San Francisco Metro: Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · Jazz · East Bay · 4 events · data version 20261021-173303
7:30 PM · Chris Trinidad · CA Jazz Conservatory (Berkeley) · live_music, jazz · rating 10
concerts.jazzschool.org · details Bay Area musician and educator Chris Trinidad, joined by ethnomusicologist Noah Rosen, hosts an informal presentation, salon, and performance to celebrate the intersecting timelines of Hispanic Heritage Month and Filipino American History Month. The evening explores real and imagined musical connections between the Philippines and Cuba, given the islands’ shared Spanish colonial history.
7:30 PM · Saúl Sierra Sextet · The Sound Room (Oakland) · live_music, jazz · rating 9
soundroom.org · details If you are a fan of Latin Jazz, this is a DON'T MISS EVENT!
A night of Contemporary Latin Jazz with Original Compositions and intriguing Arrangements!
For the past 20 years Saúl Sierra has been a member of some of the leading bands in the Bay Area, including The John Santos Quintet/Sextet, Bobi Cespedes’ band, Dr. Loco’s Rocking Jalapeño Band, El Tren Trío, Anthony Blea y su Charanga, The Snake Trío, Jesús Díaz y su QBA, The Bay Area Afro-Cuban All Stars, The Venezuelan Music Project…
7:30 PM · RICK BRAUN · Yoshi's (Oakland) · $39 - $84 · live_music, jazz · rating 7
yoshis.com · details Master of the trumpet and flugelhorn RICK BRAUN October 30, 2026 Doors: 7:00PM / Show: 7:30PM Buy Tickets $39 - $84 October 30, 2026 Doors: 9:15PM / Show: 9:30PM Buy Tickets $39 Over three decades, 20+ albums, and more than 20 #1 Billboard hits into one of contemporary jazz's most inspiring careers, Rick Braun remains a master of the trumpet and flugelhorn.
8:00 PM · Surprise Chef · Siesta Valley Bowl (Orinda) · On Sale Friday Aug 14 10:00 AM · live_music, jazz, rnb_soul_funk · rating 7
ticketmaster.com · details Surprise ChefSurprise Chef are a Melbourne-based quintet whose cinematic blend of soul, funk, jazz and forgotten soundtrack worlds has taken them from humble home-studio sessions to stages around the globe. Formed in 2017 in Coburg VIC, the band began by chasing spontaneous grooves recorded straight to tape, only to uncover a creative chemistry that would become the foundation of one of Australia’s most distinctive instrumental groups.