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!

Friday, February 21st – 8:30-10pm
Swerve Control

Swerve Control is a ferociously adventurous new band featuring and co-led by Darren Johnston on trumpet, Kai Lyons on guitar,  Rob Ewing on bass and Dillon Vado on drums. This band is known for playing expansive and strikingly original music; their improvisational approach is inspired by the late 60’s Miles Davis groups, informed by individual…

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Friday, February 21st – 6-8pm
Scott Foster & Luke Schwartz
two jazz guitars in dialogue

Scott Foster, guitar. Luke Schwartz, guitar. $15 suggested donation, byob. teens and students, $5. kids free. Two generations, once teacher and student, now colleagues in the San Francisco jazz galaxy. Scott and Luke have developed their own unique style of duo guitar performance over several years of performing together, with an emphasis on counterpoint, conversation…

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Thursday, February 20th – 7:30pm
Walker Brents III on Thich Nhat Hanh

This month, Walker considers Thich Nhat Hanh: The timeless simplicity of his teaching defies our surfaces even as it nourishes our depths. A skillful conveyer of the great lucidities: poetry, art, parable, history, myth; he was also a disciplined expositor of ancient meditative techniques. A stranger in a strange land, a voice for the voiceless,…

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Monday, February 17th – 7:30pm
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
On tour for Black History Month!

Sir Kahil El’Zabar, voice, trapset, cajon, kalimba. Corey Wilkes, trumpet. Kevin Nabors, tenor saxophone. $35 at the door, cash or venmo please! Teens and students $15; kids free byob. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Sir Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble is touring the United States and Canada this February on its 2025…

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Sunday, January 16th – 7:30pm
Idris Ackamoor Quartet

Idris Ackamoor, saxophone. Bobby Cobb, guitar. Heshima Mark Williams, bass. Randy Merritt, drums. $20 cover charge; byob. Cash or venmo at the door please; no plastic! For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Premiere performance of Idris Ackamoor’s new quartet, presenting new material and kicking off a series of performances by Idris in multiple…

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Sunday, February 16th – 5pm
The Vince Lateano Trio
Third Sunday of Every Month!
special guest, Erik Jekabson, trumpet

Ben Stolorow, piano. Peter Barshay, bass. Vince Lateano, drums. with guest Erik Jekabson, trumpet $20 suggested donation, or what you can afford. byob. Come for a tune, or come for two sets… whatever fits your life, you don’t want to miss out on one of the great pleasures of San Francisco life and San Francisco…

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Saturday, February 15th – 7:30pm
Marina Crouse sings jazz, blues & boleros

Marina Crouse, vocals. Danny Caron, guitar. Ruth Davies, bass. Mark Lee, drums. $20 cover charge; byob. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. With two albums to her credit, Marina Crouse is an astonishingly talented singer in Spanish and English both, whether it’s a jazz classic, a scorching blues number, a soulful Mexican ballad…

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Friday, February 14th – 8:30pm
Shake it up with The Shakers!
Blueswoman Pat Wilder
serenades the soulful!

Pat Wilder, guitar and vocals Ryan Pesce, guitar Kirk Bowman, bass Thatcher Nine, drums $20 cover; byob. Blues guitarist and singer Pat Wilder brings it all back home with love for you on Valentine’s Day! Sultry blues like you love it from the likes of Etta James & Barbara Lynne. Pat Wilder was born into…

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Friday, February 14th – 6pm
Eric Shifrin & the In Crowd
Play for the Romantics

It’s the second Friday of the month, and lucky for you, you’re about to get lucky on Valentine’s Day! Charm your crush with an easy-going evening of jazz standards and chestnuts played with a Latin flare. Pianist Eric Shifrin and percussionist Raul Ramirez are here to entertain you with a couple of sets of lovely…

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Thursday, February 13th – 8:30pm
The Jim Campilongo Trio

Jim Campilongo, guitar. Andrew Higgins, bass. David Rokeach, drums. $20 cover charge; byob. For reservations, call 415-586-3733. Billboard Magazine calls Jim Campilongo “an American treasure,” an accolade which this guitarist’s artistry and influential career has richly earned him. Time Out NYC describes Campilongo perfectly: “New York has no shortage of guitar heroes but few cover…

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