A lifelong West Coaster, Nick was born in San Diego, raised in Los Angeles, and has spent the past 30 years in San Francisco. He studied with Calvin Keys and performed in a variety of jazz-based Bay Area ensembles. Over the past 10+ years he has led a number of his own combos, specializing in […]
The Sax man from fan favorite band Th California Honeydrops brings his own quartet to the Tipple's stage. Johnny Bones - saxaphone Emily Day - vocals Stave Haight - bass Beaumont Beaullieu - drums Neil Fontano - piano
Lisa Mezzacappa is a San Francisco Bay Area-based composer, bassist, bandleader, and producer. Called “one of the most imaginative figures on the Bay Area creative jazz scene” by The Mercury News and “a Bay Area treasure” by KQED public radio, she has been an active part of California’s vibrant music community for nearly 20 years. Mezzacappa’s activities as […]
Jazz guitarist Calvin Keys is a legend among soul-jazz fans and known for his lean, muscular single-string solo style. In 1971, he signed with Black Jazz label, released a pair of albums and played in the Ray Charles Orchestra. Keys' unique phrasing and his ability to balance sophisticated jazz harmonics with tough R&B and soul […]
Kenya Moses is an American vocalist of African American and Afro-Brazilian heritage, sharing music from Brazil, Latin America and around the world. Born in Americus, Georgia, and shortly thereafter moving to Darmstadt, Germany; Kenya was exposed to a wide range of musical experiences, which have influenced her subsequent years of studying and performing.Kenya became obsessed […]
"I always come back to soul. We must live with soulful connection to ourselves and our history.” — TIFFANY AUSTIN Rather than separating African-American music into kindred tributaries, Austin plunges into the whole river of sound that’s sustained black life in America since before the nation’s founding. “I’ve experienced multiple instances of people trying to […]
Jackie Gage is an international recording artist whose velvety voice, and uplifting songwriting paint a relaxed atmosphere familiar to California natives. Straddling worlds of jazz and folk, her sentimental music easily moves from large philharmonic halls in Russia, into intimate New York song clubs like Smoke Jazz & The Bitter End. Jackie has performed with […]
Join us for the release of Adam Shulman's new album Just The Contrafacts.
Jinx Jones has been twice nominated for Male Rockabilly Artist of the Year by the Ameripolitan Music Awards, has received gold and platinum record awards for his work with R&B divas, En Vogue, has won songwriting awards and has been recognized as one of the hottest acts on the San Francisco music scene. In […]
A special "electric project" Giuillio Xavier Cetto. Raised in a musical family, Giulio has played music his entire life and is dedicated to the love of space sound. Between gigging, recording and teaching, Giulio composes original works of music and plans to release his first album as a leader, as well as a collaborative trio […]
Swing. Jump Blues. Vintage Lounge. Boogie Woogie. Established in 2017, the Alpha Rhythm Kings have created quite a stir with music fans, having crafted an exciting, King Size California sound, with what Roots Music Magazine No Depression calls “the badge of authenticity”. The band’s top quality musicians, with Robert Dehlinger’s “exhilarating” trumpet and “magnetic” singing (Jazz Corner) leading the way, are […]