Rae Ann's
Bay Area Hot Jazz Guide
For
fans of Dixieland, Traditional, New Orleans, Django Jazz
in the San Francisco
Bay Area
Compiled by
Rae Ann Berry (bayareahotjazz@comcast.net)
Last Update: July 3, 2008
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.
Print in Portrait Mode on Standard Paper.
| Day / Time | Event | Contact Info | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
707-258-9259 | |
| Second
Sunday 2 :00 - 5:00 pm |
*Natural Gas Jazz
Band |
email: |
415-453-7014 |
| Third
Sunday 1:30 - 5:00 pm |
*NOJCNC
at Moose Lodge in San Pablo |
www.nojcnc.org | 415-661-9893 |
| 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 Champas Restaurant in El Sobrante |
www.jnjb.blogspot.com | 510-522-1819 |
| Fourth
Sunday 1:00 - 5:00 pm |
*South
Bay Jazz Club at Elks Lodge in Sunnyvale |
www.southbayjazz.org | 650-368-2462 |
| Fourth
Sunday 1:00 - 4:00 pm |
Eldorado
Syncopators at North Light Books in Cotati |
email: nivola@earthlink.net |
707-792-4300 |
| Every
Monday 7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Dave
Ricketts & Craig Ventresco at La Mediterranee in San Francisco |
www.gauchojazz.com | 415-515-5873 |
| 1st & 3rd Monday 6:00 - 9:00 pm |
Jack Convery & Gary Neuman at The San Franciscan in Walnut Creek |
email: entline@msn.com |
925-934-4831 |
| Every Tuesday 7:00 - 9:00 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 | 415-515-5873 |
| 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 |
www.pleasantonhotel.com | 925-846-8106 |
| 2nd
& 4th Tuesday 7:30 - 9:30 pm |
*Chris
Bradley’s Dixieland JB at Pleasanton Hotel in Pleasanton |
www.pleasantonhotel.com | 925-846-8106 |
| 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 8:00 - 10:00 pm |
*Gaucho
at Amnesia in the Mission in SF |
www.gauchojazz.com | 415-970-0012 |
| 2nd
Wednesday 5:30 - 8:00 pm |
Marty
& Virginia at Sweetwater Station in Larkspur |
email: marty_eggers@juno.com |
415-924-6107 |
| 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 |
| 1st Thursday 7:30 - 10:00 pm |
*And That's Jazz
at Speisekammer German Restaurant in Alameda |
www.speisekammer.com | 510-522-1300 |
| 2nd Thursday 7:30 - 9:45 pm |
*Mike Slack's New Orleans Jazz Band at Royal Oak Pub in Pt. Richmond CA |
email: mikeslack9@yahoo.com |
510-232-5678 |
| 1st
& 3rd Thursday 6:00 - 8:00 pm |
Gaucho
Gypsy Jazz 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
& 4th Thursday 7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Gaucho
Gypsy Jazz at Café Divine in San Francisco |
www.gauchojazz.com | 415-986-3414 |
| Every
Friday 7:00 - 10:00 pm |
Ted Shafer's Jelly Roll Jazz Band |
email: jobriant@comcast.net |
510-222-1819 |
| Every
Friday 8:00 - 11:00 pm |
Clint Baker's All-Stars |
www.clintbakerjazz.com | 650-327-0830 |
| 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 |
| Third
Saturday 2:00 - 5:00 pm |
*Devil
Mountain Jazz Band at 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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