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: August 12, 2010 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. For A Printable Version Of This List  |
| Day / Time | Event | Contact Info | Video |
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| Every Sunday 3:00 - 7:00 pm |
Big Money in Jazz
at the No Name Bar in Sausalito |
email: mal.sharpe@gmail.com |
415-332-1392 |  |
| 1st
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 | |
| 1st
Sunday 5:45 - 8 pm |
*South Bay Stompers at Britannia Arms in Cupertino |
www.southbaystompers.com | 408-512-1391 | |
| 2nd
Sunday Noon - 5 pm |
*Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society at the Dante Club in Sacramento |
www.sacjazz.org | 916-372-5277 | |
| 2nd
Sunday 1:00 - 5:00 pm |
*Napa
Valley Dixieland Jazz Society at the Embassy Suites in Napa |
707-939-9018 | |
|
| 2nd
Sunday 1:00 - 5:00 pm |
*Monterey Hot Jazz Society at the Moose Lodge in Del Rey Oaks |
831-626-3146 | |
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| 3rd
Sunday 1:30 - 5:00 pm |
*NOJCNC
at the Moose Lodge in San Pablo |
www.nojcnc.org | 415-661-9893 | |
| 3rd
Sunday 4:00 - 6:30 pm |
*Paul Price's Society Orchestra at the Palo Alto Masonic Center |
www.paulpriceorchestra.com | 650-279-3598 | |
| 3rd Sunday 5:30 - 7:30 pm |
*Joyful
Noise Jazz Band at Champas Restaurant in El Sobrante |
www.jnjb.blogspot.com | 510-522-1819 | |
| 4th
Sunday 1:00 - 5:00 pm |
*South
Bay Jazz Club at the Elks Lodge in Sunnyvale |
www.southbayjazz.org | 650-368-2462 | |
| Last
Sunday 1:00 - 4:00 pm |
Eldorado
Syncopators at North Light Books in Cotati |
email: nivola@comcast.net |
707-792-4300 | |
| Every
Monday 7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Dave
Ricketts & Craig Ventresco at La Mediterranee in San Francisco |
www.gauchojazz.com | 415-431-7210 | |
| Every
Monday 7:00 - 10:00 pm |
Le Jazz Hot |
www.hcsf.com | 415-931-3600 | |
| 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 | |
| Every
Tuesday |
Dave Ricketts & Rob Reich at La Mediterranee in San Francisco |
www.gauchojazz.com | 415-431-7210 | |
| Every
Tuesday 7:00 - 10:00 pm |
Silicon Gulch Jazz Band at the Swinging Door 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 |
email: christrad@att.com |
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 | |
| Every
Wednesday 7:00 - 10:00 pm |
Cafe Americain at Caffe Trieste in North Beach in San Francisco |
www.cafeamericainsf.com | 415-550-1107 | |
| 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 |
email: lipskin@sbcglobal.net |
415-433-1188 | |
| 2nd
Wednesday 5:30 - 7:30 pm |
*Marty
Eggers & Virginia Tichenor at the Belrose Theater in San Rafael |
email: marty_eggers@juno.com |
415-454-6422 | |
| 2nd
& 4th Wednesday 7:00 - 9:00 pm |
*Mission Gold Jazz Band at the 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 the Mayflower Pub in San Rafael |
email: john_dodgshon@hotmail.com |
415-456-1011 | |
| Every Thursday 7:30 - 10:30 pm |
Avatar Ensemble at Blush in the Castro in San Francisco |
www.dougmartinguitar.com | 415-558-0893 | |
| 1st
& 3rd Thursday 6:00 - 8:00 pm |
Gaucho
at Tartine Bakery in San Francisco |
www.gauchojazz.com | 415-515-5873 | |
| 1st
& 3rd Thursday 7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Jazz at Café Divine in San Francisco | www.cafedivinesf.com | 415-986-3414 | |
| 2nd Thursday 6:30 - 8:30 pm |
La Salle Street Jazz Band at Mountain Mike's Pizza in Lafayette |
email: patshirl@infionline.net |
925-283-6363 | |
| 2nd Thursday 7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Craig Ventresco at Cafe Divine in San Francisco |
www.cafedivinesf.com | 415-986-3414 | |
| 2nd
& 4th Thursday 7:00 - 10:00 pm |
Gaucho at Chou Chou in San Francisco |
www.chouchousf.com | 415-242-0960 | |
| 2nd
& 4th Thursday 7:30 - 9:00 pm |
Scarlett LaRue's Revival Band at Pizza Party in Santa Clara |
408-249-2242 | ||
| Last Thursday 8:00 - 10:00 pm |
Big Money in Jazz at Armando's in Martinez |
925-228-6985 | ||
| Every
Friday 7:00 - 9:00 pm |
*Craig Ventresco & Rob Reich |
www.amnesiathebar.com | 415-970-0012 | |
| Every
Friday 7:00 - 10:00 pm |
*Ted Shafer's Jelly Roll Jazz Band |
email: jobriant@garlic.com |
510-222-1819 | |
| Every
Friday 8:00 - 11:00 pm |
Clint Baker's Cafe Borrone All-Stars |
www.clintbakerjazz.com | 650-327-0830 | |
| 3rd
Friday (except April) 8:00 - 10:30 pm |
*Fog City Stompers |
www.jazzdance.org/FogCity/TomBel.html | 925-862-2000 | |
| 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 | |
| Every
Saturday 4:00 - 6:00 pm |
Craig Ventresco & Meredith Axelrod at Atlas Cafe in San Francisco |
www.atlascafe.net | 415-648-1047 | |
| 2nd
Saturday 2:00 - 5:00 pm |
*San Francisco Starlight Orchestra at Little Switzerland in Sonoma |
www.lilswiss.com | 707-938-9990 | |
| 3rd
Saturday 2:00 - 5:00 pm |
*Devil
Mountain Jazz Band at the Grange Hall in Danville |
www.jazznut.com | 925-625-2707 | |
| Last
Saturday 1:00 - 4:00 pm |
*Gold
Coast Jazz Band |
www.goldcoastjazz.com | 707-938-9990 | |
* = Dance Floor
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