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Saturday June 6th Birthdays include

Jimmy Lunceford one of the most successful bandleaders of the swing era who was known for precise playing and adding an influential dose of showmanship to his performances was born 124 years ago

Al Grey highly influential jazz trombonist famed for his innovative plunger mute technique and decades of swing with the Count Basie Orchestra was born 101 years ago

Grant Green legendary jazz guitarist known for his clear tone and highly soulful, single-note playing style was born 91 years ago

Monty Alexander Jamaica born jazz pianist who is a sophisticated, prolific performer whose music uniquely blends bop, reggae and Caribbean folk turns 82 years old

Some Upcoming Shows This Week

Saturday June 6^th

Presidio Theatre 99 Moraga Avenue San Francisco 2:00 PM Showtime Grammy award winning rocking soul gospel tinge singer Lisa Fischer best known for her work as backup vocalist for The Rolling Stones, Sting,
Tina Turner and Luther Van Dross is stepping out performing a fusion of Caribbean psychedelic soul and jazzy progressive rock. Her band Grand Baton Trio features JC Maillard on guitar, Thierry Arpino on drums & percussion and
Richie Goods on bass. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$49.50/$60.50/$71.50/$82.50 Cover Charge

Bottom of the Hill 1233 17th St, San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring cult hero singer/songwriter
Jonathan Richman who first gained fame as the frontman for the legendary The Velvet Underground influenced proto-punk band “The Modern Lovers”. Accompaning Richman will be drummer Tommy Larkins.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $35 Cover Charge

The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
It can be easily argued that it was Booker T. Jones who set the cast for modern soul music and is largely responsible for its rise and enduring popularity. Booker T’s Stax Revue is a presentation of Booker’s hits with the MGs, such as “Green Onions,” “Hang ‘Em High” and “Time is Tight” and of the classics recorded on Stax Records by legendary artists such as “Try a Little Tenderness” by Otis Redding, “When Something is Wrong with my Baby” by Sam and Dave and “Gee Whiz” by Carla Thomas. The Stax Revue features a ten-piece big band with three lead vocalists, a three-piece horn section and Booker’s usual rhythm section and delivers a high energy experience curated to take the audience on a journey through Booker’s eyes. Highly Recommended!!!! $49/$69/$54/$74 Cover Charge

The Chapel 777 Valencia Street San Francisco 9:00 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!!!!! $44.30 Cover Charge

Rancho Nicasio 1 Old Rancheria Road Nicasio 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring The Hot Licks who are original members of Dan’s backing band, perform Dan’s classic songs in the style that Dan Hicks invented “Folk/Swing!” which is a blend of Gypsy Jazz, Folk and Swing with lots of vocal harmonies. The Hot Licks are dedicated to preserving the orig- inal sound and spirit in the way Dan taught them! They carry the torch for Folk-Swing with his signature style that has inspired so many others. Band members include Paul Robinson on guitar & vocals, Daria on vocals, percussion and melodica, Paula Bradman on vocals and percussion, Candy Girard on violin and Alex Baum on bass. Highly Recommended!!!!!! $35 Cover Charge

Ivy Room 860 San Pablo Avenue Albany 8:00 PM Showtime
A great show in store with theb Oakland based high energy explosive rock and roll soul band Harold Ray & East Side Dynamite. Also performing are San Francisco based rockin’ soul band This Train Don’t Stop and Bay Area based Prince Buster tribute band Balzac. Highly Recommended!!!!
$18.00 Cover Charge

Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. World renowned blues-rock guitar virtuoso, singer/songwriter and producer Josh Smith is celebrated for his explosive live performances and signature blend of blues, rock and jazz. With a career spanning global tours, dynamic original music, and collaborations with artists like Joe Bonamassa, Eric Johnson and Raphael Saadiq, Smith has earned acclaim as both a performer and a creative force. Highly Recommended!!!
$25/$60Cover Charge Per Set

The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime <br.A great show in store featuring the blues and roots music based Charles Wheal and his band. Wheal has played with a virtual who’s-who of blues greats, including James Cotton, Steve Freund, Charlie Musselwhite, Kim Wilson and
Mark Hummel to name a few. Wheal and his band plays with passion and great energy. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20 Cover Charge

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!!!!
$20 Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Oaklando is a Bay Area band that has fused the danceable grooves of Afro-Peru with the experimental sounds of Oaktown! Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 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

Pier 23 Pier 23 The Embarcadero San Francisco 2:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music instore featuring Brazilian singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Robson Batinga Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 3:00 PM-5:00 PM Showtime A nice set of music 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 Alie Halla,Gaby,Karaj
Lost Coast & Oceanography This is a free concert. The Whale’s Tail is located at the14th Avenue East Meadow just west of the Rose Garden on the JFK Promenade. Highly Recommended!!!!!

Sunday June 7th

Presidio Theatre 99 Moraga Avenue San Francisco 2:00 PM Showtime
In celebration of the beginning of the 2024 baseball season
The Marcus Shelby Orchestra will present Shelby’s Black Ball:
The Negro Leagues and the Blues, a suite that honors the history of Black baseball. The music includes songs, text, and instrumental compositions about Satchel Paige, Rube Foster, Effa Manley , Jackie Robinson, Toni Stone, barnstorming territory bands, umpires, and much more. Concert goers should expect surprises, including clowns, video, and physical comedy. Baseball fans are encouraged to wear your favorite baseball jersey Highly Recommended!!!!! $49.50/$60.50/$71.50/$82.50 Cover Charge

Bottom of the Hill 1233 17th St, San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring cult hero singer/songwriter
Jonathan Richman who first gained fame as the frontman for the
legendary The Velvet Underground influenced proto-punk band
“The Modern Lovers”. Accompaning Richman will be drummer Tommy Larkins.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $35 Cover Charge

The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 7:00 PM Showtime
It can be easily argued that it was Booker T. Jones who set the cast for modern soul music and is largely responsible for its rise and enduring popularity. Booker T’s Stax Revue is a presentation of Booker’s hits with the MGs, such as “Green Onions,” “Hang ‘Em High” and “Time is Tight” and of the classics recorded on Stax Records by legendary artists such as “Try a Little Tenderness” by Otis Redding, “When Something is Wrong with my Baby” by Sam and Dave and “Gee Whiz” by Carla Thomas. The Stax Revue features a ten-piece big band with three lead vocalists, a three-piece horn section and Booker’s usual rhythm section and delivers a high energy experience curated to take the audience on a journey through Booker’s eyes. Highly Recommended!!!! $49/$69/$54/$74 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtimes Bay Area based jazz vocalist Lara Louise music brings fresh interpretations of beloved songs from the Great American Songbook as well as some classic French standard. She has an outstanding band backing her up that includes John R. Burr on piano, Gawain Matthews on guitar, Daniel Herrera on trumpet, Aaron Germain on bass and Brian Fishler on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set

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

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

The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 3:00 PM-5:00 PM Showtime A nice set of music in store featuring jazz guitarist Paride Pignotti.
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  JW Blunt, 
Noah Frank, Stephanie Woodford & Steve Egelman This is a free concert. The Whale’s Tail is located at the 14th Avenue East Meadow just west of the Rose Garden on the JFK Promenade. Highly Recommended!!!!!

San Francisco Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 4:30 PM-7:30 PM Showtime Rockin’ The Bandshell Sunday Crucial Reggae In The Park presents
DJ Guid8nce, DJ Sep, Irie Dole, DJ Nina Reggaedelic, SF Vintage Reggae Society & The Tectonics This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!

Monday June 8th

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

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
Jazz pianist Graham Messer is a young gun making a name for himself in the world of Jazz today. A dyed-in-the-wool bebop pianist, he seeks to uphold the tradition of Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, Kenny Clarke, Hank Jones and
Barry Harris among others. Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

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 June 9th

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
The Patrick Wolff Bebop Quartet is deeply rooted in the bebop tradition established by Bird, Clifford Jordan and Dexter Gordon. Patrick is absolutely my favorite Bay Area tenor player and he leads an outstanding group of musicians that include Wolff on sax, Matt Wilson on drums, Keith Saunders on piano and Eric Markowitz on bass. Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store from New Orleans based the Soul Brass Band delivering a fresh interpretation of the brass band canon infusing deep street rhythms with jazz stylings, soul sounds and the band’s leader
Derrick “Smoker” Freeman’s magnetic stage presence
Highly Recommended!!!!! $30 Cover Charge

Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-1:30 AM Showtime Experiencing Carington Swing  live is to be transported back to a 1930’s Parisian café.  Their fiery, yet romantic style pays homage to the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli.  Carington Swing remains faithful to the original instrumentation by featuring violin, bass, and guitars, but pushes the sonic boundaries of Gypsy Jazz by mixing in the sounds of Latin, Eastern European folk, and Classical music in their original compositions and soloing.  Comprised of accomplished musicians from the Bay Area, the band is led by lead guitarist Christophe Carington.  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  
San Francisco based Mean To Me  is a jazz quintet that resurrects classic jazz of the 1920s through 1940s–sometimes twisted by the more modern stylings of Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus and Ahmad Jamal and an eclectic variety of soul-jazz and latin-jazz. Band is led by jazz vocalist Judy Butterfield, with
Ben Slater on piano, Scott Foster on guitar, Cairo McCockran on drums and
Sam Heminger on bass Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra is a diverse group of long-time friends that have played alongside one another for years. The ensemble ranges from having as little as 8 to as many as 18 participants performing with occasional guest singers such as Billy Valentine. 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 Americana bluegrass old time string roots band Skillet Licorice. Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge

City Of Awe Civic Center Sound Track Series Noon-3:00 PM Showtime
The Civic Center Soundtrack Music Series presents  Alie Halla, Brother Spellbinder & Kevin North This free concert takes place at the Fulton Street Plaza located at 147 Fulton Street sitting between the Asian Art Museum and Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library

Wednesday June 10th

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

Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A special night of music in store featuring the highly acclaimed transpacific folk-rock duo Minor Gold Canadian based Tracy McNeil and Australian based
Dan Parsons whose music blends sun-dappled melodies, rich harmonies, and a cosmic Americana spirit into a warm, road-worn sound. 
Highly Recommended!!!!! $20/$45 Cover Charge

Club Fox 2209 Broadway Redwood City 7:00 PM Showtime
Club Fox Blues Jam presents The Mike Osborn Band whose music is a unique blend of classic rock, blues, and country. Always soulful, always danceable, always with an awesome, concert stage presence and audience interaction. 
Highly Recommended!!!!!!!! $15 Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Jinx Jones is one of the great guitar virtuosos of the Bay Area. I love the way he seems to move seamlessly from rockabilly to jazz to twang and back again, sometimes in the same song. He performs with his Kingtones featuring
Jinx on guitar, Kenan O’Brien on bass and Ken Owen on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Bay Area jazz guitarist Michael O’Neill and master jazz pianist and keyboardist Frank Martin will be performing with Dan Robbins on bass and
Deszon Claiborne on drums. This should be a great set of music. Highly Recommended!!!! $30 Cover Charge Per Set

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

The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A good show featuring Bay Area based jazz musician Garrett Barley.
Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

SF Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 4:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime The Bandshell Midweek Melodies Series presents Alvie Alex Adams,
Brother Spellbinder & Just Float The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!
No Cover Charge

Thursday June 11th

SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
Legendary Cuban pianist, bandleader and composer Maestro Chucho Valdez is the most influential figure in modern Afgro-Cuban jazz for more than a half century.  Valdés celebrates 60 years of musical alchemy with the SFJAZZ premiere of his Royal Quartet project featuring Valdés on piano, José Armando Gola on bass, Horacio “El Negro” Hernández on drums and Roberto Jr. Vizcaino on percussion. Highly Recommended!!!!! $54.50-$119.50 Cover Charge

Kilowatt Bar 3160 16^th Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime
What a great night of music featuring Quintron & Miss Pussycat who have been making genre-defying noise and hard rocking dance music in New Orleans for over thirty years. The majority of their 19 full-length albums have the psychedelic soul of traditional New Orleans party music, filtered through a Hammond organ, technicolor puppets, and a battalion of distorted, homemade instruments. Opening up are the Oakland based sweaty a muscle-obsessed electro-punk band The Diesel Dudes who often dresses up in adult diapers and East Bay based new wave rockers Replica Watch. This is one of the must see shows of the week. Highly Recommended!!!! $24.72 Cover Charge

Moe’s Alley 1535 Commercial Way Santa Cruz 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring two dynamite bands. Headlining is San Francisco based Tractorum whose sound explores the boundaries of traditional and contemporary American roots music. Opening up is New Orleans based Bon Bon Vivant who can be best described as Felini meets New Orleans and is one of the Big Easy’s best swing infused indie soul bands. This is a show to definitely check out!! Highly Recommended!!!!! $18 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
A great set of music in store featuring Bay Area based jazz drummer
Sheldon Alexander performing with the innovative singer/songwriter
Veotis Latchison whose music is deeply influenced by a mix of hip hop, R&B, soul, and jazz drawing inspiration from artists like James Brown, D’Angelo, Donny Hathaway, Big Yuki and Robert Glasper. This is a set to definitely check out.  Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 7:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. Westside Jazz Club lead by the wonderful tenor saxophonist
Scott Silverberg, is a collective of innovative jazz musicians performing jazz standards, challenging modern compositions and freshly-updated classics. I have seen this ensemble a number of time and they never disappoint..
Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A good show in store featuring Bay Area based post bop jazz pianist
Syd Williams Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

People In Plazas is a musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer noontime music series with over 130 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series features performing at 333 Market Street

SalesforceTransit Center 425 Mission Street San Francisco 11:30 AM-1:00 PM Showtime. The Salesforce Free Rooftop Concert Series continues The concert takes on the Transit Center’s 4.5 acre park on top of the transit center.
Highly Recommended!!!!!

City Of Awe Civic Center Sound Track Series Noon-3:00 PM Showtime
The Civic Center Soundtrack Music Series presents presents  Anna Karney, 
Evan Wardell & Sara Rodenburg This free concert takes place at the Fulton Street Plaza located at 147 Fulton Street sitting between the Asian Art Museum and Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library

Friday 12th

SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
Legendary Cuban pianist, bandleader and composer Maestro Chucho Valdez is the most influential figure in modern Afgro-Cuban jazz for more than a half century.  Valdés celebrates 60 years of musical alchemy with the SFJAZZ premiere of his Royal Quartet project featuring Valdés on piano, José Armando Gola on bass, Horacio “El Negro” Hernández on drums and Roberto Jr. Vizcaino on percussion. Highly Recommended!!!!! $54.50-$119.50 Cover Charge

Yoshi’s 510 Enbarcadero West Oakland 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM Showtimes
10-time GRAMMY winner, Arturo Sandoval is simply the greatest living Cuban trumpet player and a legend of Latin jazz. He has forged his own bold synthesis of bebop and Cuban styles, playing a central role in revolutionizing Cuban music as founding member of Irakere, one of the most innovative and influential Afro-Cuban bands of all time whose embrace of the jazz tradition flew in the face of state-sanctioned music of the island nation.
Highly Recommended!! $39-$79 Cover Charge Per Set

The Sound Room 3022 Broadway Oakland 7:30 PM Showtime
The dynamic musical collective The Jazz Mafia celebrates the music of Prince‘s featuring Adam Theis on trombone, John Palowitch on alto sax, Tommy Occhiuto on tenor/bari sax, Colin Hogan on keys, Joshua Thurston Milgrom on upright bass and Henry Plumb on drums with special guest U.K. born R&B and jazz vocalist Kate Lamont who will be gearing up to bring Prince’s music to life on stage. Highly Recommended!!!!! $36 Cover Charge

The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro has taken the four-string, two-octave instrument to places no one could have imagined, ranging freely across the music spectrum from jazz, blues, and funk to bluegrass, classical, flamenco, and folk. This should be a great show.. Highy Recommended!!!!!
$98 Cover Charge

Black Cat Cafe 400 Eddy San Francisco 7:00 PM 8:30 PM & 9:30 PM Showtimes. Jazz saxophonist, flautist, composer and arranger Greg Abate is known for his fiery bebop and swinging hard-bop style. He has performed and recorded with such icons as Ray Charles, Phil Woods and Hilton Ruiz. He has a great band featuring Abate on saxophone, Ben Stolorow on piano, Essiet Okon Essiet on bass and Deszon Claiborne on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!!!! $20/$40/$50/$60 Cover Charge Per Set

Boom Boom Room 1601 Fillmore Street San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring two dynamite bands. Headlining is San Francisco based Tractorum whose sound explores the boundaries of traditional and contemporary American roots music. Opening up is New Orleans based Bon Bon Vivant who can be best described as Felini meets
New Orleans and is one of the Big Easy’s best swing infused indie soul bands. This is a show to definitely check out!! Highly Recommended!!!!
$20 Cover Charge

The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 7:30 PM Showtime
The treasured Bay Area institution Oakland Interfaith Choir‘s annual
Juneteenth Concert is more than a commemoration it’s a celebration of liberation, culture, and community. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$39/$44 Cover Charge

Moe’s Alley 1535 Commercial Way Santa Cruz 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring the New Jersey based 1980’s rockers
The Smithereens who have earned a reputation as one of America’s most enduring rock band building a distinctive sound rooted in the melodic punch of the British Invasion, fused with the raw energy of American garage rock. The result was a catalog of timeless songs that included “Blood and Roses”,
“Behind the Wall of Sleep”, “Only a Memory”, “A Girl Like You” and
“Too Much Passion”. The band is on tour with original members Jim Babjak on lead guitar,Dennis Diken on drums, Mike Mesaros on bass along with
Severo “The Thrilla” Johnson on bass. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$47.82 Cover Charge

Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. J.C. Smith Band brings you an electrifying musical experience with music ranging from Jumpin Blues to Old School Soul. This band can whip the most conservative audience into a crazed dancing machine.
Highly Recommended!!! $25/$55 Cover Charge Per Set

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Cosmo Alleycats is a San Francisco-based swing band that brings to the stage a potent mix of vintage dance music with a dynamic, soulful delivery. The band, comprised of 6 talented musicians, draws from several decades of exhilarating American music to deliver a fun and engaging performance. Band members include Emily Day on vocals, Andrew “Carnegie” Hall on piano, Steve Height on bass, Mike Burns on drums, Galen Green on sax and
Armen Krakirian on trumpet. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Ritmo y Voz is an electrifying trio where the deep-rooted traditions of Afro-Cuban jazz meet the power of dynamic vocals. This high-energy performance features an all-star lineup including Einar “Tito” Leliebre on vocals & percussion,
Ernesto Kindelan Mazar on bass and Kai Lyons on guitar.
Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge

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

Tupelo 1337 Grant Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
Marshall Law delivers a powerful punch of blazing guitar, heavy hitting and crowd favorites. From classic rock to today’s favorites, this trio will blow you away! Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A good show in store featuring the surf rock duo The Carrots.
Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

Comstock Saloon 155 Columbus Avenue San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime Gaucho Jazz is a masterful Bay Area band that combines the influence of gypsy jazz of 1930’s Europe with the rhythmic drive and collective improvisation of New Orleans swing music, gutbucket blues and elements of ragtime. The band features band leader Dave Ricketts on guitar/vocals and coronet, Ari Munkres on bass, Craig Ventresco on guitar, Steve Apple on percussion and Leon Oakley on trumpet. This is one of the Bay Area’s best jazz ensembles. Highly Recommended!!!!!! No Cover Charge

Sausalito Jazz & Blues By The Bay in Downtown Sausalito 6:30 PM-8:00 PM Showtime. The free concert series presents the Bay Area based experimental funk, soul, rhythm & blues Idea Team . Highly Recommended!!!!

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

Saturday June 13^th

SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
Legendary Cuban pianist, bandleader and composer Maestro Chucho Valdez is the most influential figure in modern Afgro-Cuban jazz for more than a half century.  Valdés celebrates 60 years of musical alchemy with the SFJAZZ premiere of his Royal Quartet project featuring Valdés on piano, José Armando Gola on bass, Horacio “El Negro” Hernández on drums and Roberto Jr. Vizcaino on percussion. Highly Recommended!!!!! $59.50-$129.50 Cover Charge

Yoshi’s 510 Enbarcadero West Oakland 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM Showtimes
10-time GRAMMY winner, Arturo Sandoval is simply the greatest living Cuban trumpet player and a legend of Latin jazz. He has forged his own bold synthesis of bebop and Cuban styles, playing a central role in revolutionizing Cuban music as founding member of Irakere, one of the most innovative and influential Afro-Cuban bands of all time whose embrace of the jazz tradition flew in the face of state-sanctioned music of the island nation.
Highly Recommended!! $39-$79 Cover Charge Per Set

The Greek Theatre 2001 Gayley Road Berkeley 7:00 PM Showtime
Bob Dylan is on his “Everything Burns” tour with Lucinda Williams and
The John Doe Folk Trio opening up. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$180-$1015 Cover Charge

The Sound Room 3022 Broadway Oakland 7:30 PM Showtime
Blues harmonica virtuoso Mark Hummel performs with an all star band featuring Hummel on harmonica and vocals, Anson Funderburgh on guitar, Junior Watson on guitar, Kedar Roy on bass and Wes Starr on drums. 
Highly Recommended!!!!! $42.40 Cover Charge

Black Cat Cafe 400 Eddy San Francisco 7:00 PM 8:30 PM & 9:30 PM Showtimes. Jazz saxophonist, flautist, composer and arranger Greg Abate is known for his fiery bebop and swinging hard-bop style. He has performed and recorded with such icons as Ray Charles, Phil Woods and Hilton Ruiz. He has a great band featuring Abate on saxophone, Ben Stolorow on piano, Essiet Okon Essiet on bass and Deszon Claiborne on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!!!! $20/$40/$50/$60 Cover Charge Per Set

Moe’s Alley 1535 Commercial Way Santa Cruz 8:00 PM Showtime
The Grammy award winning La Santa Cecilia music is a blend of cumbia, bossa nova, and boleros. Their influences range from Miles Davis to The Beatles, Zeppelin to Janis Joplin and Mercedes Sosa to Ramon Ayala. There common love of music and openness to all genres led them to the concept of La Santa Cecilia in 2007 named after the patron saint of musicians.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $35.46 Cover Charge

Rancho Nicasio 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio 7:30 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!!!! $25 Cover Charge

Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. The Carmen Ratti Band featuring vocalist Jill Dineen who is way as one of the most sought-after blues bands in Northern California with their scorching, high-energy performances, raw, powerful lead vocals, superbly emotive guitar, an exceptional groove, and an inspired, dynamic mix of show-stopping originals and steamy, innovative covers. Highly Recommended!!! $20/$50Cover Charge Per Set

Fifth Street Farms 1517 5^th Street Berkeley 7:30 PM Showtime
An evening of high octane old time bluegrass featuring North Carolina based Hard Drive with Tatiana Hargreaves on fiddle, Aaron Tacke on banjo,
Sonya Badigian on guitar and Nokosee Fieldson bass. Highly Recommended!!!!!! $32.50 Cover Charge

The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 7:30 PM Showtime
The Billie Holiday Project featuring Stella Heath celebrates the life, legacy, and music of Lady Day through historically informed yet contemporary jazz interpretations. The ensemble featuring Stella Heath on vocals, Neil Angelo Fontano on piano, Patrick Sullivan Okimura on drums, Trevor Kinsel on bass & trumpet and Michael Fortunato on tenor sax & clarinet brings emotional clarity, musical depth, and storytelling to one of America’s most influential voices. Highly Recommended!!!!! $44/$64 Cover Charge

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

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
The dramatic horn driven turbo charged powerhouse of a band
The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra music is inspired by the authentic ‘60s and ‘70s soul and blues recordings of Al Green, Bobby Bland, Bobby Womack,
Otis Redding, Tyrone Davis and the Stax & Motown record labels. The orchestra features Anthony Paule on guitar & vocals, Willy Jordan on vocals, Timm Walker on bass & vocals, Derek James on trombone,Bowen Brown on drums,
Richard Benitez on trumpet, Anthony Lufrano on organ, piano & vocals and
Rob Zuckerman on tenor sax. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge

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

The Bootleggers Ball 544 Capp Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring the fabulous jazz clarinetist
Nathan Tokunaga and his red hot band. Highly Recommended!!!!
$25 Cover Charge

Tupelo 1337 Grant Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
Marshall Law delivers a powerful punch of blazing guitar, heavy hitting and crowd favorites. From classic rock to today’s favorites, this trio will blow you away! Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

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

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Pop Ignition is a pop, rock and R&B cover band that blasts off with iconic classics and today’s biggest chart-toppers! Highly Recommended!!!!
$10 Cover Charge

The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 3:00 PM-5:00 PM Showtime A nice set of indie Americana folk rock with Stu Silverman & 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  CarnyMusic, 
Joe Andrews, Joyce Lee & Peter Lindman 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!!!!!

Tonight’s Recommendation

Presidio Theatre 99 Moraga Avenue San Francisco 2:00 PM Showtime
Lisa Fischer

Upcoming Concerts & Shows

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 SF Jazz Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet

June 12^th The Guild Theatre Jake Shimabukuro

June 13^th SF Jazz Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet

June 26^th The Freight & Salvage Ruthie Foster

June 14^th SF Jazz Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet

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

September 28^th SF Masonic Social Distortion

August 29^th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Tori Amos

September 30^th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Jack Johnson

Turn Your Radio On…..

Saturday June 6th Recommendations

6:00 AM-9:00 AM KPFA 94.1 FM The Gospel Experience. April Wright hosts a weekly program of spirituals, vintage gospel, modern and contemporary gospel music to inspire, uplift and educate all people worldwide

9:00 AM-10 AM KXSF 102 FM The Putumaya World Music Hour.
Rosalie Howarth hosts a weekly journey through the music of many different cultures

10:00 AM-Noon WWOZ Tiene Sabor with Yolanda Estrada. One of the best afro cuban/latin music programs on the air programs

Noon-2:00 PM KPFA 94.1 FM Blues By The Bay. Tom Mazzolini hosts a weekly program highlighting this Afro-American roots art form from its rural country roots to the urban manifestations and regional flavors that encompass the genre

Noon-2:00 PM WWOZ Tudo Bem With Dean Ellis. Two hours of the best Brazilian music

2:00 PM-4:00 PM WWOZ World Journey With Logan. One of the best world music programs on the air

4:00 PM-6:00 PM WWOZ Block Party With Brice Nice. A great program of soul, funk, R&B, psych-rock, alt-hip-hop, and any sonic gems including 45 RPM disc new or old

6:00 PM-8:00 PM WWOZ Soul Power With Soul Sister where
“the queen of rare groove” starts a music marathon of deep funk and rare grooves

8:00 PM-10:00 PM WWOZ Awake And Willing With Peggy Lou. This is one of the best radio programs on the air. A must listen!!!

10:00 PM-1:00 AM WWOZ Blues In The Night With Jamie Dell’Apa.
Every Saturday Jamie hosts what is unquestionably the most fun, unique and entertaining radio in our present solar system. Jamie describes the program as “Music from that time when rhythm and blues and rock and roll were emerging but hadn’t yet become a predictable formula. A time when musicians were listening to and incorporating these exciting emergences into their own style of music. We focus on music that is difficult to categorize. C&W that sounds like rockabilly and rockabilly that sounds like R&B which sounds an awful lot like rock. That’s the sweet spot for the music on the show and, sure enough, that’s where the New Orleans sound is centered.” This show is must listen Radio. Highly Recommended!!!!

Video Pick Of The Week

Josephine Baker the American dancer and singer who became one of France’s great music‐hall stars, Singer, Civil Rights Activist. was easily one of the most successful Black women of her time. Born and reared in a fatherless poverty in the rat-infested slums of St. Louis, her means for escaping from this poverty was her beauty, singing, comedic and dancing abilities, which powered her rise to American fame in the “Chocolate Dandies” on Broadway as a teenager. Tiring of performing in demeaning minstrel reviews, at the age of nineteen, she took the chance of a career in Paris, where the Jazz Age had fueled interest in the then sensual and exotic African-American culture. Helping to bring the dance of the era, the “Charleston” to Paris, she became one of the most popular entertainers in Europe. Her risqué dance routines with the lack of significant covering in her costumes received greater appreciation in Europe, than in the more conservative United States. Her contemporaries of the time all came under the spell of “La Baker” including Ernest Hemingway, e. e. cummings, Gertrude Stein and Picasso. Successfully, she branched from the stage to cinema. During World War II, she became a highly decorated veteran for her adopted country, serving in French Resistance against Nazi Germany. Using her celebrity as a cover to act as a spy, she carried sensitive documents to neutral countries and allied strongholds, sometimes using invisible ink on sheet music, and performed for allied soldiers in North Africa. In celebration of Baker’s 120^th birthday on Wednesday June 3^rd I would like to highly the 2018 documentary Josephine Baker:The Story Of An Awakening details the amazing story of the first black superstar Baker, born into poverty in Missouri in 1906, moved to France where she became a dancer hailed as the Queen of Paris, joined the French Resistance, created her very own dream family
“The Rainbow Tribe” adopting twelve children from four corners of the world, and ultimately became a Civil Rights activist

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