Erik Jekabson is a freelance trumpet player, composer, arranger and educator who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is equally busy playing and composing for different bands, leading his own groups, (the Erik Jekabson Sextet, the String-tet and the Electric Squeezebox Orchestra) teaching a wide variety of students and running the Young Musicians […]
Erik Jekabson is a freelance trumpet player, composer, arranger and educator who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is equally busy playing and composing for different bands, leading his own groups, (the Erik Jekabson Sextet, the String-tet and the Electric Squeezebox Orchestra) teaching a wide variety of students and running the Young Musicians […]
Erik Jekabson is a freelance trumpet player, composer, arranger and educator who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is equally busy playing and composing for different bands, leading his own groups, (the Erik Jekabson Sextet, the String-tet and the Electric Squeezebox Orchestra) teaching a wide variety of students and running the Young Musicians […]
Master pianist Adam Shulman goes electric ! Adam Shulman has been a staple of the San Francisco Jazz scene since he moved to the city in 2002. Before the move, Adam was a student at UC Santa Cruz where he received a degree in classical performance. While at UCSC he studied jazz piano with Smith […]
Master pianist Adam Shulman goes electric ! Adam Shulman has been a staple of the San Francisco Jazz scene since he moved to the city in 2002. Before the move, Adam was a student at UC Santa Cruz where he received a degree in classical performance. While at UCSC he studied jazz piano with Smith […]
Master pianist Adam Shulman goes electric ! Adam Shulman has been a staple of the San Francisco Jazz scene since he moved to the city in 2002. Before the move, Adam was a student at UC Santa Cruz where he received a degree in classical performance. While at UCSC he studied jazz piano with Smith […]
Eric Markowitz is a jazz bass player in the bay area. He grew up in New Jersey not far from the jazz mecca of New York City, where as a kid, he was fortunate to see some of the best jazz musicians perform on a regular basis. In 2003, he moved to the bay area […]
Eric Markowitz is a jazz bass player in the bay area. He grew up in New Jersey not far from the jazz mecca of New York City, where as a kid, he was fortunate to see some of the best jazz musicians perform on a regular basis. In 2003, he moved to the bay area […]
Having established a career recording and touring as a keyboardist for Lauryn Hill, Sheila E, Ledisi and Michael Franti, Mike Blankenship melds the sounds of jazz, R+B, hip hop and gospel into a powerful musical journey that transports, evokes and engages. \Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Mike has now been performing professionally for […]
Having established a career recording and touring as a keyboardist for Lauryn Hill, Sheila E, Ledisi and Michael Franti, Mike Blankenship melds the sounds of jazz, R+B, hip hop and gospel into a powerful musical journey that transports, evokes and engages. \Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Mike has now been performing professionally for […]
Sylvia Cuenca is an active drummer on the New York jazz scene who is contributing outstanding performances in a variety of situations. She has had the honor of sharing the bandstand with saxophone legend Joe Henderson for 4 years and trumpet legend Clark Terry for 17 years. Cuenca has also performed with such jazz luminaries […]
Sylvia Cuenca is an active drummer on the New York jazz scene who is contributing outstanding performances in a variety of situations. She has had the honor of sharing the bandstand with saxophone legend Joe Henderson for 4 years and trumpet legend Clark Terry for 17 years. Cuenca has also performed with such jazz luminaries […]
A major force in the music scene of the San Francisco Bay area for the last 40 years, saxophonist Charles Unger is a musical institution. He is known for his exuberant style and talent, and for a stage show that is unforgettable.Charles brings an undeniable sense of joy to his performances, with a smile that […]
A major force in the music scene of the San Francisco Bay area for the last 40 years, saxophonist Charles Unger is a musical institution. He is known for his exuberant style and talent, and for a stage show that is unforgettable.Charles brings an undeniable sense of joy to his performances, with a smile that […]
Vocalist Amy D and vibraphonist Dillon Vado share a kinship built on trust, synergy, and the honoring of authentic expression in their new collaborative project. With a unique ensemble of voice, vibraphone, bass and drums, the music is both virtuosic and uplifting. Their original, innovative sounds combine the intentionality of chamber music with the grounded […]
Vocalist Amy D and vibraphonist Dillon Vado share a kinship built on trust, synergy, and the honoring of authentic expression in their new collaborative project. With a unique ensemble of voice, vibraphone, bass and drums, the music is both virtuosic and uplifting. Their original, innovative sounds combine the intentionality of chamber music with the grounded […]
TONY PEEBLES was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, then moved to Philadelphia, where he has spent eight years studying music theory at the University of Pennsylvania (B.A.), and jazz saxophone at The University of the Arts (MM degree). He has studied saxophone with Chris Farr, Ron Kerber, and Ben Schachter. In 2000, he toured […]
TONY PEEBLES was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, then moved to Philadelphia, where he has spent eight years studying music theory at the University of Pennsylvania (B.A.), and jazz saxophone at The University of the Arts (MM degree). He has studied saxophone with Chris Farr, Ron Kerber, and Ben Schachter. In 2000, he toured […]
San Francisco Bay Area-based saxophonist and composer Michael Zilber is described by NEA Jazz Master David Liebman as “one of the best players and composers around anywhere. Period!” The Canadian-born ex-New Yorker has 13 albums to his name as a leader or co-leader. He has performed and/or recorded with many jazz luminaries over the years, […]
San Francisco Bay Area-based saxophonist and composer Michael Zilber is described by NEA Jazz Master David Liebman as “one of the best players and composers around anywhere. Period!” The Canadian-born ex-New Yorker has 13 albums to his name as a leader or co-leader. He has performed and/or recorded with many jazz luminaries over the years, […]
In many ways, Howell is a secret weapon of the Bay Area music scene, an artist who’s provided the creative glue holding together an extraordinary range of projects. Richard and his group RHQ won an Izzie Award for his collaboration with choreographer Gregory Dawson in birds eye view at the Black Choreographers Festival. He’s produced […]
In many ways, Howell is a secret weapon of the Bay Area music scene, an artist who’s provided the creative glue holding together an extraordinary range of projects. Richard and his group RHQ won an Izzie Award for his collaboration with choreographer Gregory Dawson in birds eye view at the Black Choreographers Festival. He’s produced […]
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 began playing guitar at the age of 13 and started off by studying with the obscure surf/instrumental guitarist Johnny Fortune. After a move to the Bay Area, Nick immersed himself […]
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 began playing guitar at the age of 13 and started off by studying with the obscure surf/instrumental guitarist Johnny Fortune. After a move to the Bay Area, Nick immersed himself […]
Scott Larson is a trombonist, arranger, composer and bandleader in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been performing in the Bay Area for over two decades now, performing a variety of genres of music, and has played with such Jazz legends as Ray Brown, Smith Dobson, Bill Berry, Maria Muldaur, Dizzy Gillespie & Marcus Shelby. […]
Scott Larson is a trombonist, arranger, composer and bandleader in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been performing in the Bay Area for over two decades now, performing a variety of genres of music, and has played with such Jazz legends as Ray Brown, Smith Dobson, Bill Berry, Maria Muldaur, Dizzy Gillespie & Marcus Shelby. […]
Bob Kenmotsu was born in Stockton, Ca. He first learned music in the public schools starting on clarinet in the 4th Grade. He switched to alto sax in while a senior in high school, and switched to tenor sax in college. Bob graduated from San Jose State University and began working local music jobs. After […]
Bob Kenmotsu was born in Stockton, Ca. He first learned music in the public schools starting on clarinet in the 4th Grade. He switched to alto sax in while a senior in high school, and switched to tenor sax in college. Bob graduated from San Jose State University and began working local music jobs. After […]
Ben Stolorow came to the Bay Area from Los Angeles to attend UC Berkeley in 1994, and after graduating was awarded the Hertz Traveling Fellowship by the music department there to live and study in New York, including with pianists Stanley Cowell and James Williams. Ben has returned to New York regularly to study with […]
Ben Stolorow came to the Bay Area from Los Angeles to attend UC Berkeley in 1994, and after graduating was awarded the Hertz Traveling Fellowship by the music department there to live and study in New York, including with pianists Stanley Cowell and James Williams. Ben has returned to New York regularly to study with […]
Erika Oba is a composer, pianist/flutist, and educator based in the SF Bay Area. As a composer she has written works for big band, small jazz ensembles, chamber groups, dance and theater. She is active as a performer on both piano and flute, and performs with her own groups the Erika Oba Trio, Ends Meat’ […]
Erika Oba is a composer, pianist/flutist, and educator based in the SF Bay Area. As a composer she has written works for big band, small jazz ensembles, chamber groups, dance and theater. She is active as a performer on both piano and flute, and performs with her own groups the Erika Oba Trio, Ends Meat’ […]
Brian Ho began playing piano at the early age of five taking lessons at both Stanford and San Jose State. By the age of sixteen, he began to play professionally and started teaching. After his college years spent studying music at UC Davis, he decided to pursue his love of music as a leader, composer, […]
Brian Ho began playing piano at the early age of five taking lessons at both Stanford and San Jose State. By the age of sixteen, he began to play professionally and started teaching. After his college years spent studying music at UC Davis, he decided to pursue his love of music as a leader, composer, […]
Tomoko Funaki was classically trained on flute and violin before her move to SF in 2002 where she became immersed in studying the upright bass. She has played with such luminaries as Ray Drummond, The Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, Donald “Duck” Bailey, and Denise Perrier. Catch her on the Tipple’s stage for a night of […]
Tomoko Funaki was classically trained on flute and violin before her move to SF in 2002 where she became immersed in studying the upright bass. She has played with such luminaries as Ray Drummond, The Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, Donald “Duck” Bailey, and Denise Perrier. Catch her on the Tipple’s stage for a night of […]
Exuberantly inhabiting the new musical terrain between jazz, electronica, pop, hip hop, and indie rock, the Klaxon Mutant Allstars create music that is multi-pronged in its influences, vital in its relevance today, and boldly points towards the future. Henry Hung - Trumpet, EFX Kasey Knudsen - Saxophone, EFX Colin Hogan - Keyboards Jonathan Herrera - […]
Exuberantly inhabiting the new musical terrain between jazz, electronica, pop, hip hop, and indie rock, the Klaxon Mutant Allstars create music that is multi-pronged in its influences, vital in its relevance today, and boldly points towards the future. Henry Hung – Trumpet, EFX Kasey Knudsen – Saxophone, EFX Colin Hogan – Keyboards Jonathan Herrera – […]
At the tender age of four, Birsa began studying the tabla (Indian classical hand drums) with Pandit Samir Chatterjee. He would continue his tutelage all throughout his youth by learning traditional rhythmic compositions, different time signatures (known as tala), and accompaniment. In middle school, Birsa discovered Jazz music and was in his school’s top band. […]
At the tender age of four, Birsa began studying the tabla (Indian classical hand drums) with Pandit Samir Chatterjee. He would continue his tutelage all throughout his youth by learning traditional rhythmic compositions, different time signatures (known as tala), and accompaniment. In middle school, Birsa discovered Jazz music and was in his school’s top band. […]
"There is no blues band performing today as different as HowellDevine—nor as delightful." ~ Lee Hildebrand, Living Blues Magazine/SF Chronicle Triple threat talent, Joshua Howell (guitar, harmonica, vocals) and percussion savant, Pete Devine (drums, washboard), plus veteran upright bassist, Joe Kyle Jr. deftly mix Delta/Country Blues with wildly syncopated rhythms to create a rollicking present-day […]
“There is no blues band performing today as different as HowellDevine—nor as delightful.” ~ Lee Hildebrand, Living Blues Magazine/SF Chronicle Triple threat talent, Joshua Howell (guitar, harmonica, vocals) and percussion savant, Pete Devine (drums, washboard), plus veteran upright bassist, Joe Kyle Jr. deftly mix Delta/Country Blues with wildly syncopated rhythms to create a rollicking present-day […]
Lilan Kane pays tribute to the great Nancy Wilson. Oakland-based soul singer and composer Lilan Kane (LEE – lawn) is authentic, on and off stage. The sultry honesty in her voice is as raw as her lyrical stories of love, life and self-discovery. A graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Kane has sold […]
Lilan Kane pays tribute to the great Nancy Wilson. Oakland-based soul singer and composer Lilan Kane (LEE – lawn) is authentic, on and off stage. The sultry honesty in her voice is as raw as her lyrical stories of love, life and self-discovery. A graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Kane has sold […]
Pianist. Emcee. Producer. Bandleader. Sideman. Music historian. Kev Choice wears many hats, and all of them fit. Blessed with prodigious talent, plus the skill and dedication to his craft to pull it off, the Oakland-based artist is redefining what it means to be a musician in this day and age. Not too many classically-trained pianists […]
Pianist. Emcee. Producer. Bandleader. Sideman. Music historian. Kev Choice wears many hats, and all of them fit. Blessed with prodigious talent, plus the skill and dedication to his craft to pull it off, the Oakland-based artist is redefining what it means to be a musician in this day and age. Not too many classically-trained pianists […]
Kasey Knudsen is a San Francisco based saxophonist, composer & educator. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Composition from Berklee College of Music in 2002, Magna Cum Laude. She has been dubbed “one of the region’s most esteemed saxophonists” (Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Classical Voice, 2018) and has “quietly become one of the […]
Kasey Knudsen is a San Francisco based saxophonist, composer & educator. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Composition from Berklee College of Music in 2002, Magna Cum Laude. She has been dubbed “one of the region’s most esteemed saxophonists” (Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Classical Voice, 2018) and has “quietly become one of the […]
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio into a family of professional musicians it is no surprise that Brian found himself drawn to the origin of all music: Rhythm. His father is a woodwinds specialist and his mother a vocalist and pianist. The house was filled with the sounds of his father’s constant practicing and his mother’s piano […]
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio into a family of professional musicians it is no surprise that Brian found himself drawn to the origin of all music: Rhythm. His father is a woodwinds specialist and his mother a vocalist and pianist. The house was filled with the sounds of his father’s constant practicing and his mother’s piano […]
Giulio Xavier Cetto is a bassist, composer, and vocalist based in San Francisco, California. 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 […]
Trading Fours at Tipple’s. Jam session hosted by Giulio Xavier Cetto A lively jam session featuring some the Bay Area’s (and beyond) premiere players. Featuring House Band: Playing Musicians do not pay the door cover for seats at the bar/lounge. We ask musicians to open a tab and expect a $15 food and/or beverage minimum […]
The Unofficial Official jazz band of the San Francisco Symphony performing a special matinee. Adam Shulman - Piano Jason Hainsworth - Saxophone Mark Inoyue - Trumpet Scott Pingel - Bass Ed Stephan - Drums
The Unofficial Official jazz band of the San Francisco Symphony performing a special matinee. Adam Shulman – Piano Jason Hainsworth – Saxophone Mark Inoyue – Trumpet Scott Pingel – Bass Ed Stephan – Drums
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 […]
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 […]
Tom Catanzaro has been playing music professionally since age 13. At age 15, Tom won the 2000 LA Music Center Spotlight Award in the jazz instrumental category, performing at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in LA, which was televised on PBS. After graduating high school in 2002, Tom attended Manhattan School of Music in NYC on a full scholarship, where […]
Tom Catanzaro has been playing music professionally since age 13. At age 15, Tom won the 2000 LA Music Center Spotlight Award in the jazz instrumental category, performing at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in LA, which was televised on PBS. After graduating high school in 2002, Tom attended Manhattan School of Music in NYC on a full scholarship, where […]
AgapéSoul is the brainchild of bassist, songwriter, and producer Darryl Anders. His resume includes playing with the legendary Tower of Power, and recording and preforming with Meters drummer Zigaboo Modeliste. AgapeSoul’s debut CD Believe In Love earned comparisons to popular r&b/jazz ensembles Incognito and The Brand New Heavies – and reached #1 on the UK […]
AgapéSoul is the brainchild of bassist, songwriter, and producer Darryl Anders. His resume includes playing with the legendary Tower of Power, and recording and preforming with Meters drummer Zigaboo Modeliste. AgapeSoul’s debut CD Believe In Love earned comparisons to popular r&b/jazz ensembles Incognito and The Brand New Heavies – and reached #1 on the UK […]
Lisa Mezzacappa 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 […]
Lisa Mezzacappa 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 […]
AZURE MCCALL Innovative and effervescent vocalist Azure McCall comes to the Tipple’s stage. Hawaii’s first lady of jazz is a multi-award winning vocalist. She is heir to the vocal tradition of Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae and Ella Fitzgerald. Her warmth and sense of humor fuel every interpretation. Azure became the first singer to work with […]
AZURE MCCALL Innovative and effervescent vocalist Azure McCall comes to the Tipple’s stage. Hawaii’s first lady of jazz is a multi-award winning vocalist. She is heir to the vocal tradition of Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae and Ella Fitzgerald. Her warmth and sense of humor fuel every interpretation. Azure became the first singer to work with […]