ART • EQUITY • ACCESS
Saturday, September 28, 7:30 at Bird & Beckett
Tom Griesser, saxophone — Scott Foster, guitar — Kevin Gerzevitz, organ — Dan Foltz, drums
B3B4 is a long-awaited musical conversation between four Bay Area jazz veterans, combining the soulful growl of the Hammond B3 organ, the resonant bite of the tenor saxophone, the bluesy fluidity of the electric guitar and the propulsive groove of the drums.… Read More
Saturday, September 7, 5-7 pm at Tam Commons
John Schott, guitar — Miles Wick, bass — John Hanes, drums
“With a bright and bold, slightly twangy sound, Schott grazes rock, blues, Thelonious Monk and James “Blood” Ulmer with lithe, original, single-note lines full of swing, surprise and humor.… Read More
Saturday, August 31, 7:30 pm at Bird & Beckett
Tim Lin, saxophone — Joe Gilman, piano — Shimpei Ogawa, bass — Curran Sinha, drums
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Tim Lin is a Taiwanese American jazz talent whose progressive sound comes from his appreciation of the bebop jazz tradition.… Read More
Friday, August 30, 6 pm at Marin County Mart
The Joshua Smith Quartet plays a repertoire of jazz standards, great American songbook classics, and bossa nova, featuring tunes by Monk, Strayhorn, and Jobim, and augmented by original compositions by bandleader Smith.… Read More
Saturday, August 24, 7:30 pm at Bird & Beckett
Henry Hung, trumpet — Kristen Strom, saxophone — Jame Mahone, saxophone —Scott Sorkin, bass — Brandon Essex, drums — with Uncle Joe “Lucky” Beckett
Featuring the renowned country blues singer Uncle Joe “Lucky” Beckett, backed by the most dangerous backing band west of the Sacramento River, The Hardly Strictly Family Band plays a mix of your favorite country blues, folk, and Americana music. … Read More
Friday, July 26, 6 pm at Marin County Mart
Co-led by husband and wife team Laura Klein and Tony Corman, the members of FivePlay are long time musical associates with an on-stage alchemy that generates adventurous, interactive, and exciting performances.… Read More
Saturday, July 20, 7:30 pm at Bird & Beckett
Masterful saxophonist and composer James Mahone has performed throughout the US, Japan, and Europe for over 30 years. In early 90s, he was the composer for popular jazz band, Black Note. He has performed alongside Wynton Marsalis, Eric Reed, Billy Higgins, Gil-Scott Heron, El De Barge, Josh Redman, and Roy Hargrove, Reggie Workman, Billy Harper, Arnie Lawrence, and R&B band The Chesterfields.… Read More
Thursday, July 18, 8pm at Mr. Tipple’s Recording Studio
Lilan Kane‘s vintage-tinged soul sound flows through the heartfelt compositions that tell stories of love, loss, and self-discovery while seamlessly blending R&B, funk, pop, and jazz. Her album Love, Myself was released to a sold out crowd at Yoshi’s Jazz Club.… Read More
Thursday, July 11, 7:30 pm at Bird & Beckett
A sublime stroll through the history of early jazz and the stride era with Ray Skjelbred, piano; Clint Baker, trumpet; and Riley Baker, drums.
This is a Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund event where each musician will be paid $150 in advance, regardless of ticket sales.… Read More
Saturday, July 6, 3-5 pm at Tam Commons
Pianist/flutist Gaea Schell, Bay area top notch pianist Dan Zemelman, and bassist Sam Bevan (in town from New York City) will play an exciting program of Latin standards, originals and jazz standards in a unique trio setting.… Read More
Saturday, June 29, 7:30 pm at Bird & Beckett
Rova Saxophone Quartet’s musical goal has always been, since 1978, to instigate, to challenge, and to inspire. The group explores the synthesis of composition and collective improvisation, creating exciting, genre-bending music. In existence for over forty years, Rova is one of the longest-standing groups in the music movement that has its roots in post-bop, free jazz, avant-rock, and 20th century new music.… Read More
Friday, June 28, 9pm at Mr. Tipple’s Recording Studio
The Alpha Rhythm Kings specialize in swing, vintage lounge, and boogie woogie. Led by Rob Dehlinger with his blazing trumpet and vocal stylings, the band will be Fil Lorenz, tenor sax; Richard Nelson Hall, piano; Danny Gerz, bass; and Russ Gold, drums.… Read More
Saturday, June 22, 7:30 pm at Bird & Beckett
This incarnation of Passing Dreams Trio will be bassist Frank Tusa, tabla player William Rossel, and guitarist Randy Vincent.
The trio’s ancestry is Lookout Farm, a seven-piece band from the 1970s led by saxophonist Dave Liebman notable for the merging of Indian classical instrumentation and rhythms with rock guitar and drum impulses into a jazz superstructure.… Read More
Friday, June 7, 6 pm at Marin Country Mart
Trombonist Jules Rowell is a genuine scholar of contemporary jazz composing and arranging. A Bay Area native, Rowell has composed and arranged material for Pete Escovedo, Mark Little, Louie Romero and Masacote, the Hot Club of San Francisco, the Kronos String Quartet, the Mike Vax Orchestra, and Francisco Aguabella.… Read More
Thursday, April 25, 8:30-11:30 pm at Mr. Tipple’s
Saxophonist Steven Lugerner continues his explorations of the music of jazz legend Jackie McLean with Jacknife, a hard-hitting West Coast post-bop quintet featuring Danny Lubin-Laden on trombone with pianist Javier Santiago playing piano, bassist Eric Markowitz, and drummer Michael Mitchell.… Read More
Wednesday, April 24, 8 pm at Iron Springs Pub, Fairfax
Mario Guarneri, trumpet, heads a trio with guitarist John Schott and bassist John Wiitala.
This is a Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund event where each musician will be paid $150 in advance by Berp & Co. … Read More
Thursday, April 18, 8 pm at Key Teahouse
Lisa Mezzacappa, bass and compositions — Aaron Bennett, tenor sax — John Finkbeiner, guitar — Mark Clifford, vibes — Tim Perkis, electronics — Jordan Glenn, drums
Bay Area bassist and composer Lisa Mezzacappa and her sextet perform a suite of original music inspired by Italo Calvino’s funny, imaginative, gloriously nerdy Cosmicomics stories.… Read More
Friday, April 12, 8 pm at Key Teahouse
Mario Guarneri, trumpet — James Mahone, saxophone — Randy Vincent (subbing for John Schott), guitar — Miles Wick, bass — Deszon Claiborne, drums
In its debut performance, the Guarneri Collective will take their audience on a thrilling journey through the epic music of the legendary pianist/composer Thelonious Monk.… Read More
Saturday, March 23, 7:30-10 pm at Bird & Beckett
Michael Zilber, saxes — Keith Saunders, piano — Peter Barshay, bass — Akira Tana, drums
The Michael Zilber Quartet will be performing new quartet music written by Zilber over the past year.… Read More
Friday, February 22, 5:30-8 pm at Bird & Beckett
Ray Loeckle, reeds — Jerry Logas, reeds — Glen Deardorff, guitar — Dean Reilly, bass — Tony Johnson, drums
The 230 Jones Street, Local 6 Literary Jazz Band — aka The Chuck Peterson Quintet — are five musicians whose history on the local jazz scene dates back 60 years to the very early 1950s.… Read More
