Culture pushes back:
May 2nd to 11th, ten days / ten events

January 7, 2025

Friday, May 2nd – two concerts: at 6pm, it’s a trio led by trumpeter Mike Olmos with Jed Holtman, bass, and Andre Sumelius, drums. Mike Olmos is back at 8:30 in saxophonist James Mahone’s quartet with Sam Bevan, bass, and Michael Mitchell, drums. A phenomenal night of small combo jazz. Twenty bucks cash for either…

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Saturday, April 26th – 7:30-9:30pm
The Hal Richards Quintet

January 7, 2025

Hal Richards, winds, reeds & arrangements. Henry Hung, trumpet. Rumi Abe, piano. Ron Belcher, bass. Akira Tana, drums. $25 cover charge, cash please! $1.50 surcharge on credit/debit. Please pay at the door, and byob. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Hal Richards is a musician of many horns. When he first strolled into…

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Friday, April 25th – 8:30-10pm
Joyce Todd McBride Trio

January 7, 2025

Joyce Todd McBride, piano & compositions. Stacy Starkweather, bass. David Rokeach, drums. $20 cover charge, cash please! $1.50 surcharge per seat for credit/debit cards. please pay at the door, and byob. for reservations, call 415-586-3733. Joyce Todd McBride, widely adored as the director of the massed vocal ensemble Conspiracy of Venus, is also much admired…

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Friday, April 25th – 6-8pm
The 230 Jones Street Band

January 7, 2025

Drummer Tony Johnson corrals the usual suspects — Charlie McCarthy, saxophone; Sam Cady, piano; Chuck Bennett, bass. Make Tony’s dates a habit. Fourth Sunday of every month. The 230 Jones Street band plays two months in a row, then switches out for the Tony Johnson Quartet (Bob Kenmotsu, tenor sax; Keith Saunders, piano; Eric Markowitz,…

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