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Some Music Birthday Celebrations For Today Friday October 16th Includes
Big Joe Williams rambling blues guitarist who was famous for playing a custom nine-string acoustic and electric guitar is best known for writing the blues standards ”Baby, Please Don’t Go”, “Crawlin’ King Snake” and
“Peach Orchard Mama” was born 123 years ago
Sugar Pie DeSanto powerful gritty soul singer who paved the way for later soul and hip-hop artists, she recorded with Etta James and toured with
Johnny Otis and James Brown and recorded such major R&B hits as
“I Want To Know”, “Soul Dress”,”Slip-In Mules” and
“In The Basement” was born 91 years ago
Bob Weir musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead who wrote such Dead standards as “Sugar Magnolia”,
”Playing In The Band” and “One More Saturday Night” was born 79 years ago
Bob Mould best known as the singer/songwriter and guitarist for alternative rock bands Hüsker Dü in the 1980s and Sugar in the 1990s turns 66 years old
Roy Hargrove virtuoso trumpeter who became a symbol of jazz’s youthful renewal in the early 1990s, and then established himself as one of the most respected musicians of his generation was born 57 years ago
John Mayer talented guitarist and singer/songwriter whose music is a blend of adult alternative, blues-rock, and contemporary sounds turns 49 years old
Some Concert Recommendations For Today Friday October 16th are
The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
A great show in store featuring the South Carolina based husband-and-wife duo Shovels & Rope whose music is a blend of country, folk, bluegrass, Americana, and blues through a nervy punk/indie rock prism. I like the way Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst swap and share duties on guitars, drums, keyboards, and gritty dual vocals. This is one of the can’t miss shows of the week. Highly Recommended!!!! $40.77-$469 Cover Charge Range
Fifth Street Farms 1517 Fifth Street Berkeley 7:30 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring Portland based indie Ameircana roots multi instrumental musician Tony Furtado Highly Recommended!!!!
$24/$30 Cover Charge
Rancho Nicasio 1 Old Rancheria Road Nicasio 7:30 PM Showtime
A great night of music featuring Chris Cain who offers up a soulful stew of Memphis style electric blues. His powerfully deep vocals and jazz inspired, blues guitar riffs are unforgettable; uniquely his own, while reminiscent of the legendary BB King and Albert King. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$35 Cover Charge
The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 9:00 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!!!! $10 Cover Charge
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. Blues jazz guitarist and singer Paul Steward presents a tribute to the music of Joe Lewis Walker. Highly Recommended!!!
$30/$55 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
A great set in store featuring the Portand based instrumental funk/soul band The Get Tight Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
Cosmo Alleycats is a San Francisco-based swing band that brings to the stage a potent mix of vintage dance music with a dynamic, soulful delivery. The band, comprised of 6 talented musicians, draws from several decades of exhilarating American music to deliver a fun and engaging performance. Band members include Emily Day on vocals, Steve Height on bass, Mike Burns on drums, Charles Chen on piano, Mike Olmos on trumpet and Pete Cornell on sax. Highly Recommended!!! $15 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime A great set of 1940’s and 50’s style Rhythm & Blues and Jazz originals featuring Kamrin Ortiz & His Knock Outs Highly Recommended!!!!
$10 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes The Bay Area musical collective Jazz Mafia presents Stevie Wonder Reimagined celebrating over two decades of interpreting Stevie’s music through their unique blend of jazz, funk, and improvisation. The band explores all corners of his iconic catalog from deep cuts and B-sides to reimagined classic delivering a dynamic night of music that goes far beyond the usual favorites. Band members include Trance Thompson on vocals, Adam Theis on trombone, Mike Olmos on trumpet, Tommy Occhiuto on sax, Colin Hogan on piano,
Joshua Thurston-Milgrom on bass and Henry Plumb on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $45 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
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 11:59 PM-11:30 AM Showtime
The Late Night Set presents a set with jazz saxophonist Gavin Haloran
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A great evening of music 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. Highly Recommended!!!!!! No Cover Charge
San Francisco Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 4:30 PM Showtime The Golden Gate Bandshell Soul/Jazz/R&B Concert Series presents
Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco.
Highly Recommended!!!!!
Saturday October 17th
The Sound Room 3022 Broadway, Oakland 6:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes The Bay Area musical collective Jazz Mafia presents Stevie Wonder Reimagined celebrating over two decades of interpreting Stevie’s music through their unique blend of jazz, funk, and improvisation. The band explores all corners of his iconic catalog from deep cuts and B-sides to reimagined classic delivering a dynamic night of music that goes far beyond the usual favorites. Band members include Trance Thompson on vocals, Adam Theis on trombone, Mike Olmos on trumpet, Tommy Occhiuto on sax, Colin Hogan on piano,
Joshua Thurston-Milgrom on bass and Henry Plumb on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set
Sweetwater Music Hall 19 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley 9:00 PM Showtime. A great set of music in store featuring the indie Americana countryfolk soul blues roots band Wolf Jett. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$31.50 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music instore featuring the “0ne Woman Band” Janice Maxie Reid who often doubles as a keyboard and left-hand keyboard bass player which makes her a force of nature on any stage! Her soulful, angelic and daringly accurate vocal prowess, distinctive four-octave voice range and engaging stage presence has captivated audiences for years. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Ritmo y Voz is an electrifying trio where the deep-rooted traditions of Afro-Cuban jazz meet the power of dynamic vocals. This high-energy performance features an all-star lineup including Einar “Tito” Leliebre on vocals & percussion,
Ernesto Kindelan Mazar on bass and Kai Lyons on guitar.
Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
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
Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco 6:00 PM & 7:30 PM Showtimes
A great evening of music in store with the Brad Leali Quartet featuring
Brad Leali on saxophone, Adam Shulman on piano & organ, Brian Fishler on drums and Matthew Montgomery on bass with special guest the wonderful jazz vocalist Carla Helmbrecht Highly Recommended!!!!!!
$15-$30 Cover Charge Per Set
The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 9:00 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!!!! $10 Cover Charge
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers are just a superb internationally recognized swing big band in the authentic style of the 1940’s and 1950’s as the band. Lavay the reigning “Queen Of Classic Jazz & Blues” pays tribute to the swingin’ Kansas City tradition, featuring the music of
Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, Joe Williams, Helen Humes, Lester Young,
Jay McShann, Walter Brown, Jimmy Witherspoon, Myra Taylor & Big Joe Turner! Highly Recommended!!! $30/$55 Cover Charge Per Set
SF Bootleggers Ball 3255 21sts Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Swing rhythm guitarist Nick Rossi who can often be seen and heard playing throughout the Bay Area and beyond with other bands, brings his own all-star Swing Six group to play hard-driving 1930’s-1940’s small group swing, perfect for both Lindy Hop and Balboa. Highly Recommended!!!!! $25 Cover Charge
Jupiter 2181 Shattuck Berkeley 7:00 PM Showtime
A great night of Bob James inspired contemporary jazz with Bay Area based Charged Particles featuring pianist Greg Sankovich, bassist Aaron Germain and drummer Jon Krosnick. Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
Mildred Owens Concert Hall 1220 Linda Mar Blvd. Pacifica 7:30 PM Showtime The Ol’ Man Brothers Band whose music is dedicated to recapturing the sound of the Allman Brothers Band. Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Change
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 11:59 PM-11:30 AM Showtime
The Late Night Set presents Bay Area based jazz trumpeter Armen Krakirian along with his trio. Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
The Cottontails are one of San Francisco’s most exciting musical groups, 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. This is a great intimate setting to see this outstanding ensemble with the great Karina Denike on vocals, Vic Wong on guitar, Michael McIntosh on piano, Joe Kyle Jr. on bass and the irrepressible Randy Odell on percussion Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
A great set in store featuring the Portand based instrumental funk/soul band The Get Tight Highly Recommended!!! $15 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Pop Ignition is a pop, rock and R&B cover band that blasts off with iconic classics and today’s biggest chart-toppers! Highly Recommended!!!!
$10 Cover Charge
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A nice set of music featuring one of the Bay Area’s jazz double bass masters Eric Markowitz and friends Highly Recommended!!! No Cover Charge
Sunday October 18th
Rancho Nicasio 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio 4:00 PM Showtime
Howell Devine is the massively talented NorCal trio featuring Joshua Howell on vocals, guitar and harmonica, Jason”J” Hansen on drums & washboard and
Joe Kyle Jr. on upright bass. HowellDevine breaks from the norm, providing rich and complex textures integral to the music rather than simple backing for a soloist. The result is a sound which stands in stark contrast to the typical blues heard in bars these days and would more likely be shaking the floors of a Southern juke joint some 70 years ago Highly Recommended!!!!
$25 Cover Charge
Specs Bar 12 Adler Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime
The Patrick Wolff Bebop Truth 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!!!!! No Cover Charge
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 5:30 PM & 7:30 PM Showtime A great set of music in store featuring rising Indianapolis based saxophonist, singer and pianist B.Thompson whose music blends blues, soul and modern jazz into a powerful live experience Highly Recommended!!!
$20/$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. Highly Recommended!!!!
$40.00 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 3:00 PM Showtime
An afternoon of straight a head jazz with the Scott Larson Quartet featuring Larson on trombone, Keith Saunders on piano, Eric Markowitz on bass and
Evan Hughes on drums Highly Recommended!!!! $5 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime
Oakland based funk/jazz singer keyboardist Dana Salzman is having an album release party with their new recording “Everything Falls Away” performing with her quintet featuring Salzman on keys & vocals, Chico Lopez on bass,
Jordan Davis on drums, Doug Ellington on trumpet and James Mahone on tenor sax. Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
Bird & Beckett 653 Chenery Street San Francisco 5:00 PM Showtime
A great evening of music in store with a great straight ahead jazz ensemble Tony Johnson Quartet featuring Charlie McCarthy on saxophone & flute,
Sam Cady on piano, Chuck Bennett on bass and Tony Johnson on drums. This is a show to definitely check out.. Highly Recommended!!!! $20 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 Irie Dole, DJ Guid8nce & DJ Sep This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!
Monday October 19th
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!!!! $25 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. One of the Bay Area’s hottest trad jazz ensembles the
Barbary Coast Jazz Band features Bob Schulz on cornet, Don Neely on reeds,
Clint Baker on trombone, Bill Reinhart on tuba, Scott Anthony on banjo and Marty Eggers on piano Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
Madrone Art Bar located at 500 Divisadero San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime Motown Mondays where every Monday at the Madrone dance the night away with hosts DJ Gordo Cabeza and Timoteo Gigante and resident DJs spinning originals, exclusive remixes, and close relatives of your favorite Motown songs. Highly Recommended!!!!! $5 Cover Charge
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
Tuesday October 20th
The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 7:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring the multiple Grammy award winning indie Americana ensemble The Jerry Douglas Band featuring Jerry Douglas on dobro and lap steel guitar, Daniel Kimbro on bass, Christian Sedelmyer on fiddle/violin and Mike Seal on guitar. Highly Recommended!!!!
$44/$469 Cover Charge Range
Great American Music Hall 859 O’Farrell Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime. A great set of music instore featuring the Los Angeles based indie psychedelic reverb drenched surf folk rock garage band the Allah-Las
Highly Recommended!!!! $39/$44 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!!!!
$25 Cover Charge
Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-1:30 AM Showtime Mike Rinta & The Swing Therapists play jazz from 1945 and earlier.
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 10:00 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 DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A nce set of music in store featuring Bay Area based jazz drummer
Sheldon Alexander with Morgan Harrison on piano and Alan Jones on bass
Highly Recommended!!! $5 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 Ameicana 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 Davia Schendel, Tony Cordero & Trixie Rasputin. 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
Wednesday October 21st
Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco 7:00 PM & 8:45 PM Showtimes
A great show in store featuring internationally renowned post bop jazz guitarist Liberty Ellman playing a combination of original music and songs from the classic repertoire Ellman will be joined by Jeff Denson on bass and
Jaimeo Brown on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!!!
$15-$30 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
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:00 PM Showtime Midnight Blue Organ Trio featuring Bobby Brown on guitar, Chris Foreman on the Hammond B3 Organ and Greg Rockingham on drums is a hard swinging group inspired by jazz organ greats Jimmy Smith, Larry Young and
Dr. Lonnie Smith. The trio’s repertoire includes compositions by contemporary artists Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein and John Scofield.
Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes The Guitar Hang features West Coast standard-bearers Jack Tone Riordan and Jeffrey Burr paying special homage to jazz guitar giants Wes Montgomery,
Jim Hall, Grant Green and Charlie Christian. Highly Recommended!!!!
$40 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A nice set in store featuring Brooklyn based soul jazz singer Sami Stevens Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
Tupelo 1337 Grant Avenue San Francisco 5:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring the Bay Area’s favorite blues, jazz, New Orleans, soul, rock, and R&B fusion band My Blu Soul
Highly Recommended!!! No Cover Charge
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 ADEYA, Purple Albatross & Squeak The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge
Thursday October 22nd
The Regency Ballroom 1300 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime. A great night of music in store featuring one of the most colorful fun rockers in the known universe The Aquabats. This five member team of heroes fight the forces of evil and boredom across the land in their BattleTram using positive vibes and rad music. Band members include singer and fearless leader The M.C. Bat Commander, bass player and big man Crash McLarson, keyboardist and robot Jimmy the Robot, drummer and fitness guru Ricky Fitness and guitarist and spiritualist Eagle “Bones” Falconhawk. Opening up are Bronx based punk mariachi band Mariachi El Bronx and power pop punk band
Mrs. Magician. This is one of the must see shows of the week.
Highly Recommended!!!! $45.50/$71.75 Cover Charge
Rio Theatre 1205 Soquel Avenue Santa Cruz 8:00 PM Showtime
Todd Rundgren is a musical maverick who has created the sweetest pop and the densest art rock, sometimes putting the two extremes on the same album. The pop savant has straddled the gap separating a mainstream star from a cult figure. Highly Recommended!!!! $62/$82 Cover Charge
The Backroom 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
A really beautiful set of Celtic and Americana folk music in store featuring the trio of guitarist Colin Cotter fiddle player Sumaia Jackson and hammer dulcimer virtuoso Simon Chrisman Highly Recommended!!!! $20 Cover Charge
The Sound Room 3022 Broadway, Oakland 6:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes The Cottontails are one of San Francisco’s most exciting musical groups, 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. This is a great intimate setting to see this outstanding ensemble with the great Karina Denike on vocals, Vic Wong on guitar, Michael McIntosh on piano, Joe Kyle Jr. on bass and the irrepressible
Randy Odell on percussion Highly Recommended!!!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set
Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco 6:00 PM & 7:30 PM Showtimes
A great show in store featuring the SLUGish Ensemble who are a genre-bending group led by saxophonist Steve Lugerner whose sound is textural, touching upon modal jazz, post-rock, and modern classical influences. The ensemble features Steven Lugerner on bass clarinet, baritone saxophone & alto flute, Michael Potter on piano & fender rhodes, Steve Blum on synthesizer,
Justin Rock on guitar, Giulio Xavier Cetto on bass and Michael Mitchell on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $15-$20 Cover Charge Per Set
The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime Tommy Castro & The Painkillers are an inspiring funky/soulful bandplaying a blend of high-energy blues, R&B and roadhouse rock…soulful, celebratory vocals and exquisite, stellar guitar. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$44/$49 Cover Charge
Ashkenaz 1317 San Pablo Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
Cosmo Alleycats is a San Francisco-based swing band that brings to the stage a potent mix of vintage dance music with a dynamic, soulful delivery. The band, comprised of 6 talented musicians, draws from several decades of exhilarating American music to deliver a fun and engaging performance. Band members include Emily Day on vocals, Steve Height on bass, Mike Burns on drums, Charles Chen on piano, Mike Olmos on trumpet and Pete Cornell on sax. Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Bay Area jazz keyboardist Adam Kipple leads his outstanding Soul Jazz Quintet featuring Kipple on Hammond B3 organ, Scott Amendola on drums, Kai Lyons guitar, Kasey Knudsen sax and Joel Berhman trombone . This is a set of music to definitely check out.. Highly Recommended!!!! $20 Cover Charge
Royal Cuckoo Organ Lounge 3202 Mission Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime. A great set of music in store feautring to fabulous Lavay Smith Trio with Lavay on vocals accompanied by Howard Wiley on sax & Chris Siebert on the mighty in-house Hammond organ! Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Bay Area based swing jazz guitarist Nick Rossi performs with his
Swing Four Ensemble Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
Blush Wine Bar 476 Castro Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Parlor Tricks is the world’s first and foremost industrial ragtime band, a hot-music quartet led with sultry vocals, resonator guitar, upright bass and drums. Band members include Lily Cato on lead vocals, Darah Golub and Morgane Hollowell on vocals, Angelo Spagnolo on guitar,, Brian Kesley on bass and synth and Terry Moore on drums Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes A very entertaining night in store featuring San Francisco based singer/songwriter and master storyteller Liz Kennedy
Highly Recommended!!!! $35 Cover Charge Per Set
The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
The Queen of Boogie-Woogie Bay Area pianist/vocalist Wendy DeWitt brings a boogie-woogie loaded trio featuring Nancy Wright on saxophone and
Kirk Harwood on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 7:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. A night of a jazzy fusion of funk, hartdbop, boogaloo, Brazilian pop and NOLA style tunes with The Cosmic Pulse Quartet featuring Tod Dickow on sax, Adam Shulman on piano, Ollie Dudek on bass and Omar Aran 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 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 Frances Ancheta, Kevin Coffey & Owen Quincy 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
Friday October 23rd
The Fox Theatre 1807 Telegraph Avenue Oakland 8:00 PM Showtime
A great show in store featuring vituoso guitarist and singer Gary Clark Jr. whose music fuses blues, rock and soul music with elements of hip hop.
Highly Recommended!!!! $66-$155 Cover Charge Range
The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Shoetime
Los Vega son Jarocho is a traditional son jarocho group that has been dedicated to the performance, dissemination, and promotion of this musical genre for 20 years. Their music is characterized by the balance they achieve between their cultural roots and family heritage with musical quality and stage experience. Highly Recommended!!!!! $44/$49 Cover Charge
Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco 9:00 PM & 10:30 PM Showtime
The Brian Andres Quartet featuring Brian Andres on drums and percussion,
Tony Peebles on tenor sax, Eric Peralta on piano and Aaron Germain on bass is one of the Bay Area’s top Latin jazz ensembles. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15-$30 Cover Charge Per Set
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. A great set of music in store featuring Australian blues and soul artist Nardia who is celebrated for her powerhouse vocals, emotional depth and commanding stage presence. Highly Recommended!!!
$39 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
Jacknife explores the music of the legendary post bop alto saxophonist
Jackie McLean playing tunes from McLean’s seminal early- and mid-1960s
Blue Note albums including Jacknife for which the grooup got its name. Jacknife brings together a formidable cast of rising talent including
Steve Lugerner on alto, trumpeter JJ Kirkpatrick, drummer Michael Mitchell, bassist Josh Thurston-Milgrom and pianist Malcolm Campbell.
Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring one of the Bay Area’spremier jump blues and vintage boogie-woogie bands the incompreable
Robert Dehlinger & The Alpha Rhythm Kings This is a swinging fun band led by Robert’s vocals and superb trumpet playing. Highly Recommended!!!
$15 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
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
San Francisco based Jazz vocalist Kenny Washington has thrilled audiences across the globe with his soulful interpretations, seemingly limitless range, and inventive scatting. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Atta Kid has been a staple of the Bay Area scene since 2013. This all-star crew of the funkiest musicians this side of New Orleans. Led by Daniel Casares on sax and vocals, Max Cowan on B-3keyboards and vocals, Joe Bagale on drums and vocals and Jason Muscat on bass Atta Kid will take you from Grand Ave to Frenchmen Street in every set. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Royal Cuckoo Organ Lounge 3202 Mission Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime. A great set of music in store featuring the fabulous Lavay Smith on vocals accompanied by Chris Siebert on the mighty in-house Hammond organ! Highly Recommended!!!! No 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 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 11:59 PM-1:30 AM Showtime
Late Night At The Dawn Club presents Bay Area based hard bop trumpeter Max Ehrhardt performing with his Lakeshore Collective.
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge
Ocean Ale House 1314 Ocean Avenue San Francisco 2:00 PM-4:00 PM Showtime. A nice afternoon of improv jazz featuring Tandem Sidecar with Corey Weinstein on clarinet and Dave Melamed on guitar and harmonica.
Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A nice set of music featuring indie Americana singer/guitarist Sunny Climbs 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. Highly Recommended!!!!!! No Cover Charge
San Francisco Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 4:30 PM Showtime The Golden Gate Bandshell Soul/Jazz/R&B Concert Series presents the
Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco.
Highly Recommended!!!!!
Saturday October 24th
Mildred Owens Concert Hall 1220 Linda Mar Blvd. Pacifica 7:30 PM Showtime An amazing night of music in store featuring the Bay Area stride piano master Mike Lipskin with Don Neely on reeds and vocals and the great Australian jazz vocalist Dinah Lee. This is one of the must see shows of the week.
Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Change
Boom Boom Room 1601 Fillmore St, San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime Nigerian guitar master and singer Soji Sai who has been the lead guitarist for Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s Egypt 80 Band during the 1980’s latest project the Afrobeat Explosion is a tight 10 piece band rooted in the sweet sounds of Highlife and Palm Wine music playing pure Afrobeat a la Fela Kuti including a smoking horn section, intricate vocal harmonies, and a dance-inducing rhythm section. This is a can’t miss show!!! Highly Recommended!!!!!
$15 Cover Charge
The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 9:00 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!!!! $10 Cover Charge
Bird & Beckett 653 Chenery Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
Bay Area based the pickPocket Ensemble plays original contemporary chamber café music inspired by global folk and street traditions. Band members include Rick Corrigan on accordion & piano, Chloe Allen on violin, Yates Brown on guitar, banjo, bass & sitar, John Slattery on percussion and Kurt Ribak on bass. This is a wonderful group and definitely worth checking out.
Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge
Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco 9:00 PM & 10:30 PM Showtime
A great night of music instore featuring Huney Knuckles which is a five piece instrumental powerhouse serving up soulful compositions, jaw dropping improvisations & insanely funky jams at the highest level possible. The band features Kevin Wong on keys, Darian Gray on drums, Brian Sheu on guitar,
Tony Peebles on saxophone and Kowan Turner on drums. Prepare to have your mind blown & heart melted as we take you on an epic ride into the stratosphere. Highly Recommended!!!! $15-$30 Cover Charge Per Set
Jupiter 2181 Shattuck Berkeley 7:00 PM Showtime
East Bay Brass Band is a dynamic, non-traditional, 12-piece trumpet-less brass experience playing nothing but mash-ups. Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers are just a superb internationally recognized swing big band in the authentic style of the 1940’s and 1950’s as the band. Lavay the reigning “Queen Of Classic Jazz & Blues” pays tribute to the swingin’ Kansas City tradition, featuring the music of Count Basie,
Jimmy Rushing, Joe Williams, Helen Humes, Lester Young, Jay McShann,
Walter Brown, Jimmy Witherspoon, Myra Taylor & Big Joe Turner!
Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
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!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 10:30 PM Showtime
The Late Set features the great Bay Area based jazz B3 Hammond organist Simon Rowe with Dave Macnab on guitar and Brian Fishler on drums for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter. Highly Recommended!!!!
$20 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Oaklando is a Bay Area band that has fused the danceable grooves of Afro-Peru with the experimental sounds of Oaktown! Band members featured are Josh Jones on drums, David Pinto on bass, Juan Medrano Cotito on cajon,
Charlie Gurke on sax, Chloe Scott on flute, Pedro Rosales on cajon & vocals and Marina Lavalle on vocals. Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 11:59 PM-11:30 AM Showtime
The Late Night Set presents a set with jazz saxophonist Gavin Haloran
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge
Rancho Nicasio 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio 4:00 PM Showtime
Lydia Pense and Cold Blood debuted when the Fillmore was at its peak as one of the nation’s musical Meccas. Owner Bill Graham was so impressed with Lydia’s voice and the sound of the band that he immediately signed Cold Blood to his new record label. During the span of six original late-60’s, early-70’s albums, Lydia Pense and Cold Blood helped, along with Tower Of Power, forge their own specific brand of funk/soul and R&B which came to be known as
East Bay Grease. That music still holds up today, proving that great music is timeless and will continue to inspire generations to come.
Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. Multi Grammy award winning vocalist Tony Lindsay leads his band performing hits from Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Etta James, Sam Cooke and Donny Hathaway. Band members include Lindsay on vocals, Fred Ross on vocals, Janice Maxi-Reid on vocals, Allen Leong on piano, David Shul on guitar,
David Jones on bass and Deszon Claiborne on drums. Highly Recommended!!! $44.50/$55 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
Bay Area based latyin jass/brazilian based singer Masha Campagne performs with an outstanding trio featuring Ricardo Peixoto on guitar, Phil Hawkins on drums and John Wiitala on bass. Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
Howell Devine is the massively talented NorCal trio featuring Joshua Howell on vocals, guitar and harmonica, Jason”J” Hansen on drums & washboard and Joe Kyle Jr. on upright bass. HowellDevine breaks from the norm, providing rich and complex textures integral to the music rather than simple backing for a soloist. The result is a sound which stands in stark contrast to the typical blues heard in bars these days and would more likely be shaking the floors of a Southern juke joint some 70 years ago Highly Recommended!!!
$15 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 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
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A nice set of music featuring one of the Bay Area’s jazz double bass masters Eric Markowitz and friends Highly Recommended!!! No Cover Charge
San Francisco Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 4:30 PM Showtime The Golden Gate Bandshell presents the 4th Annual Bay Beats Launch Part featuring Frankie Maston, Skip The Needle, Spencer Noble &
William Johnston’s Extravagant Superband. 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
The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
Shovels & Rope
Upcoming Concerts & Shows
October 17th The Freight & Salvage Meshell Ndegeocello
October 18th The Freight & Salvage Meshell Ndegeocello
October 18th The Guild Theatre Chris Isaak
October 20th The Guild Theatre The Jerry Douglas Band
October 22nd Rio Theatre Todd Rundgren
October 25th The Independant SF Balthvs
October 29th Rio Theatre Michael Franti Trio
October 29th The Guild Theatre Blues Traveler
October 30th The Fillmore SF Galactic
October 31st The Fillmore SF Galactic
October 30th Masonic SF The Chicks
October 30th SF Jazz John Scofield Electrospective
October 31st SF Jazz John Scofield Electrospective
November 1st SF Jazz John Scofield Electrospective
November 1st Masonic SF Tom Jones
November 1st The Guild Theatre The Psychedelic Furs
November 2nd The Guild Theatre The Psychedelic Furs
November 6th Sweetwater Music Hall Southern Culture On The Skids
November 7th Bottom of the Hill Southern Culture On The Skids
November 12th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 13th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 14th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 15th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 21st The Back Room Johnny Sansone Band
November 21st The Freight & Salvage Lucy Kaplansky
November 30th Great American Music Hall A John Waters Christmas
December 3rd SF Jazz Jake Shimabukuro
December 4th SF Jazz Jake Shimabukuro
December 5th The Independant SF Dragon Smoke
December 5th SF Jazz Jake Shimabukuro
December 6th SF Jazz Jake Shimabukuro
December 6th Bimbo’s 365 Club Squirrel Nut Zippers Christmas Caravan
December 11th Rio Theatre Jonathan Richman
December 12th Rio Theatre The Wooten Brothers
December 12th SF Jazz Adam Shulman Plays A Charlie Brown Christmas
December 16th SF Jazz The Queen’s Cartoonists
December 16th Bimbo’s 365 Club Pokey LaFarge
December 17th SF Jazz Tribute To Eddie Palmieri
December 18th SF Jazz Cyrus Chestnut Plays A Charlie Brown Christmas
December 19th SF Jazz Christmas With The Count Basie Orchestra
December 20th SF Jazz Christmas With The Count Basie Orchestra
December 23rd SF Jazz Marcus Shelby New Orchestra
December 31st SF Jazz Cimafunk
Turn Your Radio On…..
Radio Programming Recommendations For Friday October 16th
6:00 AM-9:00 AM KPOO 89.5 FM The Emmett Powell Gospell Caravan hosted by Marcus Johnson
7:00 AM-10:00 AM KEPX 92.7 FM John Richards A great program with one of the most knowlegeable DJ’s on the air
9:00 AM-Noon WWOZ New Orleans Music Show With Black Mold Or
Bill DeTurk. A great program of funk, traditional jazz, blues, zydeco r&b and soul
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
10:00 AM-1:00 PM KXSF 102.5 FM Morning Frequencies Bob Thawley hosts the Bay Area’s best world music radio program with a focus on new releases, both local and international, shout-outs and information on upcoming shows, ticket giveaways. This is a must listen program!!!
Noon-2:00 PM WWOZ The Blues Breakdown. This is one of the best blues programs on the air
2:00 PM-5:00 PM WWOZ Jazz From The French Market With
Charles Burchell
5:00 PM-8:00 PM WWOZ Music Of Mass Distraction With Black Mold
One of the most creative music programs on the air
7:00 PM-10:00 PM KEPX 92.7 FM The Continent With Larry Cadence
My absolutely favorite Afropop radio program
8:00 PM-10:00 PM WWOZ The Rhythm Room With Allan-Alski Lasky
10:00 PM-Midnight KPFA 94.1 FM The History Of Funk Rickey Vincent hosts two hours of the strongest, stankiest, uncut funk anywhere on the airwaves
Video Pick Of The Week
It’s almost impossible to overstate the impact and importance of Fela Kuti to the global musical village. As a producer, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader with a larger than life personality, Kuti combined the raw guitars and jazzy undercurrents of traditional highlife with tight horn arrangements, electrifying polyrhythms, and politically charged lyrical content for the creation of Afrobeat. In celebration of Kuti’s 88th Birthday on Thursday the 15th I would like to highly reccomend the outstanding 2014 documentary
Finding Fela Kuti which tells the story of Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s life, his music, his social and political importance. He created a new musical movement, Afrobeat, using that forum to express his revolutionary political opinions against the dictatorial Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s.His influence helped bring a change towards democracy in Nigeria and promoted Pan Africanist politics to the world. The power and potency of Fela’s message is completely current today and is expressed in the political movements of oppressed people, embracing Fela’s music and message in their struggle for freedom
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