……………………….. Tonight, the Quartet will focus on jazz originals by Duke Ellington, Thelonius Monk, Billy Strayhorn and Bud Powell, as well as timely classics from the Great American Songbook such towering composers as Cole Porter and Harold Arlen. The leader on the date, saxophonist Smith Dobson, has this to say about his sidemen: — Kai Lyons,…

Katharine Harer brings along bassist Ollie Dudek to celebrate the publication of her new poetry collection, Jazz and Other Hot Subjects.

Misisipi Mike & friends spin out a trove of classic songs by giants including Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Johnny Cash and many many more. Kyle Patrick O’Brien on fiddle and vocals, Mike Anderson on bass, Ken Owen on drums. Mike Wolf, once a punk rocker out of Pass Christian, Mississippi, figured some years ago that…

The Fred Randolph Trio Fred Randolph basses Ian Mcardle piano Isaac Schwartz drums Originals and re-imagined standards by the members of the trio plus music from Fred’s acclaimed new release “Song Without Singing.” “An exquisite project from bassist Fred Randolph whose talents as a composer and arranger are what truly makes Song Without Singing an engaging…

Juan de Yepes y Álvarez, 16th Century Spanish mystic and Catholic saint — St. John of the Cross — mystic seer, rigorous thinker, masterpiece-maker of the Andalucian renaissance, eraser of sectarian illusions. Walker Brents III provides a personal reflection on a universal thinker.

jazz club! every Saturday night, when lights are low… Tonight: Bob Kenmotsu, tenor sax Ben Stolorow, piano Noah Schenker, bass Vinnie Rodriguez, drums Collaborating tonight on original tunes by each of the members of the quartet, and wailing on some perennial jazz standards!

Grant Levin, an extraordinary jazz pianist who surely ranks among the very best players in the business, plays two sets of music with Chilean bass player Ricardo Diaz.       Grant brings in a duo partner on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, and plays in a quartet setting on the 2nd…

Zan Stewart, sax & stories; Keith Saunders, piano; Adam Gay, bass; Ron Marabuto, drums. Zan Stewart is a lifelong musician and award-winning jazz journalist. Keith Saunders, Adam Gay, and Ron Marabuto are all top-call SF Bay Area jazz artists. Together, the four made ‘The Street Is Making Music,’ the band’s debut release.