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: December 20, 2011


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
Once a Month
7:00 -10:00 pm
The North Beach Sound
at Pier 23 in San Francisco
www.nedboynton.org 415-362-5125
play video
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
play video
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 play video
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 play video
2nd Sunday
1:00 - 5:00 pm
*Napa Valley Dixieland Jazz Society
at the Embassy Suites in Napa

www.jazzdance.org/NapaJazz/index.php

707-939-9018 play video
2nd Sunday
1:00 - 5:00 pm
*Monterey Hot Jazz Society
at the Moose Lodge in Del Rey Oaks

www.montereyhotjazzsociety.org

831-626-3146 play video
3rd Sunday
1:00 - 5:00 pm
*NOJCNC
at Champa Restaurant in El Sobrante
www.nojcnc.org 415-661-9893 play video
3rd Sunday
4:00 - 6:30 pm
*Paul Price's Society Orchestra
at the Palo Alto Masonic Center
www.paulpriceorchestra.com 650-279-3598 play video
3rd Sunday
5:30 - 7:30 pm
*Joyful Noise Jazz Band
at Champa Restaurant in El Sobrante
www.jnjb.blogspot.com 510-522-1819 play video
4th Sunday
1:00 - 5:00 pm
*South Bay Jazz Club
at the Elks Lodge in Sunnyvale
www.southbayjazz.org 650-368-2462 play video
Every Monday
7:00 - 10:00 pm

Le Jazz Hot
at Le Colonial in San Francisco

www.hcsf.com 415-931-3600 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 - 10:00 pm
Silicon Gulch Jazz Band
at the Swinging Door in San Mateo
email:
Davidkawamoto@aol.com
650-522-9800 play video
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 play video
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
8:00 - 10:00 pm
*Gaucho
at Amnesia in the Mission in SF
www.gauchojazz.com 415-970-0012  
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 play video
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 play video
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 play video
4th Wednesday
7:30 - 10:00 pm
*Rossmoor Dixieland Jazz Club
at Rossmoor in Walnut Creek

www.rossmoor.com

510-287-9076  
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 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
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Craig Ventresco
at Cafe Divine in San Francisco
www.cafedivinesf.com 415-986-3414 play video
2nd & 4th Thursday
7:30 - 9:00 pm
Scarlett LaRue's Revival Band
at Pizza Party in Santa Clara

home.earthlink.net/~quinn8/larue/

408-249-2242  
4th Thursday
7 - 9 pm
*All That Jazz
at High Street Station in Alameda

www.highstreetstationcafe.com

510-995-8049  
Last Thursday
8:00 - 10:00 pm
Big Money in Jazz
at Armando's in Martinez

www.armandosmartinez.com

925-228-6985  
Every Friday
7:00 - 10:00 pm

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

email:
jobriant@garlic.com
510-222-1819 play video
Most Fridays
7:30 - 10:30 pm

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

www.clintbakerjazz.com 650-327-0830 play video
1st Friday
7:00 - 9:00 pm

*John Howard's Dixie Recyclers
at Gaia's Garden in Santa Rosa

www.gaiasgardenonline.com 707-544-2491  
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
3rd Saturday
2:00 - 5:00 pm
*Devil Mountain Jazz Band
at the Grange Hall in Danville
www.jazznut.com 925-625-2707 play video

* = Dance Floor

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

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