Oakland jazz events

2013 Stanford Jazz Festival: Featuring Tuck & Patti

Saturday, Jun 29 8:00p

Thirty years of world touring, chart-topping recordings, and over-the-top performances have created a musical marriage unparalleled in jazz. Patti Cathcart’s gospel-tinged voice can sear and soar...

Page 17. Plays Christy's On the Square

Saturday, Jun 22 6:30p

Christy's on the Square, Santa Rosa

John Simon, Tom Hayashi, Bruce Unsworth, Cliff Hugo and Debra Anderson play old style jazz standards with innovation and style!

Jonathan Butler

Friday, Jun 28 8:00p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

A life well lived is often the best foundation for compelling art and there’s no denying Jonathan Butler has been blessed with a fascinating life...

The Alan Pasqua Trio at Jazzy Summer Nights

Saturday, Jul 20 6:00p

Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards, Windsor

Please join us when one of the greatest jazz pianists in the world today visits the winery...

Catherine Russell

Sunday, Jun 23 8:30p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

GRAMMY® Award-winning vocalist Catherine Russell is a native New Yorker, and a graduate of American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Ms...

Gyan Riley

Wednesday, Jun 26 9:00p

Duende, Oakland

Gyan Riley (b. 1977) is an equally strong presence in the worlds of classical guitar and contemporary music...

Broun Fellinis, Every 3rd Friday

Friday, Jun 21 9:00p

Disco Volante, Oakland

Formed 1991 in San Francisco by Kevin Carnes, drums/sampler (Beatnigs, UAF), David Boyce, tenor/soprano saxophone, efx, synth, spoken word, and Kirk Peterson, electric bass...

Todd Sickafoose & Tiny Resistors

Friday, Jun 21 9:30p

Duende, Oakland

Todd SIckafoose's Tiny Resistors Ben Goldberg (clarinets) Matthew Szemela (violin) Jenny Scheinman (violin) Erik Deutsch (piano & keyboards) Rob Reich (accordion & guitar) Allison Miller (drums & ...

Resonance Jazz Launches CD at Summer Music Series at Yoshi’s Oakland

Tuesday, Jun 25 8:00p

Yoshi's Jazz Club and Japanese Restaurant, Oakland

Resonance Jazz, a one-of-a-kind jazz octet, launches Yoshi’s Oakland summer music series on June 25 at 8pm with a concert and CD release party...

SoulDown Saturday with Naima and Friends

Saturday, Jun 29 9:30p

Disco Volante, Oakland

Naima is an Oakland-based soul singer, musician, songstress and cultural advocate...

Jessy J

Friday, Jun 21 8:00p

Yoshi's Jazz Club and Japanese Restaurant, Oakland

With her sizzling mix of hot beats, Latin and samba rhythms, instantly captivating melodies and model looks, Jessy J proved quite the sensation when Tequila Moon, her auspicious debut on Peak Recor...

Michael Franti and Spearhead

Friday, Oct 11 8:00p

Fox Theater, Oakland

Late Night Happy Hour W/ Kenya

Thursday, Jul 11 9:30p

Yoshi's Jazz Club and Japanese Restaurant, Oakland

Award winning guitarist Kenya Baker has been a touring musician for most of his life...

Jonathan Poretz at the Sound Room

Saturday, Jun 22 8:00p

The Sound Room, Oakland

Blending the swinging vocal stylings of Sinatra, Torme, Bennett and Darin, Poretz is equally comfortable performing with a trio or a 17-piece big band, putting his own unique stamp on every song he...