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Saturday February 28th Birthdays Includes
Willie Bobo one of the great Latin percussionists of his time who was a relentless swinger on the congas and timbales, a flamboyant showman onstage, and an engaging if modestly endowed singer who worked with Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente, Mary Lou Williams, Cal Tjader and
Herbie Mann was born 92 years ago
John Fahey one of acoustic guitar’s true innovators whose innovative country blues fingerpicking style was crucial in expanding the boundaries of the acoustic guitar was born 77 years ago
Joe South Grammy award winning singer/songwriter, guitarist, and record producer best known for writing such hits as “Games People Play”,
“Walk a Mile in My Shoes” and “(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden” was born 86 years ago
Brian Jones second guitarist and multi-instrumentalist for The Rolling Stones from their formation in 1962 until just a few weeks before his death in mid-1969 was born 84 years ago
Bernadette Peters highly acclaimed singing actress who is one of the biggest Broadway stars of her era who starred in such musicals as “Annie”,
“Sunday in the Park with George” and “Into the Woods” and turns 78 years old
Cindy Wilson musician and one of the vocalists, songwriters and founding members of new wave rock band the B-52s known for her distinctive contralto voice turns 69 years old
Some upcoming concert suggestions for today
Saturday February 28th
The Chapel SF 777 Valencia Street San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
Step into the outer realms of sound with the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra one of the most visionary and electrifying ensembles in jazz history. The group is now led on tour by saxophonist Knoel Scott, who has been an intrinsic part of the band for 46 years. The Arkestra continues the interstellar mission of its founder, Sun Ra — blending big band swing, free jazz, cosmic philosophy, and Afro-futurist pageantry into a transcendent live experience.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $55/$75 Cover Charge
The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet has been making some of the most potent and popular Cajun music on the planet. Born out of the rich Acadian ancestry of its members, and created and driven by bandleader Michael Doucet’s spellbinding fiddle playing and soulful vocals, BeauSoleil is notorious for bringing even the most staid audience to its feet. BeauSoleil’s distinctive sound derives from the distilled spirits of New Orleans jazz, blues rock, folk, swamp pop, Zydeco, country and bluegrass. Highly Recommended!!!!
$39/$44 Cover Charge
Great American Music Hall 859 O’Farrell Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime. Since their beginnings in the underground music scene of 1990s Chicago based Tortoise has been widely considered one of the most influential music groups of the last 40 years by upending rock conventions with their blending of dub, avant-garde jazz, classical minimalism, ambient music, and British electronic minimal music. They haven’t toured in a while so this a a great opportunity to them in a small venue. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$35/$40 Cover Charge
August Hall 420 Mason Street San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
A great night of music instore featuring the Portland based harmony driven indie Americana folk punchy alt pop band Joseph. This trio is definitely worth checking out. Highly Recommended!!!!! $45/$169.40 Cover Charge
The Lost Church 988 Columbus Avenue San Francisco 8:15 PM Showtime
A great set of folk, Americana and jugband music in store featuring
Jordan Tice and two of my favorite Bay Area performers singer/songwriters and guitarists Meridith Axelrodand Craig Ventresco. This should be one of more entertaining shows of the week.. Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge
Hotel Utah 500 4th Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime
A night of garage rock, soul and indie rock featuring Seattle based
Jaws Of Brooklyn whose music is a blend of Motown melody, Muscle Shoals soul and West Coast rock & roll, rooted in girl group glitter and garage grit. Also performing are San Francisco based high energy punk band Supersonic Symbiotic and bay Area based indie rock trio Carly’s Lounge. Ths should be a fun show. Highly Recommended!!!! $12 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Guitarist Ben Misterka and his band Collectivity blends international music to create a band that brings jazz/funk, psychedelic and soul. Misterka’s band is known for their international blend of music and for the musicians who make up the band. Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 11:59 PM-1:30 AM Showtime
Late Night At The Dawn Club presents Bay Area based hard bop influenced trumpeter Armen Krakirian. Highly Recommended $10 Cover Charge
Club Fox 2209 Broadway Redwood City 8:00 PM Showtime
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers are an inspiring funky/soulful band playing a blend of high-energy blues, R&B and roadhouse rock…soulful, celebratory vocals and exquisite, stellar guitar. Highly Recommended!!!!!!!!
$35 Cover Charge
Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes. Blues singer Earl Thomas commands the stage with his soulful voice and electrifying presence, embodying the essence of blues and R&B. Backed by a band of top-notch musicians, his performances are a masterclass in raw emotion and musical virtuosity. From smoky ballads that tug at the heartstrings to upbeat numbers that ignite the dance floor, Earl Thomas delivers a dynamic and unforgettable experience. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20 Cover Charge Per Set
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Jazz Mafia and vocalist Tiffany Austin perform a fresh set of music that reflects years of collaboration and shared creativity. The performance blends their original compositions with innovative arrangements of seldom-heard jazz gems. Performers includeTiffany Austin on vocals, Adam Theis on trombone, Mike Olmos on trumpet, Tommy Occhiuto on sax, Colin Hogan on keys,
Joshua Thurston-Milgrom on upright bass and Henry Plumb on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 10:30 PM Showtime
The Late Set features the great Bay area based jazz B3 Hammond organist Simon Rowewith 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 Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. Bay Area based Iya Lingua, led by the soulful trilingual vocalist and percussionist Morgan Simon is a blend of Cuban salsa jazz, soul, bossa nova and Latin jazz. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
Curio’s Bar 775 Valencia San Francisco 6:00 PM-9:00 PM Showtime Singer/songwriter musician Javi Jimenezteams up with the wonderful Bay Area based gypsy jazz guitarist Ross Howefor an evening of Django, Gypsy and Manouche inspired music.Highly Recommended!!!! $15 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
Sunday March 1st
The Chapel SF 777 Valencia Street San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
Step into the outer realms of sound with the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra one of the most visionary and electrifying ensembles in jazz history. The group is now led on tour by saxophonistKnoel Scott, who has been an intrinsic part of the band for 46 years. The Arkestra continues the interstellar mission of its founder, Sun Ra — blending big band swing, free jazz, cosmic philosophy, and Afro-futurist pageantry into a transcendent live experience.Highly Recommended!!!!! $55/$75 Cover Charge
SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Legendary Cuban pianist, bandleader and composer Maestro Chucho Valdez is the most influentialfigure 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!!!! $44.50-$119.50 Cover Charge
The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 7:00 PM Showtime
One of the premier Afro-Latin Jazz musical groups The John Santos Sextetmusic celebrates the Afro-Latino roots of jazz and whose repertoire consists of original compositions and exciting original arrangements of classic rhythms, styles and songs from Latin America and the US. Band members include
Saul Sierra on bass, Dr. John Calloway on flute, piano & percussion, Charlie Gurke on saxes, Marco Diaz on piano & trumpet, David Flores on drums and John Santos on percussion. Highly Recommended!!!! $39/$44 Cover Charge
Presidio Theatre 99 Morago Avenue San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime Grammy Award winning South Africa’s Ladysmith Black Mambazohas warmed the hearts of audiences worldwide with uplifting vocal harmonies, signature dance moves, and charming onstage banter.I love their melodies filled with the intricate rhythms and harmonies of their native South African musical traditions Highly Recommended!!!!
$49.50/$71.50/$82.50/$93.50 Cover Charge
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society 311 Mirada Rd, Half Moon Bay 4:30 PM Showtime. Venezuelan based Edward Simon is among the foremost pianists of his generation. With his trio featuring Simon on piano, Or Bareket on bass and Adam Cruz on drums, Simon continues to explore the commonalities jazz can have with the folkloric sounds of Latin America Highly Recommended!!!!! $40/$50 Cover Charge
Rancho Nicasio1 Old Rancheria Road Nicasio 4:00 PM Showtime BackPorchEstra is a roots Rock, Americana, acoustic blues, Western Swing, Cajun, Pop-Rock, jug band, New Orleans and Kitchen Sink music. The band draws from new original material as well as reworked classics by
Hank Williams, Taj Mahal, Dan Hicks, Big Bill Broonzy, Bob Wills, Bobby Charles and even Christmas Jug Band tune. Highly Recommended!!! $25 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtimes 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. 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
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
Monday March 2nd
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime
A really good set of music in store featuring Gamper Drums Funk Jazza 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 andKit Rusco on guitar.
Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Post bop jazz pianist/composer and arranger Art Khu performs with his outstanding quartet Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge
Madrone Art Bar located at 500 Divisadero San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime Motown Mondays where every Monday at the Madrone dance the night away with hosts DJ Gordo Cabeza andTimoteo Gigante and resident DJs spinning originals, exclusive remixes, and close relatives of your favorite Motown songs. Highly Recommended!!!!! $5 Cover Charge
The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime
Mitch Polzak is a master guitarist and he and The Royal Deuces has been one of the premier Rockabilly bands since staring in 1999. Polzak’s incredible showmanship and ability to connect with his audiences as well as his diverse background in multiple genres (including Cajun, Bluegrass and Surf), contribute to what makes his sound and show so unique.
Highly Recommended!!!! $5 Cover Charge
The Local Edition691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 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
Tuesday March 3rd
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 likeChris 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
Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-1:30 AM Showtime The Golden Hour Heptet plays swing music for both dancing and listening audiences, inspired by the great jazz artists of the 30’s and 40’s. Led by
Lauryn and Ryan Gould the band is greatly influenced by the music of
Don Byas, Slam Stewart, Johnny Hodges, Kansas City Six/Seven,
The Edmond Hall Sextet, Sidney Bechet, Mary Lou Williams and so many more.
HighlyRecommended!!!!! $20 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Fault Line Trio is one of the Bay Area’s most dynamic and innovative crossover jazz projects! Swing, R&B, and sophisticated grooves. The trio features
Jay Sanders on piano and keys, Lukas Vesely on bass andBrian Fishler on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 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 Local Edition691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. The Local Edition Jazz Orchestrais 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
Wednesday March 4th
The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
There are few alternative rock bands as instantly recognizable and historically important as the Milwakee based rockers the Violent Femmes whose geeky, nervous songwriting and blend of folk-pop with new wave produced several cult classics during the ’80s such as “Blister In The Sun”, “Kiss Off”,
“Gone Daddy Gone” and “American Music”. The band is currently on tour celebrating their 45th anniversary. Highly Recommended!!!! $125 Cover Charge
Cat’s Corner 435 Broadway Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
The Hot Baked Goods are a band of young jazz musicians playing hot tunes of the 1920s and ’30s. Most of the band members started as swing dancers, and became so infatuated with the music that they decided to make some themselves! They have quickly become one of San Francisco’s most popular swing dance bands! Highly Recommended!!!! $20 Cover Charge
Blush Wine Bar 476 Castro Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
The Americano Social Club plays music for “la dolce vita”, 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
Club Fox2209 Broadway Redwood City 6:00 PM Showtime
Club Fox Blues Jam presents the gritty vocaist Lara Price whose music ranges from jazz, blues, soul & R&B. Highly Recommended!!!!!!!! $15 Cover Charge
Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime
A great set of rockin’ blues gospel & soul featuring Santa Clara based guitarist and singer/songwriter Jeffrey James. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 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!!!! $15 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Hammond organist, pianist, accordionist, vocalist, and composer
Robert Kennedy and his Organ Quartet’s music is built around the soul jazz and hard bop icons that include Lee Morgan, Herbie Hancock, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver and of course the greats of the Hammond organ including Jimmy Smith, Shirley Scott and Charles Earland. Band members include Kennedy on the Hammond B3 organ, Ben Torres on tenor sax, Kai Lyons on guitar and Michael Reed on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $30 Cover Charge Per Set
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime A set of jazz, soul, funk and bogaloo featuring The Editorials.
Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
Thursday March 5th
The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
There are few alternative rock bands as instantly recognizable and historically important as the Milwakee based rockers the Violent Femmes whose geeky, nervous songwriting and blend of folk-pop with new wave produced several cult classics during the ’80s such as “Blister In The Sun”, “Kiss Off”,
“Gone Daddy Gone” and “American Music”. The band is currently on tour celebrating their 45th anniversary. Highly Recommended!!!! $125 Cover Charge
SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
Grammy award winning Cuban virtuoso pianist
Omar Sosaperforms with the Stanford Jazz Orchestra.
Highly Recommended!!!! $34.50-$95.50 Cover Charge
The Black Cat400 Eddy San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM Showtimes
A great set of music in store featuring the Seattle based funk jazz trio
Patterns Flywhose music blends pocket heavy organ trio funk and psychedelic mind bending grooves resulting in a sound that fuses high energy synth bass heavy funk and experimental electronic tinged jazz. The trio features keyboard player Galen Clark, guitarist Andy Coeand drummer
D’Vonne Lewis. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20/$30/$40/$50 Cover Charge Per Set
The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of progressive bluegrass with the North Carolina based Grammy award winning Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Graham Sharp on banjo and vocals, Mike Guggino on mandolin/mandola and vocals, Aaron Burdett on guitar and vocals, Nicky Sanders on fiddle and vocals, Mike Ashworth on drums and vocals and Barrett Smith on bass, guitar, and vocals. Highly Recommended!!!! $39/$44 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes A great set of music in store featuring Howard Wiley presenting a celebration of soul-jazz, funk, gospel, and R&B steeped in West Coast flavor, combining Wiley’s hard-driving originals with a funkified selection of classics.
Highly Recommended!!!! $30 Cover Charge Per Set
Blush Wine Bar 476 Castro Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A nice set of music in store featuring San Francisco based indie Americana folk singer/songwriter Emily Z Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 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 andCindy Cashdollar. Easley has worked with artists as diverse as Brian Blade, Joni Mitchell, Peter Rowan,
Ruthie Foster and Dave Liebman. Highly Recommended!!!! $20 Cover Charge
Madrone Art Bar 500 Divisadero Street, San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime Macy Blackman is universally regarded as the Bay Area’s premier New Orleans R&B/boogie pianist. 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. Highly Recommended!!!!!!!
$5 Cover Charge
Tupelo 1337 Grant Ave, San Francisco 9:00 PM-1:00 AM Showtime
If you don’t know The Camaros you haven’t been in San Francisco long enough. They played as the house band for over two decades at the old Gold Dust, seven nights a week. Talk about a music catalog.. They will have Tupelo rockin’ out. Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Bay Area based pianist, organist, composer and band leader Adam Kipple performs with his outstanding Soul Jazz Quintet. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 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!!!! $10 Cover Charge
Friday March 6th
The Warfield Theatre 982 Market Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime Gogol Bordello is one of the great party bands in the universe whose music combines elements of punk, Gypsy music, dub, and Brecht-ian cabaret telling the story of New York’s immigrant diaspora through debauchery, humor, and surreal costumes. Also on the bill is Nashville based indie folk pop singer/songwriter Boris & The Joy and New York City based indie alt rockers Puzzled Panther. Gogol Bordello is one of my favorite bands and this is probably the must see show of the week. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$55-$150 Cover Charge
SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
Grammy award Cuban virtuoso pianist Omar Sosa performs with Cuban violinist and vocalist Yillian Canizares and Cuban percussionist
Gustavo Ovalles.Highly Recommended!!!! $34.50-$94.50 Cover Charge
The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
One of the foremost sitar virtuoso of his generation Nishat Khan presents a tribute to the legendary Indian tabla player, composer, arranger and percussionist Kakir Hussain performing many of their music collaborative pieces. Khan will be accompanied by Pandit Gourisankar on tabla.
Highly Recommended!!!! $39/$44 Cover Charge
Bottom Of The Hill 1233 17th Street San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
A fun night of music in store featuring the Phoenix based loud & fast blues punk garage rockers Alvie & The Breakfast Pigs. Also performing are San Francisco based garage rockers Treasures and Oakland based new wave post punk band Extra Extra. Highly Recommended!!!! $18 Cover Charge
Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring the hard-driving blues band
M’Sippi Slide whose music is rooted in deep Southern traditions, delivering gritty slide guitar, soulful vocals, and swampy grooves that channel juke joints, front porches, and late-night dance floors. Their sound blends raw Delta blues energy with electric intensity, creating music that’s authentic, high-octane, and built to make you feel it in your bones.
Highly Recommended!!!! $20 Cover Charge
The Black Cat 400 Eddy San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM Showtimes
A great set of music in store featuring the Seattle based funk jazz trio
Patterns Fly whose music blends pocket heavy organ trio funk and psychedelic mind bending grooves resulting in a sound that fuses high energy synth bass heavy funk and experimental electronic tinged jazz. The trio features keyboard player Galen Clark, guitarist Andy Coe and drummer
D’Vonne Lewis. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20/$40/$50/$60 Cover Charge Per Set
The Lost Church 988 Columbus Avenue San Francisco 8:15 PM Showtime
The Patrick Wolff 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. Opening up is the San Francisco indie Americana band Commoner whose music is deeply rooted in the country folk music sounds of Gillian Welch and Towns Van Zandt. Highly Recommended!!!!
$20 Cover Charge
The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime .
A great night of music in store featuring the legendary blues guitarist
Steve Freund. Highly Recommended!!!! $5 Cover Charge
Bird & Beckett 653 Chenery Street San Francisco 6:00 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!!!! $20 Cover Charge
Bird & Beckett653 Chenery Street San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
San Francisco based post bop jazz trumpeter Noah Frankleads an oustanding combo featuring Frank on trumpet, Stephanie Woodford on vocals and piano, Dexter Williams on bass and Isaac Schwartz on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge
Curio’s Bar 775 Valencia San Francisco 6:00 PM-9:00 PM Showtime
Byrds Of A Feather is one of the Bay Area’s great jazz/reggae bands led saxophone David Byrd Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime .
Multi Grammy award winning vocalist Tony Lindsayleads his band performing hits from Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Etta James, Sam Cooke and
Donny Hathaway. Band members includeLindsay on vocals, Fred Ross on vocals, Janice Maxi-Reid on vocals, Allen Leong on piano, David Shul on guitar,
David Jones on bass andDeszon Claiborne on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro498 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
The Local Edition691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums music draws from the likes of such legends as Big Joe Turner, Louis Jordan, T-Bone Walker and Ruth Brown, Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums have a true respect for the original roots of Jazz and Blues. Both Lucky’s and Carmen Getit’s lead vocals nail their decidedly little big band sound just perfectly..The band features Steve Lucky on piano and vocals, Carmen Getit on guitar and vocals, Doug Rowan on sax, Matt Cowan sax, Scott Petersen on sax, Lukas Vesely on bass and Brian Fishler on drums.
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 ensemble will transport you to the 1940’s, it is truly the world’s smallest big band! 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 leaderDave Ricketts on guitar/vocals and coronet, Ari Munkres on bass, Craig Ventresco on guitar, Steve Apple on percussion andLeon Oakley on trumpet. This is one of the Bay Area’s best jazz ensembles. Highly Recommended!!!!!! No Cover Charge
Saturday March 7th
The Fillmore 1805 Geary Blvd San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime
A great show in store featuring the highly acclaimed Nashville based indie Americana retro country and rock singer/songwriter Margo Price. Opening up is the indie Americana singer/songwriter Shannon McNally whose tough yet tender style finds room for blues, country, soul, and rock & roll influences as well as an incisive lyrical outlook. Highly Recommended!!!!
$48-$144 Cover Charge
Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes. Baltimore based dynamic vocalist and performer Les Greene channels the fiery spirit of Little Richard and James Brown with a modern rock ’n’ soul edge. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20 Cover Charge Per Set
The Warfield Theatre 982 Market Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime Melvin Seals & The Jerry Garcia Band has been a powerful presence in the music industry for over 30 years and is most revered for his powerful, high-spirited, Hammond B-3 organ, and keyboard work. JGB featuring
John Kadlecik on lead guitar and vocal duties, John-Paul McLean’s on bass and Jeremy Hoenig on the drums will also feature special guests steel guitar master Roosevelt Collier along with members of the Jazz Mafia including Mike Olmos, Tommy Occhiuto & Adam Theis and Jonathan Dubose Jr.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $55-$150 Cover Charge
SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
Grammy award Cuban virtuoso pianist Omar Sosa performs with his
Quarteto Americanos featuring Sosa on keyboards, Sheldon Brown on multi-reeds & flute, Ernesto Mazar Kindelán on baby bass and Josh Jones drums
Highly Recommended!!!! $44.50-$104.50 Cover Charge
The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
Indie Americana singer/songwriters Cristina Vane and Brennen Leigh present a heartfelt celebration of Women Americana Music performing the music of Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez, Alison Krauss and Brandi Carille.
Highly Recommended!!!! $39/$44 Cover Charge
The Black Cat 400 Eddy San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM Showtimes
A great set of music in store featuring the Seattle based funk jazz trio
Patterns Fly whose music blends pocket heavy organ trio funk and psychedelic mind bending grooves resulting in a sound that fuses high energy synth bass heavy funk and experimental electronic tinged jazz. The trio features keyboard player Galen Clark, guitarist Andy Coe and drummer
D’Vonne Lewis. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20/$40/$50/$60 Cover Charge Per Set
The Sound Room 3022 Broadway Oakland 8:00 PM Showtime
Bay Area based jazz trumpet virtuoso Erik Jekabson and his sextet plays music from his most recent album “Breakthrough” which features the music of Philip Glass and John Adams as well as rearragements of classic Miles Davis andGil Evans’ large-ensemble works. The sextet featuresJekabson on trumpet & flugelhorn, Matt Renzi on woodwinds and saxophone, Dillon Vado on vibraphone, Dan Zemelman on piano, Dan Feiszli on bass and Jon Arkin on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $34.00 Cover Charge
Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes. Baltimore based Les Greene & The Swayzees channels the fiery spirit of Little Richard and James Brown with a modern rock ’n’ soul edge. Greene is a dynamic vocalist and performer with raw energy, soulful power and magnetic presence. This is a show to definitely check out.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $20 Cover Charge Per Set
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store festuring one of my favorite Bay Area jazz vocalists Kate Lamont who is a creative interpreter of artists like Joni Mitchell, Nancy Wilson and Michael Jackson. Backin Lamont are Mike Blankenship on keys, Miguel Castuera on bass andDarian Gray on drums Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
The Ray Obiedo Latin Ensemble is made up of some of the Bay Area’s finest contemporary jazz musicians featuring Obiedo on guitar, Jeff Cressman on trombone, Jesse Levit on sax, Colin Hogan on piano, Steve Hogan on bass
Jon Bendich on percussion, Phil Hawkins on drums and special guest vocalist
Lilan Kane. Highly Recommended!!!! $40.00 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 Rowewith Dave Macnab on guitar and Brian Fishler on drums for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15.00 Cover Charge
Mildred Owens Concert Hall 1220 Linda Mar Blvd. Pacifica 7:30 PM Showtime Ireland’s foremost family of song the Black Brothers Band are singing siblings Shay and Michael Black Hailed who are one of the most impressive groups of Irish singers to be found anywhere exquisite, exhilarating and nothing short of thrilling as they raise their sibling rivalry to revelry. The Black Brothers Band’s musical lineup also features button accordion virtuoso Félim Egan and keyboardist Eamonn Flynn. At their concerts one can expect to hear Irish traditional ballads, Dublin street songs, music hall ditties, contemporary folk compositions, rollicking reels & joyful jigs. Their music is interspersed with comic stories, jokes & humorous childhood anecdotes that invariably have audiences smiling broadly & joining in on the choruses. Special guest is the great Irish vocalist Eamonn Flynn. 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
The Ben Slater Trio performs original music and arrangements of jazz and classical standards fromDuke Ellington to Debussy.
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge
Sunday March 8th
The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
Vituoso guitarist and composer Bill Frisell career has spanned more than 40 years with many celebrated recordings and a catalog has that been cited by Downbeat as “the best recorded output of the decade.” Frisell is celebrating his 75th birthday and will be performing withbassist Luke Bergman and drummer Tim Angulo. Highly Recommended!!!! $35 Cover Charge
SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Grammy award Cuban virtuoso pianist Omar Sosa performs with his Suba Trio featuring Sosa on piano, Seckou Keita on kora & vocals and Gustavo Ovalles on percussion. Highly Recommended!!!! $34.50-$94.50 Cover Charge
Moe’s Alley 1535 Commercial Way Santa Cruz Santa Cruz 3:00 PM Showtime
A great afternoon of music in store featuring indie Americana singer/songwriter Shannon McNally whose tough yet tender style finds room for blues, country, soul, and rock & roll influences as well as an incisive lyrical outlook. Her Bobby Charles tribute album is one of my personnel favorites. This is a performer to defintely check out. Highly Recommended!!!!
$18 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtimes Vocalist & songwriter Suzanna Smith brings elegance, soulful swing, sharp lyricism, and heartfelt storytelling to every performance drawing from timeless influences such as Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Horn and
Helen Merrill. Backing up Smith are David Udolf on piano, Dan Feiszli on bass and Jason Lewis on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!
$40.00 Cover Charge Per Set
Great American Music Hall 859 O’Farrell Street San Francisco 4:00 PM Showtime. San Francisco based The Mermen are the premier psychedelic surf trio an all-instrumental band whose sound harks back to surf music of the 1960s. Highly Recommended!!!! $28/$33 Cover Charge
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society311 Mirada Rd, Half Moon Bay 4:30 PM Showtime. Latin jazz, blues, and funk vibraphonist, sax and flute master
Roger Glennwill be performing music from his new album “My Latin Heart” backed by an allstar band featuring Glenn on vibes, flute & sax, Ray Obiedo on guitar, Marcos Silva on piano, Robb Fisher on bass, Kelly Zaban Fasman on drums and Derek Rolando on percussion. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$50/$60 Cover Charge
The Black Cat 400 Eddy San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM Showtimes
A great set of music in store featuring the Seattle based funk jazz trio
Patterns Fly whose music blends pocket heavy organ trio funk and psychedelic mind bending grooves resulting in a sound that fuses high energy synth bass heavy funk and experimental electronic tinged jazz. The trio features keyboard player Galen Clark, guitarist Andy Coe and drummer
D’Vonne Lewis. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20/$30/$40/$50 Cover Charge Per Set
Bird & Beckett 653 Chenery Street San Francisco 5:00 PM Showtime
Mitch Polzak is a master guitarist and he and The Royal Deuces featuring
Joe Goldmark on pedal steel, Tim Wagar on bass and Paul Revelli on drums 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!!!! $20 Cover Charge
Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 8:30 PM Showtimes. The St. Louis Blues Series continues with St. Louis based blues, soul, funk, and jazz musician Joe Metzka who is known for his powerful vocals, expressive guitar work, and commanding stage presence. Deeply rooted in traditional blues and jazz, his sound blends classic influences with a modern, groove-driven edge. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20 Cover Charge Per Set
The Back Room1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 3:00 PM Showtime
Bay Area based jazz quartet Mandala present san afternoon of the music of celebrated pianist and prolific composer Keith Jarrett who is known primarily for his large body of original workand brilliant reinventions of standards. The quartet features Sheldon Brown on saxophones, Matt Clark on piano,
Michael Cox on 6 string electric bass and Byan Bowman on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge
The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 7:00 PM Showtime
Bitchcraft String Band is an all-women California-based bluegrass and old-time band known for a “witchy,” high-energy sound blending traditional tunes, country, and original music. The band featuresTonya Newstetter on guitar & vocals, Christine Wilhoyte on banjo & vocals, Ashley Readel on dobro, Jee-Hee Haar on fiddle & vocals, Amy Kassir on fiddle & vocals and Sarah Jo Millar on bass & vocals. Highly Recommended!!!! $25 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
Tonight’s Concert Recommendation
The Chapel SF 777 Valencia Street San Francisco 8:30 PM Showtime
Sun Ra Arkestra
Upcoming Concerts & Shows
February 28th SF JazzChucho Valdez Royal Quartet
February 28th The Freight & Salvage Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet
March 1st SF Jazz Chucho Valdez Royal Quartet
March 1st Presidio Theatre Ladysmith Black Mamzabo
March 1st The Freight & Salvage John Santos Sextet
March 4th Guild Theatre Violent Femmes
March 5th Guild Theatre Violent Femmes
March 5th The Freight & Salvage Steep Canyon Rangers
March 13th Guild Theatre Umphrey’s McGee
March 13th Presidio Theatre Antonio Sanchez
March 13th The Freight & Salvage Peter Rowan
March 15th The Freight & Salvage Charlie Hunter Trio
March 19th The Freight & Salvage Mads Tolling & Peppino D’Agostino
March 27th Presidio Theatre Lunasa
April 9th Presidio Theatre Presevation Hall Jazz Band
April 9th The Freight & Salvage Dar Williams
April 10th The Freight & Salvage Dar Williams
April 12th Presidio Theatre Preservation Hall Jazz Band
April 15th Presidio Theatre Habib Koité, Aly Keïta, Lamine Cissokho: Mandé Sila
April 24th Guild Theatre A Flock Of Seagulls
April 24th Palace Of Fine Arts Tommy Emmanuel
April 25th Guild Theatre A Flock Of Seagulls
May 8th Presidio Theatre Storm Large
May 10th Presidio Theatre Sweet Honey & The Rock
May 15th Guild Theatre Blood Sweat & Tears
May 22nd The Freight & Salvage Ramblin’ Jack Elliot
May 23rd The Freight & Salvage Tony Trishka’s Earl Jam A Tribute to Earl Scruggs
June 6th The Freight & Salvage Booker T. Jones
June 7th The Freight & Salvage Booker T. Jones
Turn Your Radio On…..
Saturday February 28th
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 Sisterwhere
“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
Deemed one of the finest contraltos of her time, classical singer
Marian Andersonwas one of the all-time greats both as an artist, and as a cultural figure breaking down racial barriers becoming the first African American to perform with theNew York Metropolitan Opera in 1955. In celebration of Anderson’s 129th birthday on Friday the 27th I would like to recommend the 2022 PBS documentary Marian Anderson: The Whole World In Her Handswhich explores the life, career, art and legacy of the African American contralto and civil rights pioneer in her own words using archival interview recordings. Marian Anderson’s singing and speaking voice are heard throughout the documentary, providing new understanding of the woman behind the music. Spotlighting Anderson’s voice and point of view, the documentary draws from 34 cassette tapes of interviews recorded in the 1950s, when she was preparing to write her wonderful memoir,
“My Lord, What a Morning” and other archival interviews.. Additionally, with unprecedented access to the Marian Anderson Estate, the documentary draws on rare audio recordings, photographs and personal correspondence to and from family and friends, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Josephine Baker and
Langston Hughes
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