Rae Ann's
SF Bay Area Hot Jazz Guide

For fans of Dixieland, Traditional, New Orleans, Ragtime, and Gypsy Jazz
in the San Francisco Bay Area

 

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Compiled by Rae Ann Berry
(sfraeann@comcast.net)
Last Update: May 12, 2009


These are the regularly scheduled jazz events that you won't want to miss.

Call ahead to confirm times, who's playing, and to get directions.


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Day / Time Event Contact Info
Video
Every Sunday
3:00 - 7:00 pm
Big Money in Jazz
at No Name Bar in Sausalito
email:
mal.sharpe@gmail.com
415-332-1392
play video
First Sunday
1:00 - 5:30 pm
*T.R.A.D.J.A.S.S.
at Last Day Saloon in Santa Rosa
www.tradjass.org 707-938-0191 play video
First Sunday
5:45 - 8 pm
*South Bay Stompers
at Britannia Arms in Cupertino
www.southbaystompers.com 408-512-1391  
Second Sunday
1:00 - 5:00 pm
*Napa Valley Dixieland Jazz Society
at the Elks Lodge in Napa

www.jazzdance.org/NapaJazz/index.php

707-258-9259 play video
Second Sunday
1:00 - 5:00 pm
*Monterey Hot Jazz Society
at the Moose Lodge in Del Rey Oaks

www.montereyhotjazzsociety.org

831-626-3146  
Third Sunday
1:30 - 5:00 pm
*NOJCNC
at Moose Lodge in San Pablo
www.nojcnc.org 415-661-9893 play video
Third Sunday
4:00 - 6:30 pm
*Paul Price's Society Orchestra
at Palo Alto Masonic Center
www.paulpriceorchestra.com 650-279-3598  
Third Sunday
5:30 - 7:30 pm
*Joyful Noise Jazz Band
at Chumpas Restaurant in El Sobrante
www.jnjb.blogspot.com 510-522-1819 play video
Fourth Sunday
1:00 - 5:00 pm
*South Bay Jazz Club
at Elks Lodge in Sunnyvale
www.southbayjazz.org 650-368-2462 play video
Last Sunday
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Eldorado Syncopators
at North Light Books in Cotati
email:
nivola@comcast.net
707-792-4300 play video
Every Monday
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Dave Ricketts & Craig Ventresco
at La Mediterranee  in San Francisco
www.gauchojazz.com 415-431-7210 play video
Every Tuesday
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Piano Jazz and Ragtime
at Pier 23 in San Francisco
email:
marty_eggers@juno.com
415-362-5125 play video

Every Tuesday
7:00 - 9:00 pm

Dave Ricketts & Rob Reich
at La Mediterranee in San Francisco
www.gauchojazz.com 415-431-7210  
Every Tuesday
7:00 - 10:00 pm
The Swinging Door
(was Prince of Wales) in San Mateo
email:
Davidkawamoto@aol.com
650-522-9800  
1st & 3rd Tuesday
7:30 - 9:30 pm
*Jambalaya Swing Band
at Sunol Jazz Cafe in Sunol
www:kbrockley@comcast.net 925-862-2800  
2nd & 4th Tuesday
7:30 - 9:30 pm
*Chris Bradley's Traditional Jazz Band
at Sunol Jazz Cafe in Sunol
www.chris77@att.net 925-862-2800  
Every Wednesday
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Craig Ventresco & Meredith Axelrod
at Café Divine in San Francisco
www.cafedivinesf.com 415-986-3414 play video
Every Wednesday
7:00 - 10:00 pm
Cafe Americain at Caffe Trieste
in North Beach in San Francisco
www.cafeamericainsf.com 415-550-1107 play video
Every Wednesday
7:00 - 10:00 pm
Paul Mehling & Isabelle Fontaine
at Chevalier in Lafayette
www.chevalierrestaurant.com 925-385-0793  
Every Wednesday
8:00 - 10:00 pm
*Gaucho
at Amnesia in the Mission in SF
www.gauchojazz.com 415-970-0012  
Every Wednesday
7:00 - 10:30 pm

Mike Lipskin at Washington Square
Bar& Grill, San Francisco

email:
lipskin@sbcglobal.net
415-433-1188  
2nd Wednesday
5:30 - 8:00 pm
*Marty Eggers & Virginia Tichenor
at Belrose Theater in San Rafael
email:
marty_eggers@juno.com
415-454-6422 play video
2nd & 4th Wednesday
7:00 - 9:00 pm
*Mission Gold
at Swiss Park Dance Hall in Newark
www.semicolon.com/MGJB 510-793-6272  
2nd & 4th Wednesday
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Marin Jazz Group at Mayflower Pub
in San Rafael
email:
john_dodgshon@hotmail.com
415-456-1011 play video
1st Thursday
7:30 - 10:00 pm
*And That's Jazz at Speisekammer
German Restaurant in Alameda 
  
www.speisekammer.com 510-522-1300  
1st & 3rd Thursday
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Gaucho
at Tartine Bakery in San Francisco
www.gauchojazz.com 415-515-5873 play video
1st & 3rd Thursday
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Jazz at Café Divine in San Francisco www.cafedivinesf.com 415-986-3414 play video
2nd Thursday
6:30 - 8:30 pm
La Salle Street Jazz Band
at Mountain Mike's Pizza, Lafayette
email:
patshirl@infionline.net
925-283-6363  
2nd & 4th Thursday
7:00 - 10:00 pm
Gaucho
at Chou Chou in San Francisco
www.chouchousf.com 415-242-0960  
Every Friday
7:00 - 9:00 pm

*Craig Ventresco & Rob Reich
at Amnesia in San Francisco

www.amnesiathebar.com 415-970-0012  
Every Friday
7:00 - 10:00 pm

*Ted Shafer's Jelly Roll Jazz Band
at Champa in El Sobrante

email:
jobriant@garlic.com
510-222-1819 play video
Every Friday
8:00 - 11:00 pm

Clint Baker's All-Stars
at Cafe Borrone in Menlo Park

www.clintbakerjazz.com 650-327-0830 play video
1st & 3rd Friday
6:30 - 8:30 pm

Cell Block 7 at Rosa's,
Tower Park Marina, Terminus CA

email:
cellblk7@comcast.net

559-333-0555  
Every Saturday
3:00 - 6:00 pm
Big Money in Jazz
at Savoy-Tivoli in San Francisco
email:
mal.sharpe@gmail.com
415-362-7023 play video
Every Saturday
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Craig Ventresco & Meredith Axelrod
at Atlas Cafe in San Francisco
www.atlascafe.net 415-648-1047 play video
Third Saturday
2:00 - 5:00 pm
*Devil Mountain Jazz Band
at Grange Hall in Danville
www.jazznut.com 925-625-2707 play video
Last Saturday
1:00 - 4:00 pm

*Gold Coast Jazz Band
at Little Switzerland in Sonoma

www.goldcoastjazz.com 707-938-9990 play video
First Saturdays 8-11 pm
Feb, May, Aug, Nov

*San Francisco Starlight Orchestra
at Strawberry Rec. Ctr.
in Mill Valley

www.sanfranciscostarlightorchestra.com 707-837-5164 play video

* = Dance Floor

Visit my YouTube website to see videos of some of these bands and others.

www.youtube.com/SFRaeAnn

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