San Francisco Metro: Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · Jazz · San Francisco · 8 events · data version 20261023-003534
7:00 PM · BEN WOLFE QUARTET · SFJAZZ Lab (Hayes Valley) · live_music, jazz · rating 8
sfjazz.org · details An artist whose music has been described as “Mingus and Miles Davis meet Bartok and Bernard Herrmann” ( The New York Times ), bassist and composer Ben Wolfe performs music from his most recent album, Any Time After Now , with an all-star quartet of master instrumentalists.
7:30 PM · JOSHUA REDMAN QUARTET · SFJAZZ Auditorium (Hayes Valley) · livestream, jazz · rating 8
sfjazz.org · details “One of the 21st century’s finest jazz improvisers” ( The Guardian ), saxophonist and composer Joshua Redman brings back his current quartet with pianist Paul Cornish , bassist Philip Norris , and drummer Nazir Ebo , performing material from his 2025 Blue Note album Words Fall Short — his second for the label and first with this remarkable ensemble of young masters-in-the-making.
7:30 PM · Mike Greensill Trio · Bird & Beckett (Glen Park) · $20 · jazz, live_music · rating 8
birdbeckett.com · details $20 cover charge; byob
Students $10
For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
4:30 PM · Key Elements Latin Jazz Ensemble · Golden Gate Bandshell (Golden Gate Park) · Free · live_music, jazz, latin_world · rating 7 · unconfirmed illuminate.org · details Friday Happy Hour at the Golden Gate Bandshell featuring live music by Key Elements Latin Jazz Ensemble.
7:00 PM · Wil Blades Trio ft. Otis McDonald · Keys Jazz Bistro (North Beach) · Tickets: $40 per show · live_music, jazz · rating 7
keysjazzbistro.com · details Wil Blades: No less a jazz organ authority than the legendary Dr. Lonnie Smith has called Wil Blades “the future,” anointing him the heir apparent to “carry on the legend and the legacy of the organ, of the B-3.” Over the past twenty plus years, Blades has grown to be one of the most in-demand…
4:30 PM · Friday Happy Hour | November 6 · Golden Gate Bandshell (Golden Gate Park) · Free · live_music, jazz · rating 6
illuminate.org · details Featuring Key Elements Latin Jazz Ensemble
6:00 PM · Solo Piano · Bix (North Beach) · Free · live_music, jazz · rating 6
bixrestaurant.com · details Live solo piano performance at the bar; Friday schedule runs from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. No cover charge.
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.