San Francisco Metro: Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · Jazz · San Francisco · 11 events · data version 20261021-173303
7:00 PM · HOLLY BOWLING · SFJAZZ Lab (Hayes Valley) · live_music, jazz · rating 8
sfjazz.org · details TWO-TICKET PACKAGES AVAILABLE Purchase › Nov 13: 7PM & 8:30PM Purchase › Nov 14: 7PM & 8:30PM Purchase › Nov 15: 6:30PM & 8PM ABOUT THIS SHOW Whether behind the piano on a windswept mountainous cliff, at a hallowed venue such as Carnegie Hall, or playing shoulder-to-shoulder with some of the most legendary musicians in history, solo pianist Holly Bowling subverts convention with virtuosic playing, emotional immersion, and a thirst for invention.
7:30 PM · Eric & the In Crowd · Bird & Beckett (Glen Park) · $20 · jazz, live_music · rating 8
birdbeckett.com · details Pianist/vocalist Eric Shifrin performs with a variety of friends on the 2nd Friday every other month (i.e. Jan, March, May, July, September, November).
$20 cover charge; byob
Students $10
For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
7:30 PM · STANLEY CLARKE AND RON CARTER · SFJAZZ Auditorium (Hayes Valley) · live_music, jazz · rating 8
sfjazz.org · details Listeners can expect to hear a lot of the “right notes” as two of the true legends of low-end meet for these momentous evenings over four nights. Between them, 2022 NEA Jazz Master Stanley Clarke and 1998 NEA Jazz Master Ron Carter have defined and redefined the bass’s role in modern jazz, from the hard bop innovations of the early 1960s to the jazz-fusion revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.
7:00 PM · Jamie Davis · Keys Jazz Bistro (North Beach) · Tickets: $40 per show · live_music, jazz · rating 7
keysjazzbistro.com · details GRAMMY AWARD WINNER VOCALIST FOR, BASIE SWINGS THE BLUES WITH THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA. TWO-TIME GRAMMY NOMINATED VOCALIST WITH THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA'S ALBUMS, 'ALL ABOUT BASIE' AND 'LIVE AT BIRDLAND.' COMPELLING, FULL DEEP BARITONE VOICE AND A PASSION FOR HIS CRAFT, LEAVE HIS AUDIENCES UPLIFTED AND FEELING GOOD. Sir Michael Parkinson: BBC, iTV and chat…
7:00 PM · Marc Seales with Ernie Watts · Black Cat (Tenderloin) · Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 · live_music, jazz · rating 7
blackcatsf.turntabletickets.com · details Deeply swinging, modern jazz from two master improvisers with decades of chemistry and serious fire.
Pianist and keyboardist Marc Seales brings his distinctive blend of post-bop language, rich harmony, and fearless spontaneity to Black Cat alongside legendary tenor saxophonist Ernie Watts. Seales has toured and recorded with Joe Henderson, Art Pepper, Benny Carter, Mark Murphy, and Watts, while his acclaimed trio New Stories earned a Grammy nomination with vocalist Mark Murphy.
9:00 PM · Atta Kid · Keys Jazz Bistro (North Beach) · Tickets: $40 per show · live_music, jazz · rating 7
keysjazzbistro.com · details Tickets Friday, November 13, 2026 @ 9pm Get Tickets A staple of the Bay Area scene since 2013, Atta Kid is an all-star crew that reaches into the swampy lilt of New Orleans and the razor-sharp precision of the East Bay at the same time. Led by Daniel Casares (sax and vocals)and Max Cowan (B-3, keyboards and vocals), Atta Kid will take you on a round-trip from Oakland to the bayou in every set. This February, Atta Kid showcases the breadth of their repertoire.
9:30 PM · Marc Seales with Ernie Watts · Black Cat (Tenderloin) · Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 · live_music, jazz · rating 7
blackcatsf.turntabletickets.com · details Deeply swinging, modern jazz from two master improvisers with decades of chemistry and serious fire.
Pianist and keyboardist Marc Seales brings his distinctive blend of post-bop language, rich harmony, and fearless spontaneity to Black Cat alongside legendary tenor saxophonist Ernie Watts. Seales has toured and recorded with Joe Henderson, Art Pepper, Benny Carter, Mark Murphy, and Watts, while his acclaimed trio New Stories earned a Grammy nomination with vocalist Mark Murphy.
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.
8:00 PM · Patrick Wolff Trio · Stookey's Blue Room (Nob Hill) · live_music, jazz · rating 6
stookeysblueroom.com · details Patrick Wolff Trio Fri, Nov 13 | Stookey's Blue Room Straight Ahead Sax Trio 8-10:30pm Buy Tickets Time & Location Nov 13, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM Stookey's Blue Room, 891 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA About the event Patrick Wolff is a saxophonist and clarinetist with deep roots in the jazz scenes of New York City and San Francisco, known for his lyrical playing and deep engagement with the full lineage of jazz styles.
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.
8:00 PM · Jazz Night at Peacock Lounge · Peacock Lounge (Haight) · Not specified · live_music, jazz · rating 0 · no longer listed sfpeacock.org · details Jazz music performance at Peacock Lounge