San Francisco Metro: Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · Jazz · 20 events · data version 20261021-173303
7:30 PM · Brown Bag Jazz: John Calloway · CA Jazz Conservatory (Berkeley) · FREE · live_music, jazz · rating 8
concerts.jazzschool.org · details John Calloway is a nationally recognized multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator who has performed with global jazz luminaries including Israel “Cachao” López, Omar Sosa, Max Roach, John Santos, Mark Levine, and Marcus Shelby. He has composed and arranged music for numerous Grammy-nominated recordings; received an Emmy for his composition “No Hay Nada Más SF,” and arranged music for the HBO film Hemingway & Gellhorn .
time TBA · Octo-duet!! · Rite Spot Cafe (Mission) · FREE unless otherwise noted; $8.00 per person minimum · live_music, jazz · rating 8
ritespotcafe.net · details Early: Octo-duet!!
Late: The Perfidians
6:00 PM · OAH Jazz Jam · Ocean Ale House (Ingleside) · live_music, jazz · rating 7
oceanalehouse.com · details Weekly Jazz Jam
6:00 PM · William Johnston Jazz Jam · Poor House Bistro (San Jose) · live_music, jazz · rating 7
poorhousebistro.com · details William Johnston Jazz Jam with Tanya Fitzgerald & Brass Brewery
7:00 PM · DENNIS PALMIERI · Sheba Jazz Lounge (Fillmore) · No Cover Charge · live_music, jazz · rating 7
shebapianolounge.com · details Guitarist Dennis Palmieri treats audiences to a performance of smooth, melodic jazz at Sheba Jazz Lounge. Relax and enjoy an evening of tasteful guitar work and classic tunes.
7:00 PM · Matt Renzi Quartet · Mr. Tipples (Civic Center) · live_music, jazz · rating 7
mrtipplessf.com · details Matt Renzi | Saxophone
Dahveed Behroozi | Piano
Josh Thurston-Milgrom | Bass
Tim Bulkley | Drums
Multi-reedist Matt Renzi has been performing professionally for the past twenty-five years at international jazz festivals and music venues worldwide. He has been recognized multiple times by jazz organizations in Italy, Spain, Belgium, India and Israel as well as in the United States for his advanced concepts in spontaneous group composition and collective improvisation with The Matt Renzi Trio.
7:00 PM · Patrick Wolff Quartet ft. Anthony Wilson · Keys Jazz Bistro (North Beach) · Tickets: $30 per show · live_music, jazz · rating 7
keysjazzbistro.com · details Saxophonist Patrick Wolff returns to the stage with another special guest named Wilson- this time, it is LA’s guitar virtuoso Anthony Wilson. A harmonic wizard, an accomplished composer, and a highly accomplished straight-ahead swinger, Wilson has traveled the world as a member of Diana Krall’s band and as the leader of his own small and large groups.
7:00 PM · The Soul Sessions · Black Cat (Tenderloin) · Tickets: $15.50 - $25.50 · live_music, jazz, rnb_soul_funk · rating 7
blackcatsf.turntabletickets.com · details Where groove meets spirit—an intimate Wednesday-night collision of jazz, soul, gospel, funk, and R&B.
JaZzLine INSTITUTE Presents The Soul Sessions
The Soul Sessions bring some of the Bay Area’s finest musicians to Black Cat for a weekly night built around deep groove, soulful improvisation, and the energy that happens when world-class players meet in an intimate room.
8:00 PM · CAYUGA JAZZ BAND · The Crepe Place (Santa Cruz) · FREE SHOW · live_music, jazz · rating 7
thecrepeplace.com · details Cayuga Jazz band plays swing, jazz standards, blues, be-bop, bossa novas and other American improvisational style music rooted in the 1940s 50s and 60s. Front line trumpet, tenor and alto saxophones play arranged parts supported by bass, guitar and sometimes piano. The Cayuga Jazz Band is: Greg Mo
8:00 PM · Laura Anglade · SJZ Break Room (San Jose) · $27.00 · live_music, jazz · rating 7
sanjosejazz.org · details Brooklyn-based jazz chanteuse Laura Anglade performs vocal jazz standards and storytelling inspired by the great jazz vocalists and French chanson.
8:00 PM · TOMOKO FUNAKI · Dawn Club (Financial District) · live_music, jazz · rating 7
dawnclub.com · details Tomoko Funaki was born in Japan into a musical family. Following in the footsteps of her parents, both musicians, she studied classical violin and flute. A move to New York exposed her to a broad range of musical genres but she found herself increasingly drawn towards jazz.
5:00 PM · Tori Roze and Johnny Alexander · The Grove (SOMA) · Free · live_music, jazz · rating 6
offbeatsf.com · details Tori Roze and Johnny Alexander bring a taste of San Diego's acclaimed soul-jazz scene to The Grove, performing as an intimate duo drawn from their six-piece band Tori Roze and...
6:00 PM · Le Jazz Hot · Scopo Divino (Pacific Heights) · Free · live_music, jazz · rating 6
scopodivino.com · details The trio of the Hot Club of San Francisco featuring Paul "Pazzo" Mehling on guitar. Celebrating the music of Django Reinhardt for over 30 years.
7:00 PM · Jazz Duo · Bix (North Beach) · Free · live_music, jazz · rating 6
bixrestaurant.com · details Live jazz duo performance at the bar. No cover charge.
7:00 PM · OLAF & RON'S DJANGO CLUB · The Crow's Nest (Santa Cruz) · $3 cover · live_music, jazz · rating 6
crowsnest-santacruz.com · details Wednesday October 28th Gypsy/jazz swing Starts at 07:00 PM
8:00 PM · Jazz Jam with Lucas Davis · Stookey's Blue Room (Nob Hill) · No Cover · live_music, jazz · rating 6
stookeysblueroom.com · details No Cover/No Reservation
8-11pm
A $5 - $10 Donation is requested (for the house band)
8:30 PM · Verve Quintet · Local Edition (Financial District) · live_music, jazz · rating 6
localeditionsf.com · details This fabulous quintet honors the blue note, hard bop tradition of the 1960’s and beyond. Aaron Germain - BassAdam Klipple - PianoAndrew Dixon - Tenor SaxDaniel Herrera - TrumpetJPaul Macklin - Drums
time TBA · Billy Philadelphia · The Vault Steakhouse (Financial District) · live_music, jazz · rating 6
vaultsteakhouse.com · details Billy Philadelphia doesn’t like labels. Or categories. He loves jazz. But he also loves cabaret and musical theatre. And the blues. And rock ‘n’roll. And…. You might call his repertoire “eclectic.”
8:00 PM · OAH Jazz Jam · Ocean Ale House (Ingleside) · live_music, jazz · rating 0 · no longer listed oceanalehouse.com · details Weekly Jazz Jam
time TBA · Live Music Night · Blondie's Bar (Mission) · Free · live_music, jazz · rating 0 · no longer listed blondiesbarsf.com · details Live music featuring Jump Jazz, Honky Tonk, Blues, or Swing. No cover charge.