The Twelve Chimes Players record the season 2 episode finale for the radio drama podcast “Twelve Chimes It’s Midnight” with live foley sound effects! Live music will be provided between plays by The Nick Rossi Trio with Annabelle Zakaluk. No cover, but donations are more than welcome! Check out the podcast at www.twelvechimesradio.com!

Born and raised in San Francisco, Thea Matthews is an awarded poet, spoken word artist, activist, curator, bruja, revolutionary, collaborator, and scholar. She writes on the complexities of trauma, grief, resiliency, and ultimately, the triumph over trauma. Her work can be found in For Harriet’s Soar, Rag Queen Periodical, as well as SoundCloud, YouTube, and Ello….

Guitarist Bruno Pelletier  leads a quartet featuring Rob Sudduth on saxophone, Ken Lenga on bass and Tom Hassett on drums, playing original composition and jazz standards. Born in Paris, France in 1960, Pelletier grew up in a musical family  and was encouraged to be a musician at a young age. Bruno notes that it’s been…

Author event! Tango Lessons: A Novel by Adriana Díaz   “Adriana Díaz has captured perfectly the soul of Buenos Aires. Tango Lessons invites us into the suspense of a tango thriller infused with the unfortunate sinister days of the military dictatorship in Argentina. Her perspective recreates the uniquely porteño alchemy of sensuality, love, and death in…

In one of the sweetest rooms in the City, Imperial Jazz Co. brings together some of the brightest lights on the Bay Area music scene performing songs and instrumental standards with maximum swing, scorching solos, and delightful vocals.  The band includes: Phillip Greenlief (Lost Trio, Orchestra Nostalgico, Animals & Giraffes), reeds John Hanes (Smith Dobson…

Drummer Lorca Hart brings in guitarist Mike Scott and organist Brian Ho for two sets of music rooted in the classic jazz organ sound (Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell, Larry Young, jazz standards and be‐bop) while also exploring more contemporary elements (John Scofield, Larry Goldings, r&b, pop, and original compositions).

It’s always a blast at Bird & Beckett at the end of the (conventional) work week. Jazz in the bookshop on Fridays from 5:30 to 8:00 pm every single week (since 2002!). And a 9:00 to 11:00 pm late show as well. Tonight in the early show, it’s the quintet they call Oop Bop Sh’Bam!…

It’s always a holiday with the Evangenitals. Equal parts pious & pesky, and committed to our salvation!  

Three colleagues play in true jazz time.