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Some Music Birthday Celebrations For Today Sunday October 18th Includes

Bobby Troup jazz pianist, singer/songwriter who will forever be known as the writer of one of the classic American road songs “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66” was born 108 years ago

Anita O’Day highly influential jazz vocalist who was known for her ability to keep up with fast-tempo arrangements and for her characteristic vocal delivery was born 107 years ago

Chuck Berry rock and roll’s poet laureate and one of its most important innovators thanks to his detailed songwriting, dazzling lyrics, and clear economical guitar helped shape the music’s sound, style and sensibility that created the blueprint for the generations that followed with such anthems as “Johnny B. Goode”, “Roll Over Beethovan” and “Rock and Roll Music” was born 100 years ago

Cynthia Weill highly influential lyricist who with her writing partner and husband, Barry Mann formed one of the most potent songwriting teams of the 1960s and beyond churning out enduring hits like the Drifters’
“On Broadway”, the Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feelin’”,
The Animals “We Gotta Het Out Of This Place”, The Ronettes “Walking In The Rain” and Dolly Parton’s “Here You Come Again” was born 86 years ago

Laura Nyro highly influential New York City based singer/songwriter and pianist whose powerful, soulful voice and impassioned music searched for emotional truth briding the gaps between folk, pop, and soul with songs like “And When I Die”,”Stone Soul Picnic”, “Eli’s Coming” and “Wedding Bell Blues” was born 77 years ago

Wynton Marsalis highly influential and esteemed trumpeter and composer music instructor and the artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center who worked tirelessly to ensure the status of jazz as a respected American art form into the 21st century turns 65 years old

Some Concert Recommendations For Today Sunday October 18th are

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 4^th 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!!!!!

Sunday October 25th

Mr. Tipples 39 Fell St, San Francisco 6:00 PM & 7:50 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-$30 Cover Charge Per Set

Ocean Ale House 1314 Ocean Avenue San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
Karen Segal Trio led by the wonderful jazz guitarist Karen Segal, performs original compositions and inventive arrangements of standards with
Jack Kerns on drums and Jonathan Ferris on bass.
Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge

Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 5:30 PM & 7:30 PM Showtime The Swedish musical sensation Gunhid Carling is an internationally acclaimed jazz artist, multi-instrumentalist, and entertainer. 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!!! $44.59/$60.50 Cover Charge Per Set

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtimes Bay Area based master latin jazz percussionist Hector Lugo performs with his Caribbean Latin Jazz Trio featuring Julio de La Cruz on piano, Sam Bevan playing the acoustic bass and Héctor Lugo on percussion and vocals
Highly Recommended!!!! $40.00 Cover Charge Per Set

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 3:00 PM Showtime
One of the Bay Area’s premier jazz drummers Henry Plumb performs with his trio Highly Recommended!!!! $5 Cover Charge

The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime
A gritty set of music in store featuring The Luxomatics who play a special brand of early blues, rock and roll and jazz. Highly Recommended!!!
$10 Cover Charge

The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 3:00 PM-5:00 PM Showtime A great set of music in store featuring jazz pianist Graham Messer who is one of the young guns making a name for himself in the world of jazz today.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 & One Wise Sound 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

Rancho Nicasio 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio 4:00 PM Showtime
Howell Devine

Upcoming Concerts & Shows

October 18^th The Freight & Salvage Meshell Ndegeocello

October 18^th The Guild Theatre Chris Isaak

October 20^th The Guild Theatre The Jerry Douglas Band

October 22^nd Rio Theatre Todd Rundgren

October 25^th The Independant SF Balthvs

October 29^th Rio Theatre Michael Franti Trio

October 29^th The Guild Theatre Blues Traveler

October 30^th The Fillmore SF Galactic

October 31st The Fillmore SF Galactic

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 1st The Guild Theatre The Psychedelic Furs

November 2nd The Guild Theatre The Psychedelic Furs

November 6^th Sweetwater Music Hall Southern Culture On The Skids

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 21^st The Back Room Johnny Sansone Band

November 21^st The Freight & Salvage Lucy Kaplansky

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

December 3^rd SF Jazz Jake Shimabukuro

December 4^th SF Jazz Jake Shimabukuro

December 5^th The Independant SF Dragon Smoke

December 5^th SF Jazz Jake Shimabukuro

December 6^th SF Jazz Jake Shimabukuro

December 6^th Bimbo’s 365 Club Squirrel Nut Zippers Christmas Caravan

December 11^th Rio Theatre Jonathan Richman

December 12^th Rio Theatre The Wooten Brothers

December 12^th SF Jazz Adam Shulman Plays A Charlie Brown Christmas

December 16^th SF Jazz The Queen’s Cartoonists

December 16^th Bimbo’s 365 Club Pokey LaFarge

December 17^th SF Jazz Tribute To Eddie Palmieri

December 18^th SF Jazz Cyrus Chestnut Plays A Charlie Brown Christmas

December 19^th SF Jazz Christmas With The Count Basie Orchestra

December 20^th SF Jazz Christmas With The Count Basie Orchestra

December 23^rd SF Jazz Marcus Shelby New Orchestra

December 31st SF Jazz Cimafunk

Turn Your Radio On…..

Radio Programming Recommendations For Sunday October 18th

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 must 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

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

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 88^th Birthday on Thursday the 15^th 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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