An extended Friday night jazz party gets our 16th year of Friday nights off to a fabulous start… two groups will share the stage for the evening, starting with the Adam Gay Quartet at 5:30 and continuing in alternating short sets until 9:30 pm with Sandra Aran’s latin dance band, Ritmojito! Come early and stay…

Julie Rogers and Gene Berson met in 2011 at City Lights, the night of David Meltzer’s launch for his book, “When I Was A Poet”, #60 in the Pocket Poet Series. It was a big deal. Julie read too, first up. Afterward, Gene stood in line to get his book signed. He approached and congratulated…

Joe Goldmark, pedal steel, leads a country music supergroup, tonight with special guest vocalist Lynne Maes of Nashville Honeymoon joining Hank Maninger on lead guitar and vocals, Tim Wagar on bass and Kenny Owen, the Haiku Cowboy, on drums. You’ll undoubtedly hear some classic duets lodged in the American soul by George Jones & Tammy Wynette,…

Michael Zisman, mandolin;  Scott Foster and Jason Vanderford, guitars; Joe Kyle, Jr., bass. Certainly the darlings of all San Franciscans who’ve ever witnessed their family ruckus at the Deluxe, the Americano Social Club is led by Michael Zisman on mandolin and features guitarists Jason Vanderford and Scott Foster and bassist Joe Kyle, Jr.   They play music…

Golden Circle Septet CD Release Concert! “Tenerife” Dan Neville, vibes and compositions Destiny Muhammad, harp Rebecca Kleinmann, alto flute Grant Levin, piano Shimpei Ogawa, bass Pepe Jacobo, drums special guest Anthony Blea, violin $20 cover charge  

fresh groove music for omnivores… Flowtilla is a San Francisco Bay Area based trio formed in 2000 by guitarist Len Paterson, and bassist Ellen Schoenwetter. Their driving sound is an eclectic mix of funk, rock, afro, jazz and world tinged grooves. Drummer Randy Lee Odell completes the trio this evening in Bird & Beckett’s “canyon…

Welcome Simon Rowe, new Glen Park resident and also the new and founding director of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Roots, Jazz & American Music program. The “Simon Rowe Latin Project” led by pianist Simon Rowe showcases the talents of Cuban conguero Carlos Caro,drummer Brian Kendrick and bassist Gerry Pineda. Inspired by the the…

Maurice Tani has been called a “cartographer of the heart” and he’s just released an acclaimed  new album, “The Lover’s Card.” Stripped down to the essentials and painted flat black, American bassist Mike Anderson has Maurice’s back.