Jazz DateBook
Find what is happening tonight, tomorrow, and this week across Bay Area stages, with ticket status and location first.
Sun, Feb 15, 10:00 PM
Castro Valley Library - Community Room • Castro Valley • East Bay •
Come out for this free jazz concert at the Castro Valley Library, with Dave on #trumpet and flugelhorn, Andy Ostwald on electric #keyboard, and Sam Bevan on acoustic #bass. Doors open at 1:30 and seating is on a “first come“ basis. Children are welcome, so bring the whole family. The “Community Room“ is to the right as yo...
Mon, Feb 16, 1:00 AM
Bird & Beckett Books and Records • San Francisco •
Ben Stolorow, #piano; Peter Barshay, #bass; Vince Lateano, #drums Drummer Vince Lateano brings his trio--and special guests--to B&B on the 3rd Sunday of every month. The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization presents live music at least 4 times a week at Bird & Beckett Books & Records i...
Mon, Feb 16, 3:00 AM
Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 UK-based pianist, #singer, and producer Reuben James brings a soulful blend of jazz, funk, R&B, and pop to the Black Cat stage. After cutting his teeth on Birmingham’s jazz circu...
Mon, Feb 16, 5:15 AM
Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 UK-based pianist, #singer, and producer Reuben James brings a soulful blend of jazz, funk, R&B, and pop to the Black Cat stage. After cutting his teeth on Birmingham’s jazz circu...
Tue, Feb 17, 8:00 PM
Stanford Medical Center - 3rd Floor Lounge (“new” building) • Palo Alto • South Bay •
Dave’s Jazz Trio will be performing in the Lounge on the 3rd Floor of the “new” building at the Medical Center (500 Pasteur Drive). Garage Parking at a minimal rate. Dave on #trumpet and flugelhorn, Art Khu on electric #keyboard and Danny Gerz on #bass. Got some great tunes ready to go! You don’t have to be sick to attend...
Wed, Feb 18, 3:30 AM
Bird & Beckett Books and Records • San Francisco •
Jerome Sabbagh, tenor #sax; Essiet Okon Essiet, #bass; Sylvia Cuenca, #drums The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization presents live music at least 4 times a week at Bird & Beckett Books & Records in San Francisco's Glen Park village. Seating is limited, so call ahead to reserve: (415) ...
Thu, Feb 19, 3:00 AM
Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 Eytan Schillinger-Hyman is an accomplished bassist and composer born and raised in San Francisco and based in New York City, who is renowned for his creativity and groove on both upright and #electric bass. Eytan i...
Fri, Feb 20, 1:30 AM
The Lake Chalet Seafood Bar & Grill • Oakland • East Bay •
The Turnaround jazz trio plays at Oakland's timeless Lake Chalet, featuring Ben Stolerow on #piano, Mark Heshima Williams on #upright bass and Alexey Berlind on #drums. Full bar and kitchen and Lake Merritt's best views. No cover, come by for a drink or a meal, bring a date!
Fri, Feb 20, 3:00 AM
Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 “Every song is a work of art in Champian’s hands and #voice” (the Aboslute Sound). Her “galvanizing presence” (the New Yorker) and her alluring musical presentation have made her...
Fri, Feb 20, 3:30 AM
The Sound Room • Oakland • East Bay •
Saxophonist and composer Nicole McCabe has quickly emerged as one of the defining new voices in contemporary jazz. Rooted in the hard-bop tradition yet unafraid to explore electronic textures, expansive improvisation, and modern rhythmic language, her music reflects a bold, searching artistry shaped by both deep study ...
Fri, Feb 20, 5:15 AM
Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 “Every song is a work of art in Champian’s hands and #voice” (the Aboslute Sound). Her “galvanizing presence” (the New Yorker) and her alluring musical presentation have made her...
Sat, Feb 21, 3:00 AM
Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 “Every song is a work of art in Champian’s hands and #voice” (the Aboslute Sound). Her “galvanizing presence” (the New Yorker) and her alluring musical presentation have made her...
Sat, Feb 21, 3:00 AM
Kuumbwa Jazz Center • Santa Cruz •
ACOUSTIC GROOVE MASTER JACK WEST Celebrating the release of two new albums: Guitars On Life and Essential Curvature A prolific musician, composer and bandleader, Jack West is a singular guitarist with an immediately recognizable sound. His early career saw the release six albums that received widespread critical acclai...
Sat, Feb 21, 4:00 AM
Jazzschool • Berkeley • East Bay •
San Francisco guitarist and composer Liberty Ellman, long a fixture in New York’s creative jazz community as an in-demand sideperson and compelling bandleader, brings his dynamic and virtuosic trio to the Jazzschool. Liberty Ellman, #guitar Jeff Denson, #bass Jaimeo Brown, #drums Ellman has performed and recorded with man...
Sat, Feb 21, 5:30 AM
Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 “Every song is a work of art in Champian’s hands and #voice” (the Aboslute Sound). Her “galvanizing presence” (the New Yorker) and her alluring musical presentation have made her...
Sun, Feb 22, 3:00 AM
Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 “Every song is a work of art in Champian’s hands and #voice” (the Aboslute Sound). Her “galvanizing presence” (the New Yorker) and her alluring musical presentation have made her...
Sun, Feb 22, 5:30 AM
Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 “Every song is a work of art in Champian’s hands and #voice” (the Aboslute Sound). Her “galvanizing presence” (the New Yorker) and her alluring musical presentation have made her...
Mon, Feb 23, 12:00 AM
Sam’s Castle • Pacifica •
Come on out to Sam’s Castle in Pacifica on Sunday, 2/22/26! Dave’s trio will be laying out some great jazz numbers by Chick Corea, Richie Beirach, Miles Davis, Cole Porter and Charles Lloyd, to name a few. There will also be some “original” music as well as an interesting arrangement of a Swedish folk song. Doors to th...
Mon, Feb 23, 1:00 AM
Bird & Beckett Books and Records • San Francisco •
The Vince Lateano Trio hosts an open jam session on the last Sunday of every month, welcoming local jazz giants, stalwarts, new comers, and those just passing through. Ben Stolorow, #piano; Peter Barshay, #bass; Vince Lateano, #drums The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization presents li...
Mon, Feb 23, 3:00 AM
Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 UK-based pianist, #singer, and producer Reuben James brings a soulful blend of jazz, funk, R&B, and pop to the Black Cat stage. After cutting his teeth on Birmingham’s jazz circu...
Mon, Feb 23, 5:15 AM
Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 UK-based pianist, #singer, and producer Reuben James brings a soulful blend of jazz, funk, R&B, and pop to the Black Cat stage. After cutting his teeth on Birmingham’s jazz circu...
Thu, Feb 26, 3:00 AM
Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 Honoring the life, legacy, and revolutionary sound of D’Angelo, this special tribute concert celebrates one of the most influential voices in modern soul, R&B, and neo-soul. A true architect of groove, vulnerabili...
Thu, Feb 26, 5:15 AM
Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 Honoring the life, legacy, and revolutionary sound of D’Angelo, this special tribute concert celebrates one of the most influential voices in modern soul, R&B, and neo-soul. A true architect of groove, vulnerabili...
Fri, Feb 27, 3:30 AM
Bird & Beckett Books and Records • San Francisco •
Joe Warner, #piano; Charles McNeal, alto #sax; Ron Belcher, #bass; Jemal Ramirez, #drums The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization presents live music at least 4 times a week at Bird & Beckett Books & Records in San Francisco's Glen Park village. Seating is limited, so call ahead to rese...
Fri, Feb 27, 4:00 AM
The Freight • Berkeley • East Bay •
ACOUSTIC GROOVE MASTER JACK WEST Celebrating the release of two new albums: Guitars On Life and Essential Curvature A prolific musician, composer and bandleader, Jack West is a singular guitarist with an immediately recognizable sound. His early career saw the release six albums that received widespread critical acclai...
Sat, Feb 28, 2:00 AM
Bird & Beckett Books and Records • San Francisco •
Charlie McCarthy, #saxophone; Sam Cady, #piano; Chuck Bennett, #bass; Tony Johnson, #drums The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization presents live music at least 4 times a week at Bird & Beckett Books & Records in San Francisco's Glen Park village. Seating is limited, so call ahead to re...
Sat, Feb 28, 3:00 AM
Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 “#singer Tyreek McDole became the second man to win the annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz #vocal Competition. (2023)” - Michael Barris, Downbeat Magazine HVLT is a forward-t...
Sat, Feb 28, 3:30 AM
The Sound Room • Oakland • East Bay •
At The Sound Room, Jazz Mafia joins forces with vocalist Tiffany Austin to present a set that draws on years of collaboration and their shared repertoire of original compositions. Tiffany’s versatility shines as she improvises, performs vocalise versions of swinging jazz classics, and even becomes part of the horn sect...
Sat, Feb 28, 4:30 AM
Bird & Beckett Books and Records • San Francisco •
Stephen Crump, solo acoustic #bass The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization presents live music at least 4 times a week at Bird & Beckett Books & Records in San Francisco's Glen Park village. Seating is limited, so call ahead to reserve: (415) 586-3733. No advance ticket sales. Pleas...
Sat, Feb 28, 5:30 AM
Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 “#singer Tyreek McDole became the second man to win the annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz #vocal Competition. (2023)” - Michael Barris, Downbeat Magazine HVLT is a forward-t...
Sun, Mar 1, 3:00 AM
Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 “#singer Tyreek McDole became the second man to win the annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz #vocal Competition. (2023)” - Michael Barris, Downbeat Magazine HVLT is a forward-t...
Sun, Mar 1, 3:30 AM
The Sound Room • Oakland • East Bay •
"Continuum" by John Mayer came out nearly 20 years ago and has continued to spin in the collective rotation. In a one-night-only presentation, Bay Area vocalist Amy D and #singer-songwriter-guitarist Ian Santillano are taking on the full record, bringing their own musical perspectives to songs you already know by heart....
Sun, Mar 1, 3:30 AM
Bird & Beckett Books and Records • San Francisco •
Idris Ackamoor, #saxophone; Bobby Cobb, #guitar; Skyler Stover, #bass; Donald Robinson, #drums The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization presents live music at least 4 times a week at Bird & Beckett Books & Records in San Francisco's Glen Park village. Seating is limited, so call ahead t...
Sun, Mar 1, 5:30 AM
Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 “#singer Tyreek McDole became the second man to win the annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz #vocal Competition. (2023)” - Michael Barris, Downbeat Magazine HVLT is a forward-t...
Mon, Mar 2, 12:30 AM
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society • Half Moon Bay •
Edward Simon, a native of Venezuela, is among the foremost pianists of his generation. With his trio, he continues to explore the commonalities jazz can have with the folkloric sounds of Latin America. His 2016 album Latin American Songbook, with the four-and-a-half-star DownBeat review praising its “grand and sophisti...
Mon, Mar 2, 3:00 AM
Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 “#singer Tyreek McDole became the second man to win the annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz #vocal Competition. (2023)” - Michael Barris, Downbeat Magazine HVLT is a forward-t...
Mon, Mar 2, 5:15 AM
Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 “#singer Tyreek McDole became the second man to win the annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz #vocal Competition. (2023)” - Michael Barris, Downbeat Magazine HVLT is a forward-t...
Thu, Mar 5, 3:00 AM
Tickets: $15.50 - $25.50 General Admission Cash Only$10 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 Midweek just got a whole lot deeper. Introducing The Soul Sessions: an electrifying live music series bringing the Bay Area’s finest to the stage at Black Cat every Wednesday night, March through May. For just $10 cash, experience world-cla...
Fri, Mar 6, 3:00 AM
Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 Seattle based guitarist Andy Coe (ACB, Skerik Band, McTuff) and drummer D'Vonne Lewis (Digable Planets, McTuff, Industrial Revelation) join forces with Portland keyboardist Gale...
Fri, Mar 6, 5:15 AM
Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 Seattle based guitarist Andy Coe (ACB, Skerik Band, McTuff) and drummer D'Vonne Lewis (Digable Planets, McTuff, Industrial Revelation) join forces with Portland keyboardist Gale...
Sat, Mar 7, 3:00 AM
Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 Seattle based guitarist Andy Coe (ACB, Skerik Band, McTuff) and drummer D'Vonne Lewis (Digable Planets, McTuff, Industrial Revelation) join forces with Portland keyboardist Gale...
Sat, Mar 7, 5:30 AM
Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 Seattle based guitarist Andy Coe (ACB, Skerik Band, McTuff) and drummer D'Vonne Lewis (Digable Planets, McTuff, Industrial Revelation) join forces with Portland keyboardist Gale...
Sun, Mar 8, 3:00 AM
Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 Seattle based guitarist Andy Coe (ACB, Skerik Band, McTuff) and drummer D'Vonne Lewis (Digable Planets, McTuff, Industrial Revelation) join forces with Portland keyboardist Gale...
Sun, Mar 8, 3:30 AM
The Sound Room • Oakland • East Bay •
Erik Jekabson's "Breakthrough" sextet plays music from his most recent album "Breakthrough". Erik has re-orchestrated the music (originally written for various size chamber groups including chamber orchestra) for an all-star sextet. Allmusic Guide has described the music as "a vibrant blend of influences from the glimm...
Sun, Mar 8, 5:30 AM
Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 Seattle based guitarist Andy Coe (ACB, Skerik Band, McTuff) and drummer D'Vonne Lewis (Digable Planets, McTuff, Industrial Revelation) join forces with Portland keyboardist Gale...
Sun, Mar 8, 9:00 PM
The Sound Room • Oakland • East Bay •
Whether you're a guitarist, instrumentalist, vocalist, enthusiast, or simply seeking to deepen your knowledge and appreciation of great music, this masterclass series is a priceless opportunity to learn directly from some of the greats of our time. Sign up for one or all and garner the diverse wealth of knowledge and e...
Mon, Mar 9, 12:30 AM
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society • Half Moon Bay •
Vibraphonist, #sax and #flute master (and local treasure!), Roger Glenn is ingredient X. The secret sauce. The cat behind the cat. Now, after decades of elevating the music of bona fide legends in jazz, Latin jazz, blues, and funk, the most versatile, singular multi-instrumental master has stepped out of the shadows and ...
Mon, Mar 9, 1:30 AM
Hardymon Hall • Berkeley • East Bay •
The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra (ESO), the Jazzschool’s resident composers big band, celebrates Women’s History Month with a concert of music devoted to works by Bay Area women jazz composers. Special guests include saxophonist Jean Fineberg, pianist Anne Sajdera https://www.annesajdera.com/ , and vocalists Andrea Cl...
Mon, Mar 9, 2:00 AM
Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 Seattle based guitarist Andy Coe (ACB, Skerik Band, McTuff) and drummer D'Vonne Lewis (Digable Planets, McTuff, Industrial Revelation) join forces with Portland keyboardist Gale...
Mon, Mar 9, 4:15 AM
Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 Seattle based guitarist Andy Coe (ACB, Skerik Band, McTuff) and drummer D'Vonne Lewis (Digable Planets, McTuff, Industrial Revelation) join forces with Portland keyboardist Gale...
Thu, Mar 12, 2:00 AM
Tickets: $15.50 - $25.50 General Admission Cash Only$10 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 Midweek just got a whole lot deeper. Introducing The Soul Sessions: an electrifying live music series bringing the Bay Area’s finest to the stage at Black Cat every Wednesday night, March through May. For just $10 cash, experience world-cla...
Sun, Mar 15, 2:30 AM
The Sound Room • Oakland • East Bay •
Edu Ribeiro - #drums Vinicius Gomes - #guitar Noah Garabedian - #bass Musician, drummer, composer, and teacher, Edu Ribeiro has 5 Grammy Awards as composer,producer, and instrumentalist. His latest personal work is the creation of the Edu Ribeiro Trio, which began in January 2022 and has already been receiving critical ac...
Fri, Feb 20, 3:00 AM
Keys Jazz Bistro • San Francisco •
Bay Area multi-instrumentalist Smith Dobson continues the Horns of SF series at Keys Jazz Bistro on the #saxophone, with his long-running quartet, featuring Keith Saunders on #piano, Eric Markowitz on #bass, and Tony Johnson on #drums. The quartet, which held court every Tuesday for nearly a decade at the now defunct Club ...
Fri, Feb 20, 5:00 AM
Keys Jazz Bistro • San Francisco •
Bay Area multi-instrumentalist Smith Dobson continues the Horns of SF series at Keys Jazz Bistro on the #saxophone, with his long-running quartet, featuring Keith Saunders on #piano, Eric Markowitz on #bass, and Tony Johnson on #drums. The quartet, which held court every Tuesday for nearly a decade at the now defunct Club ...
Sat, Feb 28, 3:00 AM
Keys Jazz Bistro • San Francisco •
Love-Centric. Soul-Crafted. Groove-Infused. AgapeSoul fuses soul, funk, jazz, and R&B into a sound that’s undeniably soulful and deeply uplifting. Led by bassist and visionary Darryl Anders, the band delivers tight rhythms, rich harmonies, and infectious feel-good energy. Fronted by powerhouse vocalists Fred Ross and S...