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
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. |
| 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 | |
| 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 1:00 - 5:00 pm |
*Monterey Hot Jazz Society at the Moose Lodge in Del Rey Oaks |
831-626-3146 | ||
| 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 Chumpas 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 | |
| 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 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 |
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 | |
| 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 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 |
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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, 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 |
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 All-Stars |
www.clintbakerjazz.com | 650-327-0830 | |
| 1st & 3rd
Friday 6:30 - 8:30 pm |
Cell Block 7 at Rosa's, |
email: |
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 | |
| 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 | |
| First
Saturdays 8-11 pm Feb, May, Aug, Nov |
*San Francisco Starlight Orchestra |
www.sanfranciscostarlightorchestra.com | 707-837-5164 | |
* = Dance Floor
Visit my YouTube website to see videos of some of these bands and others.