San Francisco Metro: Thu, Oct 29, 2026 · Jazz · San Francisco · 15 events · data version 20261021-173303
7:00 PM · Impressions of John Coltrane · SFJAZZ Lab (Hayes Valley) · live_music, jazz · rating 8
sfjazz.org · details ABOUT THIS SERIES In celebration of John Coltrane's centennial, Terrence Brewer and a host of musical guests explore myriad aspects of Coltrane’s legacy, from his many artistic collaborations and seminal recordings to his profound spiritual awakening and partnership with his wife, pianist and harpist Alice Coltrane.
7:30 PM · DAVID SÁNCHEZ’S CARIB PRESENTS TAMBÓ · SFJAZZ Auditorium (Hayes Valley) · live_music, jazz · rating 8
sfjazz.org · details For his night in our series devoted to solo projects by SFJAZZ Collective members, tenor saxophonist and composer David Sánchez brings his Carib ensemble to the stage, presenting the West Coast premiere of his new work, Tambó .
time TBA · Sons of Emperor Norton & Jamie Duncan · Rite Spot Cafe (Mission) · FREE unless otherwise noted; $8.00 per person minimum · live_music, jazz · rating 8
ritespotcafe.net · details Early: Sons of Emperor Norton
Late: Jamie Duncan Trio
7:00 PM · De'Sean Jones & Urban Art Orchestra · Black Cat (Tenderloin) · Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 · live_music, jazz · rating 7
blackcatsf.turntabletickets.com · details Detroit-born jazz where hip-hop, gospel, electronic sound, and deep groove meet.
Saxophonist, composer, and bandleader De’Sean Jones brings the sound of Detroit to Black Cat with music that moves between jazz, hip-hop, gospel, and electronic influence with serious rhythmic drive and cinematic scale.
7:00 PM · Mads Tolling & Sam Reider · Keys Jazz Bistro (North Beach) · Tickets: $40 per show · live_music, jazz · rating 7
keysjazzbistro.com · details Two acclaimed Bay Area acoustic musicians join forces for an eclectic and highly original evening exploring jazz and folk traditions from around the world. Two-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Mads Tolling and Latin Grammy-nominated accordionist and composer Sam Reider bring together their distinctive musical voices in a genre-busting collaboration that moves effortlessly across cultures and styles.
7:00 PM · Motoko Honda Quartet · Mr. Tipples (Civic Center) · live_music, jazz · rating 7
mrtipplessf.com · details Motoko Honda | Piano/Composition
Cory Wright | Multi-woodwind
Matt Small | Bass
Jordan Glenn | Drums
The music of pianist and composer Motoko Honda is to mainstream jazz what Brahms’s music was to the neatly packaged forms of the Classical period.” — Phillip Greenlief, Art Forum, Live at California Jazz Conservatory
“The audience of young lovers and experienced culture seekers hardly moved a muscle for an hour and a half. Apparently we can still concentrate when the occasion demands it.”
7:00 PM · SAM PEOPLES · Sheba Jazz Lounge (Fillmore) · No Cover Charge · live_music, jazz · rating 7
shebapianolounge.com · details Pianist Sam Peoples showcases his musical talents with a live jazz performance at Sheba Jazz Lounge. Settle in for sophisticated keyboard melodies and engaging arrangements.
8:00 PM · CHRIS GAMPER BAND · Dawn Club (Financial District) · live_music, jazz · rating 7
dawnclub.com · details Christopher Gamper is a versatile, dynamic drummer whose playing moves easily across genres and stylistic boundaries. Onstage he brings passion and precision in equal measure, adapting to the musicians around him and shaping the mood of each song as it unfolds. He's a true collaborator, the kind of player who makes everyone else sound better, and audiences feel it.
9:15 PM · De'Sean Jones & Urban Art Orchestra · Black Cat (Tenderloin) · Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 · live_music, jazz · rating 7
blackcatsf.turntabletickets.com · details Detroit-born jazz where hip-hop, gospel, electronic sound, and deep groove meet.
Saxophonist, composer, and bandleader De’Sean Jones brings the sound of Detroit to Black Cat with music that moves between jazz, hip-hop, gospel, and electronic influence with serious rhythmic drive and cinematic scale.
6:00 PM · Latin Jazz with Viajo de la Musica · Scopo Divino (Pacific Heights) · live_music, jazz, latin_world · rating 6
scopodivino.com · details Viajó de la Música celebrates Latin Jazz with Saxophonist Renner leads this jazz quartet, featuring educated, creative, and expressive musicians primarily from the East Bay. Viva Bossa Nova!
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 · Emmett Van Leer Trio · Stookey's Blue Room (Nob Hill) · No Cover · live_music, jazz · rating 6
stookeysblueroom.com · details Piano-based, Modern Jazz
with Jaycie Grady, drums
Theo Stathopulos, bass
8-10:30pm
No Cover, First Come, First Serve
8:00 PM · WestSide Jazz Club · Local Edition (Financial District) · live_music, jazz · rating 6
localeditionsf.com · details Live Performance 8:00pm - 12amFronted by Tenor Saxman Scott Silverberg, WestSide Jazz is what it says it is, a club. A bunch of like minded cats, all digging deep, all the time.WestSide Jazz Club, from the Westside of SF is full of local boys, living here in town, keeping the jazz pot stirred. Always driving, always vibrant. You hear funk when you’d of thought swing. And never mind all the other infectious grooves. Latin, Second Line, Boogie and what not. Cool party band. Killer Chops.
time TBA · Eric Shifrin · The Vault Steakhouse (Financial District) · live_music, jazz · rating 6
vaultsteakhouse.com · details For the past 30 years, piano stylist Eric Shifrin has been charming the swells, swindlers and stand-up guys in bars and bistros from the Barbary Coast to Nob Hill. From the saloons to the salons, from smooth and creamy to chunky and funky, he's played it all.
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.