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Monday April 6th Birthdays Includes

Big Walter Horton blues harmonica virtuoso who pioneered the amplified harmonica sound and was renowned for his innovative contributions to the music of Memphis and Chicago was born 109 years ago

Dorothy Donegan flamboyant jazz pianist who brashly mixed swing, boogie-woogie, vaudeville, pop, ragtime and Bach, sometimes within a span of 10 minutes who was known for an outrageous sense of humor was born
104 years ago

Gerry Mulligan the most famous and probably greatest jazz baritonist of all time who displayed marvelous fluidity on the baritone sax including an ability to play with both speed and lyricism was born 99 years ago

Charlie Rouse tenor saxophonist who was one of jazz’s great individualists best known for his work with Thelonious Monk’s Quartet was born
102 years ago

Andre Previn prolific Academy award winning conductor, composer and pianist who blurred the boundaries between jazz, pop and classical music and between composing, conducting and performing was born 97 years ago

Art Taylor iconic jazz drummer and bandleader who helped define the sound of modern jazz drumming in the 1950’s best known for his tenure with
Miles Davis was born 97 years ago

Bill Hardman highly influential hard bop trumpeter and flugelhornist best known for work with Art Blakey, Charles Mingus and Lou Donaldson was born 93 years ago

Horace Tapscott jazz pianist and composer best known for forming and leading the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra was born 92 years ago

Merle Haggard “the Poet of the Common Man” who is widely considered one of the most important singer/songwriters in the history of country music writing such standard as “Mama Tried”, “Okie From Muskogee”, “Working Man’s Blues” and “Today I Started Loving You Again” was born 89 years ago

Danny Kortchmar ace session guitarist best known for his extensive work with James Taylor and Carole King helping to create the signature sound of the singer/songwriter era turns 80 years old

Hal Willner iconic music producer who helped to obliterate the lines between rock, jazz, country and soul, or between the mainstream and the avant-garde by assembling diverse casts of performers for his projects which included his Disney tribute “Stay Awake”, Weird Nightmare; Meditations on Mingus” and “Stormy Weather:The Music Of Harold Arlen” was born 69 years ago

John Pizzarelli virtuoso jazz guitarist and vocalist who is an ebullient performer with a soft voice, charming stage presence and knack for swinging old-school jazz turns 66 years old

Warren Haynes exceptional guitarist singer/songwriter who is best known for his work as longtime guitarist with the Allman Brothers Band and as founding member of the jam band Gov’t Mule turns 66 years old

Robert Glasper Grammy award winning contemporary R&B and hip-hop pianist, composer and producer turns 48 years old

Some Upcoming Shows This Week

Monday April 6th

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

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime A nice seet of music instore featuring jazz drummer and Tony Williams protege
Andre Sumelius and his combo. Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime One of the Bay Area’s hottest trad jazz ensembles the
Barbary Coast Jazz Band features Bob Schulz on cornet, Don Neely on reeds,
Clint Baker on trombone, Bill Reinhart on tuba, Scott Anthony on banjo and Marty Eggers on piano Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

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 April 7th

The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime Highly influential British folk-rock icon singer-songwriter and virtuosic guitarist Richard Thompson is a triple threat talent as a dazzling guitarist, strong and insightful songwriter, and gifted vocalist who has been on a singular musical journey for over a half century, from his days in the ‘60s as a pioneer of British folk rock with Fairport Convention, to his seminal ‘70s duo work with Linda Thompson, to the exploratory, deeply emotional music of the sol career that has been his primary concern ever since. Opening the show is singer/songwriter Zara Phillips. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$65/$69/$74/$79 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

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

Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-1:30 AM Showtime Don Neely, bandleader, arranger, reed player, songwriter, and vocalist, leads this fine jazz ensemble, authentically recapturing the excitement of the celebrated music originating from the Jazz Age of the 1920s and the early Swing Era of the 1930s.  The Don Neely Swingtet great music for Charleston-inspired Lindy Hop, Balboa, and Collegiate Shag! Highly Recommended!!!!! $20 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 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

Wednesday April 8th

The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime Highly influential British folk-rock icon singer-songwriter and virtuosic guitarist Richard Thompson is a triple threat talent as a dazzling guitarist, strong and insightful songwriter, and gifted vocalist who has been on a singular musical journey for over a half century, from his days in the ‘60s as a pioneer of British folk rock with Fairport Convention, to his seminal ‘70s duo work with Linda Thompson, to the exploratory, deeply emotional music of the sol career that has been his primary concern ever since. Opening the show is singer/songwriter Zara Phillips. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$65/$69/$74/$79 Cover Charge

Bing Concert Hall 327 Laseun Street Stanford 7:30 PM Showtime
In celebration of the centennial of John Coltrane and Miles Davis, pianist
Emmet Cohn brings together an all-star quintet featuring Jeremy Pelt on trumpet, Tivon Pennicott on tenor saxophone, Reuben Rogers on bass,
Joe Farnsworth on drums all anchored by Cohen on piano.
Highly Recommended!!!! $41.60/$70.20/$91.80 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 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

Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 8:30 PM Showtimes. A great set of rockin’ blues gospel & soul featuring Santa Clara based guitarist and singer/songwriter Jeffrey James and his trio
Highly Recommended!!!!!  $15 Cover Charge Per Set

Boom Boom Room 1601 Fillmore Street San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
A fun rollicking night of music featuring the great San Francisco based
Jeff Cotton’s Gin Joint playing original songs in the styles of classic rock, southern rock country and folk. Band members include Jeff Cotton on guitar and vocals, Mike Toth on bass, Kris Jones on drums and Thomas Kinney on lead & rhythm guitars. Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge

Club Fox 2209 Broadway Redwood City 6:00 PM Showtime
Club Fox Blues Jam presents The Greg Rahn Band whose sound is a silky smooth blend of jazz, blues and roots music Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 AM-11:59 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

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Bay Area jazz keyboardist Adam Kipple leads his outstanding Soul Jazz Quintet featuring Kipple on Hammond B3 organ, Henry Plumb on drums,
Bob Brumbneloe guitar, Jesse Levit on sax and Joel Berhman trombone. This is a set of music to definitely check out.. Highly Recommended!!!!
$30 Cover Charge Per Set

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime The fabulous Verve Quintet honors the blue note, hard bop tradition of the 1960’s and beyond. The band features Aaron Germain on bass, Adam Klipple on piano, Andrew Dixon on tenor sax, Daniel Herrera on tumpet and JPaul Macklin on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

SF Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 4:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime The Bandshell Midweek Melodies Series presents April & Monroe Grisman & Caroline de Lone.The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!
No Cover Charge

Thursday April 9th

The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring the iconic folk singer/songwriter
Dar Williams who has been a major figure in the contemporary folk music community since the 1990s with her warmly observational songs which are often leavened with gentle wit and pithy wisdom. Oprening up is British folk rocker Ruth Theodore. This is a show to check out. Highly Recommended!!!!! $49/$54 Cover Cover Charge

Kuumbwa Jazz 320 Cedar St # 2, Santa Cruz 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Guitar ace Lee Ritenour began working with renowned artists while still in his teens. Nicknamed “Captain Fingers” for his virtuosic guitar skills, Ritenour rode the electric jazz/fusion wave of the late ’70s into national prominence.
A founding member of Fourplay the longtime L.A. super-group with
Harvey Mason, Nathan East and Bob James, Ritenour’s smooth, melodic style has inspired an entire generation of guitarists. Highly Recommended!!
$52.50 Cover Charge Per Set

Sweetwater Music Hall 19 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley 8:00 PM Showtime. A great set of music instore featuring the celebrated songwriter and highly accomplishes guitarist Marshall Crenshaw best known for hit songs such as “Someday, Someway”, “Cynical Girl” and “Whenever You’re on My Mind”. Special guest is the wonderful multi instrumentalist James Mastro.
Highly Recommended!!!! $48 Cover Charge

Bottom Of The Hill 233 17th Street San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
A great show in store featuring the Brooklyn based indie rock quartet Habibi whose music combines dreamy-eyed garage rock with lyrics about late-night wandering and occasional Middle Eastern touches. Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge

Presidio Theatre 99 Moraga Avenue San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
The beloved The Preservation Hall Jazz Band are a true New Orleans institution that has defined the tradition of Crescent City music for more than six decades presenting the Big Easy’s musical heritage and the wealth of New Orleans’ musical talent. Special guest is jazz funk saxophonist, flutist and vocalist Karl Denson who leads his own group, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, founded the Greyboy All-Stars and perform regularly with The Rolling Stones.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $60.50/$71.50/$82.50/$104.50 Cover Charge

The Black Cat 400 Eddy San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM Showtimes
San Francisco based jazz bassist and composer Isaac Coyle performs with his critivally acclaimed dynamic collective The Flame featuring Coyle on bass Morgan Faw on alto sax, Anthony Hervey on trumpet, Miles Lennox on piano and Christian Napoleon on drums. Show be a couple of great sets.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $20/$30/$40/$50 Cover Charge Per Set

The Sound Room 3022 Broadway, Oakland 7:30 PM Showtime
Jazz trumpet master Dimitri Matheny and his all-star band celebrate the classic jazz, blues and jump swing of American music icons Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan and Louis Prima. Highly Recommended!!!! $35 Cover Charge

The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
Bela Ruino “beautiful ruin” in Esperanto is the captivating Romany-inflected goth rockn-soul project led by dynamic violinist, singer, and songwriter
Lila Sklar who weaves together influences from the Middle East and the Balkans with traditional popular song structures to create a sound that’s both haunting and electrifying. The band’s performances blend sensuous, dark ballads with stirring torch songs. You’ll hear everything from a soul-stirring Nina Simone song in the 9-count meter of a Macedonian traditional, a
Tom Waits tune reimagined with an Armenian folk melody, and Lila’s evocative eastern-flavored originals. Alongside Lila’s soaring violin and vocals, the ensemble includes top-flight musicians including Max Baloian on guitar,
Safa Shokrai on acoustic bass, Aaron Kierbel on drums and Jill Rogers on guitar and backing vocals. I am a big fan of this band. Highly Recommended!!!!
$25 Cover Charge

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

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes 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 ensembl transport you to the 1940’s, it is truly the world’s smallest big band! Highly Recommended!!!! $30 Cover Charge Per Set

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Bay Area based veteran post bop jazz saxophonist and composer
Dennis Mitcheltree performs with an outstanding trio featuring Adam Kipple on piano, Jesse Crawford on bass and Bill McClellan on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 7:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. Red Curtain Addict‘s second annual Bay’s Stage Arts Soirée is a special event that will bring together some of San Francisco’s most celebrated arts organizations and artists to unite on one stage, showcasing the incredible talent and creativity that make the Bay Area’s performing arts scene so vibrant with a special performance starting at 9:00 PM with the fabulous Radio Gatsby Swing Band who captivates audiences with its dynamic performances, showcasing a fusion of timeless swing melodies and vibrant jazz improvisations. Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge

Friday April 10th

Sweetwater Music Hall 19 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley 8:00 PM Showtime. A great set of music in store featuring the explosive funk jam band George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners Highly Recommended!!!!
$48 Cover Charge

Presidio Theatre 99 Moraga Avenue San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
The beloved The Preservation Hall Jazz Band are a true New Orleans institution that has defined the tradition of Crescent City music for more than six decades presenting the Big Easy’s musical heritage and the wealth of New Orleans’ musical talent. Special guest is jazz funk saxophonist, flutist and vocalist Karl Denson who leads his own group, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, founded the Greyboy All-Stars and perform regularly with The Rolling Stones.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $60.50/$71.50/$82.50/$104.50 Cover Charge

The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring the iconic folk singer/songwriter
Dar Williams who has been a major figure in the contemporary folk music community since the 1990s with her warmly observational songs which are often leavened with gentle wit and pithy wisdom. Oprening up is British folk rocker Ruth Theodore. This is a show to check out. Highly Recommended!!!!! $49/$54 Cover Cover Charge

Green Music Center 1801 East Cotati Avenue Rohnert Park 7:30 PM Showtime In celebration of the centennial of John Coltrane and Miles Davis, pianist Emmet Cohn brings together an all-star quintet featuring Jeremy Pelt on trumpet, Tivon Pennicott on tenor saxophone, Reuben Rogers on bass,
Joe Farnsworth on drums all anchored by Cohen on piano.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $31-$91 Cover Charge

The Black Cat 400 Eddy San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM Showtimes
A wonderful show in store featuring Brooklyn based jazz and blues guitarist singer/songwriter Dida Pelled who is one of the most original and refreshing musicians on the current scene. Her phrasing and delivery is just wonderful. Her band is lead by saxophonist Asaf Yuria with Will Gorman on the Hammond B3 organ and Willie Bowman on drums. This is a set of music to definitely check out. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20/$40/$50/$60 Cover Charge Per Set

Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco 6:00 PM & 7:30 PM Showtimes
Jazz trumpet master Dimitri Matheny and his all-star band celebrate the classic jazz, blues and jump swing of American music icons Louis Armstrong,
Louis Jordan and Louis Prima. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15-$30 Cover Charge Per Set

Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco 9:00 PM & 10:30 PM Showtimes
The Ray Obiedo Latin Ensemble is made up of some of the Bay Area’s finest contemporary jazz musicians featuring Obiedo on guitar, Roger Glenn on flute, Murray Low on piano, Dan Feiszli on bass, Jon Bendichon percussion and
Colin Douglas on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15-$30 Cover Charge Per Set

Club Fox 2209 Broadway Redwood City 8:00 PM Showtime
A great show featuring Aki Kumar who proves to traditionalists that singing in Hindi can co-exist with Chicago blues conventions. This Indian-American’s intense sense of musical discovery as an able vocalist and harmonica player drives worry-and-regret makeovers of Bollywood film songs and adds bounce to a reggae version of “Watermelon Man“. Boosted by top West Coast blues personnel and cross-cultural extras, Kumar proves that the integrity of his music marks the difference between novelty and substance
Highly Recommended!!!!!!!! $24.15 Cover Charge

Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. Kyle Rowland is a dynamic blues artist known for his soulful vocals, masterful harmonica work, and electrifying stage presence. Rooted deeply in traditional American blues, he blends classic rhythms with modern energy, earning recognition nationally and internationally. Highly Recommended!!! $25 Cover Charge Per Set

Rio Theatre 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz 8:00 PM Showtime
Los Angeles based Jerry’s Middle Finger performs and celebrates the music of The Jerry Garcia Band with unparalleled sound and energy. Band members include lead vocalist and guitarist Garrett Deloian, drummer/founder
Rodney Newman, pianist Jon Gold, bassist Burt Lewis. and powerhouse vocalists, Halina Janusz and Lisa Malsberger. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$32 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Multi Grammy award winning vocalist Tony Lindsay leads his band performing hits from Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Etta James, Sam Cooke and
Donny Hathaway. Band members include Lindsay on vocals, Fred Ross on vocals, Janice Maxi-Reid on vocals, Allen Leong on piano, David Shul on guitar,
David Jones on bass and Deszon Claiborne on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Agape Soul fuses soul, funk, jazz, and R&B into a sound that’s undeniably soulful and deeply uplifting. Led by bassist and visionary Darryl Anders the band delivers tight rhythms, rich harmonies, and infectious feel-good energy. The band is fronted by powerhouse vocalists Fred Ross and Sonya Distel and anchored by an electrifying rhythm section of Anders on bass, George Jackson on drums, Mike Wynar on guitar and Immanuel Junaedy on keys.
Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime San Francisco based Cosmo Alleycats is a swing band that brings to the stage a potent mix of vintage dance music with a dynamic, soulful delivery. The band, comprised of 6 talented musicians, draws from several decades of exhilarating American music to deliver a fun and engaging performance. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 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 ensembl transport you to the 1940’s, it is truly the world’s smallest big band! Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge

Curio’s Bar 775 Valencia San Francisco 6:00 PM-9:00 PM Showtime Singer/songwriter musician Javi Jimenez teams up with the wonderful Bay Area based gypsy jazz guitarist Ross Howe for an evening of Django, Gypsy and Manouche inspired music. Highly Recommended!!!! $15 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

SF Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 4:30 PM-7:30 PM Showtime The Golden Gate Bandshell Soul/Jazz/R&B Concert Series presents the 
Golden Gate Park Big Band This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco.
Highly Recommended!!!!!

Saturday April 11th

Piedmont Piano Company 1728 San Pablo Avenue Oakland 5:30 PM & 8:00 PM Showtimes. A great night of music in store featuring one of the great hard bop jazz pianists of his era Benny Green who will be performing standards as well as originals from his most recent album “Solo”. Highly Recommended!!!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set

Sweetwater Music Hall 19 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley 8:00 PM Showtime. A great set of music in store featuring the explosive funk jam band George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners Highly Recommended!!!!
$48 Cover Charge

Presidio Theatre 99 Moraga Avenue San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
The beloved The Preservation Hall Jazz Band are a true New Orleans institution that has defined the tradition of Crescent City music for more than six decades presenting the Big Easy’s musical heritage and the wealth of New Orleans’ musical talent. Special guest is singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ivan Neville who leads two of New Orleans best funk bands Dumpstaphunk and Dragon Smoke. Highly Recommended!!!!! $60.50/$71.50/$82.50/$104.50 Cover Charge

The Chapel 777 Valencia St, San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime..
The Flamin’ Groovies originated in San Francisco in 1965, the Groovies have now reunited with founding singer Roy Loney to perform a set of classic songs, including the landmark album, Teenage Head. Groovies fans have been literally crying out for this reunion for half a century, and their wishes have finally been answered. The current lineup features Cyril Jordan and Roy Loney, with Chris von Sneidern on guitar, Tony Sales on drums and newest member Atom Ellis on bass. Cyril and Roy are the two most well-known members since the band’s inception in 1966. Their place in history is well established as one of the all-time greatest bands from San Francisco (and the world) and as progenitors of real rock ‘n’ roll. Highly Recommended!!!! $34 Cover Charge

Brick & Mortar Music Hall 1710 Mission Street 9:00 PM Showtime
Los Angeles based Las Cafeteras has gained worldwide acclaim for their joyous, multi-faceted blend of the folkloric Son Jarocho music of Veracruz with hip-hop, zapateado dance, and incisive social consciousness. Las Cafeteras music celebrates the mix of cultural influences they’ve absorbed as second-generation Americans and citizens of the world. Neblinas Del Pacifico music was developed by Black and Indigenous communities in the Pacific Coast of Colombia and Ecuador. It is a music of spirituality and everyday life, of celebration and resistance; a joyful community experience featuring powerful percussion, dynamic polyrhythms, and interwoven multi- part harmonies. This is a show to defintely check out.Highly Recommended!!!!!
$44 Cover Charge

The Black Cat 400 Eddy San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM Showtimes
A wonderful show in store featuring Brooklyn based jazz and blues guitarist singer/songwriter Dida Pelled who is one of the most original and refreshing musicians on the current scene. Her phrasing and delivery is just wonderful. Her band is lead by saxophonist Asaf Yuria with Will Gorman on the Hammond B3 organ and Willie Bowman on drums. This is a set of music to definitely check out. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20/$40/$50/$60 Cover Charge Per Set

Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes. 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!!!!!  $35 Cover Charge Per Set

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Paula West is one of the great jazz and cabaret singers of her generation.I love Paula’s nuanced interpretations of an extraordinarily eclectic selection of songs that range from the Great American songbook to reinterpretations of songs by artists such as Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Lou Reed and Johnny Cash. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 10:30 PM Showtime
The Late Set features the great Bay area based jazz B3 Hammond organist Simon Rowe with Dave Macnab on guitar and Brian Fishler on drums for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15.00 Cover Charge

The Monkey House 1638 University Avenue Berkeley 7:30 Showtime
A great set of music instore featuring the legendary blues guitarist
Steve Freund and friends. Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge

Mildred Owens Concert Hall 1220 Linda Mar Blvd. Pacifica 7:30 PM Showtime Jazz trumpet master Dimitri Matheny and his all-star band celebrate the classic jazz, blues and jump swing of American music icons Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan and Louis Prima. Highly Recommended!!!!!! $25 Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
In a career that has spanned over 20 years Victor Little has established himself as a consummate professional electric bassist, displaying impeccable time, taste, technique, and tone while playing in a wide spectrum of styles-from blues and jazz to Indian and flamenco music-with a long list of luminaries that includes Patti Austin, Billy Preston, Angela Bofill, James Carter,
Charlie Musselwhite and Booker T. Jones Highly Recommended!!!!
$25 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime A great show in store featuring Wobbly World a group of internationally recognized musicians in a powerful and unique collaboration. Founded by guitarist Freddy Clarke, the music is an ethno-layering of melodic, rhythmic and poetic ideas from several very different musical traditions that fit powerfully into a brilliant new sound and a joy-filled celebration of international musical synergy.Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

Curio’s Bar 775 Valencia San Francisco 6:00 PM-9:00 PM Showtime
Osmosis Duo featuring Ben Stolorow on piano and Ollie Dudek on bass music covers a wide range of influences from swing to bebop to Cuban/Brazilian music in which Ben & Ollie combines elements of these styles into a musical gumbo of exploration and improvisation. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge

SF Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 12:00 PM-4:00 PM Showtime The Golden Gate Bandshell presents the SF Neo Psych Fest featuring  BOLERO! & The Spiral Electric This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco.
Highly Recommended!!!!!

Sunday April 12th

Presidio Theatre 99 Moraga Avenue San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
The beloved The Preservation Hall Jazz Band are a true New Orleans institution that has defined the tradition of Crescent City music for more than six decades presenting the Big Easy’s musical heritage and the wealth of New Orleans’ musical talent. Special guest is singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ivan Neville who leads two of New Orleans best funk bands Dumpstaphunk and Dragon Smoke. Highly Recommended!!!!! $60.50/$71.50/$82.50/$104.50 Cover Charge

The Black Cat 400 Eddy San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM Showtimes
A wonderful show in store featuring Brooklyn based jazz and blues guitarist singer/songwriter Dida Pelled who is one of the most original and refreshing musicians on the current scene. Her phrasing and delivery is just wonderful. Her band is lead by saxophonist Asaf Yuria with Will Gorman on the Hammond B3 organ and Willie Bowman on drums. This is a set of music to definitely check out. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20/$30/$40/$50 Cover Charge Per Set

Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society 311 Mirada Rd, Half Moon Bay 4:30 PM Showtime. A great set of music in store featuring Erik Jekabson‘s Stringtet, an all-star chamber-jazz ensemble of top Bay Area musicians, comes together to celebrate the music of Duke Ellington just in time to celebrate Duke’s birthday! Joining the band is special guest vocalist Jackie Ryan whose rich, expressive voice adds a stunning dimension to Ellington’s timeless works. Band members include Erik Jekabson on trumpet, Jackie Ryan on vocals,
Dave Ellis on tenor & soprano sax, Mads Tolling on violin,
Charith Premawardhana on viola, Dillon Vado on vibraphone, Adam Shulman on piano, Dan Feiszli on bass and Brian Fishler on drums. This will be one of the best shows of the week. Highly Recommended!!!!! $40/$50 Cover Charge

Piedmont Piano Company 1728 San Pablo Avenue Oakland 5:00 PM Showtimes. In their premier performance as a duo two Bay Area based virtuosos flutist John Calloway and pianist Larry Vuchovich will each draw from their musical experiences and cultural backgrounds to perform a rich and varied program of jazz repertoire that will include music from Latin America and Eastern Europe, both original compositions and jazz and Latin standards. John will play an assortment of flutes with Larry accompanying on piano, as well as performing some solo pieces, creating an intimate dialogue between them. Highly Recommended!!!!! $30 Cover Charge

Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco 6:00 PM & 7:45 PM Showtimes
Bay Area based jazz swing drummer Benny Amon performs with his trio featuring Charles Chen on piano Mikiya Matsuda on bass and Amon on drums playing Classic from1940s-1960s piano trio, inspired by the likes of
Ahmad Jamal, Clarence Profit, George Shearing, Errol Garner and many, many more.Highly Recommended!!!! $15-$30 Cover Charge Per Set

Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes. Canadian based Blue Moon Marquee is a retro-inspired blues and roots duo known for smoky vocals, vintage tones, and cinematic storytelling. Blending early jazz, jump blues, folk, and swing, the band channels the spirit of 1930s alleyway blues with modern grit.  Highly Recommended!!!!! 
$30 Cover Charge Per Set

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtime The vivacious jazz vocalist Clairdee celebrates The Great American Songbook by performing the works of Gershwin, Porter & Berlin back by a stellar combo featuring Ken French on piano, Ron Belcheron bass, Jason Lewis on drums and John Hoy on guitar. Highly Recommended!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set

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

SF Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 12:00 PM-4:00 PM Showtime The Golden Gate Bandshell presents Live @ The Shell featuring Cynny, 
Nick Otis, Professa Gabel & SundaY This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco.
,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 & Lion Tribe This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!

Tonight’s Concert Recommendation  

Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime
Gamper Drums Funk Jazz

Upcoming Concerts & Shows

April 7^th The Freight & Salvage Richard Thompson

April 8^th The Freight & Salvage Richard Thompson

April 9^th Sweetwater Music Hall Marshall Crenshaw

April 9^th Kuumba Jazz Center Lee Ritenour

April 9^th Presidio Theatre Presevation Hall Jazz Band

April 9^th The Freight & Salvage Dar Williams

April 10^th The Freight & Salvage Dar Williams

April 10^th Sweetwater Music Hall George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Partners

April 11^th Sweetwater Music Hall George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Partners

April 11^th Piedmont Piano Company Benny Green

April 12^th SF Jazz Lee Ritenour

April 12^th Presidio Theatre Preservation Hall Jazz Band

April 14^th Kuumba Jazz Center Emmet Cohen

April 15^th Presidio Theatre Habib Koité, Aly Keïta, Lamine Cissokho: Mandé Sila

April 17^th The Fox Oakland Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

April 18^th HopMonk Novato Robbie Fulks

April 18^th The Fox Oakland Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

April 18^th Bankhead Theatre Emerson, Lake & Palmer

April 23^rdKuumba Jazz Center Jane Monheit

April 24^th Guild Theatre A Flock Of Seagulls

April 24^th Palace Of Fine Arts Tommy Emmanuel

April 25^th Guild Theatre A Flock Of Seagulls

April 25^th Bing Concert Hall Angelique Kidjo

April 30^th The Guild Theatre Molly Tuttle & Ketch Secor

April 30^th SF Jazz Meshell NDegeocello

May 1^st SF Jazz Meshell NDegeocello

May 1^st SF Masonic Pat Metheny

May 2^nd SF Jazz Meshell NDegeocello

May 2^nd The Freight & Salvage Berkeley Bluegrass Festival

May 3^rd The Freight & Salvage Berkeley Bluegrass Festival

May 4^th Great American Music Hall Ben Harper

May 5^th Great American Music Hall Ben Harper

May 8^th The Freight & Salvage Jim Messina

May 8^th The Guild Theatre Mississippi Allstars & Bobby Rush

May 8^th Presidio Theatre Storm Large

May 9^th The Guild Theatre Jim Messina

May 9^th Saratoga Mountain Wine Concert Series George Benson

May 10^th Presidio Theatre Sweet Honey & The Rock

May 11^th Davies Symphony Hall George Benson

May 15^th Yoshi’s Segio Mendes Brasil 66

May 15^th Guild Theatre Blood Sweat & Tears

May 16^th The Guild Theatre Leftover Salmon

May 16^th The UC Theatre Cimafunk

May 18^th Kuumba Jazz Center Mary Gauthier

May 22^ndThe Guild Theatre Larkin Poe

May 22^nd The Freight & Salvage Ramblin’ Jack Elliot

May 23^rd The Freight & Salvage Tony Trishka’s Earl Jam A Tribute to Earl Scruggs

May 23^rd HopMonk Novato Bill Kirchen

May 25^th HopMonk Novato California Honeydrops

May 28^th Kuumba Jazz Center Billy Childs

May 28^th SF Jazz Terence Blanchard & Ravi Coltrane

May 29^th SF Jazz Terence Blanchard & Ravi Coltrane

May 29^th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Alabama Shakes

May 30^th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Alabama Shakes

May 30^th SF Jazz Terence Blanchard & Ravi Coltrane

May 31^st SF Jazz Terence Blanchard & Ravi Coltrane

June 2^nd The Guild Theatre The Psychedelic Furs

June 3^rd Frost Ampitheatre Paul Simon

June 4^th Frost Ampitheatre Paul Simon

June 6^th The Freight & Salvage Booker T. Jones

June 7^th The Freight & Salvage Booker T. Jones

June 11^th SF Jazz Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet

June 12^th The Guild Theatre Jake Shimabukuro

June 12^th SF Jazz Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet

June 13^th SF Jazz Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet

June 14^th SF Jazz Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet

June 26^th The Freight & Salvage Ruthie Foster

June 27^th The Freight & Salvage Iris Dement

June 27^th Bankhead Theatre Oakland Interfaith Choir

July 10^th The Freight & Salvage Pure Prarie League

July 14^th SF Jazz Wynton Marsalis Septet

July 15^th SF Jazz Wynton Marsalis Septet

July 16^th SF Jazz Lettuce

July 17^th SF Jazz Lettuce

July 18^th SF Jazz Lettuce

July 19^th SF Jazz Lettuce

August 12^th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Tedeschi Trucks Band

August 15^th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Thee Sacred Souls

August 16^th Green Music Center Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with St. Paul & The Broken Bones

August 29^th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Tori Amos

September 28^th SF Masonic Social Distortion

September 30^th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Jack Johnson

Turn Your Radio On…..

Monday April 6th

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

9:00 AM-Noon KPOO 89.5 FM The Power Of Blues Compels You with
Marlyn Fowler

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

2:00 PM-4:00 PM WTUL New Orleans Storm Surge With Hunter One of the great surf music programs on the air

4:00 PM-6:00 PM WTUL New Orleans Jazz Shmazz With Breezy &
Art Leenor One of my favorite weekly jazz programs

5:00 PM-8:00 PM WWOZ Blues & R&B With Gentilly Jr

6:00 PM-8:00 PM WTUL New Orleans Reggae Roots & Branches With Shepard One of my favorite reggae music programs

9:00 PM-10:00 PM KFJC 89.7 FM Cousin Mary hosts one of the great surf music programs in the known universe

10:00 PM-1:00 AM KEPX 92.7 FM Variety Mix With Sean An eclectic three hours of music

Video Pick Of The Week

Billie Holiday was the most influential and moving jazz singers of all time. She had a thriving career for many years before she lost her battle with addiction. When she died at only 44 years old she still had established herself as a cultural icon. The sound of her voice still has people reaching for metaphor to explain its effect. It engages our deepest emotions because that is what she strove to reach within herself. Billie’s influence reached so many vocalists including Frank Sinatra was quoted as saying “It is Billie Holiday who was and still remains the greatest single musical influence on me”, to Erykah Badu who said “I have the ability to sing with emotion and feeling,but if you say I sound like Billie Holiday, that’s cool. Let’s look at who Billie Holiday was: she was this person, this singer, this beautiful diva who could move the audience with the slightest gesture of her hand”. In celebration of Holiday’s 111^th birthday on Tuesday the 7^th I would like to recommend the 1990 documentary
Lady Day-The Many Faces Of Billie Holiday which let’s us see and hear the miracle that was Billie Holiday. Featured are rare TV and movie clips, along with commentary by a stellar group of jazz instrumentalists and singers who knew her well. Among those recalling Lady Day are the vocalists Carmen McRae and Annie Ross (who were inspired by her), fellow Count Basie alumni Buck Clayton and Harry “Sweets” Edison, and Billie’s last accompanist, pianist Max Waldron. Award-winning actress Ruby Dee reads from Holiday’s autobiography Lady Sings the Blues. This film program puts Billie Holiday’s often anguished life into perspective: as this program proves, she was a victim and a fighter. Above all, she was a genius of a jazz singer, as can be seen in performance clips of such Holiday standards as “Strange Fruit”,
“What a Little Moonlight Can Do”, “Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone”,”Fine and Mellow” and others.

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