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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2nd
Sunday 5:45 - 8 pm |
*Toot Sweet Jazz Band at Britannia Arms in Cupertino |
www.tootsweetjazzband.com | 650-697-6001 | |
1st & 2nd Sunday |
Scarlett LaRue's at Lou's BBQ in Campbell | 408-796-7852 | ||
2nd Sunday
|
*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 | ||
| 2nd Sunday 1:30 - 4:30 pm |
*Natural Gas Jazz Band at La Plancha in Corte Madera |
415-453-7014 | ||
| 3rd
Sunday 1:00 - 5:00 pm |
*NOJCNC
at Champa Restaurant in El Sobrante |
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 Champa Restaurant in El Sobrante |
www.jnjb.blogspot.com | 510-522-1819 | |
| 3rd Sunday 7-9 pm |
Craig Ventresco and Leon Oakley at Cafe Divine in San Francisco |
415-986-3414 | ||
| 4th
Sunday 1:00 - 5:00 pm |
*South
Bay Jazz Club at the Elks Lodge in Sunnyvale |
www.southbayjazz.org | 650-368-2462 | |
| Every Monday 7-9 pm |
Hot Club Pacific at Soif in Santa Cruz | www.soifwine.com | 831-423-2020 | |
| 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 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 Castlerock Restaurant in Livermore |
www:kbrockley@comcast.net | 925-862-2800 | |
| 2nd & 4th Tuesday 7:30 - 9:30 pm |
*Chris Bradley's Traditional Jazz Band at Castlerock Restaurant in Livermore |
email: christrad@att.com |
510-825-0746 | |
| 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 7-8:30 pm |
Peninsula Banjo Band at Harry's Hofbrau in San Jose |
408-243-0434 | ||
| 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 | |
| 1st - 3rd Wednesday 7:30 - 9:30 pm |
*Mission Gold Jazz Band at the Castlerock Restaurant in Livermore |
www.semicolon.com/MGJB | 925-858-4330 | |
| 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 | |
| 4th Wednesday 7:30 - 10:00 pm |
*Rossmoor Dixieland Jazz Club at Rossmoor in Walnut Creek |
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 | |
| 1st
& 3rd Thursday 7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Jazz at Café Divine in San Francisco | www.cafedivinesf.com | 415-986-3414 | |
| 2nd Thursday 7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Craig Ventresco at Cafe Divine in San Francisco |
www.cafedivinesf.com | 415-986-3414 | |
| 4th Thursday 7 - 9 pm |
*All That Jazz at High Street Station in Alameda |
510-995-8049 | ||
| Last Thursday 8:00 - 10:00 pm |
Big Money in Jazz at Armando's in Martinez |
925-228-6985 | ||
| Every
Friday 7:00 - 9:30 pm |
Ted Shafer's Jelly Roll Jazz Band |
email: jobriant@garlic.com |
510-222-1819 | |
| Most
Fridays Apr thru Nov 7:30 - 10:30 pm |
Clint Baker's Cafe Borrone All-Stars |
www.clintbakerjazz.com/allstars.html | 650-327-0830 | |
| 1st
Friday 7:00 - 9:00 pm |
*John Howard's Dixie Recyclers |
www.gaiasgardenonline.com | 707-544-2491 | |
| 1st Friday 9-11:30 |
*Gold Coast Jazz Band at Redwood Cafe in Cotati |
www.goldcoastjazzband.com | 707-795-7868 | |
| 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 | |
| 3rd
Saturday 2:00 - 5:00 pm |
*Devil
Mountain Jazz Band at the Grange Hall in Danville |
www.jazznut.com | 925-625-2707 | |
* = Dance Floor
Visit my YouTube website to see videos of some of these bands and others.