What we’re about
Meet other local fans of jazz, blues, and world music while enjoying live performances by top-notch musicians.
The San Francisco Bay Area is home to an amazing live music scene, with an assortment of venues that provide an intimate and affordable way to experience music as it's meant to be: spontaneous, inventive, and alive.
There's so much music happening in the Bay Area, there is something available every weekend for every taste and budget.
So join us, and use this Meetup group to connect with other music fans. We're mainly about listening to live jazz, but we also post blues shows, as well as tango, flamenco, world music, and cross-genre. In addition, we occasionally post theater events and films that have a music-related plotline or other "hook."
If you know about a show you'd like to see listed, feel free to suggest the event to Meetup organizers for hosting, or you can post the show on the "Discussions" page and invite your fellow Meetup members to attend with you.
Hope to see you at an upcoming show!
Paula M. - Lead Organizer, Live Jazz (& Blues) Meetup Group
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Jazz in Tiburon! The John Kalleen GroupOld St. Hilary's Landmark, Belvedere Tiburon, CA
We've seen them a few times the last was Mar '23 in a sold-out concert. It was great and the group dinner afterward in downtown Tiburon was very good. Well, it's time for a reprise.
A jazz concert in Tiburon? Well, it happens at the historic St. Hillary church once in a while, so let’s check this out. Now a landmark, there is no parking at St. Hillary's. Shuttles will pick us up in downtown Tiburon at 3:30 for the 4:00 concert, and drop us back around 6:00 at no charge. We then walk to one of the many fine restaurants for a relaxed dinner to socialize. Can’t beat that.
Press release: The John Kalleen Group is a classic Blue Note Era jazz quintet, offering fresh compositions, echoing the admired hard bop and post-bop eras of the 50s, 60s and 70s, infused with a modern, dynamic spark. They deliver swinging, spirited arrangements of the classics from those eras. The JKG is a true ensemble; five musicians who rehearse and arrange together to create the kind of flowing, harmonious interplay - a joyous power and full-bodied sound that comes only from a mutual, enduring dedication to the music. Put more simply, the JKG is a tight, creative band that swings like mad and is a blast to listen to!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVzsRkpaeTc
Website: https://johnkalleen.com/Tickets: $25 general; $20 for seniors; $30 at door; https://landmarkssociety.com/events/concerts/ Get it soon because the concert might sellout again. General seating. They will fill up to 60% of the church seating to allow social distancing. The stage is raised. Covid protocol in place.
Meetup: Rsvp here to get on the Wait List. Get your ticket, then LMK to move you to the Attendee List.
Optional dinner at http://www.saltandpeppertiburon.com/. LMK so I can make reservations. Limited to 10.
Please have your meetup email notification (DM) turned-on for private messages. In general, our members are avid jazz fans, middle-age and up, enjoy socializing with food and drink, and we show-up on time. You're required to have a current profile photo when you rsvp and update your status if it changes. 'No-Shows' are no good.