653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood

1-415-586-3733
[email protected]

Open to walk-in trade and browsing
Tuesday to Sunday
noon to six

 

Live Streams every weekend!

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But nothing beats being in the room with the music & the musicians!

Thursday, December 26th – 7:30pm
Daniel Blake Quartet
On Tour!

$20 cover charge; sliding scale available ($10 suggested for musicians, students, limited income) From New York, Daniel Blake, saxophone, leads a quartet in an NYC-SF Jazz Summit, with Jarrett Cherner, piano & Haggai Cohen Milo, bass also traveling in from the east, joined by our own Hamir Atwal, drums. Read Dan’s bio and hear samples…

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Sunday, December 22nd – 4:30-6:30 pm
Steve Freund’s Big 3 Trio
which way west?
Sunday concert series

Steve Freund, guitar Joe Kyle, Jr., bass Pete Devine, drums $20 suggested donation Guitarist, producer and bandleader Steve Freund, praised by Rolling Stone for his “masterful, no-nonsense guitar work,” continues to share his feeling for the blues wherever he can. Developing his love for American roots music, including blues and jazz, in Brooklyn during the…

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Saturday, December 21st – 7:30-10pm
Slow & Steady Records
Album Release Celebration
Bastet + CHIVES double bill!

Bastet:  Justin Rock – Guitar, Giulio Xavier Cetto – Bass, Mike Quigg – Drums CHIVES:  Steven Lugerner – Woodwinds, Matthew Wohl – Bass, Max Jaffe – Drums Find Bastet’s brand spanking new “At the Age of Zero” at Slow & Steady Records and CHIVES’ three albums to date here Read about them in the press Hear…

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POETS! every 1st & 3rd Monday
Monday, December 16th – 7pm
Kim Shuck & Jerry Ferraz, plus an open mic

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Saturday, December 14th – 7:30-10pm
Jack Tone Riordan Quartet
jazz club! when lights are low…
every Saturday night

Jack Tone Riordan, guitar Grant Levin, piano Matt Montgomery, bass James Gallagher, drums Jazz as it’s played in San Francisco in 2019! $20 cover charge; sliding scale available

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December 13th to 15th, Friday to Sunday
Eric & the In Crowd, Jack Tone Riordan Quartet, JimBo Trout & the Fishpeople… One damn fine thing after another!

Scroll down the home page for a blow by blow… then blow in here & hear ’em blow! We are so very lucky to be living in America at the end of 2019! Really! Despite its obvious shortcomings… Happy holidays!

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Friday, December 13th – 5:30-8pm
Eric & the In Crowd
jazz in the bookshop
every Friday after work

$20 suggested donation; any amount appreciated Eric Shifrin, piano and vocals, leads this incarnation of the In Crowd featuring Rick Elmore on trombone, Bing Nathan on bass, Randy Lee Odell on drums and special guest vocalist Emily Hayes! The In Crowd’s upbeat kit bag of semi-obscure and totally precious swing, latin and blues tunes will…

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Sunday, December 15th – 4:30-6:30 pm
JimBo Trout
which way west?
Sunday concert series

You figure him out! Here are some hints: http://www.jimbotrout.com/ $20 suggested donation; any amount appreciated

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Friday, December 20th – 5:30-8pm
The Scott Foster Quartet
featuring Dave Len Scott, trumpet
jazz in the bookshop
every Friday after work

Scott Foster has been on the Friday evening schedule since its start in late 2002. He brings in a project every third Friday, always fresh and always deeply satisfying. This time out, he’s hosting his long-time collaborator, Dave Scott, who left San Francisco for Sedona, AZ not long ago. Dave Len Scott brings together a…

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December 5th to 8th, Thursday to Sunday
Alan Kaufman’s The Berlin Woman, Mission Hot Club, Rhodessa Jones & Idris Ackamoor, Devine’s Jug Band — four fabulous events in four amazing days!

Thursday evening, writer, literary spelunker, promoter of avant garde excellence Alan Kaufman presents his new novel, The Berlin Woman. Friday after work, Mission Hot Club (bassist Bing Nathan and a squad of gypsy jazzers plus vocal trio, The Muted Jewel Tones) celebrate as the holiday season rockets on Saturday night, Rhodessa Jones & Idris Ackamoor…

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