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Thursday September 17th Birthdays include
Hank Williams the father of contemporary country music who established the rules for all the country performers who followed him and in the process for much of popular music writing a body of songs that became popular classics including such Great American Songbook standards as
”I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”, “Hey, Good Lookin’”, “Your Cheatin’ Heart”,
“Move It On Over” and “Jambalaya” whose direct, emotional lyrics and vocals became the standard for most popular performers was born 103 years ago
Bill Black influential upright bassist who found fame working with
Elvis Presley and his own instrumental group, the Bill Black Combo was born 100 years ago
Brother Jack McDuff highly influential Hammond B3 organist whose blues drenched jazz music helped to popularize the soul-jazz movement of the 1950’s and 60’s was born 100 years ago
LaMonte McLemore bass vocalist who was a founding member of the popular and highly successful late 1960s and early 1970 vocal pop quintet
The 5th Dimension whose top 10 hits included “Up, Up and Away” and
“Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” was born 91 years ago
Dewayne Blackwell highly successful songwriter who penned such hits as “Mr. Blue” for the Fleetwoods, “I’m Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home”
for David Frizzell and “Friends in Low Places” for Garth Brooks was born
90 years ago
Doug E. Fresh rapper and record producer who is not only the first human beatbox in the rap world but still the best of all time who amazed audiences with his note-perfect imitations of drum machines, effects and often large samples of hip-hop classics turns 60 years old
Some Concert Recommendations For Today Thursday September 17th are
Black Cat Cafe 400 Eddy Street San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM Showtimes The Kuumba Experience music is a highly creative fusion of jazz, R&B, soul and funk. Band members include Jordan McGowan on drums, Vernon Hall on bass, Skylar on lead vocals, Jeriko Blaq on lead guitar, Jamie Hawkins on keys and Wayne Jackson on narration. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$20/$30/$40/$50 Cover Charge Per Set
Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime
A good show in store featuring one of the young guns of blues rock guitar Bay area based Harrison Flynn whose influences range from Eric Clapton to
Roy Gallagher to Indian classical music. Highly Recommended!!!!!!
$20/$35 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
The Nick Rossi Swing Quartet is fronted by none of the Bay Area’s great jazz guitarists, playing standards, swing, and bebop. This is a wonderful jazz ensemble Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
Madrone Art Bar 500 Divisadero Street, San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime Macy Blackman is universally regarded as the Bay Area’s premier New Orleans R&B/boogie pianist. Blackman, who has accompanied Mac Rebennack
(aka Dr. John) and also backed up such national acts as The Coasters and
The Drifters during his illustrious career. Highly Recommended!!!!!!!
$5 Cover Charge
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 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!!!!
$40 Cover Charge Per Set
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Jazz trumpet master Mike Olmos has become one the most in demand jazz musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area while maintaining a frequent national and international performance/touring schedule. In the Bay,
Mike has been performing with various bands such as the
Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers,
Pete Escovedo, Wil Blades, Eddie Roberts, Jubu and Legally Blynd. Olmos performs with his outstanding quintet.Highly Recommended!!!!
$30 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 7:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. A nice set of music in store featuring jazz blues funk guitarist and singer Jason Movrich along with Eric Goodwill on bass and Joe Carusi on drums. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
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 JoJo, Stevie Coupons, Tomfoolery & Victor Lin 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 indie Americana alt country sounds of
Dave Ricketts & The Poor Decisions The concert takes place at Ricon Center located at 101 Spear Street
San Francisco Botanical Gardens Flower Piano Concerts present one of the most unique, creative, and innovative events in the Bay Area transforming the San Francisco Botanical Garden into the city’s own alfresco concert hall where everyone is invited to play and listen. Some featured performers include 12:00 PM Garden Of Fragrance Doug Goodkin & The Pentatonics, 2:00 PM Ancient Plant Garden Gabriel Calderon and 4:30 PM Rhodondron Garden Sojourn Duo. For a daily schedule visit Flower Piano Daily Schedule You can get a full schedule and purchase tickets for this unique great event at
Golden Gate Park Flower Piano Tickets
Friday September 18th
The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
Renowned New Orleans based contemporary pianist and composer
Oscar Rossignoli is celebrated for his innovative approach to jazz and Latin music fusion. He will be performing with his outstanding trio featuring Rossignnoli on piano, Lex Warshawsky on bass and Peter Varnado on drums. This is one of the must see shows of the week. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$35 Cover Charge
Mystic Theatre 23 Petaluma Blvd. No. Petaluma 8:00 PM Showtime
Often referred to as “The Hendrix of the Sahara” acclaimed Malian guitarist and songwriter and the son of Malian musician Ali Farka Touré,
Vieux Farka Toure has been acclaimed by critics worldwide for his energetic live shows. He is a great performer and this is a show not to missed!!!!
Highly Recommended!!!! $43.85 Cover Charge
Brick & Mortal Music Hall 1710 Mission Street San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime. A great night of music in store featuring the all-female Irish folk music band BIIRD whose music blends traditional and contemporary Irish music, song and dance. Highly Recommended!!!! $35.82 Cover Charge
The Sound Room 3022 Broadway Oakland 8:00 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
Black Cat Cafe 400 Eddy Street San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM Showtimes Lady Stout & Nurenssnce deliver a powerful live experience where soulful storytelling, deep grooves, and fearless improvisation meet. Blending jazz, gospel, rock, and contemporary soul, every performance is immersive, emotionally charged, and completely alive in the moment. Band members include Lady Stout on lead vocals, Dan Winshall on bass, Tyson Jackson on drums, Axel Tosca on piano and Matt Sewell on guitar. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20/$30/$40/$50/$60 Cover Charge Per Set
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. A fiery night of blazing blues guitar in store featuring Brazilian born singer/songwriter guitarist Arthur Menezes whose playing marries the fire of Jimi Hendrix to the phrasing of the great blues masters, all delivered with a showman’s snap and a songwriter’s heart. Highly Recommended!!! $25/$60 Cover Charge Per Set
Bird & Beckett 653 Chenery Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
One of the Bay Area’s best jazz guitarist Scott Foster performs with his outstanding combo featuring Scott on guitar, Jim Peterson on saxophone,
Dan Seamans on bass, Tom Hassett on drums and special guest Darren Johnston on trumpet. Highly Recommended!!!!! $25 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
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:00 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!!! $15 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring the Bay Area’s premier Americana, alt country and Western swing band Aaron Burnham & The Brushfires
Highly Recommended!!! $15 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
With a career spanning over 25 years as Santana’s lead vocalist Tony Lindsay has earned 11 Grammy awards and contributed his exceptional vocal talents to seven renowned albums. He gained further recognition through an exclusive two-year residency in Las Vegas with Santana Highly Recommended!!!!
$40 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 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!!!! $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. 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
Bill Ortiz, Gary Brown, Howard Wiley, John Santos, Ken Cook, Leon Joyce &
Zoe Ellis This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!
Sausalito Jazz & Blues By The Bay in Downtown Sausalito 6:30 PM-8:00 PM Showtime The free concert series presents the Bay Area based party band
Dee Coco & Company Highly Recommended!!!!
San Francisco Botanical Gardens Flower Piano Concerts present one of the most unique, creative, and innovative events in the Bay Area transforming the San Francisco Botanical Garden into the city’s own alfresco concert hall where everyone is invited to play and listen. Some featured performers include 12:00 PM Garden Of Fragrance Mose Def a tribute to Mose Allison, 1:30 PM Garden of Fragrance Steve Abrams Trio and 3:00 PM Celebration Garden Liz Kennedy. For a daily schedule visit Flower Piano Daily Schedule You can get a full schedule and purchase tickets for this unique great event at Golden Gate Park Flower Piano Tickets
Saturday September 19th
Frost Ampitheater 327 Laseun Street Stanford 6:00 PM Showtime
Multiple Grammy award winner Brandi Carlile is just a fabulous singer songwriter and producer whose music spans multiple genres including folk, rock, country and Americana. Brandi is also a great performer.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $198-$500 Cover Charge
Cornerstone Berkeley 2367 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley 9:00 PM Showtime Often referred to as “The Hendrix of the Sahara” acclaimed Malian guitarist and songwriter and the son of Malian musician Ali Farka Touré,
Vieux Farka Toure has been acclaimed by critics worldwide for his energetic live shows. He is a great performer and this is a show not to missed!!!!
Highly Recommended!!!! $50.44 Cover Charge
The Sound Room 3022 Broadway Oakland 8:00 PM Showtime
Marcus Shelby Quartet featuring saxophonist Howard Wiley presents a Centennail Celebration honoring John Coltrane performing such Coltrane standards as Blue Train, Giant Steps, My Favorite Things and A Love Supreme.
Highly Recommended!!!! $36 Cover Charge
Black Cat Cafe 400 Eddy Street San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM Showtimes Lady Stout & Nurenssnce deliver a powerful live experience where soulful storytelling, deep grooves, and fearless improvisation meet. Blending jazz, gospel, rock, and contemporary soul, every performance is immersive, emotionally charged, and completely alive in the moment. Band members include Lady Stout on lead vocals, Dan Winshall on bass, Tyson Jackson on drums, Axel Tosca on piano and Matt Sewell on guitar. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20/$30/$40/$50/$60 Cover Charge Per Set
Mildred Owens Concert Hall 1220 Linda Mar Blvd. Pacifica 7:30 PM Showtime One of the only orchestra of its kind outside of Cuba the fabulous
Orquesta La Moderna Tradicion dedicates itself primarily to danzón, Cuba’s national dance. This romantic, elegant parlor dance, in which couples move in a close embrace, has shaped Cuban music’s evolution as truly as the better-known son, son montuno, rumba and Afro-cuban religious genres. Performing and preserving classic and folkloric styles, with danzón leading the way, this 11-member group honors these traditions with crisp modern arrangements of classic pieces and original compositions.
Highly Recommended!!!!!! $25 Cover Charge
The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Bay Area based virtuoso Americana rocking country guitarist Hank Maninger performs with his trio Highly Recommended!!!! $5 Cover Charge
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
Boom Boom Room 1601 Fillmore St, San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Katdelic featuring Ronkat Spearman is a five piece”party-all-night” band with an infectious groove that is irresistible to anyone within ear rangeThe music is an electrifying hybrid of Funk, Soul, EDM, Hip Hop, Jazz and Rock guaranteed to “Make ‘Em Dance”. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes 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
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
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. Fillmore Slim is hailed as the “West Coast Godfather of the Game” who is a legendary blues singer, guitarist, and storyteller whose vibrant career spans opening for icons like B.B. King and Dinah Washington, performing in San Francisco’s Fillmore District, and earning enduring respect across the blues and hip-hop communities. Highly Recommended!!!
$30/$55 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
One of the Bay Area’s premier jazz drummers Lorca Hart performs with his outstanding post bop quartet featuring Josh Nelson on piano, Edwin Livingston on bass, Lyle Link on tenor saxophone and Hart on drums.
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-11:30 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
San Francisco Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 12:00 PM-4:00 PM Showtime. The Golden Gate Bandshell presents the 4th Annual Tribute to John Coltrane A Love Supreme Saxophone Summit with Charles McNeal on saxophone, Laura Klein on piano, John Wiitala on bass and Mike Quigg on drums. This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!
Golden Gate Park Live From The Whale’s Tail Noon-6:00 PM Showtime
The Golden Gate Live From The Whale’s Tail presents Gaby, Kevin North,
Maya Bennett & Steve Egelman This is a free concert. The Whale’s Tail is located at the 14th Avenue East Meadow just west of the Rose Garden on the JFK Promenade. Highly Recommended!!!!!
San Francisco Botanical Gardens Flower Piano Concerts present one of the most unique, creative, and innovative events in the Bay Area transforming the San Francisco Botanical Garden into the city’s own alfresco concert hall where everyone is invited to play and listen. Some featured performers include 11:00 AM Garden Of Fragrance The Glide Ensemble, 12:00 PM Conifer Lawn
San Francisco Opera and 3:00 PM Celebration Garden Kash Killion & Killion’s Trillions For a daily schedule visit Flower Piano Daily Schedule You can get a full schedule and purchase tickets for this unique great event at
Golden Gate Park Flower Piano Tickets
Sunday September 20th
The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
For the past three decades The Texas Headhunters have operated on the cutting edge of roots music, each carving out a distinct, fiercely loyal empire by bringing soaring, soulful psychedelia back to the blues. The Headhunters featuring Ian Moore, Johnny Moeller and Jesse Dayton have infused the Austin scene with an uncompromising, razor-sharp funk and string-bending ferocity; and Dayton injected punk-rock adrenaline into the heart of classic outlaw country. Highly Recommended!!! $35 Cover Charge
Brick & Mortal Music Hall 1710 Mission Street San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime. A great night of music in store featuring the all-female Irish folk music band BIIRD whose music blends traditional and contemporary Irish music, song and dance. Highly Recommended!!!! $35.82 Cover Charge
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society 311 Mirada Rd, Half Moon Bay 4:30 PM Showtime. Drummer Sylvia Cuenca leads a standout NYC–Bay Area ensemble in a performance that brings together an ensemble of inter-generational powerhouse musicians. The all star ensemble features Wallace Roney Jr. on trumpet, Rico Jones on tenor saxophone & flute, Matt Clark on piano, Essiet Okon Essiet on bass, Will Martins on percussion and Cuenca on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $40/$50 Cover Charge
Bird & Beckett 653 Chenery Street San Francisco 5:00 PM Showtime Legendary Bay Area jazz drumming icon Vince Lateano performs with his outstanding trio featuring Ben Stolorow on piano and Peter Barshay on bass. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20 Cover Charge
Bird & Beckett 653 Chenery Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime
Bay Area based post bop jazz trumpeter Erik Jekabson leads and all star quartet featuring Adam Shulman on piano, Marcus Shelby on bass and
Jeff Marrs on drums. This is one of the can’t miss shows of the week!!!
Highly Recommended!!!!! $20 Cover Charge
Black Cat Cafe 400 Eddy Street San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM Showtimes Lady Stout & Nurenssnce deliver a powerful live experience where soulful storytelling, deep grooves, and fearless improvisation meet. Blending jazz, gospel, rock, and contemporary soul, every performance is immersive, emotionally charged, and completely alive in the moment. Band members include Lady Stout on lead vocals, Dan Winshall on bass, Tyson Jackson on drums, Axel Tosca on piano and Matt Sewell on guitar. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20/$30/$40/$50/$60 Cover Charge Per Set
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 5:30 PM & 7:30 PM Showtimes. The Swedish musical sensation Gunhid Carling is an internationally acclaimed jazz artist, multi-instrumentalist, and entertainer extraordinaire. 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!!! $30/$65 Cover Charge Per Set
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtimes Seattle based award winning guitarist, singer/songwriter Marco de Carvalho performs with his great Brazilian trio featuring de Carvalho on guitar and vocals, Neal Chin on ukulele and Ami Molinelli on percussion.
Highly Recommended!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Danny’s Live Dead is the popular Northern California Grateful Dead cover band and weekly jam night led by drummer Danny Luehring.
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
Golden Gate Park Live From The Whale’s Tail Noon-6:00 PM Showtime
The Golden Gate Live From The Whale’s Tail presents Anna Seitz,
Marlina Teich, Noah Frank & Stephanie Woodford. This is a free concert. The Whale’s Tail is located at the 14th Avenue East Meadow just west of the Rose Garden on the JFK Promenade. Highly Recommended!!!!!
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 & Kava Jah and the Remedy This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!
San Francisco Botanical Gardens Flower Piano Concerts present one of the most unique, creative, and innovative events in the Bay Area transforming the San Francisco Botanical Garden into the city’s own alfresco concert hall where everyone is invited to play and listen. Some featured performers include 12:00 PM Ancient Plant Garden Joe Mag, 3:00 PM Celebration Garden
Kevin Gerzevitz Trio and 4:00 PM Zellerbach Garden The Cottontails. For a daily schedule visit Flower Piano Daily Schedule You can get a full schedule and purchase tickets for this unique great event at
Golden Gate Park Flower Piano Tickets
Monday September 21st
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
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Jazz pianist Graham Messer is a young gun making a name for himself in the world of Jazz today. A dyed-in-the-wool bebop pianist, he seeks to uphold the tradition of Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, Kenny Clarke, Hank Jones and
Barry Harris among others. Highly Recommended!!!! $30/$40 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
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 September 22nd
SF Jazz 201 Franklin San Francisco 11:00 AM Showtime
Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis has been the standard bearer of the large group format for over 35 years. The 14-piece assemblage of virtuosos has contemporized the notion of a “big band” by simultaneously honoring the rich heritage of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong while debuting a stunning variety of commissions from jazz’s greatest names including Joe Henderson, Christian McBride, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Lovano and Wynton Marsalis. Band members featured are Wynton Marsalis on trumpet, Abdias Armenteros on tenor and alto saxophone & clarinet, Alexa Tarantino on alto and soprano saxophones, flute & clarinet, Sherman Irby on alto and soprano saxophone, flute & clarinet, Chris Lewis tenor and soprano saxophones & clarinet, Paul Nedzela on baritone and soprano saxophones & clarinet, Marcus Printup on trumpet, Ryan Kisor on trumpet, Kenny Rampton on trumpet,
Christopher Crenshaw on trombone, Vincent Gardner on trombone, Elliot Mason on trombone, Dan Nimmer on piano, Carlos Henriquez on bass and Obed Calvaire on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!!! $45-$105 Cover Charge
SF Jazz 201 Franklin San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis has been the standard bearer of the large group format for over 35 years. The 14-piece assemblage of virtuosos has contemporized the notion of a “big band” by simultaneously honoring the rich heritage of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong while debuting a stunning variety of commissions from jazz’s greatest names including Joe Henderson, Christian McBride, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Lovano and Wynton Marsalis. Band members featured are Wynton Marsalis on trumpet, Abdias Armenteros on tenor and alto saxophone & clarinet, Alexa Tarantino on alto and soprano saxophones, flute & clarinet, Sherman Irby on alto and soprano saxophone, flute & clarinet, Chris Lewis tenor and soprano saxophones & clarinet, Paul Nedzela on baritone and soprano saxophones & clarinet, Marcus Printup on trumpet, Ryan Kisor on trumpet, Kenny Rampton on trumpet,
Christopher Crenshaw on trombone, Vincent Gardner on trombone, Elliot Mason on trombone, Dan Nimmer on piano, Carlos Henriquez on bass and Obed Calvaire on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!!! $95-$205 Cover Charge
The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime A great set of music in store featuring the legendary Jamaican spiritual, conscious roots reggae vocal harmony group The Meditations who are known for their collaborations with Lee Scratch Perry and Bob Marley and the Wailers. Highly Recommended!!!!! $39-$44 Cover Charge
Kuumbwa Jazz Center 320-2 Cedar Street Santa Cruz 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Jazz guitarist Al Di Meola is one of the most influential jazz fusion and world music icons. Di Meola will perform with his acoustic ensemble. Highly Recommended!!!! $52.50 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Gifted post bop jazz guitarist Luke Westbrook performs with his trio. Highly Recommended!!!! $30 Cover Charge
Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-1:30 AM Showtime The Sunnyside Swingsters is a 6-piece band led by Shelley Leong & Eric Kong, born out of their common love for the dance community of the San Francisco Bay Area. They bring their infectious joyful energy to the big stage. From 1920s to 1950s dance hall music, they play songs that swing so hard you can’t help but dance. The Sunnyside Swingsters also give a second life to some rarely heard show tune gems. 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 DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime San Francisco based The High Water Line music is steeped in the time-honored Northern California bluegrass tradition of mixing in country, soul, swing, and blues creating clever arrangements and a unique sound that’s all their own. Highly Recommended!!! $10 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 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
Alvie and The Breakfast Pigs, Karaj Lost Coast & Lisa Graciano. 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 September 23rd
The Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park 8:00 PM Showtime
Tommy Emmanuel is simply one of the greatest guitarists on the planet. He is very funny and engaging. He is currently on his Living In The Light Tour with guitarist Jack Tuttle and guitarist Scott Gates. Highly Recommended!!!! $69-$169 Cover Charge
The Masonic 1111 California Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime Legendary singer/songwriter and guitarist Boz Scaggs is on tour with is Rhythm Review featuring Willie Weeks on bass, Jon Herington on guitar, Jamison Ross on drums, Michael Logan on keyboards, Eric Crystal on reeds and Branlie Mejias on percussion. Highly Recommended!!!!
$97-$371 Cover Charge Range
The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 7:30 PM Showtime
Virtuoso roots rock guitarist and American treasure Jim Campilongo performs with his outstanding trio featuring Campilongo on guitar, Angeline Saris on bass and Scott Amendola on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!! $30 Cover Charge
Yoshi’s 510 Embarcadero West Oakland 7:30 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 $28-$49 Cover Charge
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 8:30 PM Showtimes The Red Curtain presents Laugh And Blues which is a a comedy showcase on the main stage with a live blues band swinging between sets. Highly Recommended!!!! $25 Cover Charge
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-11:55 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!!!! $5 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!!!!
$30 Cover Charge Per Set
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Bay Area based jazz musician Smith Dobson performs with his outstanding quartet featuing Dobson on drums, vibraphone and sax, Adam Shulman on piano, Eric Markowitz on bass and Alan Jones on drums.
Highly Recommended!!! $10 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 BTU: Buffum-Tuttle Unit,
Joe Burke & Nick Tasker & the Hash-Slinging Slasher The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco.
Highly Recommended!!!!! No Cover Charge
Thursday September 24th
Kuumbwa Jazz Center 320-2 Cedar Street Santa Cruz 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes. A great set of music in store featuring the iconic guitarist and composer Biill Frisell and his Harmony Five project performing a blend of jazz, traditional Americana, and chamber music featuring singer and musician Petra Haden, cellist and singer Hank Roberts, bassist and vocalist Luke Bergman and drummer Tim Angulo. This is one of the best shows of the week.
Highly Recommended!!!! $52.50 Cover Charge
The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime Fiddling savant Michael Cleveland is widely regarded as the defining bluegrass fiddler of his generation, began performing professionally after high school with Dale Ann Bradley and Rhonda Vincent before forming his own band, Flamekeeper, in 2006. This is a show not to be missed..
Highly Recommended!!!!! $39-$44 Cover Charge
Black Cat Cafe 400 Eddy Street San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM Showtimes Saxophonist Stacy Dillard & trumpeter Josh Evans leads their hard swinging 5tet for a night of sharp jazz interplay in the tradition of Jackie McLean,
Benny Golson and Roy Hargrove. Band members include Stacy Dillard on saxophone, Josh Evans on trumpet, Grant Levin on piano, David Ewell on bass and
Jaimeo Brown on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$20/$30/$40/$50 Cover Charge Per Set
Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime
New Zealand based Oscar LaDell is a soul-blues singer/songwriter and guitarist known for warm vocals, vintage tones, and modern storytelling. Drawing from Memphis soul, Delta blues, and 60s R&B, he crafts songs that sway, simmer, and sting. Onstage, Oscar leads a tight band through greasy grooves, tender ballads, and fiery guitar breaks, inviting dancers and listeners alike. His music honors tradition while sounding fresh, intimate, and alive—authentic roots musicHighly Recommended!!!!!! $25/$50 Cover Charge
Specs Bar 12 Adler Street San Francisco 8:00 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!!!!! No Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Curious Planet features the phenomenal singer, dancer, and storyteller
Dot Com. 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 An entertaining night in store featuring world class jazz drummer, singer/songwriter and laugh out funny Dave Tull performing arrangements of Dave Frishberg, Gershwin and his own humerously introspective music. Tull will be backed up by Larry Dunlap on piano and Dan Feiszli on bass. This is one of the best shows of the week. Highly Recommended!!!!
$30 Cover Charge Per Set
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!!!! $30 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 7:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime Mitch Polzak is a master guitarist and he and The Royal Deuces has been one of the premier Rockabilly bands since staring in 1999. Polzak’s incredible showmanship and ability to connect with his audiences as well as his diverse background in multiple genres (including Cajun, Bluegrass and Surf), contribute to what makes his sound and show so unique.
Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
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 Caroline Wolfson,
JimBo Trout & Rebecca Chapa 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 September 25th
The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring the iconic guitarist and composer
Bill Frisell and his Harmony Five project performing a blend of jazz, traditional Americana, and chamber music featuring singer and musician Petra Haden, cellist and singer Hank Roberts, bassist and vocalist Luke Bergman and drummer Tim Angulo. This is one of the best shows of the week.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $54-$59 Cover Charge
Rancho Nicasio 1 Old Rancheria Road Nicasio 7:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring The Hot Licks who are original members of Dan’s backing band, perform Dan’s classic songs in the style that Dan Hicks invented Folk/Swing! which is a blend of Gypsy Jazz, Folk and Swing with lots of vocal harmonies. The Hot Licks are dedicated to preserving the orig- inal sound and spirit in the way Dan taught them! They carry the torch for Folk-Swing with his signature style that has inspired so many others. Band members include Paul Robinson on guitar & vocals, Daria on vocals, percussion and melodica, Paula Bradman on vocals and percussion, Candy Girard on violin and Alex Baum on bass. Highly Recommended!!!!!! $35 Cover Charge
The Sound Room 3022 Broadway Oakland 7:30 PM- 9:30 PM Showtime
A great night of fantastic blues guitar in store featuring Jules Leyhe who
Premier Guitar who said of Lehye “forget everything you know about slide guitar he maybe the best blues guitar slide licks since Derek Trucks maybe even
Duane Allman”. This ain’t your granddaddy’s blues—heck, it ain’t even your daddy’s blues. Tonight Jules and The Family Jules pay tribute to the iconic New Orleans based funk band The Meters whose sound is defined by a combination of tight melodic grooves and syncopated New Orleans second line rhythms under highly charged guitar and keyboard riffing.This is a show to definitely check out. Highly Recommended!!!!! $39.20 Cover Charge
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. Norwegian based blues guitarist Otto Junior is among a select group of young guitarists from around the world for Gibson’s Generation Group and the blues world is already paying attention. He is on his first U.S. tour bringing that old soul tone and young gun energy to the states. Junior is backed by Jacob Theis on bass and Ola Grindbakken on drums.
Highly Recommended!!! $20/$50 Cover Charge Per Set
Black Cat Cafe 400 Eddy Street San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM Showtimes Saxophonist Stacy Dillard & trumpeter Josh Evans leads their hard swinging 5tet for a night of sharp jazz interplay in the tradition of Jackie McLean,
Benny Golson and Roy Hargrove. Band members include Stacy Dillard on saxophone, Josh Evans on trumpet, Grant Levin on piano, David Ewell on bass and
Jaimeo Brown on drums. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$20/$40/$50/$60 Cover Charge Per Set
Jupiter 2181 Shattuck Berkeley 7:00 PM Showtime
Bay Area based R&B, funk, hip-hop and Latin music trio The Hogan Brothers features Julian on drums, Steve on bass and Colin on electric piano and accordion. Highly Recommended!!!!! $10 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 DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
San Francisco based Frankie & The Poolboys are one of the Bay Area’s great instrumental surf combos performing original music in the style of the first wave of Southern California beach music, with an incredibly wide variety of influences. 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
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Bay Area based jazz drummer icon Akira Tana performs with his
Friends From Osaka featuring organist Atsuko Hashimoto, guitarist
Yutaka Hashimoto with special guest Tony Lindsay. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro498 Broadway
San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime San Francisco based Martin Luther McCoy is an electrifying rebel soul artist known for his collaborations with The Roots, Moon Medicine and SFJAZZ Collective. His unique blend of experiences has cultivated a deep and versatile musical identity, making Martin a standout figure in the contemporary music scene. Highly Recommended!!!! $50 Cover Charge
Kuumbwa Jazz Center 320-2 Cedar Street Santa Cruz 7:00 PM & Showtime Get ready for a funky good time when Martha High’s Funky Divas, backed by Fred Wesley & The New JBs perform a power-packed show of hits from the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. Martha sang on stage with Brown for 40 years, while Fred is the legendary band leader and trombonist of the JBs era in the 1970s, considered the Forefather of Funk while taking funk to the next level with Parliament-Funkadelic featuring George Clinton and Bootsy Collins. Both Martha and Fred toured extensively in Maceo Parker’s band
Highly Recommended!!!! $48/$63 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 gospel inspired jazz pianist
Kevin Person Jr. Highly Recommended!!!! $15 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 Brad Leahli on saxophone & Chris Siebert on the mighty in-house Hammond organ! Highly Recommended!!!!
No 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 great set of post bop jazz with guitarist Lisa Liu. 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
Implied Jazz & Luke Westbrook Trio.This is a free concert. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco.
Highly Recommended!!!!!
Sausalito Jazz & Blues By The Bay in Downtown Sausalito 6:30 PM-8:00 PM Showtime The free concert series presents The West Coast Blues Society
Highly Recommended!!!!
The 69th annual Monterey Jazz Festival is one of the most celebrated and important jazz festivals in the world. Every September sees the same caliber of talent grace the now eight stages on the Monterey Fairgrounds, as the Monterey Jazz Festival presents the best jazz performers in the world for a three-day celebration of the best in jazz. This year is no exception. The festival kicks off today with with headliners including Ron Carter Foursight Quartet, The Eddie Palmieri Experience and Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis & Cecile McLorin Salvant. In addition, the Monterey Jazz Festival features jazz conversations, panel discussions, workshops, exhibitions, clinics, and an international array of food, shopping, and festivities spread throughout the 20-acre Monterey County Fairgrounds. For ticket information go to Monterey Jazz Festival Tickets
Concert Recommendation Today
Black Cat Cafe 400 Eddy Street San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM Showtimes The Kuumba Experience
Upcoming Concerts & Shows
September 17th SF Jazz Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane
September 18th SF Jazz Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane
September 19th SF Jazz Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane
September 19th Frost Ampitheatre Brandi Carlile
September 19th Cornerstone Berkeley Vieux Farka Toure
September 22nd SF Jazz Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis
September 23rd Masonic SF Boz Scaggs
September 23rd The Back Room Jim Canpilongo Trio With Scott Amendola
September 23rd The Guild Theatre Tommy Emmanuel Trio
September 24th The Freight & Salvage Michael Cleveland
September 25th The Freight & Salvage Bill Frisell & Harmony Five
September 26th Green Music Center Jazz At Lincoln Center With Wynton Marsalis
September 27th Guild Theatre Samantha Fish
Setember 28h Yoshi’s Fred Wesley & The New JB’s
September 28th SF Masonic Social Distortion
August 29th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Tori Amos
September 30th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Jack Johnson
September 30th Great American Music Hall Beth Orton
October 1st SF Jazz Hiromi & Kazunori
October 2nd Guild Theatre John Oates & The Good Road Band
October 2nd SF Jazz Hiromi
October 2nd SF Masonic Danny Elfman
October 2nd The Fillmore SF Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
October 3rd Sweetwater Music Hall Old Crow Medicine Show
October 3rd The Fillmore SF My Morning Jacket
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 4th The Fillmore SF My Morning Jacket
October 5th The Fillmore SF My Morning Jacket
October 6th The Fillmore SF My Morning Jacket
October 7th The Fillmore SF My Morning Jacket
October 8th The Fillmore SF My Morning Jacket
October 8th SF Jazz Kurt Elling & The Yellowjackets
October 9th SF Jazz Kurt Elling & The Yellowjackets
October 9th The Fillmore SF My Morning Jacket
October 10th The Fillmore SF My Morning Jacket
October 10th SF Jazz Marcus Shelby New Orchestra
October 11th The Fillmore SF My Morning Jacket
October 11th The Freight & Salvage Emmet Cohen Presents Miles & Coltrane at 100
October 13th The Freight & Salvage Jon Mclaughlin
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…..
Thursday September 17th Recommendations
6:00 AM-9:00 AM KPOO 89.5 FM The Emmett Powell Gospell Caravan hosted by Marcus Johnson
7:00 AM-9:00 AM WWOZ Traditional Jazz With Sally Young. Sally hosts my absolute favorite Trad Jazz program. This is a must listen program
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 Michael Dominici Michael showcases the diversity and many facets of the New Orleans and regional music scene
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
3:00 PM-5:00 PM KPOO 89.5 FM Johnny Brooklyn Show. A program of classic blues and oldies
5:00 PM-8:00 PM WWOZ R&B With Cousin Dimitri. This is another must listen program
8:00 PM-10:00 PM WWOZ Kitchen Sink With Jennifer Brady. This is one of the best eclectic music programs on the air
8:00 PM-10:00 PM KPFA 94.1 FM The Bonnie Simmons Show. Bonnie is a Bay Area icon and treasure. This is one of great rock and roll programs on the air
10:00 PM-Midnight KPFA 94.1 FM Betty’s Night In. A great program of new and classic Americana, country, bluegrass, pop, R&B sprinkled with a some jazz, international, and classical sounds
10:00 PM- Midnight WWOZ DJ Bus Stop Come On One of my new favorite programs. Eclectic mix of R&B, Funk & Soul
Video Pick Of The Week
B.B. King was universally hailed as the “King of the Blues” and was without a doubt the single most important electric guitarist of the last half of the 20th century. His bent notes and staccato picking style influenced legions of contemporary bluesmen, while his gritty and confident voice — capable of wringing every nuance from any lyric — provided a worthy match for his passionate playing. Between 1951 and 1985, King notched an impressive 74 entries on Billboard’s R&B charts, and he was one of the few full-fledged blues artists to score a major pop hit when his 1970 smash “The Thrill Is Gone” crossed over to mainstream success. In celebration of King’s 101st Birthday on Wednesday the 16th I would like to recommend the outstanding 2016 documentary B.B. King:The Life Of Riley which is the untold true American story of an orphan boy from the heart of the Mississippi Delta who rose to music stardom around the world and inspired a generation of fans against all odds. Battling unrelenting racism and the humiliation of segregation while working in the cotton fields as an orphaned child, King lived to overcome the toughest critics in the entertainment industry and ultimately be hailed as one of the kingpins of an entire genre of music.The film narrated by
Morgan Freeman and directed by Jon Brewer, features interviews with
Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Bonnie Raitt, Bobby Bland and Buddy Guy Bono,
Dr John, Bill Wyman plus appearances by Mick Jagger and President Obama. This candid biopic of the life story of one of our living legends is highlighted by rare archive footage and beautifully shot scenes of the deep American south
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