Archive for March 2017

The Jazz Philanthropists Union presents… The Graham Bruce Quintet Graham Bruce – trumpet Madaline Duran – tenor sax Grant Levin – piano Fred Randolph – bass Andy Dillard – drums Graham Bruce, with the music genes of his father (a semi-pro pianist), played drums as a child– until he inherited his mom’s father’s trumpet. Through…

Don Prell leads the charge… with Al Molina on trumpet and Jerry Logas on reeds, they’re a sure bet! Kris Gustafson’s on the skins and all bodes well. Come and join San Francisco’s longest running weekly neighborhood jazz party — jazz in the bookshop every Friday evening, 5:30-8:00 pm. But BYOB! The State in its…

A 5-piece group led by Chicago native Ray Skjelbred, this band includes Skjelbred on piano, Kim Cusack on clarinet, Katie Cavera on guitar, Clint Baker on bass and Jeff Hamilton on drums. $20 cover charge. All but Hamilton share the vocal duties in this band, and do so with elan! The Cubs are on a…

Grant Levin, piano Chris Amberger, bass Rodney Ruckus, drums Grant Levin’s three-Sundays-a-month residency at Bird & Beckett is into its second month, and will roll through the end of the year. Don’t miss a chance to hear one of San Francisco’s most remarkably talented jazz pianists in an intimate setting where he is completely at…