San Francisco Metro: Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · Jazz · San Francisco · 19 events · data version 20261023-003534
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
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) · $15 · 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 · TOMOKO FUNAKI · Dawn Club (Financial District) · Free · 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 The Hot Mess. Roze is a vocalist of rare range and imagination, weaving together influences from Michael Jackson, Erykah Badu, Ella Fitzgerald, Björk, and musical theatre into something wholly her own.
6:00 PM · Lara Louise · North Beach Restaurant (North Beach) · Free · live_music, jazz, folk · rating 6
offbeatsf.com · details Lara Louise brings a sultry blend of jazz, bossa nova, and folk-inflected songcraft to North Beach Restaurant. The Dutch-born vocalist and guitarist sings in English and French, shaping classic American Songbook and French repertoire with influences ranging from Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen to Astrud Gilberto and Madeleine Peyroux.
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.
8:00 PM · Jazz Jam · The Lucky Horseshoe (Bernal Heights) · Free · live_music, jazz · rating 6
offbeatsf.com · details Jazz Jam at The Lucky Horseshoe is an open, straight-ahead jazz session in Bernal Heights for instrumentalists and vocalists, centered on standards, shared repertoire, and sit-in collaboration.
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)
8:00 PM · Rotating Bands at the Lion’s Den · Lion's Den (Chinatown) · Free · live_music, jazz · rating 6
offbeatsf.com · details Experience the resurgence of San Francisco’s historic Chinatown nightlife at the Lion’s Den. Tucked away on Wentworth Place, this bi-level lounge and performance space blends modern cocktail culture with the East meets West spirit of the Chinatown’s golden age. Every week, the venue transforms into a unique destination for live music, featuring a rotating roster of the city’s up and coming funk, soul, and R&B ensembles.
8:30 PM · Chris Siebert · The Royal Cuckoo (Mission) · Free · live_music, jazz · rating 6
offbeatsf.com · details An intimate evening of vintage jazz and blues at The Royal Cuckoo Lounge featuring Chris Siebert, a prominent San Francisco-based jazz pianist, organist, and bandleader known for bridging generations of musicians through soulful, swinging jazz. His music is deeply rooted in the Swing Era, Blues, and R&B
8:30 PM · Verve Quintet · Local Edition (Financial District) · Free · 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.