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Sunday March 15th Birthdays Includes

Bertha “Chippie” Hill one of the better classic blues singers of the 1920’s best known for her recordings with Louis Armstrong including ”Low Land Blues”, “Lonesome Weary Blues” and “Pratt City Blues” was born 121 years ago

Jimmy McPartland legendary cornetist who was one of the originators of the brash 1920’s Chicago-style jazz who worked with Eddie Condon, Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden and Tommy Dorsey was born 119 years ago

Harry James legendary jazz trumpeter who was one of the most outstanding instrumentalists of the swing era becoming a driving force in
Benny Goodman’s Orchestra in the late 1930’s and later formed his own band that remained popular for more than 40 years was born 110 years ago

Bob Wilber highly acclaimed virtuoso classic swing and pre-bop jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who played with a joyous spontaneity along with an ability to present traditional jazz pieces in a contemporary manner endeared him to his fellow musicians as well as his fanbase was born
98 years ago

Howard Greenfield Brill Building songwriter who along with his songwriting partner Neil Sedaka wrote the lyrics for ”Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,”
”Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen”, ”Calendar Girl”, ”Oh! Carol”,
”Next Door to an Angel” and ”Love Will Keep Us Together” was born 90 years ago

Al Bell record producer, songwriter, and record executive who is best known as having been an executive and co-owner of Stax Records along with
Jim Stewart during the latter half of the label’s 19-year existence turns
86 years old

Phil Lesh Grateful Dead co founder who was one of the first rock bassists whose instrument regularly took a lead role as well as writing some of the band’s best-known songs including “Dark Star”, “Truckin’”, “Cumberland Blues” and “Box Of Rain”singing the high harmonies for the band as well as occasional lead vocals was born 86 years ago

Tommy McLain Grammy award winning soulful Louisiana based singer/songwriter whose distinctive tenor laid over a bouncy blend of rock, zydeco, country and R&B made him the king of swamp pop in the 1950s and ’60s earning him a following among artists like Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe was born 86 years ago

Mike Love singer/songwriter founding member and frontman for
The Beach Boys who collaborated with Brian Wilson to write “Surfin’ U.S.A.”,
“I Get Around”, “California Girls”, “Fun, Fun, Fun”, “Good Vibrations” and “Kokomo” turns 85 years old

Sly Stone highly influential musician, singer/songwriter, record producer and leader of the band Sly and the Family Stone who helped redefine the landscape of pop, funk and rock in the late 1960s and early ’70s by mixing classic ingredients of R&B, soul and gospel with progressive funk and the burgeoning freedoms of psychedelic rock ’n’ roll cresating such anthems as “Everyday People,” “Dance to the Music”, “I Want to Take You Higher”,
“Family Affair”, “Hot Fun in the Summertime” and my persommel favorite “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” was born 83 years ago

Ralph McDonald Grammy Award-winning percussionist and composer whose understated Afro-Caribbean rhythms were known as “the ghost” behind the hit records of a multitude of 1970s and ’80s pop stars and who was a co-writer on the hit songs “Where Is the Love?” and “Just the Two of Us” was born
82 years ago

Ry Cooder virtuoso roots guitarist songwriter, film score composer and record producerm who has spent his career exploring musical styles from rock & roll, blues, reggae, Tex-Mex, Hawaiian, Dixieland jazz, country, folk, R&B, gospel and vaudeville turns 79 years old

Will.i.am Black Eyed Peas leader who has built a remarkable side career as a chart-topping solo artist and Grammy-nominated producer turns 51 years old

Some upcoming concert suggestions for today

Sunday March 15th

Moe’s Alley 1535 Commercial Way Santa Cruz 3:00 PM Showtime
The musically fearless Rick Estrin & The Nightcats has for the last decade, touring the world and proving night after night why they won 2018’s Blues Music Award for Band Of The Year. The limitless combined talents of blues harmonica virtuoso and sly, soulful singer Estrin, guitar mastermind
Kid Andersen, keyboard wizard Lorenzo Farrell and endlessly creative drummer Derrick “D’Mar” Martin take Estrin’s inventive, original songs to new and unexpected places. On stage, the band’s ability to deliver an unpredictable, no-holds-barred show is unmatched. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$30 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtimes It’s a Saint Patrick’s Day Celebration with pianist/ organist and vocalist
Eamonn Flynn and his band Dublinesque featuring Flynn on piano, organ & vocals, Jeff Tamelier on guitar, Darryl Anders on bass and Kevin Hayes on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $40.00 Cover Charge Per Set

Bird & Beckett 653 Chenery Street San Francisco 5:00 PM Showtime
The dean and high priest of Bay Area Jazz drummers Vince Lateano performs with Ben Stolorow on piano, Peter Barshay on bass with special guest guitarist Tri Phan for their monthly jazz jam session. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$25 Cover Charge

The Waystone Wine Bar 1609 Powell Street San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime A nice set of music instore featuring straight ahead jazz guitarist Taylor Hatch and his trio. 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

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 and Yung Maldita. This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!

Monday March 16th

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
Denver based versitle jazz bassist Alan Jones music is dedicated to honoring the legacy of Black American Music through performances and compositions. Jones has shared the stage with greats such as Matt Wilson, David Sanchez and Ed Simon. 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

The Local Edition 691 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 17th

Yoshi’s 510 Embarcadero West Oakland 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM Showtimes
For over four decades The Wooten Brothers featuring Victor on bass guitar/vocals, Joseph on keyboards/vocals, Roy on percussion/vocals and Regi on guitars/vocals, have been recognized as some of the most innovative musicians in existence and are collectively known as one of the most talented and dynamic band of brothers the world has ever known
Highly Recommended!!!!
$44-$84 Cover Charge

Great American Music Hall 859 O’Farrell Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime. A great night of music in store featuring the legendary British based indie ferociously heavy metal trio Band Of Skulls.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $27.50/$32.00 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 jazz musician Smith Dobson performs with his outstanding quartet featuing Dobson on drums, vibraphone and sax, dam Shulman on piano, Eric Markowitz on bass and Alan Jones on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 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 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!!!!! $20 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 Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra is a diverse group of long-time friends that have played alongside one another for years. The ensemble ranges from having as little as 8 to as many as 18 participants performing with occasional guest singers such as Billy Valentine, Bud E. Luv (aka Bobby Vickers) and Tom Scott.Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

Wednesday March 18th

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

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Accomplished jazz woodwind performer and composer Andrew Dixon and his quartet Rage are deeply rooted in the music of David Liebman, John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Elvin Jones. Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

Great American Music Hall 859 O’Farrell Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime. A great night of music instore featuring the Parisian singer songwriter and guitarist Gabi Hartmann whose music blurs the lines between styles like pop, folk, jazz, soul and world music Highly Recommended!!!!! $25/$29 Cover Charge

Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime Seasoned Bay Area keyboardist, composer, and bandleader Greg Rahn is known for his dynamic blend of jazz, blues, funk and fusion. Rahn will be performing music from his new album Side Hustle. Highly Recommended!!!!! $25 Cover Charge

Club Fox 2209 Broadway Redwood City 7:00 PM Showtime
Club Fox Blues Jam presents The Ol’ Man Brothers Band whose music is dedicated to recapturing the sound of the Allman Brothers Band.
Highly Recommended!!!!!!!! $15 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Highly accomplished post bop jazz saxophonist Eric Schugren leads his
Good Life Reunion Trio with bassist Willem von Hombracht and drummer
Cornel Fauler. 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

SF Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series
The Bandshell Singer Songwriter Series presents Midweek Melodies featuring Anna May, Davia Schendel & Louiza. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco.
Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge

Thursday March 19th

Cornerstone Berkeley 2367 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime Metalachi is the world’s first and only metal mariachi band and one of the great heavy metal bands in the known universe. They combine the humor of Steel Panther, the flamboyancy of GWAR, and the eclectic rawness of
Rob Zombie. There’s also a little dose of Spinal Tap and a hit of Cheech & Chong. The music is classic metal covers from artists like Metallica fused with classic mariachi by Vicente Fernandez and Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan. Their setlist is punctuated by comedic interludes. It’s no surprise that Metalachi are beloved by Billy Idol and Avenged Sevenfold’s M. Shadows. This should be a great show. Highly Recommended!!!!! $30.35 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes San Francisco based jazz vocalist Lori Carsillo is known for her unique phrasing deep and thoughtful interpretations of the Great American Songbook and music by Julie London, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Bill Evans and other jazz greats. Carsillo will be backed by a stellar trio featuring Ben Stolorow on piano, John Wiitala on bass and Sylvia Cuenca on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!
$40 Cover Charge Per Set

Tupelo 1337 Grant Avenue San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
Jinx Jones is one of the great guitar virtuosos of the Bay Area. I love the way he seems to move seamlessly from rockabilly to jazz to twang and back again, sometimes in the same song. He performs with his Kingtones featuring Jinx on guitar, Kenan O’Brien on bass and Ken Owen on drums.
Highly Recommended!!! No Cover Charge

Blush Wine Bar 476 Castro Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A nice set of music in store featuring San Francisco based indie Americana folk singer/songwriter Emily Z Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

Madrone Art Bar 500 Divisadero Street, San Francisco 6:00 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

The Black Cat 400 Eddy San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM Showtimes Renowned Brooklyn-born saxophonist Eric Wyatt known for his electrifying performances that have captivated audiences worldwide performs a tribute to Sonny Rollins. Backing up Wyatt are Giulio Xavier Cetto on bass and
Thomas Pridgen on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$20/$30/$40/$50 Cover Charge Per Set

The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime
San Francisco based rockin’ blues band The Lucky Losers music is a throwback to the hybrid of soul, blues, rock, gospel, and country that emerged in the late 1960’s – with gorgeous harmonies & powerful harmonica headed up by veteran blues singer Cathy Lemons and vocalist/ master harmonica player
Phil Berkowitz. Highly Recommended!!!! $5 Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Jazz trumpet master Mike Olmos has become one the most in demand jazz musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area while maintaining a frequent national and international performance/touring schedule. In the Bay,
Mike has been performing with various bands such as the
Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers,
Pete Escovedo, Wil Blades, Eddie Roberts, Jubu and Legally Blynd. Olmos performs with his outstanding quintet. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. A nice set of music in store featuring jazz blues funk guitarist and singer Jason Movrich along with Eric Goodwill on bass and Joe Carusi on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

Friday March 20th

The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
Since its inception in 1995, innovation and creativity have defined Ozomatli. Hailing from Los Angeles, the group found a way to represent the city’s eclectic culture through music that appeals to the local community and the world beyond. Ozomatli’s success is exemplified in an impressive variety of genres from classic to modern Latino, urban, hip-hop and other world styles. The “Dioses del Baile,” or “Gods of Dance,” have created one of the most exciting, captivating and flat-out fun live shows touring today. They continue to harness their musical instincts by conceiving new concepts and forging new sounds that keep fans on their toes and the world dancing. They put on a great performance. This is one show not to be missed..
Highly Recommended!!!!!!!! $58.50/$150 Cover Charge

The Sound Room 3022 Broadway, Oakland 7:30 PM Showtime
The Cottontails are one of the Bay Area’s best vintage jazz ensembles playing a wide range of styles ranging from 20’/30’s Gatsby-era jazz, classic 40’s swing, and vintage 50’s/60’s r&b featuring a truly great jazz vocalist Karina Denike fronting the group. Highly Recommended!!!!! $30.65 Cover Charge

The Black Cat 400 Eddy San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM Showtimes Renowned Brooklyn-born saxophonist Eric Wyatt known for his electrifying performances that have captivated audiences worldwide performs a tribute to Sonny Rollins. Backing up Wyatt are Giulio Xavier Cetto on bass and
Thomas Pridgen on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$20/$40/$50/$60 Cover Charge Per Set

Brick & Mortar Music Hall 1710 Mission Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime. Gritty rock & roll soul man Greg Loiacono best known for his work with The Mother Hips and Chris Robinson performs with his new dynamic, genre-blending band Stingray led by Greg featuring some of the San Francisco Bay Area’s finest musicians including Vicki Randle, Michael Urbano,
Kofy Brown and Danny Eisenberg. The band merges elements of soul, rock, r&b, and funk Into masterful songwriting, rich improvisation, intricate rhythms, and a deep attention to vocal harmony. Opening up is the San Francisco based retro rock band Fuzz Collective. Highly Recommended!!!!! $33.25 Cover Charge

The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
Mitch Woods and His Rocket 88s have been the torchbearers of a great American blues musical heritage, not for three years but three decades. Taking their inspiration from the great jump n’ boogie outfits of the late 40s and early 50s, they breathe fresh life into the music that gave birth to rock & roll. Woods styled his group after the jumpin’ n’ jivin’, shoutin’ n’ honkin’, pumpin’ n’ poundin’ bands of Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris, Joe and
Jimmy Liggins, Amos Milburn and Roy Milton. Adding a healthy dose of New Orleans rhythm and blues, pile drivin’ piano, and some of his own contemporary playful lyrics, Woods and His Rocket 88s forge their own brand of music they call “rock-a-boogie”. Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge

Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. The Bay Area’s iconic certified bluesman Alabama Mike has collaborated and shared the stage with many industry giants including
Kid Andersen, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Jim Pugh, Kim Wilson and many others. He will be backed up by Ronnie Smith on drums, AJ Joyce on bass,
Bernard Anderson on sax and Bobby Young on guitar. Highly Recommended!!! $25 Cover Charge Per Set

Bird & Beckett 653 Chenery Street San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
One of the Bay Area’s best jazz guitarists Scott Foster performs with his outstanding combo featuring Scott on guitar, Jim Peterson on saxophone,
Dan Seamans on bass and Tom Hassett on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!! $25 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Jazz Mafia teams up with The Hogan Brothers for a tribute to Herbie Hancock’s electric 1970s era, performing music from Head Hunters and Thrust along with other selections from that period featuring Adam Theis, Daniel Casares, and Colin, Julian and Steve Hogan. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge

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

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

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco Midnight-1:00 AM Showtime
The Next Generation Late Night presents jazz soul & R&B drummer
Sheldon Alexander. 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

Curio’s Bar 775 Valencia San Francisco 6:00 PM 9:00 PM Showtime
Oakland based Citizen’s Jazz is deeply rooted in the traditions of jazz, soul, funk, Latin, with an added level of experimentation. The band is led by upright & electric bassist Caroline Chung joined by Berkeley based guitarist Khalil Foal-Anthony. Highly Recommended!!!!!! $15 Cover Charge

SF Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series
The Golden Gate Bandshell Soul/Jazz/R&B Concert Series presents JAZZphoria & Jean Fineberg. This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!

Saturday March 21st

The Sound Room 3022 Broadway Oakland 7:30 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring Jazz Mafia‘s and The Hogan Brothers celebration of the music of Herbie Hancock. Band members include
John Palowich on alto sax, Mike Olmos on trumpet, Adam Theis on trombone, Colin Hogan on piano, Joshua Thurston- Milgrom on upright bass and
Henry Plumb on drums. This is a show to definitely check out.
Highly Recommended!!!! $36 Cover Charge

Bottom Of The Hill 1233 17^th Street San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring the legendary Oakland based punk band American Steel. Also performing are the Los Angeles based power pop punk trio Sweet Gloom and Socal based skate punk rocker Jen Pop.
American Steel is definitely worth checking out. Highly Recommended!!!!
$25 Cover Charge

Ivy Room 860 San Pablo Avenue Albany 7:00 PM Showtime
A fun night of music in store featuring one of the world’s most beloved Americana roots acts Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys whose music seamlessly blends folk, bluegrass, Western swing, Cajun and mariachi influences. Opening up are Nashville Honeymoon whose music is a modern reworking of the classic country sounds of the 50s and 60s drawing on country, rockabilly and honky-tonk traditions. Highly Recommended!!!!! $25 Cover Charge

Mystic Theatre 23 Petaluma Blvd. No. Petaluma 8:00 PM Showtime
A great show in store featuring my favorite Grateful Dead Jam Band
Wake The Dead who are the world’s only Celtic All-Star Grateful Dead Jam Band. Wake the Dead spreads their reach to embrace the entire
Summer of Love, keeping it alive for Deadheads & Celtoids alike, as only they can. Highly Recommended!!!! $28.50 Cover Charge

The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring the legendary The English Beat whose music fuses Latin, ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock.
Highly Recommended!!!!!!!! $49/$69 Cover Charge

Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. Alvon Johnson is a remarkably versatile artist, world traveler, and frontman of an iconic big band that delivers fresh takes on jazz standards and the classic hits Alvon sang with The Coasters. Highly Recommended!!!
$20 Cover Charge Per Set

The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
A good show in store featuring the Americana roots rock acoustic blues, Western Swing, Cajun, Pop-Rock, jug band, New Orleans and Kitchen Sink music band Back pOrchEstra whose music draws from new original material as well as reworked classics by Hank Williams, Taj Mahal, Dan Hicks,
Big Bill Broonzy, Bob Wills, Bobby Charles …even Christmas Jug Band tunes.
Highly Recommended!!!! $20 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime San Francisco based Mary Stallings is one of the most distinctive and compelling jazz singers on the scene. Stallings has appeared alongside jazz greats including Cal Tjader, Dizzy Gillespie and the Count Basie Orchestra over her stellar career. With her supple sense of swing, blues-inflected phrasing, and matchless gift for empathic interpretation, it’s easy to see why The New York Times declared her “perhaps the best jazz singer alive today.” Highly Recommended!!!!
$40 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 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!!!!
$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!!!!
$15.00 Cover Charge

The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime
Jinx Jones is one of the great guitar virtuosos of the Bay Area. I love the way he seems to move seamlessly from rockabilly to jazz to twang and back again, sometimes in the same song. He performs with his Kingtones featuring Jinx on guitar, Kenan O’Brien on bass and Ken Owen on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $5 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime The Oakland Jazz Funk Project music blends funk, neo-soul, R&B, fusion, jazz-funk and straight ahead jazz. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

Curio’s Bar 775 Valencia San Francisco 6:00 PM-9:00 PM Showtime
Singer Zornitsa Marinova & guitarist Nicco Tyson play music that is filled with joy, life and love. Inspired by Afro-Cuban and Brazilian drumming.
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime R&B/soul singer, songwriter and recording artist Tracy Cruz music is a playful melodic upbeat rhythmic Neo Soul, Jazz, R&B, Hip Hop and Filipino fusions. Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge

Pier 23 Pier 23 The Embarcadero San Francisco 4:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime
A nice set of music in store featuring the Samurai Gypsies whose music is a blend of african, flamenco, latin and jazz roots Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge

Sunday March 22nd

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtimes Adam Shulman leads his hard hitting sextet modeled after the classic sextets of Art Blakey and Horace Silver featuring Adam Shulman on piano, Mike Olmos on trumpet, Jesse Levit on alto saxophone, Patrick Wolff on tenor saxophone,
Eric Markowitz on bass and Brian Fishler drums. Highly Recommended!!!!
$40.00 Cover Charge Per Set

Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 5:00 PM & 8:00 PM Showtimes. The Swedish musical sensation Gunhid Carling is an internationally acclaimed jazz artist, multi-instrumentalist, and entertainer extraordinaire performs her Annual Mardi Gras Extranveganza. Famous for her dynamic performances and extraordinary talent on trombone, trumpet, and more, Gunhild has dazzled audiences worldwide with her unique blend of New Orleans jazz, swing, and vaudeville-style showmanship.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set

Specs Bar 12 William Saroyan Place San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music instore featuring one of the Bay Area’s best post bop jazz saxophonists Danny Brown performing with his trio. Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

Ocean Ale House 1314 Ocean Avenue San Francisco 2:00 PM Showtime
Karen Segal Trio led by the wonderful jazz guitarist Karen Segal performing original compositions and inventive arrangements of standards with
Jack Kerns on drums and Jonathan Ferris on bass. Highly Recommended!!!!!
No Cover Charge

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 and Outlaw Yoko. 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

Moe’s Alley 1535 Commercial Way Santa Cruz 3:00 PM Showtime
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats

Upcoming Concerts & Shows

March 15^th The Freight & Salvage Charlie Hunter Trio

March 19^th The Freight & Salvage Mads Tolling & Peppino D’Agostino

March 20^th Sweetwater Music Hall Los Amigos Invisibles

March 20^th The Guild Theatre Ozomatli

March 21^st The Guild Theatre The English Beat

March 22^nd The Guild Theatre The English Beat

March 25^th The Fillmore SF Jeff Tweedy

March 26^th The Fillmore SF Jeff Tweedy

March 27^th The Guild Theatre Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew & Remain In Light

March 27^th Presidio Theatre Lunasa

March 28^th Kuumba Jazz Center Lunasa

March 29^th Kuumba Jazz Center Booker T. Jones

April 1^st The Warield Theatre St. Paul & The Broken Bones

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^ndThe 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…..

Sunday March 15th

6:30 AM-8:00 AM WWOZ The Gospel Show With Lauren Mastro. Her take on gospel music in unique and refreshing

7:00 AM-10;00 AM KEPX 92.7 FM The Roadhouse With Greg Vandy
One of the most creative and eclectic programs on the air. This is a muat listen program!!!!!

8:00 AM-10:00 AM WWOZ Old Time Country And Bluegrass With
Hazel The Delta Rambler. Hazel has been hosting this great program since 1977 with music and interviews with old-time country, folk and bluegrass musicians

10:00 AM-Noon WWOZ Cajun And Zydeco With Charles Laborde Or
Jim Hobbs. This program is unquestionally to absolute best cajun/zydeco/creole acadian music program on the air

Noon-2:00 PM WWOZ Sunday Afternoon With Ol’ Man River
A great program of acoustic jazz, country blues, soul with a mix of cajun/zydeco

1:00 PM-3:00 PM KPFA 94.1 FM America’s Back 40 The Hicks from Coast To Coast. Mary Tilson hosts without a doubt the best Americana music program on the air in the known universe!!

2:00 PM-4:00 PM WWOZ Sitting In With Elizabeth Meneray. This is my favorite jazz program on the air. This is an all vinyl program playing great jazz from the late 40’s through the early 70’s

3:00 PM-5:00 PM KPFA 94.1 FM Every other week Allegra Thompson hosts
Pig In A Pen or Tom Diamant hosts Panhandle Country playing reat traditional country, bluegrass, cajun, western swing, old time string band and country jazz

4:00 PM-6:00 PM WWOZ Hep Cat’s Ball With The Secretary Of Swing
Two hours of great big band swing and early jazz

6:00 PM-8:00 PM WWOZ Spirits Of Congo Square With Baba Geno
A program of Reggae, African, Afro-Beat, Jazz, Hip-Hop, World and Orisha Music

8:00 PM-10:00 PM WWOZ What’s New With Duane Williams
Music covering contemporary blues, r&b and New Orleans music

10:00PM-1:00 AM WWOZ The Dean’s List With Dean Ellis
Three hours of great contemporary jazz programming

Video Pick Of The Week

Sam “Lightnin'” Hopkins was one of the great country blues singers and perhaps the greatest single influence on rock guitar players including
Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Townes Van Zandt. A contemporary of Muddy Waters, B.B. King and John Lee Hooker, he was one of the last of the original blues artists. Mr. Hopkins began to sing the blues as a child in his native Texas. He started to sing professionally in the 1930’s, gaining recognition beyond his home state with an intense style that he used to phrase his songs of suffering and death. In his dark and supple voice, he would evoke his past as a field hand and rambler to the accompaniment of highly imaginative guitar work. His instrument often became a second voice to discourse with, or to end his vocal phrases. It also enhanced his reputation for flair, wit and improvisational skill. In celebration of Hopkins 114th birthday on Sunday March 15th I would like to recommend the outstanding 1970 documentary The Blues Accordin’ To Lightnin’ Hopkins in which the great Texas bluesman is captured brilliantly in this deeply moving film featuring a generous helping of classic blues. The film includes performances at an outdoor barbeque and a black rodeo, and a visit to his boyhood town of Centerville, Texas. This powerful portrait creating a vivid portrait of bluesman Lightin’ Hopkins through a vital collection of musical performances and oral histories

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