[Dixielandjazz] Jazz in San Francoisco

[Steve barbone]

> Gary Kiser asked about Jazz in the Sa n Francisco Bay Area.

Hi Gary:

If your friends have adventurous ears, they might check these out.

Cheers ,
Steve Barbone

1) Bach Dynamite and Dancing Society in Half Moon Bay just 20
   miles South of San Francisco:  http://www.jazzwest.com/bachdds/index.htm
   This is a "neat", eclectic  venue.

  May 28, 2006 LaVay Smith & her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Chanteuse singer
  with Classic Swing  & Jump Blues band $28.  http://www.lavaysmith.com

€ Doors open at 3 pm for buying tickets and saving seats.
€ Music starts at 4:30, goes to 7:30 with an intermission.
€ Reserved priority seating for members. $5 discount for those under 25.

For reservations  call 650 726-4143 or email info at bachddsoc.org


2) Check out The Jazz School in Downtown Berkeley
   http://www.jazzwest.com/jazzschool/index.htm
   What better way to end the weekend than to hang out with musicians and
   aficionados for a jam session?

Every Sunday night, 7:30-10:00pm
Featuring the David Michel-Ruddy Quartet
Geechi Taylor, trumpet
David Michel-Ruddy, piano
Dayna Stephens, bass
Sameer Gupta, drums
$5 Donation Requested

The Jazzschool Jam Sessions have been welcoming hundreds performers and
listeners alike into the Jazzschool community for over a year with weekly
jams now every Sunday from 7:30-10pm.

A houseband comprised of the finest Bay Area talent provides the backdrop
for singers, instrumentalists, dancers, and poets to come together and
create art spontaneously! For more information, contact David Wozniak,
david at jazzschool.com

3) And Yoshi's in  Oakland, of course. GUITARIST Bill Frisell will be there
   and he plays blues, jazz standards and a little country. Quartet is two
   guitars, bass and drums.

If your friends want to make an adventure out of it, below are jazz venues
within 25 miles of center of San Francisco, no guarantee they are all
currently operating as my list is a year old.

Anna's Bistro   Berkeley    CA    510-849-2662
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society (Half Moon Bay CA)  (see #1 above)
Biscuits And Blues   401 Mason Street (at Geary)    S F   415 292 2583
Bix    56 Gold Street    S F      415-433-6300
Blue Lamp    561 Geary St.    S F   415-885-1464
Bobby Ryder's    312 Harriet @ Bryant    S F  415-934-1065
Bruno's    2389 Mission Street    S F   415-648-7701
Cafe Claude    7 Claude Lane    S F    415-392-3515
Cafe Van Kleef    1621 Telegraph Ave.    Oakland  510-763-7711
Cetrella    845 Main Street    Half Moon Bay    CA    650-726-4090
Club Jazz Nouveau    2801 Leavenworth Street    S F     415-921-2100
Elbo Room    647 Valencia Street    San Francisco    CA    415-552-7788
Jazz at Pearl's    256 Columbus Ave (at Broadway)    S F    415-291-8255
Kimball's East  5800 Shellmound Street    Emeryville      510-658-2555
L'Amour dans la Four  1602 Lombard St @ Gogh    S F   415-775-2134
Left Bank    60 Crescent Drive    Pleasant Hill    925-288-1222
Savanna Jazz    2937 Mission Street    S F    CA    415-285-3369
Shanghai 1930    133 Steuart Street    S F    CA    415-896-5600
The Fillmore    1805 Geary Blvd    S F    CA    415-346-6000
The Jazz House    3192 Adeline Street  Berkeley    CA    415-846-9432
The Plush Room    940 Sutter Street    S F    CA    415/885-2800