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Tuesday August 4th Birthdays include

Louis Armstrong the most influential figure in jazz music whose trumpet playing revolutionized the world of music becoming one of the 20^th century’s most recognized and best loved entertainers whose work as an instrumentalist and vocalist continue to have a profound impact on American music was born 125 years ago

Bill Coleman one of jazz music’s most accomplished and distinctive trumpet players was born 122 years ago

Herb Ellis virtuosic jazz guitarist whose rich collaborative history includes stints with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald was born 105 years ago

Kenny Malone prolific Nashville session drummer and percussionist who who helped to propell hits by stars in country, folk and pop, including Dolly Parton, Crystal Gayle, Ray Charles, Waylon Jennings, Kenny Rogers and Béla Fleck was born 88 years ago

Frankie Ford the ever-colorful and often campy New Orleans rhythm & blues and rock ‘n’ roll singer and pianist who sailed the 1959 smash “Sea Cruise” was born 87 years ago

Larry Knechtel Grammy award winning keyboard player arranger, producer, and solo artist and key member of ‘The Wrecking Crew’ the Los Angeles-based collection of studio musicians that re-wrote pop music history in the 1960’s and 70’s was born 86 years ago

Jeff Hamilton one of jazz music’s most versitale drummers and co-leader of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra turns 73 years old

Terri Lyne Carrington Grammy award winning jazz drummer, composer, producer and educator turns 61 years old

Yo Yo among the most sophisticated and unpredictable female rappers around who is the protégée of gangsta rapper Ice Cube and has dubbed her crew the IBWC, Intelligent Black Women’s Coalition turns 55 years old

Some Concert Recommendations For Today are

Tuesday August 4th

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Jazz drummer Michael Mitchell performs with his hard post bop trio featuring Mitchell, pianist Michael Potter and bassist Alan Jones
Highly Recommended!!! $5 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 and Brian Fishler on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-1:30 AM Showtime The Budhrani Brothers Band specializes in a blend of the hot swing of
Benny Goodman and the rhythmic power of Django Reinhardt’s gypsy jazz, combining well-loved standards with rare gems seeking to transport audiences back to the roaring 1920s and swingin’ 1930s, reviving the era’s exuberant hot jazz. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20 Cover Charge

Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime
The West Coast Blues Revue brings together a rotating lineup of top-tier talent, led by the one and only Hal Petcher. Expect powerhouse performances featuring musicians like Chris Burns, Tim Wagar and many more surprise guests, all coming together to deliver raw, soulful blues that will light up your week. Highly Recommended!!!!! $5 Cover Charge

Blush Wine Bar 476 Castro Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
The 29th Street Swingtet is heavily influenced by Django Reinhardt but includes all sorts of flavors in their original compositions blending gypsy jazz, swing, bebop, latin, blues and touches of pop music. Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra is a diverse group of long-time friends that have played alongside one another for years. The ensemble ranges from having as little as 8 to as many as 18 participants performing with occasional guest singers such as Billy Valentine, Bud E. Luv (aka Bobby Vickers) and Tom Scott. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Somewhere between Joan Jett and Bonnie Raitt lies GG Amos. This is one badass chick with one badass band. This is one of my very favorite local blues band. Highly Recommended!!!! $5 Cover Charge

The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A good show featuring San Francisco based indie 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 Alex Embusch,John Tardiff & Owen Quincy.The concert takes place at the Fulton Street Plaza located at 147 Fulton Street sitting between the Asian Art Museum and Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library

People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features indie Americana musician Aleta Simone.The concert takes place at 303 2^nd Street

People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features the Filipino folk music trio The Samaguitas. The concert takes place at 101 California Street

Wednesday August 5th

Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes. Concord based sensational hard driving blues ensemble the
Jr. De Ville Blues Band has shared the stage with Joe Louis Walker, Daniel Castro and Chris Cain. Band members include DeVille on guitar, Nick Woodson on drums, The Reverend Patrick Sanchez on the Hammond B3 organ and Chis Meek on bass. Highly Recommended!!!! $20 Cover Charge Per Set

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.This is a great ensemble
Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring New York based award winning jazz composer and guitarist Robert Papacica Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes One the most respected jazz musicians in the Bay Area Smith Dobson performs with an amazing trio featuring Keith Saunders on piano,
Eric Markowitz on bass and Tony Johnson 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

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 Lisa Graciano,Little Oil& Three Reefs Deep. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!
No Cover Charge

People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features Bollywood blues musician Aki Kumar. The concert takes place at 425 Market Street

People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features the Cuban latin music group Sandor E Su Mechanica.
The concert takes place at 555 California Street

Thursday August 6th

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 760 Howard between 3^rd & 4^th Streets
San Francisco 6:00 PM-7:30 PM Showtime. A really fun night of music in store featuring one of the finest Latin bands on the scene Candela led by percussionist Edgardo Cambón. Over the years Cambón has shared the stage and studio with Latin music legends such as Chucho Valdés, Eddie Palmieri, Carlos Santana, Jerry Rivera, Omar Sosa, Karl Perazzo and the Grammy Award-winning Pacific Mambo Orchestra. Cambon will be presenting original music drawn from previous albums as well as original unreleased compositions representing Dominican bachata, Colombian cumbia, merengue and even candombe, the Afro-Uruguayan rhythm rarely heard on Bay Area stages. Highly Recommended!!! No Cover Charge

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime Jazzsaxophonist and multi-instrumentalistJesse Levit lives at the intersection of deep-rooted jazz tradition and modern exploration.
Highly Recommended!!! $10 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

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Living legend Jules Broussard has been blowing away Bay Area audiences with his double-saxophone serenades and soulful solos for over 60 years. He’s been stage and studio mates with everyone from Alice Coltrane to Van Morrisson to Carlos Santana. Jules brings his freshly minted New Orleans Jazz Band comprising Bay Area jazz veterans Ned Boynton on guitar, Kevin Gerzevitz on piano & keys, Bob Blankenship on drums, and Derek Evans and
Romalyn Schmaltz on vocals Highly Recommended!!!!
$40 Cover Charge Per Set

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Drummer Chris Gamper performs with his contemporary jazz group Gamperdrums Funk Jazz featuring Paul Eastman on bass, Drew Zingg on guitar and Gamper on drums and percussion. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge

The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
A really fun night of music in store featuring Miss Maybelland Her Ragtime Romeos whoare known for their large repertoire of prohibition-era Jazz, Ragtime and early Blues. Sourcing their tunes directly from dusty old records and antique sheet music, they bring new life to songs created over 100 years ago. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20 Cover Charge

Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes. A great night of music in store featuring one of the best young blues guitar voices in many years Houston based Jonn Del Toro Richardson. Highly Recommended!!!!!!!! $15 Cover Charge Per Set

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 7:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. In a career that has spanned over 20 years Victor Little has established himself as a consummate professional electric bassist, displaying impeccable time, taste, technique, and tone while playing in a wide spectrum of styles-from blues and jazz to Indian and flamenco music-with a long list of luminaries that includes Patti Austin, Billy Preston, Angela Bofill, James Carter, Charlie Musselwhite and Booker T. Jones Highly Recommended!!!!
$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

City Of Awe Civic Center Sound Track Series Noon-3:00 PM Showtime
The Civic Center Soundtrack Music Series presents Karaj Lost Coast,
Marlina Teich & Quinn Widener taking 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

People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features the innovative jazz band The NoCoasters. The concert takes place at Ricon Center located at 101 Spear Street

Friday August 7th

Bottom Of The Hill 233 17th St, San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring the East Los Angeles punk rock band Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds whose music is a swampy, forceful mix of blues, punk and garage rock. Opening up are the East Bay pop rockers
The Wind-Ups and San Francisco based power pop rockers Universal Beat. Kid Congo is definitely worth checking out.. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$25 Cover Charge

The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime Orquesta Akokan is the multi-generational big band comprised of Havana’s top musicians and the most creative talents from New York’s Latin music scene who bursted onto the global music scene in 2018 and lit up stages around the world with their no-holds-barred 21st century take on the venerable Cuban mambo with a fierce and unremitting joy.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $44/$49 Cover Charge

Great American Music Hall 859 O’Farrell Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime. Axial Tilt is the rotating collective features seasoned musicians from the extended Dead family, including Stu Allen, Joan Osborne, Rob Eaton and Mitch Stein.The ensemble is known for marathon, multi-hour jam sessions featuring multiple acoustic and electric sets with deep, in-the-moment improvisation. Highly Recommended!!!! $80 Cover Charge

The Cornerstone 2367 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley 9:00 PM Showtime
A rocking show in store featuring Seattle based quartet La Luz whose music is a mix of doo wop, surf music, girl group sounds and indie rock. Opening up first generation Afghan-American indie rocker Maryam Qudus’sSpace Moth.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $37 Cover Charge

Moe’s Alley 1535 Commercial Way Santa Cruz 8:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring the hybrid Americana roots band
Eric Lindell & The Westside Summer League whose music melds West Coast rock, swampy Gulf Coast R&B, hard country and Memphis.
Highly Recommended!!!! $35.46 Cover Charge

Sweetwater Music Hall 19 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley 8:00 PM Showtime. The Flamin’ Groovies originated in San Francisco in 1965, the Groovies have now reunited with founding singer Roy Loney to perform a set of classic songs, including the landmark album Teenage Head. Groovies fans have been literally crying out for this reunion for half a century, and their wishes have finally been answered. The current lineup features Cyril Jordan and Roy Loney, with Chris von Sneidern on guitar, Tony Sales on drums, and newest member Atom Ellis on bass. Opening up are thehip shaking, booty bumping Latin Punk with hard hitting rock & rollers Hot Laundry
Highly Recommended!!!! $35.60 Cover Charge

Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. Kyle Rowland is a dynamic blues artist known for his soulful vocals, masterful harmonica work, and electrifying stage presence. Rooted deeply in traditional American blues, he blends classic rhythms with modern energy, earning recognition nationally and internationally. Highly Recommended!!! $25-$50 Cover Charge Per Set

Mr. Tipples 39 Fell Street San Francisco 6:00 PM & 7:30 PM Showtimes
The dean of Bay Area jazz drummers Akira Tana leads his outstanding quartet featuring Tana on drums, Gary Brown on bass, Glen Pearson on piano and
Javon Jackson on tenor sax. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15/$30 Cover Charge Per Set

The Local Edition 691 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 Luckyon piano and vocals, Carmen Getit on guitar and vocals, Doug Rowanon sax, Matt Cowan sax,
Scott Petersenon sax, Lukas Vesely on bass and Brian Fishleron drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
Oakland based jazz drummer Miles Turk performs with is jazz, funk Afro-Beat trio. Highly Recommended!!! $15 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
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

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 transport you to the 1940’s, it is truly the world’s smallest big band! Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge

The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A good show in store featuring Bay Area based multi instrumentalist
Smith Dobson Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge

Comstock Saloon 155 Columbus Avenue San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime Gaucho Jazz is a masterful Bay Area band that combines the influence of gypsy jazz of 1930’s Europe with the rhythmic drive and collective improvisation of New Orleans swing music, gutbucket blues and elements of ragtime. 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

The 36^th annual San Jose Summer Jazz Festival takes place this weekend with an outstanding lineup. This live music event takes place in downtown San Jose at 9 various stages and venues. Today’s headliners include
The Cyrus Chestnut Trio and The Zydeco Flames. For a complete Friday information lineup visit San Jose Jazz Festival Friday Lineup. For Ticket information visit San Jose Summer Jazz Festival Tickets

The 18th Annual Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival takes place this weekend. Located at the far west entrance of Golden Gate Park, the festival runs from Noon-10:00 PM today. Today’s performers include Charli XCX Glorilla and Turnstile. For todays complete lineup visit San Francisco Outside Lands Daily Lineup. To purchase tickets visit San Francisco Outside Lands Ticket Information

Sausalito Jazz & Blues By The Bay in Downtown Sausalito 6:30 PM-8:00 PM Showtime. The free concert series presents the world music Latin roots band Incendio. Highly Recommended!!!!

Saturday August 8th

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
The hypnotic energy of Dani & Derbora Gurgel Quarteto comes from the deep musical connection between Dani’s syncopated scat singing blending with Debora’s pulsating piano, weaving Brazilian charm and jazz improvisation into a vibrant and original sound. They will be joined by special guests
Sandy Cressman on vocals and Natalie Cressman on trombone.
Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
The abosultely fabulous dramatic horn driven 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

Piedmont Piano Company 1728 San Pablo Avenue Oakland 5:30 PM & 8:00 PM Showtimes. Masterful jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut plays with a robust, soulful style that speaks to his deep gospel roots and love of swinging hard bop. This is someone to definitely check out. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$45 Cover Charge Per Show

Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes. Nashville based guitarist and singer/songwriter McKinley James has developed a signature sound that blends scorching guitar riffs, soulful vocals, and vintage groove with a fresh modern energy bringing new life to classic American rock & roll, soul, and rhythm & blues.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $25-$50 Cover Charge Per Set

Tupelo 1337 Grant Avenue San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
Marshall Law Band 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 Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring the highly acclaimed Los-Angeles-based group INCENDIO performing original “world guitar” compositions with some incredible guitar-playing across a variety of genres including Latin, Middle Eastern, and Celtic grooves.Highly Recommended!!!!!
$20 Cover Charge

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:00 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!!! $10 Cover Charge

Great American Music Hall 859 O’Farrell Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime. Axial Tilt is the rotating collective features seasoned musicians from the extended Dead family, including Stu Allen, Joan Osborne, Rob Eaton and Mitch Stein. The ensemble is known for marathon, multi-hour jam sessions featuring multiple acoustic and electric sets with deep, in-the-moment improvisation. Highly Recommended!!!! $80 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. San Francisco based high energy Latin ensemble Candela Viva music is mix of Cumbia, Salsa, Vallenato, Bachata, Merengue and more! Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

Pier 23 Pier 23 The Embarcadero San Francisco 4:00 PM Showtime
Trio Cotier specialize in jazz standards for a ‘cocktail vibe’ where people can enjoy a great drink and a good hangout with the music enhancing the experience, rather than taking it over Highly Recommended!!!!
No 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 Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime A nice set of indie Americana folk rock with Stu Silverman & friends. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

The 36^th annual San Jose Summer Jazz Festival takesa place this weekend with an outstanding lineup. This live music event takes place in downtown San Jose at 9 various stages and venues. Today’s headliners include
The Roger Glenn Latin Jazz Ensemble and Bria Skonberg . For a complete Friday information lineup visit San Jose Summer Jazz Festival Saturday Lineup. For Ticket information visit San Jose Summer Jazz Festival Tickets

The 18th Annual Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival takes place this weekend. Located at the far west entrance of Golden Gate Park, the festival runs from Noon-10:00 PM today. Today’s performers include The Strokes,
The XX and PinkPantheress. For todays complete lineup visit
San Francisco Outside Lands Daily Lineup. To purchase tickets visit
San Francisco Outside Lands Ticket Information

Sunday August 9th

Mr. Tipples 39 Fell Street San Francisco 6:00 PM & 7:45 PM Showtimes
One of the foremost exponents of Afro-Latin music in the world today percussionist, producer and composer John Santos performs with his outstanding quartet featuring Marco Díaz on trumpet, MJ santos on keys,
Saul Sierra on bass, Ahkeel Mestayer on congos and Santos on timbales and bongos. Highly Recommended!!!! $15/$30 Cover Charge Per Set

Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 5:30 PM & 7:30 PM Showtimes. Sunday Paper is an all-star Bay Area collective that plays a dynamic mix of rock, funk, Latin, jazz, and fusion with tight grooves and world-class musicianship. The band features Jeff Tamelier on lead guitar,
David Margen on bass, T Moran on drums and Tony Stead on the B3 Hammond organ with special guest vocalist Tony Lindsay adding his powerhouse soul vocals and making this lineup a true celebration of the Bay Area’s rich musical heritage. This is one of the can’t miss shows of the week.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $25-$50 Cover Charge Per Set

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtimes
A great evening of music in store featuring the Bay Area based distinguished jazz, blues, and soul vocalist Rhonda Benin peforming her jazzy/soulful take on the tunes of Stevie Wonder and Bill Withers along with classic standards and Rhonda’s original tunes. Rhonda will be backed up by a stellar trio featuring Tammy Hallon piano,Ron Belcheron bass and Leon Joyce, Jr.on drums. Highly Recommended!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set

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

The 36^th annual San Jose Summer Jazz Festival takes place this weekend with an outstanding lineup. This live music event takes place in downtown San Jose at 9 various stages and venues. Today’s headliners include
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Marcus Shelby Nonet: Birth Of The Cool Revisted and Combo Tezeta. For a complete Friday information lineup visit
San Jose Summer Jazz Festival Sunday Lineup . For Ticket information visit
San Jose Summer Jazz Festival Tickets

The 18th Annual Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival takes place this weekend. Located at the far west entrance of Golden Gate Park, the festival runs from Noon-10:00 PM today. Today’s performers include Rufus Du Sol, Empire Of The Sun and Death Cab For Cutie. For todays complete lineup visit
San Francisco Outside Lands Daily Lineup. To purchase tickets visit
San Francisco Outside Lands Ticket Information

The 88^th Annual Stern Grove Music Festival free summer outdoor Sunday music festival continues with Patti LaBelle. Opening up is Destini Wolf
The music starts at 2:00 PM and is located at 19^th Avenue and Sloat Blvd in
San Francisco

Monday August 10th

The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 7:00 PM Showtime
Tom McDermott is one of New Orleans’ most distinctive pianist who is a modern day keeper of the city’s piano lineage who moves effortlessly between ragtime, traditional jazz, R&B, and Brazilian choro. With a career spanning over five decades, he embodies the Crescent City’s spirit: deep-rooted in tradition yet always open to new ideas and rhythms from around the world. Highly Recommended!!!! $35 Cover Charge

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
The Deluxe Jazz Collective brings the spontaneous energy of a rotating cast of talented Bay Area jazz musicians to the DeLuxe every Monday.
Highly Recommended!!! $5 Cover Charge

The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime Le Hot Jazz is San Francisco’s premier Django Reinhardt gypsy jazz ensemble, following in the tradition of Django while expanding the sound. Band members include Paul Mehling on guitar & vocals, Evan Price on violin, Dexter Williams on bass and Jordan Samuels on rhythm guitar.
Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Bay Area based jazz & funk world music trio N.T.B. Collective features
Jelani Noble on piano & keyboards, Gerrald Williams on bass and Brandon Farmer on drums. 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 August 11th

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Los Gatos based jazz bassist Billy Edwards performs with his post bop contemporary jazz group Highly Recommended!!! $5 Cover Charge

Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 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.
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge

Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-1:30 AM Showtime The San Francisco Medicine Ball Band is a legendary, high-energy ensemble known for delivering irresistible dance grooves rooted in Swing, Jump Blues and driving New Orleans rhythms. Swing dancers love the infectious energy of featured vocalist Valeriana Q, a long-time Bay Area favorite. Let’s all party! 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, Bud E. Luv (aka Bobby Vickers) and Tom Scott. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 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

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

City Of Awe Civic Center Sound Track Series Noon-3:00 PM Showtime
The Civic Center Soundtrack Music Series presents Ben Lang, 
Sammy Patrick Band & Too Much Tongue. The concert takes place at the Fulton Street Plaza located at 147 Fulton Street sitting between the Asian Art Museum and Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library

People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features Gaucho Jazz who are 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 concert takes place at 101 California Street

Wednesday August 12th

Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:30 PM Showtimes. A really good set of music in store featuring the fabulous
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 Per Set

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

Boom Boom Room 1601 Fillmore St, San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
A fun night of music in store featuring Jeff Cotton’s Gin Joint whose music features original songs in the styles of classic rock, southern rock, country and folk. Band members include Jeff Cotton on guitar and vocals, Mike Toth on bass,
Kris Jones on drums and Thomas Kinney on lead & rhythm guitars.
Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge

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 Highly respected New York City based azz drummer, composer and arranger Ron Vincent performs with an outstanding emsemble featuring
Keith Saunders on piano, Bob Kenmatsu on sax, Erik Jakobsen on trumpet,
Peter Barshay on bass and Ron Vincent on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!
$30 Cover Charge Per Set

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring rising star jazz saxophonist Rico Jones with Essiet Essiet on bass, Peter Horvath on piano and Slylvia Cuenca on drums. Highly Recommended!!! $5 Cover Charge

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 the Mad Maggies. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge

People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features vintage jazz vocalist and band leader Heidi Evelyn
The concert takes place at 555 California Street

Tonight’s Concert Recommendation

Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-1:30 AM Showtime The Budhrani Brothers Band

Upcoming Concerts & Shows

August 7^th HopMonk Novato Shawn Colvin

August 7th Mountain Winery Concert Series Los Lobos & Los Lonely Boys

August 8th Mountain Winery Concert Series ZZ Top & Cheap Trick

August 9th Mountain Winery Concert Series George Thorogood & The Destroyers

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 17^th The Chapel SF Valerie June

August 18^th The Chapel SF Valerie June

August 20^th Sweetwater Music Hall North Mississippi Allstars

August 23rd The Chapel SF Built to Spill

August 24th The Chapel SF Built to Spill

August 25th The Chapel SF Built to Spill

August 25^th The Greek Theatre David Byrne

August 29^th The Freight & Salvage Bill Kirchen & Nina Gerber

September 4^th The Freight & Salvage Bettye Lavette

September 5^th The Freight & Salvage Bettye Lavette

September 5^th Green Music Center Taj Mahal & Kebmo

September 5^th August Hall Valerie-A Tribute To Amy Winehouse

September 10^th SF Jazz Christian McBride Trio

September 11^th SF Jazz Christian McBride Trio

September 12^th SF Jazz Christian McBride & Ursa Major

September 13^th SF Jazz Christian McBride & Ursa Major

Setember 15^th Yoshi’s John Pizzarelli

Setember 16^th Yoshi’s John Pizzarelli

September 17^th SF Jazz Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane

September 18^th SF Jazz Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane

September 19^th SF Jazz Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane

September 19th Frost Ampitheatre Brandi Carlile

September 22nd SF Jazz Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis

September 23^rd Masonic SF Boz Scaggs

September 24^th The Freight & Salvage Michael Cleveland

September 25^th The Freight & Salvage Bill Frisell & Harmony Five

September 26^th Green Music Center Jazz At Lincoln Center With Wynton Marsalis

September 27th Guild Theatre Samantha Fish

Setember 28^h Yoshi’s Fred Wesley & The New JB’s

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

September 30^th Great American Music Hall Beth Orton

October 1st SF Jazz Hiromi & Kazunori

October 2^nd Guild Theatre John Oates & The Good Road Band

October 2^nd SF Jazz Hiromi

October 3rd SF Jazz Hiromi The Trio Project

October 3rd The Greek Theatre Jon Batiste

October 3rd Great American Music Hall Igorrr

October 4th SF Jazz Hiromi The Trio Project

October 8th SF Jazz Kurt Elling & The Yellowjackets

October 9th SF Jazz Kurt Elling & The Yellowjackets

October 10th SF Jazz Marcus Shelby New Orchestra

October 11^th The Freight & Salvage Emmet Cohen Presents Miles & Coltrane at 100

October 13^th The Freight & Salvage Jon Mclaughlin

October 17^th The Freight & Salvage Meshell Ndegeocello

October 18^th The Freight & Salvage Meshell Ndegeocello

October 30th Masonic SF The Chicks

October 30^th SF Jazz John Scofield Electrospective

October 31^st SF Jazz John Scofield Electrospective

November 1^st SF Jazz John Scofield Electrospective

November 1st Masonic SF Tom Jones

November 7^th Bottom of the Hill Southern Culture On The Skids

November 12^th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter

November 13^th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter

November 14^th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter

November 15^th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter

November 30^th Great American Music Hall A John Waters Christmas

December 16^th Bimbo’s 365 Club Pokey LaFarge

Turn Your Radio On…..

Tuesday August 4th Recommendations

7:00 AM-9:00 AM WWOZ Traditional Jazz With Leslie Cooper hosts two hours of great traditional jazz

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

9:00 AM-12:00 PM WWOZ The New Orleans Music Show With Cole Williams is a great program of rock, funk, Jamaican soul, and jazz

10:00 AM-1:00 PM KEPX 92.7 FM The Midday Show With Cheryl Waters
An eclectic programming mix by one of my favorite DJ’s on the air. This is a must listen program

Noon-2:00 PM WWOZ Marc Stone takes over the airwaves with
Soul Serenade

2:00 PM-5:00 PM WWOZ Jazz From The French Market With T.R. Johnson

5:00 PM-8:00 PM WWOZ 50s R&B With Neil Pellegrin One of the most knowledgeable r&b early New Orleans music programmers on the air

8:00 PM-10:00 PM KPFA 94.1 FM Bebop Cubop And The Musical Truth hosted by Avoctja

10:00 PM-1:00 AM KEPX 92.7 FM Variety Mix With Michelle Myers
A great eclectic mix of rock programming

Video Pick Of The Week

Rahsaan Roland Kirk was arguably the most exciting saxophone soloist in jazz history, whose ability to play two and even three wind instruments at once set him apart from his contemporaries in the jazz world. Blind from birth, he began playing tenor sax professionally in R&B bands in 1950 at the age of fifteen. While still a teenager, he discovered the Manzello and Stritch, a modified version of the Saxello which was itself a slightly curved variant of the B -flat soprano sax, the latter, a modified straight E flat alto. Kirk played a number of instruments, including the saxophones, clarinets, and flutes. His main instrument was the tenor saxophone, but he was at times known to play a number of horns at once, harmonizing with himself, or to sustain a note for lengthy durations by using circular breathing. Kirk’s music was rooted in soul jazz and hard bop, but he had a wide knowledge of elements of music that ranged from ragtime to swing to free jazz. Kirk also absorbed classical influences, and a wide array of pop or jazz musical influences reflected by his admiration of a wide range of composers like Smokey Robinson,
Burt Bacharach, Duke Ellington, and John Coltrane. Kirk was politically outspoken; during his concerts between songs, he often talked about topical issues that included black history and the civil rights movement. His monologues were often laced with satire and absurdist humor. Young comedian Jay Leno toured with Kirk as an opening act. Kirk introduced him as a “young brother who knows the black experience”. In celebration of Kirk’s 88^th Birthday on Monday August 7^th I would like to recommend the outstanding 2014 documentary The Case Of The Three Sided Dream which is the story on the life, music and legacy of multi-instrumentalist Kirk who was a one of a kind musician, personality, satirist and windmillslayer and despite being blind, becoming paralyzed, and facing America’s racial injustices did not relent. The film features live concert footage of Kirk’s trademark playing of three saxophones simultaneously a seemingly superhuman musical force the he played literally until the day he died

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