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Mon, Feb 16, 3:00 AM

Reuben James Presents Big People Music

Black Cat San Francisco

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

Reuben James Presents Big People Music

Black Cat San Francisco

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...

Fri, Feb 20, 3:00 AM

Champian Fulton Quartet featuring Klas Lindquist

Black Cat San Francisco

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

Nicole McCabe Album Release Show

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

Champian Fulton Quartet featuring Klas Lindquist

Black Cat San Francisco

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

Champian Fulton Quartet featuring Klas Lindquist

Black Cat San Francisco

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, 4:00 AM

Liberty Ellman Trio

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

Champian Fulton Quartet featuring Klas Lindquist

Black Cat San Francisco

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, 1:30 AM

Marcus Shelby Sextet

Piedmont Piano Company Oakland East Bay

Conversation: The Language of Charles Mingus Charles Mingus was one of the most iconic and prolific composers and bassists in the history of American music. Bassist Marcus Shelby and his sextet present “Conversation: The Language of Charles Mingus.” This program will include rarely performed Mingus compositions written...

Sun, Feb 22, 3:00 AM

Champian Fulton Quartet featuring Klas Lindquist

Black Cat San Francisco

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

Champian Fulton Quartet featuring Klas Lindquist

Black Cat San Francisco

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, 12:30 AM

Mimi Fox Organ Trio

Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society Half Moon Bay

Following in the footsteps of hero Wes Montgomery, guitarist Mimi Fox leads this steaming hot B3 #organ trio. After touring and recording with #organ masters such as Joey DeFrancesco, she’ll showcase the format’s dynamic sound with a show covering everything from blues and funk to luscious ballads and blazing bebop. Join...

Thu, Feb 26, 3:00 AM

Black Cat Presents: A Tribute to D'Angelo

Black Cat San Francisco

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

Black Cat Presents: A Tribute to D'Angelo

Black Cat San Francisco

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...

Sat, Feb 28, 3:00 AM

HVLT

Black Cat San Francisco

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

Jazz Mafia with Tiffany Austin

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, 5:30 AM

HVLT

Black Cat San Francisco

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

HVLT

Black Cat San Francisco

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, 5:30 AM

HVLT

Black Cat San Francisco

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

Edward Simon Trio

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

HVLT

Black Cat San Francisco

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

HVLT

Black Cat San Francisco

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...

Fri, Mar 6, 3:00 AM

Patterns Fly: Andy Coe + D'Vonne Lewis + Galen Clark

Black Cat San Francisco

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

Patterns Fly: Andy Coe + D'Vonne Lewis + Galen Clark

Black Cat San Francisco

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

Patterns Fly: Andy Coe + D'Vonne Lewis + Galen Clark

Black Cat San Francisco

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

Patterns Fly: Andy Coe + D'Vonne Lewis + Galen Clark

Black Cat San Francisco

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

Patterns Fly: Andy Coe + D'Vonne Lewis + Galen Clark

Black Cat San Francisco

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

Erik Jekabson's Breakthrough Sextet

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

Patterns Fly: Andy Coe + D'Vonne Lewis + Galen Clark

Black Cat San Francisco

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

Boss Guitars Master Class Series: Vernon Ice Black

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, 2:00 AM

Patterns Fly: Andy Coe + D'Vonne Lewis + Galen Clark

Black Cat San Francisco

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

Patterns Fly: Andy Coe + D'Vonne Lewis + Galen Clark

Black Cat San Francisco

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...

Sun, Mar 15, 3:00 AM

Sylvia Cuenca: 2026 New Works Fest

SJZ Break Room San Jose South Bay

Drummer Sylvia Cuenca is active on the New York and Bay Area jazz scenes after touring internationally with #trumpet legend Clark Terry for 17 years. A semifinalist at the Thelonious Monk International #drum Competition, she has received two NEA Grants and was a 2022 SJZ Jazz Aid Fund and New Works Fest awardee. Cuenca w...

Fri, Feb 20, 3:00 AM

Smith Dobson Quartet

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 ...

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Fri, Feb 20, 5:00 AM

Smith Dobson Quartet

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 ...

Sold Out