Upcoming Shows

A staple of the Bay Area scene since 2013, Atta Kid is an all-star crew that reaches into the swampy lilt of New Orleans and the razor-sharp precision of the East Bay at the same time. Led by Daniel Casares (sax and vocals)and Max Cowan (B-3, keyboards and vocals), Atta Kid will take you on a round-trip from Oakland to the bayou in every set. This February, Atta Kid showcases the breadth of their repertoire. Listen for a reimagined Lee Morgan tune or a Stevie Wonder ballad turned upbeat funk. Come for their original compositions, where they showcase a sound that has become truly their own and catch selections from their recent appearances at Keys Jazz Bistro where they paid tribute to Stuff and Maceo Parker. With deep roots in Bay Area music and an imagination of infinite locale, Atta Kid is a band not to miss.

Tickets: $30 per show

(7pm Only)

Tickets: $40 per show

Tickets: $40 per show

(7pm show only)

Tickets: $40 per show

Tickets: $40 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 James mahone-Saxophone, the ebullient Brian Fishler-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter.

Simon Rowe-organ

James Mahone-Saxophone

Brian Fishler-drums

Tickets: $20 per show

Tickets: $40 per show

Tickets: $30 per show

Keys Jazz Bistro presents Hella Fitzgerald for a rare, one-night-only appearance in the heart of North Beach on Thursday, May 28. Led by vocalist and bandleader Lilan Kane, the Bay Area collective brings its signature blend of sophistication, groove, and spontaneity to an evening spanning soul, jazz, funk, R&B, and reimagined classics. Their chemistry, versatility, and high-energy musicianship have made them a sought-after favorite for events across California.

Featuring world-class musicians whose credits include performances alongside Lauryn Hill, Santana, Sheila E, Michael Franti, Fantastic Negrito, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Goapele, and more, Hella Fitzgerald delivers everything from sultry supper club vibes to high-powered dance floor grooves. Public performances from the group are rare, making this intimate Keys Jazz Bistro performance a special chance to experience the award-winning ensemble up close.

Our website is www.hellafitzgerald.com

Personnel:

Lilan Kane – vocals & bandleader

Joel Behrman – trumpet

Tony Peebles – tenor sax

Greg Jacobs – Piano

Andrew Couttie – electric bass

J Paul Macklin – drums

Tickets: $30 per show

We strongly recommend, arriving before 30 minutes before the show to secure your seat. First come, first serve seating applies. Take advantage of Happy Hour (5pm – 6:30pm).

Tickets: $40 per show

Tammy Hall-Piano and Voice,

Gary Brown-Bass

Deszon Claiborne-Drums

Will Martins-Percussion

Tickets: $40 per show

Janice Maxie Reid celebrates the May Birthday of the iconic Stevie Wonder!
A “one-woman band”, Janice often doubles as a #keyboard and left-hand keyboard bass player which makes her a force of nature on any stage! Her soulful, angelic and daringly accurate vocal prowess, distinctive four-octave voice range and engaging stage presence captivate her audiences! Janice’s vast musical gifts and massive repertoire are always on point and leave her audiences wanting for more! Janice has performed on major #concert stages including Bourbon Street Music Club in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saratoga Spring Performing Arts Center, Davies Symphony Hall, Concord Pavilion,#Yoshi’s and the legendary Berkeley and #Russian River Jazz #Festivals.

Tickets: $40 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 Jason Lewis-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter.

Simon Rowe-organ

Dave Macnab-Guitar

Jason Lewis-drums

Tickets: $20 per show

Tickets: $40 per show

Keys founder, Simon Rowe, makes a rare appearance on piano with two long-time collaborators.Ron Belcher-Bass and Deszon Claiborne-drums are celebrated, bay area standouts with whom Rowe has developed  a close connection, on and off the stand.Rowe has two trio recordings as a leader,”Flamingo” with liner notes by the distinguished jazz historian, Nat Hentoff and “Live at The Hodo” from his long standing engagement at the Hotel Donaldson in Fargo, North Dakota during his tenure at Minnesota State University.

Tickets: $30 per show

We strongly recommend, arriving before 30 minutes before the show to secure your seat. First come, first serve seating applies. Take advantage of Happy Hour (5pm – 6:30pm).

Pianist Keith Saunders’ formative years in jazz happened in Los Angeles, and then came a quarter century making up Keith’s New York years, notably centered around the New York HardBop Quintet, an outfit he co-led which had an eight year run, touring extensively and recording four cds, two of them with Rudy Van Gelder at the controls, one with the great Mickey Roker on the drums. When not with the quintet, he was working with top musicians including Richie Cole, Frank Wess and Hank Crawford. In his work, Keith pays deep homage to Bud Powell and flows on from there.

This week at Keys Keith’s trio features John Wiitala-bass and Akira Tana-drums.

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

Tickets: $30 per show

Howard Wiley presents a celebration of soul-jazz, funk, gospel, and R&B steeped in West Coast flavor, combining Wiley’s hard-driving originals with a funkified selection of classics.

Wiley has been a standout on the Bay Area music scene since he was a teenager in the mid-1990s, and he’s taken on the mantle of mentor, sage, and prophet of jazz. More specifically, jazz as a populist art form that thrives best when its shared roots with blues, funk, R&B, soul, hip-hop, and gospel live close to the surface.

Tickets: $30 per show

GRAMMY AWARD WINNER VOCALIST FOR, BASIE SWINGS THE BLUES WITH THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA. TWO-TIME GRAMMY NOMINATED VOCALIST WITH THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA’S ALBUMS, ‘ALL ABOUT BASIE’ AND ‘LIVE AT BIRDLAND.’ COMPELLING, FULL DEEP BARITONE VOICE AND A PASSION FOR HIS CRAFT, LEAVE HIS AUDIENCES UPLIFTED AND FEELING GOOD. 

Sir Michael Parkinson: BBC, iTV and chat show host describes Jamie, “A proper singer of real talent and style. He can sing the blues and ballads to the manner born and man does he swing!  Greatly recommended for any lover of great music.”

Globally acclaimed, Jamie has worked venues in Paris, Rome, Dubai, Tokyo, Osaka Istanbul, Milan, Croatia, Kuala Lumpur, Serbia, Sochi, Croatia, Moscow, Finland, and Spain. He has also appeared at the famous Royal Albert Hall in London.

In the States, he has performed at Lincoln Center, Dizzy’s and the great “The Appel Room,” the Blue Note-New York, The Playboy Jazz Festival and New Orleans Jazz Festival.  The San Francisco Bay Area hosts many jazz venues with his performances including Yoshi’s, SF Jazz, Palace of Fine Arts, San Jose Jazz Festival, Stanford’s Bing Auditorium, Jazz on the Plaz, the Lesher Auditorium and “Bach Dancing and Dynamite.”

Tickets: $40 per show

We strongly recommend, arriving before 30 minutes before the show to secure your seat. First come, first serve seating applies. Take advantage of Happy Hour (5pm – 6:30pm).

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. 

Tickets: $40 per show

Tickets: $40 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 Kai Lyons-Guitar, the ebullient Jeff Marrs-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter.

Simon Rowe-organ

Kai Lyons-Guitar

Jeff Marrs-drums

Tickets: $20 per show

Tickets: $30 per show

Cosmo Alleycats presents “Old Sweet Songs”, a show celebrating enduring melodies, a bygone style of songwriting, and original songs that contend for placement in the Great American Canon.

The group, Led by jazz vocalist Emily Day, “one of the major singers in her field” (Scott Yanow), endears audiences with their inviting musicality and playful improvisation, making quick converts of the jazz-curious while still nodding to serious aficionados. 

Emily Day – vocals

Andrew “Carnegie” Hall – piano

Steve Height – bass

Mike Burns – drums

Galen Green – sax

Armen Krakirian – trumpet

Tickets: $40 per show

Tickets: $40 per show

Tickets: $40 per show

Based out of San Francisco, California The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra, was founded in 2007, by guitarist/songwriter Anthony Paule. Inspired by authentic Soul and Blues recordings of the ‘60s and ‘70s, this dramatic horn driven extravagant act took shape. Known for having great, authentic singers, APSO invites newest member, the incomparable vocalist Willy Jordan into the organization. Having worked with Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio (which garnered him two Grammy Award nominations), John Lee Hooker among others, Willy holds court from a throne previously occupied by Wee Willie Walker, Frank Bey, and Terrie Odabi. Jordan’s commanding vocals and unpretentious stage presence, give audiences an honest, fresh, heartfelt experience.

Anthony Paule – guitar & vocals

Willy Jordan – vocals & vocals

Timm Walker – bass & vocals

Derek James – trombone

Bowen Brown – drums

Richard Benitez – trumpet

Anthony Lufrano – organ, piano & vocals

Rob Zuckerman – tenor sax

Tickets: $40 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 Kai Lyons-Guitar, the ebullient Brian Fishler-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter.

Simon Rowe-organ

Kai Lyons-Guitar

Brian Fishler-drums

Tickets: $20 per show

Tickets: $40 per show

Tickets: $40 per show

June 19th second set Keyes Jazz Bistro welcomes San Francisco native and former SF Jazz Collective member, Martin Luther McCoy. 

McCoy is a former SF Jazz collective member and is celebrating the release of his new double vinyl album Welcome Back Love.  Joining him will be a select group of legends of jazz, soul and hip hop music like Howard Wiley, Clark Sims and much more.  This Juneteenth celebration will serve as precursor to his Rebel Soul Festival.

Tickets: $40 per show

Tickets: $40 per show