Past Shows

Keeping folks up past 10 pm in SF is no easy feat, but Key’s owner Simon Rowe has been showcasing the best of the Bay Area’s organ trios in his late night Saturday sets.

His ‘Transcendent Trio’, formed for a “Jazz on the Patio” residency during the pandemic will feature the dynamic Dave Macnab-guitar, the ebullient Brian Fishler-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 10:30pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

Students, proteges, peers and friends gather for a week of music to celebrate the spirit and legacy of Alto Saxophonist and Bay Area luminary Andrew Speight. This quartet assembles some of the veteran artists with whom Andrew last recorded. Together with Matt Clark-Piano and Billy Edwards-bass, this Ralph Moore and Roy McCurdy Quartet celebrates Andrew’s irrepressible spirit and constant drive to bring musicians together and to document and advocate for the artists and the art form that propelled his lifelong journey in jazz music.

Roy has recorded with; Sonny Rollins, Art Farmer and Benny Golson Jazztet, Bobby Timmons, Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Blood Sweat and Tears, Kenny Rankin, Bobby Shew, Conte Condoli, Mark Murphy,Sarah Vaughn, Nancy Wilson, Scott Hamilton, Art Farmer Quartet,Benny Golson Sextet, Count Basie, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, John Klemmer, Betty Carter, Kenny Burrell, Horace Silver and Chuck Mangione, John Pizzarelli and Kelly Clarkson to name a few.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $30 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Students, proteges, peers and friends gather for a week of music to celebrate the spirit and legacy of Alto Saxophonist and Bay Area luminary Andrew Speight. All are welcome to hear the best  and brightest stars, mentored by Andrew over the course of his long and productive teaching career.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $5 per show

Students, proteges, peers and friends gather for a week of music to celebrate the spirit and legacy of Alto Saxophonist and Bay Area luminary Andrew Speight.On Wednesday, November 29th, Jonah Cabral and friends gather for sets at 7pm and 9pm. All are welcome to hear the best  and brightest stars, mentored by Andrew over the course of his long and productive teaching career.

Jonah Cabral-Alto Sax, Jacob Cabral-Trumpet, Will Berg-Tenor Sax, Alex Farrell-Bass, Zack Shubert-Piano, Beau Cadigan-Drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $5 per show

Keeping folks up past 10 pm in SF is no easy feat, but Key’s owner Simon Rowe has been showcasing the best of the Bay Area’s organ trios in his late night Saturday sets.

His ‘Transcendent Trio’, formed for a “Jazz on the Patio” residency during the pandemic will feature the dynamic Dave Macnab-guitar, the ebullient Brian Fishler-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 10:30pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

Celebrating the long weekend in the city? Come to Brunch at Keys! With a special prix fixe menu, enjoy a delicious Aussie-themed breakfast while relaxing to Keith Saunders on the keys.

VIEW BRUNCH MENU HERE

Tickets: $60 for Show + 3-course Brunch

Your ticket includes admission, bottomless coffee and tea and your choice of a unique three-course brunch.

Prefer to party at Brunch? We will also have a wide variety of special brunch cocktails available for purchase!

SHOW ONLY TICKETS – $30

SHOW & DINNER TICKETS – $100 *LIMITED AVAILABILITY*

Click here to view the Prix Fixe Dinner Menu

In a career that has spanned over 65 years, international jazz vocal legend Mary Stallings has earned a unique place in modern jazz. After decades of performing around the globe alongside a who’s who of talented collaborators, while quietly accumulating a series of thoughtful and well respected recordings, she still continues to challenge her boundaries and creative potential. Yet it is her deep connection to her roots and the community that nurtured her talent that reveal her artistry. Utilizing a wide and diverse repertoire, Stallings music expresses a profound spiritual essence combined with a love for that community that supported her. “This music is deep. lt is a life force. lt is a history of people’s lives and struggles. It is not just a bunch of notes., she explains. For this historic  debut performance at Keys, Mary returns to the Neighborhood where she first began her artistic journey, decades ago.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm for Dinner Guests, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Patrick Wolff Quartet plus special guest Noel Jewkes

One of SF’s longest running jazz groups, Wolff’s quartet has spent more than a decade honing a quirky repertoire focusing on overlooked gems of the bebop era and great American songbook in weekly residencies at Club Deluxe and the Redwood Room. For this special show, they are joined by a frequent collaborator, the Bay Area’s grandmaster of jazz tenor, Noel Jewkes.

Patrick Wolff and Noel Jewkes- saxophones, Adam Shulman- piano, Eric Markowitz- bass, James Gallagher- drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Keeping folks up past 10 pm in SF is no easy feat, but Key’s owner Simon Rowe has been showcasing the best of the Bay Area’s organ trios in his late night Saturday sets.

His ‘Transcendent Trio’, formed for a “Jazz on the Patio” residency during the pandemic will feature the dynamic Dave Macnab-guitar, the ebullient Brian Fishler-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 10:30pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

SHOW ONLY TICKETS – $30

*Limited food menu available for non prix fixe tickets

SHOW & DINNER TICKETS – $100 *LIMITED AVAILABILITY*

View Prix Fixe Menu Here

Vocalist Nicolas Bearde has been a notable presence in the Bay Area vocal scene since his launch into jazz in the 1980’s.” …his sophisticated, revelatory vocals are simply stunning in their bare essence” say Jazz Examiner, and “A richly impressive amalgam of Bill Withers and Billy Eckstine“, says the Jazz Times.

He has performed.and/or recorded with jazz legends such as Nat Adderley, Jr, Vincent Herring, James Carter, Steve Turre, Jon Faddis, Eric Alexander, Bobby McFerrin, and Bernard Purdie, and has captivated audiences around the globe from London, Paris, and North Sea to Blue Note, Birdland, Smoke and SFJazz Center.

For this run Nicolas will be joined by Count Basie band pianist Glen Pearson, renowned drummer Sylvia Cuenca, and Dan Feiszli on Bass.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm for Dinner Guests, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Tiffany Austin is a vocalist, composer, educator, and Berkeley Law Juris Doctor. She has performed with luminaries such as Pharoah Sanders, Roy Ayers, John Handy, Cyrus Chestnut, and Doug Carn. Her soulful delivery and musical storytelling has brought her to stages at Birdland and Dizzy’s Den in NYC, Walt Disney Concert Hall in her native Los Angeles and the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco. Beyond California, she has performed in Europe, Asia, and Australasia, as well as on nationally televised programming in the United States. 

Tiffany Austin-vocals, Adam Shulman-piano, Mark Heshima Williams-Bass, Ben Esposito-drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $30 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Lorca Hart’s vision is to provide deepening creative musical experiences for himself and others. His career as both a performer and a teacher has been dedicated to the craft of drumming, Jazz tradition and history, and ensemble collaboration.

Mr. Hart received his BFA from California Institute of the Arts in 1996. He was deeply inspired by teacher/mentors including Albert “Tootie” Heath, Joe La Barbera, Charlie Haden, Wadada Leo Smith, and many others. Lorca continues to be inspired by music education now as a faculty member for numerous musical education venues including Stanford Jazz Workshop, Mt. San Antonio College, SF Jazz and many other musical clinics and workshops. Additionally, Lorca teaches privately at his drum studio.

Lorca is excited for his debut as a leader at Key’s!His quartet features Ralph Moore (Freddie Hubbard, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton), Josh Nelson (Ivan Lins, Natalie Cole, Rufus Wainwright) and Edwin Livingston (Elvin Jones, Ellis Marsalis, Keiko Matsui).The Quartet will be playing tunes that Lorca composed for the Chamber Music America “New Jazz Works” grant, as well as material from their critically acclaimed 2020 release “Colors of Jazz”. “West Coast drummer Lorca Hart presents a collection of vibrant traditional jazz on the exciting Colors of Jazz…” Edward Blanco, All About Jazz.

Ralph Moore-saxophone, Josh Nelson- piano, Edwin Livingston-bass, Lorca Hart-Drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. First come, first serve seating. Shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Saxophonist Kristen Strom has been a mainstay on the Bay Area music scene for nearly two decades, acclaimed for beautifully rendered melodies, exceptional tonality, and accomplished musicianship. Strom has played alongside many well-known artists, including Manhattan Transfer, Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole, Roberta Flack, Johnny Mathis, Jimmy Heath, Steve Turre, Taj Mahal, Ruthie Foster, Pamela Rose, and Jon Faddis.

In addition to her solo albums, Intention, Sojourn and Moving Day: The Music of John Shifflett, she has recorded more than 40 CDs with various jazz and pop artists, including the international jazz group Crossing Borders, John Worley and Worlview, Taj Mahal, Pamela Rose, Ed Johnson and Novo Tempo, Tammy L. Hall, The Jim Norton Collective and poet Paul Zarzyski. 

Her touring schedule has included performances across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia. San Jose Mercury News says of her most recent album, Sojourn, “It floats, swings, and touches on samba, and each track has a gem-like solo by the leader.”

The Kristen Strom Quartet performs at Keys Jazz Bistro with their repertoire of melodic, exhilarating jazz. Kristen and her long-time band-mates, husband/guitarist Scott Sorkin, bassist Ken Okada and drummer Jason Lewis have a deep connection, and Erik Jekabsen is a favorite collaborator.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. First come, first serve seating. Shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Dave MacNab’s Jazz Lab is excited to make their debut at Keys.  A regular at Keys with the Simon Rowe Trio, Dave brings his own trio to the club which features energetic, creative interpretations of jazz and pop classics, with the focus on interplay, groove and spontaneity.  Along with playing and recording with many Bay Area stalwarts such as Erik Jakobsen, Mads Tolling, Sheldon Brown, Scott Amendola, Paula West, Adam Theis and many others, he has played with national jazz icons Larry Goldings, Art Lande, Dewey Redman, Bob Sheppard, Mike Clark and others.  Dave has also toured and recorded with rock/pop icons Bob Weir, Barry Manilow, Shelby Lynne, Bryan McKnight and Bonnie Raitt.  Dave has also been the first call player for many Broadway touring shows for the past 20 years as well as doing symphonic work with the San Francisco Symphony, Marin Symphony and Symphony Silicon Valley. 

Dave MacNab -guitar, Tim Campbell – keys, Jason Lewis – drums

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 10:30pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

SHOW ONLY TICKETS – $30

SHOW & DINNER TICKETS – $100 *LIMITED AVAILABILITY*

“In sassy, solidly assured, crowd-pleasing form, a whole lot of interpretive brilliance.” —JazzTimes

“Generous spirit and unpretentious sincerity.” —Down Beat

In a career spanning some four decades, the vivacious Clairdee has performed as an internationally touring artist who’s collaborated with some of America’s most celebrated jazz masters, including Dick Hyman, Bucky Pizzarelli, Houston Person, Cyrus Chestnut, Russell Malone and Ken Peplowski.

Deeply informed by the music’s departed masters, Clairdee puts a personal stamp on whatever she sings, a gift aptly described by the inimitable Nancy Wilson, who declared that “in the tradition of all great vocalists she infuses each song with her own unique style while always remaining true to the song itself.” Equally at home singing various idioms in an array of settings, in addition to leading her own world-class band, Clairdee works with symphony orchestras, big bands, and intimate duos.

Clairdee’s discography as leader includes four highly regarded albums on her Declare Music label. “A Love Letter to Lena,” garnered international press and was acknowledged in three categories in the 2020 Grammy® first round nominations.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm for Dinner Guests, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

“Depth, Elegance, Heart, Integrity. Bad-ass Soul…the meeting point of impeccable musicianship and catharsis.” -Quotes from fans at live shows

The sound of Heart Matter starts with soothing, lush vocals and the entrancing, mythical waves of vibraphone, weaving compositions that are both virtuosic and uplifting. Co-led by vocalist Amy D and vibraphonist Dillon Vado, the band is celebrating both one year of music at Keys Jazz Bistro and the first public appearance with the new name, Heart Matter. 

Heart Matter guides listeners into a state of deep and honest feeling, centering the unifying, healing qualities of sound.

Heart Matter’s innovative, original sounds combine the intentionality of chamber music with the grounded yet agile nature of Brazilian rhythm, the spontaneity of jazz improvisation, and soul-stirring lyrics. 

The infectiously funky nature of Esperanza Spalding, the lyrical depth of Joni Mitchell, and the catchy/memorable melodies of The Beatles and Paul Simon are some of the influences that this bold and original project nod towards in their compositions and performances.

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After recent sold out sets at the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest and Healdsburg Jazz Festival, Heart Matter is excited to invite you on this exploration of sound and complex emotion at Keys on Friday November 10th!

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. First come, first serve seating. Shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $30 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Bay Area multi-instrumentalist Smith Dobson continues the Horns of SF series   at Keys Jazz Bistro on the saxophone, with his long-running quartet, featuring Keith Saunders on piano, Eric Markowitz on bass, and Tony Johnson on drums. The quartet, which held court every Tuesday for nearly a decade at the now defunct Club Deluxe, will be exploring material from the great American songbook, as well as bebop classics and originals.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. First come, first serve seating. Shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

The late night Hammond Sessions graduate to prime time as organists Adam Shulman and Adam Klipple go toe to toe, unleashing the nuanced power of their respective Organ Trios.

7pm Set – Adam Shulman feat. Jeffrey Burr

Adam Shulman has been a staple of the San Francisco Jazz scene since he moved to the city in 2002. Adam has played as a sideman with internationally renowned artists Stefon Harris, Willie Jones III, Dayna Stephens, Miguel Zenon, Mark Murphy, Alan Harris, Luciana Souza, Paula West, Larry Coryell, Sean Jones, Grant Stewart, John Clayton, Bobby Hutcherson, Bria Skonberg and with the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

9pm Set – Adam Klipple feat. Ulysses Owens

Organist, pianist and keyboardist Adam Klipple has toured the world with artists such as Lauryn Hill and Blood Sweat and Tears. Currently touring with the young jazz phenom Veronica Swift, Adam is proud to bring his new SF based band to Keys Jazz Bistro. The Adam Klipple organ trio plays original soulful arrangements of songs you know, sure to surprise!

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. First come, first serve seating. Shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Keeping folks up past 10 pm in SF is no easy feat, but Key’s owner Simon Rowe has been showcasing the best of the Bay Area’s organ trios in his late night Saturday sets.

His ‘Transcendent Trio’, formed for a “Jazz on the Patio” residency during the pandemic will feature the dynamic Dave Macnab-guitar, the ebullient Brian Fishler-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 10:30pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

SHOW ONLY TICKETS – $30

SHOW & DINNER TICKETS – $100 *LIMITED AVAILABILITY*

Full Prixe Fixe Menu and Details available here.

Kenny Washington has thrilled audiences across the globe with his soulful interpretations, seemingly limitless range, and inventive scatting. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Washington appeared in 2013 with Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra to perform Blood On The Fields, alongside vocalists Gregory Porter and Paula West.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm for Dinner Guests, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

The Ray Obiedo Group is made up of some of the Bay Area’s finest contemporary jazz musicians.

Chloé Jean is prominently featured on a number of her self composed songs as well as reimagined Jazz & Soul classics.

The group has been described as a jazz fusion band, but the group goes beyond the typical fusion format by exploring the exciting musical avenues of Brasilian, funk and Latin Jazz. Influenced by such diverse artists as Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, James Brown and Miles Davis, the group fuses it’s collective knowledge by creating a uniquely electrified world of funk, jazz & soul.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $30 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Jesse leads our new anniversary series at Keys-The Horns Of San Francisco, featuring the finest horn players and band leaders in the greater Bar Area.

Jesse Levit began his journey with music when he was 5 years old on the violin, then switched to saxophone and piano at the age of 7. A native of Oakland, his passion for music eventually led him to New York City, where he further honed his skills and completed a master’s degree at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music. After the pandemic in 2021, Jesse returned to the Bay Area, where he has been fortunate to collaborate with an eclectic roster of world-class artists. While his foundation lies in the traditions of jazz and Black American Music, Jesse’s sound is also deeply influenced by hip-hop, funk, R&B, and any music that elicits an emotional response. His mission is to create music that resonates and moves listeners, no matter the style, and he’s excited to present the first concert with his own band since his homecoming a couple years ago.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. First come, first serve seating. Shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

“Keys” opened its doors on November 10th, 2022. To celebrate our first year in business, we are launching two special series: “The Mighty Hammond” featuring our Bay Area organists and “Horns of SF” presenting our foremost SF horn players, leading their own quartets.To kick-off first year anniversary celebrations, Keys founder Simon Rowe will unleash the power of the mighty Hammond, featuring his “Transcendent Trio” with Dave Macnab-guitar and Brian Fishler-drums. Rowe has been exchanging the late night baton with Brian Ho and  the two Adams (Shulman and Klipple) since Keys opening a year ago, but for November, the Mighty Hammond will also be on full display, prime time, at Keys.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. First come, first serve seating. Shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Adam Shulman has been a staple of the San Francisco Jazz scene since he moved to the city in 2002. Adam has played as a sideman with internationally renowned artists Stefon Harris, Willie Jones III, Dayna Stephens, Miguel Zenon, Mark Murphy, Alan Harris, Luciana Souza, Paula West, Larry Coryell, Sean Jones, Grant Stewart, John Clayton, Bobby Hutcherson, Bria Skonberg and with the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 11pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

In a career that has spanned over 65 years, international jazz vocal legend Mary Stallings has earned a unique place in modern jazz. After decades of performing around the globe alongside a who’s who of talented collaborators, while quietly accumulating a series of thoughtful and well respected recordings, she still continues to challenge her boundaries and creative potential. Yet it is her deep connection to her roots and the community that nurtured her talent that reveal her artistry. Utilizing a wide and diverse repertoire, Stallings music expresses a profound spiritual essence combined with a love for that community that supported her. “This music is deep. lt is a life force. lt is a history of people’s lives and struggles. It is not just a bunch of notes., she explains. For this historic  debut performance at Keys, Mary returns to the Neighborhood where she first began her artistic journey, decades ago.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $30 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Described as having “…a beautifully articulate voice that instrumentally falls somewhere between Chet Baker and Stan Getz” by Jazz Now Magazine,vocalist Sherri Roberts is deeply influenced by and derives inspiration from the Vo-Cool jazz era of the ’50’s. Her musical program at Keys Jazz  Bistro promises to bring fresh interpretations to songs recorded and sung by trumpeter Chet Baker, including her original lyrics to Chet’s improvised solos. As remarked upon in JazzTimes,“Roberts’ cleverness is best demonstrated in a nakedly sensuous vocal-bass treatment of “Do It the Hard Way,” with a keenly-crafted vocalese interlude inspired by Chet Baker. Enchanting.” 

Sherri has delighted fans in and around the Bay Area for several decades and has toured to major jazz venues, both in the states and abroad. She has five critically acclaimed CD recordings as a leader, which remain available through online retailers and streaming platforms.At Keys she will be backed by the stellar David Udolf Quartet featuring Dave Bendigkeit on trumpet.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Mexican/American vocalist Sandra Aran performs with a joy and conviction that infuses every stage she graces. Her energy and sultry vocals provide the perfect canvas for her varied repertoire. A native of Mexico City, she brings a Latin sensibility and a love of both the Spanish and Portuguese languages. She is equally at home singing a Cuban Bolero, a Brazilian Bossa Nova or a Jazz Standard. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, scat singing has been a lifelong passion providing never ending possibilities to take the music further. Sandra will draw you in, get you up out of your seat and share all the thrills of this truly great art form.

Sandra Aran-vocals, David Udolf- piano, Matt Montgomery – bass, Omar Aran – drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Keeping folks up past 10 pm in SF is no easy feat, but Key’s owner Simon Rowe has been showcasing the best of the Bay Area’s organ trios in his late night Saturday sets.

His ‘Transcendent Trio’, formed for a “Jazz on the Patio” residency during the pandemic will feature the dynamic Dave Macnab-guitar, the ebullient Brian Fishler-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop,

Ballads and Banter.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 10:30pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

The Ray Obiedo Group is made up of some of the Bay Area’s finest contemporary jazz musicians.

Chloé Jean is prominently featured on a number of her self composed songs as well as reimagined Jazz & Soul classics.

The group has been described as a jazz fusion band, but the group goes beyond the typical fusion format by exploring the exciting musical avenues of Brasilian, funk and Latin Jazz. Influenced by such diverse artists as Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, James Brown and Miles Davis, the group fuses it’s collective knowledge by creating a uniquely electrified world of funk, jazz & soul.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $30 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

This Keys performance is the premiere of Jazz Mafia’s newest project, reimagining the music of three iconic, rule-breaking American artists: Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, and Prince. All three shared an attitude that nobody would dictate how, when, why, or for whom they made their music. In this project, we explore fresh, ambitious new arrangements of some of their classic material. Jazz Mafia founder and bandleader, Adam Theis, known for his genre-blurring arrangements and high-energy live shows, has assembled one of Jazz Mafia’s most formidable bands yet, featuring longtime Jazz Mafia collaborators Mike Olmos and Colin Hogan, along with fresh talents John Palowitch and recent Berklee graduate Henry Plumb.

Adam Theis – trombone, bandleader, Mike Olmos – trumpet, John Palowitch – alto sax, Tommy Occhiuto – tenor/bari saxes, Colin Hogan – keys, Josh Thurston-Milgrom – upright bass, Henry Plumb – drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $30 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Jazz pianist and composer Peter Zak has been performing and recording for more than twenty years, both as a sideman and bandleader. His credits include George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb, Ryan Kisor, Peter Bernstein, Eddie Henderson, Eric Alexander, Walt Weiskopf and Jon Hendricks, among many others. His eleven albums as a leader, including his latest recording, “Standards,” have earned consistent praise from publications such as DownBeat, JazzTimes, Financial Times, Jazz Journal, and the New York Times. As a composer, his awards include a $10,000 jazz chamber music commission from the Doris Duke Foundation, which he performed both at Smoke Jazz Club and the Jazz Gallery in New York, with drummer Al Foster, and bassist Paul Gill. He has played with various groups at every major jazz venue in New York City, including the Village Vanguard, the Blue Note, and the Jazz Standard; his current trio performs in New York, around the U.S. and at festivals and concerts internationally. 

Patrick Wolff-Saxophone, Peter Zak-Piano, Marcos Varela-Bass, Sylvia Cuenca-Drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Jazz pianist and composer Peter Zak has been performing and recording for more than twenty years, both as a sideman and bandleader. His credits include George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb, Ryan Kisor, Peter Bernstein, Eddie Henderson, Eric Alexander, Walt Weiskopf and Jon Hendricks, among many others. His eleven albums as a leader, including his latest recording, “Standards,” have earned consistent praise from publications such as DownBeat, JazzTimes, Financial Times, Jazz Journal, and the New York Times. As a composer, his awards include a $10,000 jazz chamber music commission from the Doris Duke Foundation, which he performed both at Smoke Jazz Club and the Jazz Gallery in New York, with drummer Al Foster, and bassist Paul Gill. He has played with various groups at every major jazz venue in New York City, including the Village Vanguard, the Blue Note, and the Jazz Standard; his current trio performs in New York, around the U.S. and at festivals and concerts internationally. 

Peter Zak-Piano, Marcos Varela-Bass, Sylvia Cuenca-Drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

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 is currently a member of the legendary jazz rock band Blood,Sweat and Tears.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund.

Please note our late show now begins at 10:30pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

The Tammy L Hall Trio Pays Tribute to Shirley Horn at Keys Jazz Bistro October 13-14.  Four shows at 7 and 9pm. 

Shirley Horn is still the Queen of Slow- ballads. There is no question that Here’s To Life, the award winning recording released in 1992 by Verve, is still one of the best-selling recordings of all time and certainly the most romantic.  This one reignited her career and introduced her to a couple of generations of new listeners.  I am still in awe of that particular repertoire, composed by and so deftly and beautifully arranged by Johnny Mandel (his crowning glory- imho) and their collaboration.  We’re excited to present some very well and not so well known ‘Shirley’ tunes at Keys Bistro in October.  I look forward to seeing you there.

Here’s To Life; Here’s To Shirley!

Personnel: Tammy L Hall, Piano, Vox, Kevin Goldberg, Contrabass, Jason Lewis, Drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $30 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

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, toured and/or recorded with many jazz luminaries over the years, including co-leading  and recording ingroups w Liebman, Mike Clark, Steve Smith and John Stowell,  to name a few. Says ALL ABOUT JAZZ,  “Zilber is one of the true masters of modern jazz saxophone, his prodigious talents evidenced by his recordings and live performances are truth.”

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Noel Jewkes is one of the premier saxophone players in Northern California.He has worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 35 years, and has earned a distinguished reputation with lovers of Jazz music.

Noel has recorded with John Hendricks, Wesla Whitfield, Mary Stallings, Paula West, Mike Greensill, Lavay Smith, Bill Bell, Mimi Fox, Graham Bruce, Bobbe Norris, Larry Dunlap, Larry Vuckovich, Pat Yankee and Jerry Hahn, as well as his own ensembles.

The Simon Rowe Organ Trio aka the ‘Transcendent Trio’, formed for a “Jazz on the Patio” residency during the pandemic features the dynamic Dave Macnab-guitar, the joyful Brian Fishler-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Adam Shulman has been a staple of the San Francisco Jazz scene since he moved to the city in 2002. Adam has played as a sideman with internationally renowned artists Stefon Harris, Willie Jones III, Dayna Stephens, Miguel Zenon, Mark Murphy, Alan Harris, Luciana Souza, Paula West, Larry Coryell, Sean Jones, Grant Stewart, John Clayton, Bobby Hutcherson, Bria Skonberg and with the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 11pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

New York City organist/pianist, Brian Charette, has established himself as a leading voice in modern jazz. Charette is a Hammond U.S.A, Hammond Europe, I.K Multimedia, and Casio endorsed, Cellar Live recording artist. Brian is currently #2 on the 2023 Downbeat Critic’s Poll for Organ and also won 2023 “Rising Star: Keyboard”. Brian was also the winner of the 2014 Downbeat Critics’ Poll “Rising Star: Organ” award and 2015 Hot House Magazine’s “Fan’s Decision Jazz Award for Best Organist”. Charette’s new Cellar Live release, Jackpot, was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s hallowed studio featuring Bill Stewart on drums. The album received 4 stars from Downbeat and was on the Jazzweek radio chart for months, peaking at #9 for 6 weeks. Charette is also a prolific composer of large ensemble music, penning and performing compositions with The Jazz Dock Orchestra in Prague and The Modern Art Orchestra in Budapest.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $30 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

On the heels of her March 2023 Keys Jazz debut Masha Campagne returns in collaboration with Brazilian luminary, guitar master Ricardo Peixoto, bringing you an evening of timeless Samba and Bossa Nova sounds of Brazil. 

Evocative & passionate, Campagne’s voice carries like an open book, compelling with great emotion & reverence. Gathering strong critics acclaim, ‘Campagne has forged delicious Brazilian sound’ (Andrew Gilbert) and has ‘hip and venturous command of Brazilian Jazz vernacular’ (Glen Astarita).

Masha Campagne-vocals, Ricardo Peixoto-guitar, Phil Hawkins-drums, John Wiitala-bass

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Azure McCall, 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. After releasing her first CD ‘Body and Soul’ she was asked by the great bassist Ray Brown to be his vocalist on tour. Of course, she accepted, beginning an incredible jazz journey – school was in! Soon after, Azure became the first singer to work with Freddie Hubbard’s band. Additional collaborators include Frank Morgan, Tennyson Stephens, Joe Lovano, Geoffrey Keezer, Curtis Lundy, Dizzy Gillespie and many more. In 2008, President Barack Obama asked her to perform at his pre-election party. “That’s why he won,” Azure says (smiling). Azure became the ‘Jazz Diva’ for Celebrity and Royal Caribbean Cruises. She has traveled to more than 50 countries including, Greece, Germany, Russia, and Italy- just to name a few.

Vocals-Azure McCall, Piano-Grant Levin, Bass-Giullio Xavier, Drums-Mark Lee, Sax-Caleb Murray

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Keeping folks up past 10 pm in SF is no easy feat, but Key’s owner Simon Rowe has been showcasing the best of the Bay Area’s organ trios in his late night Saturday sets.

His ‘Transcendent Trio’, formed for a “Jazz on the Patio” residency during the pandemic will feature the dynamic Kai Lyons-guitar, the joyful Brian Fishler-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 10:30pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

In a career that has spanned over 65 years, international jazz vocal legend Mary Stallings has earned a unique place in modern jazz. After decades of performing around the globe alongside a who’s who of talented collaborators, while quietly accumulating a series of thoughtful and well respected recordings, she still continues to challenge her boundaries and creative potential. Yet it is her deep connection to her roots and the community that nurtured her talent that reveal her artistry. Utilizing a wide and diverse repertoire, Stallings music expresses a profound spiritual essence combined with a love for that community that supported her. “This music is deep. lt is a life force. lt is a history of people’s lives and struggles. It is not just a bunch of notes., she explains. For this historic  debut performance at Keys, Mary returns to the Neighborhood where she first began her artistic journey, decades ago.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $30 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Jazz guitarist Calvin Keys is a legend among soul-jazz fans and known for his lean, muscular single-string solo style, Keys was born in 1942 in Omaha, Nebraska. His first musical influence was his father Otis, a well-known drummer who passed the music bug on to Calvin.

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 grooves were showcased nightly in the Charles band.

By 1975, Keys had relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he became — and remains — an avid participant in its jazz community. He worked in live settings and recording sessions with John Handy, Bobby Hutcherson, Eddie Marshall, Bob Braye, Ed Kelly, Eddie Duran, Bruce Forman, Junius Simmons, and Eddie Moore.

Come join us at Keys Jazz Bistro where Calvin Keys will be debuting new music from his forthcoming CD.

Calvin Keys-Guitar, Art Maxwell- Woodwinds, Joel Kruzic-Bass, Joe Kelner-Drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

“Bruce Forman is one of the great lights of our age.” Barney Kessel, Jazz Times

A hectic touring schedule; twenty-one recordings as a leader,  countless sideman recordings including Ray Brown, Bobby Hutcherson, Roger Kellaway; soundtrack performances on three of Clint Eastwood’s distinguished films—most notably Academy Award-winning Million Dollar Baby; raconteur, arranger, acclaimed educator, in residence at USC’s Studio/Jazz Guitar Dept., when does Bruce Forman rest? 

For this show Bruce gathers the SF Community to celebrate iconic SF drummer Vince Lateano. Don’t miss the party!

Bruce Forman-Guitar, John Wiitala-bass, Brian Fishler-Drums, Vince Lateano-Special Guest

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

As many of you know, we are a proudly run family business and we will be closing for one week (for the first time since our opening in November of 2022) for a family wedding! See you all back in action on September 27th!

Keeping folks up past 10 pm in SF is no easy feat, but Key’s owner Simon Rowe has been showcasing the best of the Bay Area’s organ trios in his late night Saturday sets.

His ‘Transcendent Trio’, formed for a “Jazz on the Patio” residency during the pandemic will feature the dynamic Kai Lyons-guitar, the joyful Brian Fishler-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund.

Please note our late show now begins at 10:30pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

Versatile and sophisticated jazz guitarist Ron Jackson has performed, recorded and taught music in over 30 countries. With a varied career as a performer, composer and arranger, Highlights include shows and tours with artists such as Taj Mahal, Jimmy McGriff, Larry Coryell, Benny Golson, Oliver Lake, Russell Malone and Mulgrew Miller. Ron has been featured as a leader in jazz festivals all over the world, including the North Sea Jazz Festival, Edinburgh Jazz Festivals and Winter Jazzfest, NYC.

Ron Jackson-guitar, Peter Horvath-Piano, Essiet Essiet-Bass, Sylvia Cuenca-Drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $30 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Listening to Kalil Wilson sing jazz favorites, soulful ballads, lush originals, and even operatic arias, you might start to wonder: is this the same voice? From the Metropolitan Opera to Walt Disney Hall, throughout Europe and the U.S., Kalil Wilson has captivated audiences and music critics alike with their vocal prowess and versatility. 

Their pursuit has taken Wilson far, having shared stages with luminaries like Kenny Burrell, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Esperanza Spaulding, and Omara Portuondo. Their

bright re-imaginings of jazz standards and originals bow to the rich history of great jazz singing while melding seamlessly with their heartfelt, eclectic stylings. While Kalil is home in the Bay Area, jazz lovers have the chance to be stirred by their unique interpretations and amazing, velvety voice.

Kalil Wilson-Vocals, Tammy Hall-Piano, Gary Brown-Bass, Deszon Claiborne-Drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

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 is currently a member of the legendary jazz rock band Blood,Sweat and Tears.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund.

Please note our late show now begins at 10:30pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

Kenny Washington has thrilled audiences across the globe with his soulful interpretations, seemingly limitless range, and inventive scatting. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Washington appeared in 2013 with Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra to perform Blood On The Fields, alongside vocalists Gregory Porter and Paula West.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $30 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Erik Jekabson is a freelance trumpet player, composer, arranger and educator who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. He’s spent time on the road with Illinois Jacquet, John Mayer, Galactic, and the Howard Fishman Quartet.  As an arranger and composer, he’s arranged for the San Francisco Symphony, the BBC Radio Orchestra, Utah Symphony, the Daggerboard Collective, Throttle Elevator Music, and the Electric Squeezebox Orchestra, which holds a monthly residency at the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley. 

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

“The Brian Andres Quartet is a Latin Jazz ensemble with a chemistry that can’t be denied. Featuring original compositions and arrangements by Celebrated drummer and bandleader Brian Andres, pianist Erick Peralta, saxophonist Tony Peebles; and Acclaimed bassist, Aaron Germain.

Voted one of the top 20 Drummers in Downbeat Magazine’s 80th Annual Reader’s Poll, Brian Andres brings his high-level playing to solidify the expression and creativity within his Latin Jazz Quartet.”

Brian is hosting our monthly Independent Musicians Alliance (IMA)  showcase and Session.This event is free to IMA members and only $15 for all others.(A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the IMA). Brian’s Quartet will present the 7pm show and will welcome other IMA members to the stage for the 9pm show.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $15 per show

Free for IMA Members (with proof of membership).

Keeping folks up past 10 pm in SF is no easy feat, but Key’s owner Simon Rowe has been showcasing the best of the Bay Area’s organ trios in his late night Saturday sets.

His ‘Transcendent Trio’, formed for a “Jazz on the Patio” residency during the pandemic will feature the dynamic Tony Peebles-saxophone, the joyful Deszon Claiborne-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund.

Please note that our late set now begins at 10:30pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

Christelle Durandy fuses Afro-Caribbean, jazz and other polyrhythmic sounds in a provocative exploration of the African diaspora’s diffuse and powerful musical energy – a multicultural complexity Christelle herself embodies, having been raised in France by a mother from Reunion Island and a father from Guadeloupe. Backed by her band Sanktet (a play on the French “cinq têtes,” or “five heads,” as well as a nod to the five continents), Christelle draws upon her polyglot background to celebrate and expand the diaspora’s vibrant musical conversation.

Steve Hogan – E. Bass, Nathan Bickart – Piano, Carlitos Medrano – Batá drums, Drum set- Deszon Claiborne

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $30 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

A native of Oakland, California, Jesse Levit started playing saxophone and piano at the age of seven. In high school, he held the lead alto chair for both the SFJAZZ High School All-Star Band and the Monterey High School All-Star Band (now the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra), with whom he toured extensively and taught masterclasses across Japan and the U.S. During his time as an undergraduate, in addition to studying music, he worked regularly as a professional musician and performed with James Moody, Wynton Marsalis, Jane Monheit, Seamus Blake, Diane Witherspoon, and Jim McNeely. After earning his B.A. in Music Performance at Cal State East Bay, Jesse moved to New York City to pursue his M.M. in Jazz Performance and Composition at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music, which he completed in 2017.

Jesse Levit-Saxophone, Simon Rowe-Piano, John Wiitala-Bass, Brian Fishler-Drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Scotty Wright, jazz voice, makes his long-overdue return to San Francisco with two very special evenings at Keys Jazz Bistro, with the Simon Rowe Trio.

A veteran musician with over 40 years experience, one can hear the entire spectrum of jazz singing in the performances that Scotty has presented in 20 countries around the world, including China,Thailand, Japan, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and Jordan.

A resident of the Bay Area since 1986 (a true itinerant, he admits to have taken ’time off for good behavior’), Scotty has performed at Kimball’s, Yoshi’s, the Plush Room, Julie Ring’s Heart and Soul, Storyville, and Enrico’s, with local legends Noel Jewkes, Ed Kelly, Omar Clay, Larry Dunlap, Mimi Fox, Tee Carson, Ray Drummond, Glen Pearson and Robert Stewart.

Scotty Wright-Vocals, Simon Rowe-Piano, John Wiitala-Bass, Brian Fishler-Drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

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 is currently a member of the legendary jazz rock band Blood,Sweat and Tears.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 11pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

In a career that has spanned over 65 years, international jazz vocal legend Mary Stallings has earned a unique place in modern jazz. After decades of performing around the globe alongside a who’s who of talented collaborators, while quietly accumulating a series of thoughtful and well respected recordings, she still continues to challenge her boundaries and creative potential. Yet it is her deep connection to her roots and the community that nurtured her talent that reveal her artistry. Utilizing a wide and diverse repertoire, Stallings music expresses a profound spiritual essence combined with a love for that community that supported her. “This music is deep. lt is a life force. lt is a history of people’s lives and struggles. It is not just a bunch of notes., she explains. For this historic  debut performance at Keys, Mary returns to the Neighborhood where she first began her artistic journey, decades ago.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $30 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Join Patrick Wolff as he celebrates the release of a new album of original music, You Can’t Stand Still, on Phenotypic Recordings. The album was recorded with Alexander Hawkins and Louis Moholo-Moholo, but this show will present the music with a new group of world class musicians.

This will be a rare alignment of stars, joining together four musicians from different geographic and stylistic corners of the jazz universe: from New York, the legendary drummer William Hooker, one of the iconic free jazz drummers of the last 50 years; from Los Angeles, powerhouse bassist Eric Revis, longtime member of the Branford Marsalis quartet, whose bandleading efforts push the boundaries of jazz; from Paris, the dynamic pianist/composer Richard Sears, who creates idiosyncratic and harmonically rich worlds of sound.

Don’t miss what will be a powerful and exciting sonic exploration. The show will be recorded as well, so you can be part of an immortalized audience!

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Prepare to be mesmerized by the captivating musical stylings of Kenya Moses; an extraordinary Afro-Brazilian American vocalist who effortlessly blends cultures, genres, and languages with her enchanting voice.

Kenya Moses is a true musical nomad, embracing the diverse influences that shape her artistic identity. With every note she sings, she seamlessly fuses the rhythmic beauty of Brazilian music with the soulful expressions of American jazz and Classical repertoire.,

As a vocalist, Kenya possesses a remarkable ability to captivate listeners with her storytelling prowess. With each lyric she delivers, she weaves a narrative that touches the depths of emotion and paints vivid pictures in the minds of her audience. Her voice, warm and heartfelt, invites listeners to embark on a journey that transcends time and place.

Kenya is joined by an incredible ensemble of musicians, including Grammy Award-Winning Pianist ,Tammy Hall; Bassist, Aaron Germain, and Celebrated Drummer, Brian Andres.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Keeping folks up past 10 pm in SF is no easy feat, but Key’s owner Simon Rowe has been showcasing the best of the Bay Area’s organ trios in his late night Saturday sets.

His ‘Transcendent Trio’, formed for a “Jazz on the Patio” residency during the pandemic will feature the dynamic Jesse Levit-saxophone, the joyful Brian Fishler-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 11pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

Mexican/American vocalist Sandra Aran performs with a joy and conviction that infuses every stage she graces. Her energy and sultry vocals provide the perfect canvas for her varied repertoire. A native of Mexico City, she brings a Latin sensibility and a love of both the Spanish and Portuguese languages. She is equally at home singing a Cuban Bolero, a Brazilian Bossa Nova or a Jazz Standard. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, scat singing has been a lifelong passion providing never ending possibilities to take the music further. Sandra will draw you in, get you up out of your seat and share all the thrills of this truly great art form. She will be joined at Keys Jazz Bistro by esteemed colleagues, Grant Levin on Piano, Matt Montgomery on bass and her brother Omar Aran on drums.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Hailed as “sleek, new” and “hyper-fluent” by The New York Times, GRAMMY-nominated pianist and composer Pascal Le Boeuf continues to blaze a trail of forward-thinking creativity with his latest release Ritual Being. In realizing these bold, hybrid forms of new music and jazz, Le Boeuf surrounds himself with like-minded jazz and classical players of the highest order, including bassist Giulio Xavier Cettto, drummer Malachi Whitson and the Friction Quartet (strings) to build a program of extraordinary rhythmic urgency, contrapuntal density and breathtaking imagination.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Bay Area multi-instrumentalist Smith Dobson makes his debut at Keys Jazz Bistro on the saxophone, with his long running quartet, featuring Keith Saunders on piano, Eric Markowitz on bass, and Tony Johnson on drums. The quartet, which held court every Tuesday for nearly a decade at the now defunct Club Deluxe, will be exploring material from the great American songbook, as well as bebop classics and originals.

Smith Dobson-saxophone, Keith Saunders-piano, Eric Markowitz-bass, Tony Johnson-drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

A group of accomplished, veteran jazz musicians, the George Cotsirilos Quartet, features George Cotsirilos on guitar, Keith Saunders on piano, RobbFisher on bass and Ron Marabuto on drums. The group’s recent, widely acclaimed CD,Refuge was named by Downbeat magazine as an editors’ pick, and as one of the best albums of 2022. Their 2018 CD, Mostly In Blue received similar praise, was also named by Downbeat as one of the best albums of the year and spent over three months in the top 50 on the national Jazz Weekly radio charts, rising to number 15. Quartet members have performed with such luminaries as Cal Tjader, Carmen McCrae, Etta James, Chet Baker,Tommy Flanagan, Eddie Harris and Joe Lovano, among many others. At Keys the quartet will perform original compositions along with nuggets from the jazz canon.

George is hosting our monthly Independent Musicians Alliance (IMA)  showcase and Session. This event is free to IMA members and only $15 for all others.(A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the IMA). George’s Quartet will present the 7pm show and will welcome other IMA members to the stage for the 9pm show.

George Cotsirilos-guitar, Keith Saunders-piano, Robb Fisher-bass, Ron Marabuto-drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $15 per show

Free for IMA Members (with proof of membership).

Brian Ho is a Bay Area Organist that I’m really digging these days.  He sounds good, doing some cool stuff, and keeping the tradition alive…the future of jazz organ is in good hands.”  – Joey Defrancesco

“Brian Ho, rising jazz star.  These days, Ho is one of the region’s most promising young jazz organists.”  – San Jose Mercury News, Andrew Gilbert

Brian is fortunate to play and record with some of the finest musicians including such names as Paul Bollenback, Byron Landham, Ron Jackson, Calvin Keys, Richie Cole, Akira Tana, Mimi Fox, Josh Jones, Leon Joyce, Anton Schwartz, Ray Blue, Jason Marshall, and more. He has also played at several Jazz festivals throughout the world.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 11pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

“Michael Wolff is one of the greatest musicians I have ever played with.” – Sonny Rollins

“Mike [Clark] is a great jazz drummer- yet he hasn’t lost any of the stuff that he brought fromOakland. So now he’s totally free to do both, and he does. His solo on “Actual Proof” is one of the best drum solos on any of my albums. So many people have remarked about that solo, saying “Incedible!” – Herbie Hancock

Michael Wolff-Piano, Mike Clark-Drums, Essiet Essiet-Bass

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $30 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

“I spent many years living in the Bay Area. During that time, I developed a special affection for the music of the Pacific Jazz Label, an LA-based record company that started in 1952 and carried on through the 60’s as World Pacific Records. West Coast jazz, people called it. And it was a thing. It was characterized often by the lack of a chordal instrument even though there were pianists and guitarists on the label, as well. The music itself was usually not difficult or intricate and the playing was more about sounding cool than blowing minds with awesome virtuosity. It was laid back and felt good. Some of the cats on the roster – Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Russ Freeman, Hampton Hawes, Bud Shank, Paul Desmond, Jim Hall, Chico Freeman, Jimmy Giuffre, Victor Feldman and Cal Tjader. The music reminds me of taking a drive down Highway 1 on a sunny day, of Golden Gate Park, of the beautiful redwoods of Muir Woods and Big Sur, of concerts by the sea on a Sunday afternoon. Even though the label was in LA, the music was the soundtrack for my time in Oakland and San Francisco.” – Dred Scott

Dred Scott-Piano, Robb Sudduth-Saxophone, Jon Witala-Bass, Smith Dobson-Drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Keeping folks up past 10 pm in SF is no easy feat, but Key’s owner Simon Rowe has been showcasing the best of the Bay Area’s organ trios in his late night Saturday sets. His ‘Transcendent Trio’, formed for a “Jazz on the Patio” residency during the pandemic will feature the dynamic Kai Lyons-guitar, the joyful Sylvia Cuenca-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 11pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

“In sassy, solidly assured, crowd-pleasing form, a whole lot of interpretive brilliance.” —JazzTimes

“Generous spirit and unpretentious sincerity.” —Down Beat

In a career spanning some four decades, the vivacious Clairdee has performed as an internationally touring artist who’s collaborated with some of America’s most celebrated jazz masters, including Dick Hyman, Bucky Pizzarelli, Houston Person, Cyrus Chestnut, Russell Malone and Ken Peplowski.

Deeply informed by the music’s departed masters, Clairdee puts a personal stamp on whatever she sings, a gift aptly described by the inimitable Nancy Wilson, who declared that “in the tradition of all great vocalists she infuses each song with her own unique style while always remaining true to the song itself.” Equally at home singing various idioms in an array of settings, in addition to leading her own world-class band, Clairdee works with symphony orchestras, big bands, and intimate duos.

Clairdee’s discography as leader includes four highly regarded albums on her Declare Music label. “A Love Letter to Lena,” garnered international press and was acknowledged in three categories in the 2020 Grammy® first round nominations.

Clairdee-Vocals, Ken French-Piano, Doug Miller-Bass, Jason Lewis-Drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $30 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

A prolific composer with a deceptively slim discography, Handy has worked in the Bay Area over the years mostly as a sideman, including concerts with the Mingus Big Band, trumpet great Freddie Hubbard, and piano star Herbie Hancock (at the concert that christened Yoshi’s on Jack London Square in 1997). This week, Handy is back at Keys to reprise his stellar Christmas debut run with Jazz Messenger Essiet Okon Essiet.

“Peter Watrous of the New York Times describes Handy as…….”all grace and liquid ease..”

Craig Handy-Saxophone, Simon Rowe-Piano, Essiet Essiet-Bass, Brian Fishler-Drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Listening to Kalil Wilson sing jazz favorites, soulful ballads, lush originals, and even operatic arias, you might start to wonder: is this the same voice? From the Metropolitan Opera to Walt Disney Hall, throughout Europe and the U.S., Kalil Wilson has captivated audiences and music critics alike with their vocal prowess and versatility. 

Their pursuit has taken Wilson far, having shared stages with luminaries like Kenny Burrell, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Esperanza Spaulding, and Omara Portuondo. Their

bright re-imaginings of jazz standards and originals bow to the rich history of great jazz singing while melding seamlessly with their heartfelt, eclectic stylings. While Kalil is home in the Bay Area, jazz lovers have the chance to be stirred by their unique interpretations and amazing, velvety voice.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Brian Ho is a Bay Area Organist that I’m really digging these days.  He sounds good, doing some cool stuff, and keeping the tradition alive…the future of jazz organ is in good hands.”  – Joey Defrancesco

“Brian Ho, rising jazz star.  These days, Ho is one of the region’s most promising young jazz organists.”  – San Jose Mercury News, Andrew Gilbert

Brian is fortunate to play and record with some of the finest musicians including such names as Paul Bollenback, Byron Landham, Ron Jackson, Calvin Keys, Richie Cole, Akira Tana, Mimi Fox, Josh Jones, Leon Joyce, Anton Schwartz, Ray Blue, Jason Marshall, and more. He has also played at several Jazz festivals throughout the world.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 11pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

The Ray Obiedo Group is made up of some of the Bay Area’s finest contemporary jazz musicians.

Chloé Jean is prominently featured on a number of her self composed songs as well as reimagined Jazz & Soul classics.

The group has been described as a jazz fusion band, but the group goes beyond the typical fusion format by exploring the exciting musical avenues of Brasilian, funk and Latin Jazz. Influenced by such diverse artists as Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, James Brown and Miles Davis, the group fuses it’s collective knowledge by creating a uniquely electrified world of funk, jazz & soul.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

A native of Oakland, California, Jesse Levit started playing saxophone and piano at the age of seven. In high school, he held the lead alto chair for both the SFJAZZ High School All-Star Band and the Monterey High School All-Star Band (now the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra), with whom he toured extensively and taught masterclasses across Japan and the U.S. During his time as an undergraduate, in addition to studying music, he worked regularly as a professional musician and performed with James Moody, Wynton Marsalis, Jane Monheit, Seamus Blake, Diane Witherspoon, and Jim McNeely. After earning his B.A. in Music Performance at Cal State East Bay, Jesse moved to New York City to pursue his M.M. in Jazz Performance and Composition at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music, which he completed in 2017.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Dublin-born Melanie has become one of Ireland’s internationally known jazz singers.  She returns to the Bay Area for a special guest appearance  with the Simon Rowe Organ Trio.

Melanie has performed extensively throughout France, Britain, Ireland, Norway, and the USA, including representing Ireland at the Schoenburg Hall Los Angeles  and again at the European Heritage Festival in Normandy in 2019. She was a  Visiting Scholar /Musician in Residence at UC Berkeley’s Celtic Studies and received an award for “Artist with Extraordinary ability” by the US. While in the Bay Area, she sang regularly in jazz clubs in San Francisco Bay Area and was known as a Bay Area Treasure.

 Back in Ireland she is currently Jazz Artist in Residence at Wexford Arts Centre, has created her Jazz  Appreciation and Outreach series, performed her own unique song compositions for National Culture Night and has performed her Swing Jazz  series to sell-out audiences. Her tribute to  Anita O Day performance  garnered 4-star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 

Having been  Artist in Residence  in La Mue Normandy France, she has collaborated with  acclaimed choreographer Karine Saporta in a new performance piece of jazz celtique.  

 She is the creator and host of the award-winning radio series “Jazz on the Bay”, originally broadcast on RTE Radio 1, which is currently being broadcast monthly on the California jazz station KCSM.org. www.melanieoreilly.com

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Keeping folks up past 10 pm in SF is no easy feat, but Key’s owner Simon Rowe has been showcasing the best of the Bay Area’s organ trios in his late night Saturday sets.

His ‘Transcendent Trio’, formed for a “Jazz on the Patio” residency during the pandemic will feature the dynamic Dave Macnab-guitar, the ebullient Brian Fishler-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 11pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

Wil Blades 

No less a jazz organ authority than the legendary Dr. Lonnie Smith has called Wil Blades “the future,” anointing him the heir apparent to “carry on the legend [and] the legacy of the organ, of the B-3.” Over the past twenty years, Blades has grown to be one of the most in-demand Hammond organ players, achieving international recognition. In 2017, Blades won Downbeat Magazine’s “Rising Star” critic’s poll for organ, after being nominated every year since 2006. Blades has performed and recorded with a who’s who of legendary musicians including John Lee Hooker, John Scofield, Nicholas Payton, Idris Muhammad, Charlie Hunter, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Terrace Martin, Melvin Sparks, Joe Louis Walker, Donald Harrison Jr, Karl Denson, Jason Marsalis, Adam Deitch, Stanton Moore and many more. 

Nicholas Payton

As a leading voice in American popular music, the Grammy Award-winning Nicholas Payton is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, producer, arranger, essayist, and social activist who defies musical and artistic categories. All the while, he honors the tradition of what he terms “postmodern New Orleans music,” as well as the spirit of Black American Music, of which he states, “There are no fields, per se. There are lineages.”

Otis McDonald

From the mind and ears of producer/multi-instrumentalist, Joe Bagale, comes a sound that is fresh but tangibly rooted in nostalgia. The name is Otis McDonald. The mission? Good Music. In 2015, Bagale released 80 tracks for free, under the name Otis McDonald. In 2019 Bagale released a full length album, “People Music,” in collaboration with his YouTube subscribers and took over Studio D at the historic Hyde Street Studios, in San Francisco. Whether it’s performing, writing, producing, or coming up with new ways to engage with his fans, Otis McDonald plans on giving the world a dose of the past while always looking to the future. 

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

*No discounted tickets are available for these shows.

TICKETS: $35 per show

Robert is hosting the first of our monthly Independent Musicians Alliance (IMA)  showcase and Jam Session events.This event is free to IMA members and only $15 for all others.(A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the IMA). Robert’s trio will present the 7pm show and will welcome other IMA members to the stage for the 9pm show.

Robert Kennedy is a Hammond organist, pianist, and accordionist born and raised in the American South and resident in the Bay Area since 1988. He has released two albums as a bandleader on Hammond Organ; his 2018 album “Closer to Home” was widely heard, peaking at #1 on RMR’s jazz chart.

Robert’s Jazz Organ Trio is built around the soul jazz and hard bop of the middle 20th century, drawing from players like Lee Morgan, Herbie Hancock, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, and of course the greats of the Hammond organ: Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff, Charles Earland. Along the way the group makes frequent forays into blues, funk, TV themes, pop tunes, and originals.

For his Keys Jazz Bistro debut, Robert will be joined by drummer Rick Rivera, a long-time fixture on the bay-area jazz scene, and guitarist Patrick Greene, also an eclectic bay-area mainstay in guitar performance and education whose debut album “Smooth Corners” shows his prowess and love in the jazz organ / guitar / drums format.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

TICKETS: $15 per show

Over the past twenty years, Tony Peebles has performed in many different genres with such artists as: Fred Wesley (James Brown), The Grammy Award-Winning Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Karl Denson, Don Carlos, Lenny Williams (Tower of Power), Wil Blades, The Tommy Igoe Groove Conspiracy, Kenny Washington, John Lee Hooker Jr., Karl Perazzo (Santana), Katchafire, and Doc Severinsen to name just a few. Tony has toured Europe, Africa, North and South America with reggae legend Don Carlos, and throughout Europe, Australia and the Pacific islands with New Zealand’s busy, international touring band, Katchafire. With these groups and others, Tony has played numerous major music venues and festivals worldwide, from Monterey to Montreux. 

Tony maintains a very busy schedule in and around the SF Bay Area, performing with a wide variety of groups at the area’s best music venues: Yoshi’s, Black Cat, Mr. Tipples, Keys Jazz Bistro, The Independent, The Fillmore, Madrone Art Bar, The Boom Boom Room, and Mama Kin, where he hosts a popular weekly jazz jam session.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Adam Shulman has been a staple of the San Francisco Jazz scene since he moved to the city in 2002. Adam has played as a sideman with internationally renowned artists Stefon Harris, Willie Jones III, Dayna Stephens, Miguel Zenon, Mark Murphy, Alan Harris, Luciana Souza, Paula West, Larry Coryell, Sean Jones, Grant Stewart, John Clayton, Bobby Hutcherson, Bria Skonberg and with the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 11pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

Tiffany Austin is a vocalist, composer, educator, and Berkeley Law Juris Doctor. She has performed with luminaries such as Pharoah Sanders, Roy Ayers, John Handy, Cyrus Chestnut, and Doug Carn. Her soulful delivery and musical storytelling has brought her to stages at Birdland and Dizzy’s Den in NYC, Walt Disney Concert Hall in her native Los Angeles and the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco. Beyond California, she has performed in Europe, Asia, and Australasia, as well as on nationally televised programming in the United States. 

Join vocalist Tiffany Austin for two nights of soulful music. Friday night will feature inventive reimaginings of jazz classics, while Saturday night will be a fiery set of funk, soul and R&B. 

Tiffany Austin-vocals, Marcus Shelby – bass, Tammy Hall- piano, Deszon Claiborne-drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

An exciting band with a big sound, this group of some of SF’s finest celebrates the music of the hard bop era with a mix of originals and songs from Clifford Jordan, Horace Silver, Kenny Dorham, and more.

Mike Olmos- trumpet, Keith Saunders- Piano, Eric Markowitz- bass, Ron Vincent- drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

One of SF’s longest running jazz groups, this band has spent more than a decade honing a quirky repertoire focusing on overlooked gems of the bebop era and great American songbook in weekly residencies at Club Deluxe and the Redwood Room.

Adam Shulman – piano, Eric Markowitz- bass, James Gallagher- drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Keeping folks up past 10 pm in SF is no easy feat, but Key’s owner Simon Rowe has been showcasing the best of the Bay Area’s organ trios in his late night Saturday sets.

His ‘Transcendent Trio’, formed for a “Jazz on the Patio” residency during the pandemic will feature the dynamic Jesse Levit-sax, the ebullient Brian Fishler-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop,

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 11pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

In a career that has spanned over 65 years, international jazz vocal legend Mary Stallings has earned a unique place in modern jazz. After decades of performing around the globe alongside a who’s who of talented collaborators, while quietly accumulating a series of thoughtful and well respected recordings, she still continues to challenge her boundaries and creative potential. Yet it is her deep connection to her roots and the community that nurtured her talent that reveal her artistry. Utilizing a wide and diverse repertoire, Stallings music expresses a profound spiritual essence combined with a love for that community that supported her. “This music is deep. lt is a life force. lt is a history of people’s lives and struggles. It is not just a bunch of notes., she explains.

David Udolf-piano, Ron Belcher-bass, Jeff Minnieweather-drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

“Bruce Forman is one of the great lights of our age.” Barney Kessel, Jazz Times

A hectic touring schedule; twenty-one recordings as a leader,  countless sideman recordings including Ray Brown, Bobby Hutcherson, Roger Kellaway; soundtrack performances on three of Clint Eastwood’s distinguished films—most notably Academy Award-winning Million Dollar Baby; raconteur, arranger, acclaimed educator, in residence at USC’s Studio/Jazz Guitar Dept., when does Bruce Forman rest? 

Come see Bruce with the Simon Rowe Organ trio featuring the ebullient Brian Fishler on drums!

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Adam Shulman has been a staple of the San Francisco Jazz scene since he moved to the city in 2002. Adam has played as a sideman with internationally renowned artists Stefon Harris, Willie Jones III, Dayna Stephens, Miguel Zenon, Mark Murphy, Alan Harris, Luciana Souza, Paula West, Larry Coryell, Sean Jones, Grant Stewart, John Clayton, Bobby Hutcherson, Bria Skonberg and with the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 11pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

With Special Guests

Nicolas Bearde, June 28-29

Kim Nalley, June 30 – July 1

A self-taught drummer, Tana played semi-professionally while still at college. During his studies, he had the opportunity of working with Helen Humes, Milt Jackson, Sonny Rollins, Jaki Byard, George Russell, Sonny Stitt and other leading jazz musicians. He also played with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and several of the classical music ensembles at the New England Conservatory and at the Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood. In the early 80s he continued to accompany major artists such as Al Cohn, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jim Hall, Jimmy Rowles, Zoot Sims and Cedar Walton. He also performed with artists outside the jazz world, including Charles Aznavour, Lena Horne, and Van Dyke Parks. Tana recorded extensively during these years and in addition to albums with some of the foregoing also appeared with Ran Blake, Chris Connor, Carl Fontana, Jimmy Heath, Tete Montoliu, Spike Robinson, Warne Marsh and many others. In the early 90s Tana worked with James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Wess, Ray Bryant, J.J. Johnson, and the Manhattan Transfer, among others. With the bassist, Rufus Reid he formed the band TanaReid and, with Reid and Kei Akagi, the Asian American Jazz Trio.

Hideki Kawamura–Saxophone, Atsuko Hashimoto-Organ, Yutaka, Hashimoto-Guitar, Akira Tana-Drums and Percussion

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Keeping folks up past 10 pm in SF is no easy feat, but Key’s owner Simon Rowe has been showcasing the best of the Bay Area’s organ trios in his late night Saturday sets.

His ‘Transcendent Trio’, formed for a “Jazz on the Patio” residency during the pandemic will features the dynamic Dave Macnab-guitar, the ebullient Brian Fishler-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter.

Our Late Show is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 11pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

Kenny Washington has thrilled audiences across the globe with his soulful interpretations, seemingly limitless range, and inventive scatting. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Washington appeared in 2013 with Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra to perform Blood On The Fields, alongside vocalists Gregory Porter and Paula West.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

At Keys our Juneteenth celebration will feature Kenny Washington, one of the most celebrated male vocalists on the planet. Kenny Washington has thrilled audiences across the globe with his soulful interpretations, seemingly limitless range, and inventive scatting. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Washington appeared in 2013 with Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra to perform Blood On The Fields, alongside vocalists Gregory Porter and Paula West.

Please note that two types of tickets are available for our shows during the Juneteenth Celebration: Dinner + Show ($100) and Show Only ($25).

DINNER + SHOW

Our Special Juneteenth Celebration will feature a special prix fixe dinner menu, prepared by chef Phelan Brown-Chever, to acknowledge and celebrate the sacrifices and contributions of African Americans in our community. This menu will be available by advanced reservation only.

Dinner service will begin at 6pm. View the prix fixe menu here.

Follow the link below to purchase tickets for the Dinner + Show.

SHOW ONLY

Use the links below to book tickets for the show without dinner.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

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 is currently a member of the legendary jazz rock band Blood,Sweat and Tears.

Our Late Set is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 11pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

Guitarist Jeffrey Burr brings his understated and elegant stylings to the Keys stage. He will be joined by the effervescent vocalist Noa Levy, underpinned by the dynamic duo of Brian Fishler-drums and Simon Rowe-organ.

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

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 Europe with the Hamilton All-Star Jazz Band, including stops at the Juan-les-Pins and Montreux jazz festivals. Since then, Tony Peebles has played and recorded with a variety of fine original groups including jazz fusion bands Big Breakfast, The Half Of It, MusiQology, and The Abstract Truth. Tony has performed alongside such artists as Geri Allen, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Oliver Lake, and Andy Bey. 

Tony Peebles-Saxophone, Simon Rowe-Organ, Brian Fishler-Drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Mike Olmos has become one the most in demand jazz musicians since his arrival to the San Francisco Bay Area.  A versatile trumpet player, Mike has been performing with numerous Bay Area groups such as the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers,The Jazz Mafia, Wil Blades, Eddie Roberts, Lilan Kane, John Calloway and Josh Jones. 

Mike Olmos-Trumpet, Simon Rowe-Organ, Brian Fishler-Drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Noel Jewkes is one of the premier saxophone players in Northern California.He has worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 35 years, and has earned a distinguished reputation with lovers of Jazz music.

Noel has recorded with John Hendricks, Wesla Whitfield, Mary Stallings, Paula West, Mike Greensill,Lavay Smith, Bill Bell, Mimi Fox, Graham Bruce, Bobbe Norris, Larry Dunlap, Larry Vuckovich, PatYankee and Jerry Hahn, as well as his own ensembles.

Noel Jewkes-Saxophone and Flute, Simon Rowe-Organ, Brian Fishler-Drums

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

Keeping folks up past 10 pm in SF is no easy feat, but Key’s owner Simon Rowe has been showcasing the best of the Bay Area’s organ trios in his late night Saturday sets.

His ‘Transcendent Trio’, formed for a “Jazz on the Patio” residency during the pandemic will features the dynamic Kai Lyons-guitar, the ebullient Brian Fishler-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter.

Our Late Show is supported by Jazz In the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund. Show begins at 11pm.

Tickets: $15 per show (or Free to Students or IMA members with a valid ID)

*Please be sure to select the date and time of your desired performance.

A native of Warwick, Rhode Island, Ron attended Berklee College of Music from 1969 to 1973. After touring the U.S. with a variety of jazz groups, and three years in Kansas City (79-82), Ron settled in New York City in 1982. Since then, Ron has become a veteran of the New York City jazz scene. Working often as a sideman he has been recorded on over 90 CDs. Ron was a member of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet and the ReBirth of the Cool Tentet from 1989 until Mr. Mulligan’s passing in 1996. He recorded four CDs with Mr. Mulligan and has also recorded with Phil Woods, Lee Konitz, Randy Brecker, Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Charlap, John Lewis and Slide Hampton to name a few. As a leader, his own trio and quartet are active in the New York City area and his quartet has toured the U.S. and Europe. As a jazz artist/educator for Sabian Cymbals, Ron presented workshops at over 100 Colleges and Universities and has been on the faculty of the Jamie Aebersold Jazz Camps and the Stanford Jazz Camp (CA). In 1996 Ron received a National Endowment for the Arts grant for jazz performance.

June 9th – Brad Buethe- guitar, Ben Stolorow- piano, Mike Zisman- bass

June 10th – Spencer Hoefert- guitar, Ben Stolorow- piano, Mike Zisman- bass

Happy Hour 5pm – 6pm. Doors open at 6pm, shows begin at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets: $25 per show

Students and IMA Members can purchase tickets for $15 in person for the 7pm and 9pm shows and may attend 11pm shows free of charge (with proof of valid ID).

*Please be sure to select the date and time of your desired performance.