Upcoming Shows

with special guest Kim Nalley

San Francisco Bay Area-based keyboardist David K. Mathews, best known for his extended stints with legendary artists Santana and Etta James, is one of the most talented and versatile musicians anywhere. Born April 16, 1959, Dave’s first high-profile gig came at the age of 23 with the seminal Oakland funk/soul group Tower of Power. Dave replaced original organist (and future Santana keyboardist) Chester Thompson in that band and toured with them for two years.

Over the years, Dave has performed numerous times on U.S. television, radio, and video, including the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (and Jay Leno), the David Letterman Show, The Latin Grammys, The American Music Awards, Austin City Limits, Jimmy Kimmel, Tavis Smiley, The George Lopez Show, Dancing With The Stars, Regis and Kelly, The Morning Show, etc.

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).

Louisiana born-and-raised living legend Jules Broussard has been blowing away Bay Area audiences with his double-saxophone serenades and soulful solos for over 60 years. He’s been stage and studio mates with everyone from Alice Coltrane to Van Morrisson to Carlos Santana – it’s often joked that in his 88 years, there’s really no one Jules hasn’t played with. It’s rare to glimpse such living history in such an intimate setting, but this is your lucky night in NOLA Tunisia.

No stranger to the Keys stage, Jules brings his freshly minted New Orleans Jazz Band comprising Bay Area jazz veterans Ned Boynton on guitar, Kevin Gerzevitz on piano/keys, Bob Blankenship on drums, and Derek Evans and Romalyn Schmaltz on vocals. They’ve been enjoying residencies in North Beach and in Fairfax since the spring of 2025, and this is their first Keys performance as a group.

Tickets: $30 per show

Seating Policy– First Come, First Serve. No table reservations. We strongly recommend arriving early to secure your spot in line for seating as you will be sat in order of arrival. Check In- Will Call Style System, simply provide your last name to check in upon arrival. Group Seating- To sit together, book under one group name or notate if purchasing separately. Take advantage of our Bar & Lounge. No Cover! Happy Hour: Wed-Sat from 5pm-6pm. 

Tiffany Austin swings a night of soulful songs about all things sweet. From “Honeysuckle Rose”, to “I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl”, it’ll be a treat!

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

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

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 Brian Fishler-drums and Rowe on Hammond organ for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter.

Simon Rowe-organ

Dave Macnab – Guitar

Brian Fishler -drums

Tickets: $20 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

Johnny Bones – sax

Armen Krakirian – trumpet

Tickets: $40 per show

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.

West Coast drummer Lorca Hart presents his Bridges Trio, playing straight ahead standards rooted in the jazz organ sound while also exploring more contemporary elements with original compositions and composers such as Josh Redman, John Scofied and Pat Metheny.

Featuring Brian Ho on organ and Tony Peebles on sax.

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

Tickets: $30 per show

Currently based in New Orleans, LA, Amina Scott has been a bassist for many musicians on the New Orleans music scene, as well as abroad. She has performed with artists such as Jazzmeia Horn, Chief Xian Atunde Adjuah, Don Vappie, David Murray, Johnny Vidacovich, Joanne Bracken, Nicholas Payton, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Randy Brecker, Herlin Riley, and Germaine Bazzle.

Amina continues to forge her own path as a trailblazing artist, Ranging from many musical influences, she is able to express her journey into Black womanhood and capture the trials and tribulations of her career thus far. While staying true to the musical lineage as well as herself, Amina is able to captivate audiences around the world with her music and her story. Her debut album Where The Wild Seed Grows is out now on all platforms.

Currently, Amina Scott serves on the faculty at Loyola University New Orleans and the University of New Orleans. She has also been a faculty member for the Lafayette Summer Music Workshop since 2022.

James Mahone – saxophone

Will Feinberg – piano

Shawn Myer.- drums

Kai Lyons – guitar 

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

Tickets: $30 per show

Vocalist, songwriter and recording artist, Nicolas Bearde, along with some of the SF bay area’s finest will grace the Keys Jazz Bistro stage once again. Bearde, who has been a bay area treasure since he moved here from Nashville, TN in the 1980’s, is known for his velvet voice, wit and engaging rapport and has a style likened to Lou Rawls, Nat King Cole and Bill Withers. He originally made his mark as an original member of Bobby McFerrin’s innovative a cappella ensemble, Voicestra and later its off-shoot, SoVoSó. He has released 6 albums as a leader and is also the vocalist and narrator for saxophone great Vincent Herring’s “Story of Jazz Orchestra”  out of New York, that  travels and chronicles 100 years of recorded jazz. He has performed and/or recorded with jazz legends such as Nat Adderley, Jr, Vincent Herring, James Carter, Steve Turre, Eric Alexander, Jon Faddis, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, and the Savannah Jazz Orchestra,  and.. has headlined prestigious festivals and venues around the globe. With his supple phrasing and tender delivery, Bearde turns every song he sings into personal expressions of love, hope, and soul.

Tickets: $40 per show

First Come, First Serve Seating Policy. No Reservations. We strongly recommend arriving at least before 30 minutes before the show to secure your spot in line for seating. Take Advantage of our Bar & Lounge. Feel free to join us before your show! Happy Hour: Wednesday – Saturday 5pm – 6pm. Provide your Last Name upon arrival to check in upon your arrival to Keys.

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: $30 per show

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

Lilan Kane returns to Keys Jazz Bistro performing songs by female singers who have influenced her personal musical journey and style.Lilan Kane is a vocalist rooted in jazz and soul. Often noted for her distinct vocal timbre and musicality, she has captured audiences in the Bay Area for years selling out venues like SFJAZZ and Yoshis and playing various festivals. With one full length album, Love, Myself and two EPS, she has shared the stage with many notable performers including Pete Escovedo, Jazz Mafia, Ray Obiedo, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Hall & Oates, Morgan James, and many more.

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

Tickets: $40 per show

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