San Francisco Metro: Sat, Nov 28, 2026 · Live Music · 45 events · data version 20261102-152543
4:00 PM · Peter Smith Trio · The Sound Room (Oakland) · live_music, jazz · rating 9
soundroom.org · details Pianist Peter Smith usually puts out a cooking hard bop sound that has that classic Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers/ Horace Silver groove to it. Smith's piano work is certainly a talent worth paying plenty of attention to. For this post Thanksgiving event, he will be presenting soul jazz / boogaloo music from his latest release Smitty Straightens Out.
Peter is an accomplished pianist, composer, arranger, songwriter, and music director, and his career has flourished on both coasts.
8:00 PM · Jules Leyhe & The Family Jules with Nancy Wright · The Sound Room (Oakland) · live_music, rock · rating 9
soundroom.org · details Skip the shopping, sneak away from the family, and come on out for some great music!
We start with Jules Leyhe & The Family Jules. Jules is one of the world’s foremost blues slide-guitar players—so much so that even Premier Guitar magazine called his music “the best blues slide licks since Derek Trucks, maybe even Duane Allman.” His band is also top-notch - featuring Ian McArdle on keys, Isaac Schwartz on drums and renowned bassist Matt Roades.
Then we add Nancy Wright .
8:00 PM · Mustache Harbor: Yacht Rock Forever · Guild Theatre (Menlo Park) · live_music, rock · rating 9
guildtheatre.com · details Mustache Harbor: Yacht Rock Forever GENRE: Yacht Rock Tribute YouTube | Website | Instagram Yacht Rock Forever! For over a decade, MUSTACHE HARBOR has been thrilling audiences across the country with their spot-on renditions of the smoothest music from the 1970s and 80s, all performed with the highest level of musicianship and state-of-the-art sound and lighting. – Doors 7PM // Show 8PM General Admission is standing room only. Mezzanine is on the second floor, reserved and fully seated.
7:00 PM · EDMAR CASTAÑEDA / GERMÁN LÓPEZ · SFJAZZ Auditorium (Hayes Valley) · live_music, latin_world · rating 8
sfjazz.org · details The latest installment of Terence Blanchard’s rising-talent series UpSwing showcases a exceptional example of the creative ferment emanating from what banjo maestro Béla Fleck calls “the odd instrument club.” Over the past two decades Bogotá-born Edmar Castañeda has blazed a brilliant, improvisation-powered path on the Colombian harp, including the all-star BEATrio with Fleck and drummer Antonio Sánchez.
7:00 PM · KAZEMDE GEORGE TRIO · SFJAZZ Lab (Hayes Valley) · live_music, jazz · rating 8
sfjazz.org · details A Berkeley-raised saxophonist who is well on his way to international fame, Kazemde George steps back onto the Joe Henderson Lab stage with his phenomenal trio. As a youth coming up in the Bay Area, George fell under the tutelage of area luminaries Khalil Shaheed, Charles McNeal, and Susan Muscarella, and combined his formal jazz training with his love of beat-making, inspired by the work of J Dilla and Flying Lotus.
7:00 PM · Laurie Lewis · The Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) · $39/$44
(INCLUDES ALL FEES) · live_music, folk · rating 8
secure.thefreight.org · details Grammy-winning bluegrass and acoustic music icon Laurie Lewis graces the stage with her soulful vocals, masterful fiddling, and evocative songwriting. Her performance honors the best of traditional bluegrass and American roots music.
7:30 PM · New Squatoolas · Bird & Beckett (Glen Park) · $20 · live_music, jazz · rating 8
birdbeckett.com · details Jim Peterson, saxophone; Scott Foster, guitar; Joe Kyle, Jr., bass; Larry Vann, drums
$20 cover charge; byob
Students $10
For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
8:00 PM · Jackie Greene · The Fillmore (Fillmore) · live_music, rock · rating 8
ticketmaster.com · details Acclaimed singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jackie Greene brings his soulful blend of roots rock, blues, and Americana to The Fillmore. Audience members can expect a dynamic live performance highlighting his extensive songwriting catalog and musicianship.
time TBA · Josh Gelfand · Madrone Art Bar (Divisadero) · live_music · rating 8
madroneartbar.com · details 6:30pm-8:30pm Josh Gelfand on Piano
Playing all the songs from your one friend’s favorite playlist, and some of the ones from yours.
2:00 PM · Cirque Kalabanté: WOW · Cal Performances (Berkeley) · Subscribe May 5 · dance, live_music · rating 7
secure.calperformances.org · details Cirque Kalabanté: WOW (World of Words) Item details Date November 28, 2026 2:00PM Additional Details Read More Hide A high-energy visual spectacle with “mind-blowing acrobatics sequences” ( VICE Magazine ) blending traditional African movement and music into the Montreal circus arts tradition. Learn More UCB STUDENTS: All UC Berkeley Student tickets require authentication with your current UC Berkeley student ID. Until you authenticate, you will not see your 50% off discounted ticket price.
2:00 PM · Hook in Concert · Davies Symphony Hall (Civic Center) · LEARN MORE · film, live_music, classical · rating 7
sfsymphony.org · details Overview Lights, Camera, Music!: Watch Steven Spielberg’s Hook on the big screen at Davies Symphony Hall as John Williams’s score is performed live by the SF Symphony. Kids’ Tickets Half Off! Please note that we do not allow children under 3 at any performance, except for our Music for Families and Deck the Hall programs. Everyone entering Davies Symphony Hall, regardless of age, must have a ticket. Children under the age of 12 must be seated with an accompanying adult.
5:00 PM · Rivets & Rust · The Crepe Place (Santa Cruz) · FREE · live_music, rock · rating 7
thecrepeplace.com · details RIVETS & RUST: https://youtube.com/shorts/lai-tuv5yfA?si=AXuCCUuKZQOChnne https://youtube.com/shorts/2Q-rQKkOlP8?si=wYYJuBA3zqfbcV2T https://youtube.com/shorts/z9sQGlYEp4U?si=LufTRFOo5xAv3Ipr https://youtu.be/n5-BCfZzJkY
6:00 PM · Maxx Cabello Jr. Band · Poor House Bistro (San Jose) · live_music · rating 7
poorhousebistro.com · details Guitarist and vocalist Maxx Cabello Jr. leads his band in a high-octane set of soulful Latin blues and rock.
7:00 PM · DON CARLOS & JUNIOR TOOTS · The Catalyst (Santa Cruz) · $57.78 · live_music, latin_world · rating 7
catalystclub.com · details The Catalyst Presents DON CARLOS & JUNIOR TOOTS Son of Legendary Toots Hibbert, Toots & The Maytals
7:00 PM · Eric Wyatt: Thanksgiving Soul & Fire · Black Cat (Tenderloin) · Tickets: $20 , $30, $40 , $50 , $60 · live_music, jazz · rating 7
blackcatsf.turntabletickets.com · details Hard-swinging, deeply soulful saxophone jazz with Brooklyn grit, blues fire, and serious late-night energy.
Brooklyn-born saxophonist Eric Wyatt brings a powerful, full-bodied sound shaped by the jazz tradition and driven by a modern sense of urgency. His playing moves between muscular swing, blues-soaked lyricism, and fiery improvisation, with the kind of presence that takes over a room.
7:00 PM · Stevie B Band · The Cats (Los Gatos) · live_music, rock · rating 7
thecatslosgatos.com · details Stevie B is a hard-hitting, aggressive harmonica player and Vocalist who “pounds every note to life”. Whether performing as a solo artist, leading the Stevie B Band, or opening his doors to musicians at Honey Lane Studio, Stevie’s artistry is rooted in creativity, collaboration, and community.
7:30 PM · Charles McGregor Voice Recital · SF Conservatory of Music (Civic Center) · classical, live_music · rating 7
sfcm.edu · details
8:00 PM · ADAM KLIPPLE SOUL JAZZ QUINTET · Dawn Club (Financial District) · live_music, jazz · rating 7
dawnclub.com · details Adam Klipple, who has been described as "a standout pianist who has gone to school on McCoy Tyner and Cecil Taylor and earned his degree," plays piano, Hammond organ, sampler, and a variety of vintage keyboards. He currently is a member of the legendary jazz rock band Blood, Sweat & Tears.
8:00 PM · Midlife On Mars (covers), Secondhand · Ivy Room (Albany) · $18.33/$20 · live_music, rock · rating 7
ivyroom.com · details ivy room presents - genre - 90's-2000's rock covers
8:00 PM · The Inciters, A-100's, The Fit · Bottom of the Hill (Potrero Hill) · $20 · live_music, rock · rating 7
bottomofthehill.com · details Punk, Jazz, Ska, Psychobilly, Garage, Soul, reggae rocksteady ska, xxx, providing the dance floor hits!
9:00 PM · ODEN & FATZO LIVE · The Independent (Divisadero) · BUY TICKETS · live_music, electronic · rating 7
theindependentsf.com · details house, electro, uk garage
9:30 PM · Charged Particles · Good Karma (San Jose) · Free · live_music, jazz, latin_world · rating 7 · unconfirmed vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · details An evening of live funky Latin jazz performed by the Charged Particles trio at Good Karma Fine Ales Food & HiFi.
9:30 PM · Eric Wyatt: Thanksgiving Soul & Fire · Black Cat (Tenderloin) · Tickets: $20 , $30, $40 , $50 , $60 · live_music, jazz · rating 7
blackcatsf.turntabletickets.com · details Hard-swinging, deeply soulful saxophone jazz with Brooklyn grit, blues fire, and serious late-night energy.
Brooklyn-born saxophonist Eric Wyatt brings a powerful, full-bodied sound shaped by the jazz tradition and driven by a modern sense of urgency. His playing moves between muscular swing, blues-soaked lyricism, and fiery improvisation, with the kind of presence that takes over a room.
time TBA · A TRIBUTE TO DUKE ELLINGTON · Piedmont CFTA (Piedmont) · Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/DukeE · live_music, jazz · rating 7
ticketsignup.io · details A TRIBUTE TO DUKE ELLINGTON
“IN THE TRADITION” JAZZ & POP PIANO TRIO
Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/DukeE
time TBA · BACH MASTERPIECES with projected art masterpieces · Piedmont CFTA (Piedmont) · Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/triosol · live_music, classical, art · rating 7
ticketsignup.io · details BACH MASTERPIECES with projected art masterpieces
TRIO SOLANO, PRESENTED BY THE BOW & THE BRUSH
Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/triosol
4:00 PM · ROBSON BATINGA 4-7PM · Pier 23 (Financial District) · live_music · rating 6
pier23cafe.com · details An artist from the Brazilian northeast, with over 40 years of musical experience, singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, guitarist Robson Batinga makes everyone feel good with his music. Although he's known to focus on his regional music: forró, xote, xaxado and baião, his eclectic musical side ma
7:00 PM · 9 o’clock Famous · Asiento (Mission) · live_music · rating 6
asientosf.com · details Always a great time, you can count on quality music and wonderful guests. As close as you can get to the playa without the drive. We’ve been holding 4th Fridays down for years. Everyone’s favorite Duck Pond DJs & Friends. Different camps take over on various months; you’ll never be disappointed. Come reconnect with all of the dusty hugs.
7:30 PM · Journey - Final Frontier Tour · Chase Center (Mission Bay) · $59+ · live_music, rock · rating 6
chasecenter.com · details Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Journey conclude their Final Frontier Tour with a hometown finale at Chase Center.
8:00 PM · Fleetwood Macrame (tribute) · Bimbos 365 (North Beach) · $360 · live_music, rock · rating 6
bimbos365club.com · details A tribute to Fleetwood Mac performed live by Bay Area tribute band Fleetwood Macramé.
8:00 PM · LOVE CREEK · The Crow's Nest (Santa Cruz) · $8 cover · live_music, rock · rating 6
lovecreek.band · details Saturday November 28th Psychedelic rock band, classic rock covers & originals Starts at 08:00 PM
8:00 PM · Stay Out, East Brothers, Try Harder · 4 Star Theater (Outer Richmond) · live_music, rock · rating 6
4-star-movies.com · details Stay Out Stay Out is a high-energy punk rock band from Oakland, California, rooted deep in the East Bay DIY scene and driven by a relentless commitment to authenticity, connection, and explosive live performance. Formed in the summer of 2016 by Grant Pack and Mason McGeorge, the band quickly estab
8:00 PM · Thus Spoke Zarathustra · Neck of the Woods (Inner Richmond) · $20 · live_music, rock · rating 6
stevelist.com · details all ages
8:00 PM · Zepparella · Great American (Tenderloin) · $22/$25 · live_music, rock · rating 6
stevelist.com · details all ages
9:00 PM · Babe Haven · Cornerstone (Berkeley) · live_music, rock · rating 6
stevelist.com · details all ages
9:00 PM · Petty Theft · The Chapel (Mission) · $25/$27 · live_music, rock · rating 6
wl.seetickets.us · details San Francisco Tribute to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
time TBA · Fiddler on the Roof – Opera San José · California Theatre (San Jose) · live_music, classical, theater · rating 6
sanjose.org · details Tradition meets revolution in Opera San José’s new production of Fiddler on the Roof. In a vibrant Jewish shtetl on the eve of upheaval, Tevye, the enduring dairyman, grapples with his daughters’ dreams of love while clinging to the customs that provide his world’s structural integrity.
time TBA · Physique · The Mab (North Beach) · free · live_music, dj_party · rating 6
stevelist.com · details all ages
3:00 AM · Sha Ray & DJ Haram: Critical Thot Live · Underground SF (Lower Haight) · live_music, hiphop_rap, dj_party · rating 5
undergroundsf.com · details
6:30 PM · Kim Nalley · Biscuits & Blues (Union Square) · live_music, jazz · rating 5
biscuitsandblues.com · details Michael Tilson Thomas heard her at the Alta Plaza and put her onstage with the San Francisco Symphony. She ran Jazz at Pearl’s for five years. Two shows, 110 seats.
8:00 PM · NATIVE ELEMENTS – ROOTS REGGAE · Club Fox (Redwood City) · live_music, latin_world · rating 5
eventbrite.com · details Club Fox welcomes the roots reggae rhythms of NATIVE ELEMENTS!
time TBA · Black Magic · Comstock Saloon (North Beach) · live_music · rating 5
comstocksaloon.com · details Live Music
8:00 PM · Falling For The Rising Sun · Piedmont CFTA (Piedmont) · live_music · rating 0 · no longer listed piedmontcenterforthearts.org · details
9:00 PM · Inner-State 80's · Tupelo (North Beach) · Free · live_music, rock · rating 0 · no longer listed offbeatsf.com · details High-energy retro dance night featuring synth- and guitar-driven 80s classic hits and sing-alongs.
time TBA · Jack West: The Acoustic Spank Project · The Lost Church (North Beach) · live_music, folk · rating 0 · no longer listed thelostchurch.my.salesforce-sites.com · details Guitarist and composer Jack West showcases his innovative 'Acoustic Spank' style, simultaneously layering percussion, bass, and chords on acoustic guitar alongside collaborator James Nash. The duo delivers a rhythmically driven performance blending folk, funk, jazz, and bluegrass.