San Francisco Metro: Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · Jazz · San Francisco · 14 events · data version 20261021-173303
7:00 PM · Other Dimensions in Sound · Medicine for Nightmares (Mission) · film, live_music, jazz · rating 10
medicinefornightmares.com · details Other Dimensions in Sound is our Friday music series curated and hosted by Boohaabian multi reed player extraordinare David Boyce. Each week David will be inviting different musical guests to join him in our galeria for a night of musical medicina.
Tonight Other Dimensions in Sound is screening the films of David Michalak.
7:30 PM · JOHN SCOFIELD’S ELECTROSPECTIVE · SFJAZZ Auditorium (Hayes Valley) · live_music, jazz · rating 8
sfjazz.org · details Featuring Oteil Burbridge, Larry Goldings, Adam Deitch
6:00 PM · Nick Rossi's Soul Jazz Quartet · Mr. Tipples (Civic Center) · live_music, jazz · rating 7
mrtipplessf.com · details Ray Jacildo | Piano
Mikiya Matsuda | Bass
Cairo McCockran | Drums
Nick Rossi | Guitar
7:00 PM · De'Sean Jones & Urban Art Orchestra · Black Cat (Tenderloin) · Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 · 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 · Jazz Night Peacock Lounge · Peacock Lounge (Haight) · Not specified · live_music, jazz · rating 7
sfpeacock.org · details Jazz music performance at Peacock Lounge
7:00 PM · The Ray Obiedo Group · Keys Jazz Bistro (North Beach) · Tickets: $40 per show · live_music, jazz · rating 7
keysjazzbistro.com · details Guitarist Ray Obiedo was born and raised in San Francisco Bay Area, At the outset of his career, Obiedo regularly shifted between Jazz and R&B, later touring or recording with a variety of artists including Herbie Hancock (1978-79 Tour), George Duke, Sheila E, Lou Rawls, Grover Washington Jr and most recently, Bob Mintzer’s R&B Big Band.
7:30 PM · TO BE ANNOUNCED · Sheba Jazz Lounge (Fillmore) · No Cover Charge · live_music, jazz · rating 7
shebapianolounge.com · details A live musical performance will be announced soon at Sheba Jazz Lounge. Check back for details on the featured artist taking the stage.
8:00 PM · “FOG CITY FRIDAYS” FEAT. FOG CITY SWING · Dawn Club (Financial District) · live_music, jazz · rating 7
dawnclub.com · details Fog City Swing was created by Trumpeter Daniel Herrera in 2023, the goal, to become the “world’s smallest big band!” Rapidly becoming one of the preeminent Jazz and Swing bands in the Bay Area, their ongoing Friday night residency at San Francisco’s premier Jazz venue, the Dawn Club, features some of Northern California’s top vocalists and instrumentalists to consistently sold out crowds.
9:00 PM · Charles Unger Experience · Mr. Tipples (Civic Center) · live_music, jazz · rating 7
mrtipplessf.com · details Charles Unger | Sax
Sue Crossman | Piano
Joe Nemzer| Bass
Tony “Steamroller” Coleman | Drums
9:00 PM · wampa · Keys Jazz Bistro (North Beach) · Tickets: $40 per show · live_music, jazz · rating 7
keysjazzbistro.com · details Imagine John William’s timeless music from Star Wars rebuilt as jazz electro-funk, not played for laughs but intricate, grooving and fun as hell! Sax and EWI running through a full effects chain, synth layers, and a rock-solid rhythm section propelling it all. It’s a mix of Headhunters meets Vangelis meets Chick Corea. personnel: Jason Muscat bassJeff Marrs drumsJesse Levit alto and EWIAdam Shulman keys
9:30 PM · De'Sean Jones & Urban Art Orchestra · Black Cat (Tenderloin) · Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 · 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.
8:00 PM · Cosmo Alleycats · Local Edition (Financial District) · live_music, jazz · rating 6
localeditionsf.com · details Cosmoalleycats.comCosmo Alleycats have been a favorite of the San Francisco music scene since the band’s 2010 beginning, bringing to the stage a potent mix of swing and vintage dance music with a dynamic, soulful delivery.Led by vocalist Emily Day (“one of the major singers in her field” – Scott Yanow), Cosmo Alleycats draws from several decades of exhilarating American music, along with inspired originals, to deliver a fun and engaging performance.
8:30 PM · Jazz Trio · Bix (North Beach) · Free · live_music, jazz · rating 6
bixrestaurant.com · details Live jazz trio performance at the bar. No cover charge.
time TBA · Michael Udelson · The Vault Steakhouse (Financial District) · live_music, jazz · rating 6
vaultsteakhouse.com · details Pianist Michael Udelson has performed at some of San Francisco's most distinctive venues. Michael was house pianist at the Four Seasons Hotel from 2001 - 2012, and has entertained at the Fairmont Hotel.