pianist and arranger
Óskar Ly and the Jazz Mafia horn section. Led by Ecuadorian-American producer, composer and singer David Saenz, ELENAH brings together reggae, cumbia, Latin music, hip hop, and rhythms from across the Caribbean and African diaspora. For this album release, that sound gets an even bigger musical canvas, with Óskar Ly—a Barranquilla-born multi-instrumentalist whose career spans salsa, jazz, and collaborations with leading Latin musicians joining the band on piano. Completing the lineup are horns from Jazz Mafia, the acclaimed San Francisco collective known for fearlessly connecting jazz with hip hop, world music, electronic music, and beyond.
Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring Oakland based jazz trumpeter
Max Ehrhardt whose music draws influence from hard bop players such as
Lee Morgan, Blue Mitchell and Freddie Hubbard as well as Funk and Soul artists like Billy Withers and Earth, Wind, and Fire. Performing with Ehrhardt are pianist Richard Hall, bassist Isaac Coyle, drummer Miles Turk and Frank Martin on tenor sax. Highly Recommended!!!! $30 Cover Charge
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A great night of music in store featuring New Orleans based pedal steel guitar master Dave Easley who plays the pedal steel guitar with a phrasing, sense of touch, harmonic sensibilities and sheer virtuosity that puts him in a league with iconic musicians like Buddy Emmons and Cindy Cashdollar. Easley has worked with artists as diverse as Brian Blade, Joni Mitchell, Peter Rowan,
Ruthie Foster and Dave Liebman. Backing up Easley are Smitti Supab on bass and Kirk Duplantis on drums. 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 the Indie Americana singer Aleta Simone The concert takes place at Ricon Center located at 101 Spear Street
City Of Awe Civic Center Sound Track Series Noon-3:00 PM Showtime
The Civic Center Soundtrack Music Series presents T-ranch 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
Aftershock located in Sacramento’s Dicovery Park is the West Coast’s largest rock and metal music festival bringing four days of pure rock, punk, and metal mayhem. Today’s lineup includes The Offspring, Sublime and Pretty Reckless. For today’s complete lineup visit Aftershock Festival Thursday Lineup
For festival information visit Aftershock Festival Info
Friday October 2nd
SF Masonic 1111 California Street San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring the iconic Danny Elfman film composer, singer, songwriter and musician who came to prominence as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s Highly Recommended!!!!! $64 Cover Charge
SF Jazz 210 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
A great night of music featuring one of jazz piano’s most explosive virtuosic pianists Hiromi Uehara performs solo. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$65-$145 Cover Charge
The Lost Church 988 Columbus Avenue San Francisco 8:15 PM Showtime
Indie Americana folk rockers Socal based Fine Folk sound blends rich acoustic instrumentation with poetic lyrics, drawing inspiration from artists like
Joni Mitchell, Laura Marling, Norah Jones and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young as well as western folk traditions. The group includes Eva Luna Smith on vocals and guitar, Dani Pickard on vocals, Jack Sneddon on guitar and banjo, Eddie Oliver on keys, Christopher Xue on Violin, Jacob Minnis on drums and Mat Marsico on bass. Opening up is Bay Area based indie folk rock singer/songwriter
Natalie Mata. This is one of the best shows of the week.
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge
Golden Gate Theatre 1 Taylor Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring Grammy award winning
Snarky Puppy highly acclaimed fusion-influenced 20 member collective jam band who have built a loyal following with their adventurous blend of jazz, rock, and funk. Highly Recommended!!!!! $75-$150 Cover Charge
SF Jazz Joe Henderson Lab 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:00 PM & 8:30 PM Showtimes. One of today’s most distinctive jazz vocalists Cyrille Aimee is on tour promoting her new highly acclaimed album a Fleur de Peau. Performing with Cyrille is pianist Mathis Picard Highly Recommended!!!!!
$39 Cover Charge Per Set
Sweetwater Music Hall 19 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley 8:00 PM Showtime. Santa Cruz based AJ Lee & Blue Summit are an award-winning energetic, charming, and technically jaw-dropping band. The band is led by lead vocalist and mandolin virtuoso AJ Lee with Scott Gates, Chad Bowen on bass and Sullivan Tuttle on guitars and Jan Purat on fiddle. Opening up is the indie-folk-pop Americana trio Bandits On The Run Highly Recommended!!!!
$42.75 Cover Charge
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. Tia Carroll is one of the most sought-after blues singers on the West Coast whose concerts are a soul-stirring journey through blues and gospel-infused soul music, fueled by her powerful vocals and magnetic stage presence. With a career steeped in the traditions of rhythm and blues, Carroll effortlessly commands the stage, delivering heartfelt performances that resonate with authenticity and passion Highly Recommended!!!
$25/$60 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring the great indioe Americana folk rock band My Dog Jack. Highly Recommended!!! $20 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A great evening of music in store with the Brad Leali Quartet featuring
Brad Leali on saxophone, Adam Shulman on piano & organ, Brian Fishler on drums and Matthew Montgomery on bass with special guest the wonderful jazz vocalist Carla Helmbrecht Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Atta Kid has been a staple of the Bay Area scene since 2013. This all-star crew of the funkiest musicians this side of New Orleans. Led by Daniel Casares on sax and vocals, Max Cowan on B-3keyboards and vocals, Joe Bagale on drums and vocals and Jason Muscat on bass. Atta Kid will take you from Grand Ave to Frenchmen Street in every set. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
A great evening of music in store featuring the multi-award winning vocalist and Hawaii’s first lady of jazz Azure McCall who sings in the vocal traditions of Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae and Ella Fitzgerald. Her warmth and sense of humor fuel every interpretation.Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A good show in store featuring Bay Area based multi instrumentalist
Smith Dobson Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
Comstock Saloon 155 Columbus Avenue San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime Gaucho Jazz is a masterful Bay Area band that combines the influence of gypsy jazz of 1930’s Europe with the rhythmic drive and collective improvisation of New Orleans swing music, gutbucket blues and elements of ragtime. Highly Recommended!!!!!! No Cover Charge
The 25th anniversary of the miracle that is Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in beautiful Golden Gate Park begins today and although stages have not been announced some of the many acts that I am looking forward to catching today are Stella Heath Quartet, The Crooked Jades, Los Lobos, Sierra Hull and
Molly Tuttle For a complete listing of today’s acts and stages visit
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Lineup
Aftershock located in Sacramento’s Dicovery Park, is the West Coast’s largest rock and metal music festival bringing four days of pure rock, punk, and metal mayhem. Today’s lineup includes Wu-Tang Clan, Suicide Boys and Cypress Hill For today’s complete lineup visit Aftershock Festival Friday Lineup For festival information visit Aftershock Festival Info
Saturday October 3rd
SF Masonic 1111 California Street San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring the iconic Danny Elfman film composer, singer, songwriter and musician who came to prominence as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s Highly Recommended!!!!! $64 Cover Charge
SF Jazz 210 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
A great night of music featuring one of jazz piano’s most explosive virtuosic pianists Hiromi Uehara performs with her Trio Project featuring drumming phenomenon Simon Phillips and electric bass master James Genus.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $55-$135 Cover Charge
Sweetwater Music Hall 19 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley 8:00 PM Showtime. A great night of music in store featuring the award winning indie Americana alt country roots band the Old Crow Medicine Show who brings a punk attitude to traditional American roots music by vibrantly playing hillbilly tunes, bluegrass, blues, and folk with a rock & roll verve has updated the old-timey string band sound for the 21st century. Their spirited revivals helped shape the Americana movement of the 2000s, ushering the past into the present with their enthusiastic rambles and hollers. Opening up is Marin based indie Americana singer/songwriter Ismay. Highly Recommended!!!! $55.75 Cover Charge
Yoshi’s 510 Embarcadero West Oakland 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM Showtimes
Miles Electric Band is a progressive All-Star ensemble featuring Miles Davis alumni revises the framework for modern jazz improvisation. The avant-garde collective revisits repertoire from Davis’ electric period to pay homage to The Chief. The band represents two generations of players: Davis’ contemporaries and the next generation of music all stars. The band is on tour promoting their latest recording “That You Not Dare To Forget“. Highly Recommended!!!!! $59-$99 Cover Charge Per Set
SF Jazz Joe Henderson Lab 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:00 PM & 8:30 PM Showtimes. One of today’s most distinctive jazz vocalists Cyrille Aimee is on tour promoting her new highly acclaimed album a Fleur de Peau. Performing with Cyrille is pianist Mathis Picard Highly Recommended!!!!!
$39 Cover Charge Per Set
Great American Music Hall 859 O’Farrell Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime. French multi-instrumentalist and producer Gautier Serre has been operating under the name Igorrr music combines a variety of disparate genres, including black metal, baroque music, breakcore, and trip hop, into a singular sound. Should be a good show. Highly Recommended!!!! $32.50/$38.00 Cover Charge
Bird & Beckett 653 Chenery Street San Francisco 7:30 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. Band members featured are Bob Kenmotsu on tenor sax, Jordan Samuels on guitar, Funaki on bass and Austin Harris on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!! $25 Cover Charge
Cornerstone Berkeley 2367 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime Valerie A Tribute To Amy Winehouse pays a sincere homage to one of the most influential and distinctive voices of the 21st century. Band members include Elsa Cedeno on vocals, Heather Adams on backup vocals, Nyomi Zinga on backup vocals, Jerad Fox on guitar, Morgan Monticu on bass, Flipiris on piano and keyboard and Nathaniel Welch on drums. Come and celebrate the musical legacy of Amy Winehouse. Highly Recommended!!!! $40.66 Cover Charge
The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime Berlin-based collective El Khat are second-generation Yemeni Jew refugees preserving traditional Yemeni melodies, with touches of swirling psych-rock, and gutbucket grooves played on a collection of homemade instruments. The trio takes its name from the traditional herbal stimulant chewed in Yemen and throughout the Horn of Africa, and their music mimics the herb’s dizzying, disorienting effects. Led by multi-instrumentalist and composer Eyal El Wahab, the ensemble puts a contemporary DIY spin on the rich musical heritage of the Yemeni community, while paying tribute to Yemen’s golden age of traditional music. Highly Recommended!!!!! $44 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Marcus Shelby and his Sextet 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!!!! $45 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
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. Retro soul band Tony Lindsay & The Future Project performs the music of Aretha Franklin, Stevie Winwood and Angela Bofill.
Highly Recommended!!! $35/$55 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring the great indie Americana folk rock band My Dog Jack. 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!!!! $25 Cover Charge
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A great show featuring jazz bassist Eric Markowitz and friends
Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
The 25th anniversary of the miracle that is Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in beautiful Golden Gate Park begins today and although stages have not been announced some of the many acts that I am looking forward to catching today are Old Crow Medicine Show, Alison Brown, Hot Tuna Acoustic Set,
Mavis Staples and Anna Moss. For a complete listing of today’s acts and stages visit Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Lineup
Aftershock located in Sacramento’s Dicovery Park, is the West Coast’s largest rock and metal music festival bringing four days of pure rock, punk, and metal mayhem. Today’s lineup includes A Day To Remember , Baby Metal and
The Story So Far For today’s complete lineup visit Aftershock Festival Saturday Lineup For festival information visit Aftershock Festival Info
Golden Gate Park Live From The Whale’s Tail Noon-6:00 PM Showtime
The Golden Gate Live From The Whale’s Tail presents Ricky Rescue &
The Berrios Trio 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 October 4th
SF Jazz 210 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music featuring one of jazz piano’s most explosive virtuosic pianists Hiromi Uehara performs with her Trio Project featuring drumming phenomenon Simon Phillips and electric bass master James Genus.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $75-$155 Cover Charge
Yoshi’s 510 Embarcadero West Oakland 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM Showtimes
Miles Electric Band is a progressive All-Star ensemble featuring Miles Davis alumni revises the framework for modern jazz improvisation. The avant-garde collective revisits repertoire from Davis’ electric period to pay homage to The Chief. The band represents two generations of players: Davis’ contemporaries and the next generation of music all stars. The band is on tour promoting their latest recording “That You Not Dare To Forget“. Highly Recommended!!!!! $59-$99 Cover Charge Per Set
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 5:30 PM & 7:30 PM Showtime A great set of music in store featuring the soulful Santa Cruz based indie Americana country blues inspired The Alex Lucero Band
Highly Recommended!!! $20/$45 Cover Charge Per Set
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtimes San Francisco based jazz vocalist Lori Carsillo is known for her unique phrasing deep and thoughtful interpretations of the Great American Songbook and music by Julie London, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Bill Evans and other jazz greats. Carsillo will perform “Blossom Meets Bill” a celebration of two great jazz artists Blossom Dearie and Bill Evans in an exploration of the special connection between the piano and the voice. She will be backed by a stellar trio featuring Ben Stolorow on piano, Eric Markowitz on bass and Smith Dobson on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A nice set of music to end the week featuring the San Francisco dream pop band Night School 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 instore featuring Brooklyn based indie Americana singer/songwriter guitarist Sunny Climbs Highly Recommended!!!!
No 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 25th anniversary of the miracle that is Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in beautiful Golden Gate Park begins today and although stages have not been announced some of the many acts that I am looking forward to catching today are El Khat, Langford, Hogan & Timms Rahim Alhaj and the Punch Brothers.
For a complete listing of today’s acts and stages visit
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Lineup
Aftershock located in Sacramento’s Dicovery Park, is the West Coast’s largest rock and metal music festival bringing four days of pure rock, punk, and metal mayhem. Today’s lineup includes Danny Elfman, Stone Temple Pilots and Queens Of The Stone Age For today’s complete lineup visit
Aftershock Festival Sunday Lineup For festival information visit
Aftershock Festival Info
Tonight’s Concert Recommendation
The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
Bill Frisell and his Harmony Five
Upcoming Concerts & Shows
September 26th 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 28th 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 2nd SF Masonic Danny Elfman
October 2nd The Fillmore SF Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
October 3rd Sweetwater Music Hall Old Crow Medicine Show
October 3rd The Fillmore SF My Morning Jacket
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 4th The Fillmore SF My Morning Jacket
October 5th The Fillmore SF My Morning Jacket
October 6th The Fillmore SF My Morning Jacket
October 7th The Fillmore SF My Morning Jacket
October 8th The Fillmore SF My Morning Jacket
October 8th SF Jazz Kurt Elling & The Yellowjackets
October 9th SF Jazz Kurt Elling & The Yellowjackets
October 9th The Fillmore SF My Morning Jacket
October 10th The Fillmore SF My Morning Jacket
October 10th SF Jazz Marcus Shelby New Orchestra
October 11th The Fillmore SF My Morning Jacket
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 18th The Guild Theatre Chris Isaak
October 20th The Guild Theatre The Jerry Douglas Band
October 22nd Rio Theatre Todd Rundgren
October 25th The Independant SF Balthvs
October 29th Rio Theatre Michael Franti Trio
October 29th The Guild Theatre Blues Traveler
October 30th The Fillmore SF Galactic
October 31st The Fillmore SF Galactic
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 1st The Guild Theatre The Psychedelic Furs
November 2nd The Guild Theatre The Psychedelic Furs
November 6th Sweetwater Music Hall Southern Culture On The Skids
November 7th Bottom of the Hill Southern Culture On The Skids
November 12th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 13th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 14th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 15th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 21st The Back Room Johnny Sansone Band
November 21st The Freight & Salvage Lucy Kaplansky
November 30th Great American Music Hall A John Waters Christmas
December 3rd SF Jazz Jake Shimabukuro
December 4th SF Jazz Jake Shimabukuro
December 5th The Independant SF Dragon Smoke
December 5th SF Jazz Jake Shimabukuro
December 6th SF Jazz Jake Shimabukuro
December 6th Bimbo’s 365 Club Squirrel Nut Zippers Christmas Caravan
December 11th Rio Theatre Jonathan Richman
December 12th Rio Theatre The Wooten Brothers
December 12th SF Jazz Adam Shulman Plays A Charlie Brown Christmas
December 16th SF Jazz The Queen’s Cartoonists
December 16th Bimbo’s 365 Club Pokey LaFarge
December 17th SF Jazz Tribute To Eddie Palmieri
December 18th SF Jazz Cyrus Chestnut Plays A Charlie Brown Christmas
December 19th SF Jazz Christmas With The Count Basie Orchestra
December 20th SF Jazz Christmas With The Count Basie Orchestra
December 23rd SF Jazz Marcus Shelby New Orchestra
December 31st SF Jazz Cimafunk
Turn Your Radio On…..
Radio Programming Recommendations For Saturday September 26th
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!!!!
Video Pick Of The Week
Roy Buchanan was a master guitarist whose unprecedented technique made him a blues hero who has long been considered one of the finest, yet criminally overlooked guitarists of the blues rock genre whose lyrical leads and use of harmonics would later influence such guitar greats as Jeff Beck, his one-time student Robbie Robertson and ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons. In celebration of Roy’s 87th Birthday on Wednesday the 23rd I would like to recommend the 1971 documentary Introducing Roy Buchanan in which “the greatest rock guitarist in the world” that hardly anyone has ever heard of. Hosted by rock impresario Bill Graham includes a live concert from New York by Buchanan and his rock group displaying his virtuosity in other musical genres as he performs with country-and-western stars Merle Haggard and Roy Nichols,
jazz artist Mundell Lowe and the Johnny Otis Blues Band
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