Live Jazz in SF Bay

The Dave Rocha Quintet kicks off our Cool Summer Jazz Saturdays 2-3pm on June 27th at San Ramon Main Library at 100 Montgomery Street. Free & open to Music Lovers of All ages, this is the first of three Jazz shows not to be missed. Join us for Jazz @ the San Ramon Lib where the temps may soar, but the Vibe is always cool! www.sanramonjazz.org/ https://www.sanramonjazz.org/ San Ramon Main Library * 100 Montgomery Street, San Ramon * Free Parking

Receita de Samba will play Brazilian Choro, Samba, and Forro at Cafe Zoe's on Friday July 10th, 2026. Admission is free! Cafe Zoe 1929 Menalto Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025 July 10 5-8 pm Ron Songco - 7 String Guitar Romeo Ribeiro - Pandeiro Mark Dinan - Flute Scott Smith - Mandolin Elliot Weiss - Cavaquinho Bill Walker - Accordion ...and invited guests. We play the music of Pixinguinha, Jacob do Bandolim, Paulinho da Viola, Ernesto Nazareth, & Waldir Azevedo. Here is a video of us playing on 6/13/2026 at the Palo Alto Farmers Market: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KznGynK-lTs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KznGynK-lTs&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExUDZBOFE4akpkR3hHbHBTSXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5D8vIWt0sDwka-6zlP0aTfPa2IEvz-VulQZIJWBCSmnfBBgDhRqCrH9o17Jg_aem_Ux_6Gr9twYf4wh-_N1Y3kg

This month, Tony Johnson is here with the Smith Dobson Quartet, a long-standing outfit for many years at the Club Deluxe before its closure a few years ago. Smith Dobson, saxophone; Keith Saunders, piano; Eric Markowitz, bass; Tony Johnson, drums. Drummer Tony Johnson has a 6X per year residency at Bird & Beckett, wrangling one band or another on the third Sunday of the even-numbered months (June, August, October, December, February, April). Tony has been a mainstay of the San Francisco jazz scene since he arrived in 1959. $20 Cover Charge / BYOB Students $10; Kids Free For Reservations call (415) 586-3733

Jonah Hieb, trumpet. Brahm Sasner, piano. Isaac Coyle, bass. Guilhem Fourty, drums. $20 Cover Charge / BYOB Students $10; Kids Free For Reservations call (415) 586-3733 Touring out of his New York base, rising young French jazz drummer Guilem Fourty brings a quartet featuring young colleagues on the New York scene including two with Bay Area roots, Brahm Sasner and Aidan McCarthy, and one, Jonah Hieb, raised in Seattle. Fourty, born in Toulouse, France, began drumming at the age of five and went on as a youth to study at the Toulouse Conservatory of Music where he focused on jazz studies. His passion for drums led him to study also with well-respected educators including Daniel Dumoulin of the Dante Agostini drum school. After continuing his jazz performance studies at Jean Jaurès University, Guilhem received a scholarship at age 19 to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he was mentored by legendary musicians such as Dave DiCenso (Hiromi, Josh Groban, Cro-Mags), Neal Smith (Mulgrew Miller, Steve Nelson), Greg Hopkins (Buddy Rich Band), Ralph Peterson (Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers), Billy Kilson (George Duke, Dave Holland), and Terry Lyne Carrington (Herbie Hancock, Esperanza Spalding, Wayne Shorter). Guilhem worked as a session drummer throughout his time at Berklee, recording for artists including Zach Santos, Audrey Bussanich, Sam Chandler, Rakel Saranga, Lucas Ghelfi, Chopin Nanan, Richard Stenmeyer, and many more. By the age of 21, Guilhem had played with renowned musicians including Grammy nominee saxophonist Miguel Zenón; and in that same year, he joined the Berklee Jazz and Gender Institute directed by NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington. In 2022, Guilhem received an award from the Fondation de La vocation Marcel Bleustein Blanchet in France. He has also been recognized by the Downbeat magazine within the Berklee Advanced Jazz choir led by Ned Rosenblatt, winning twice the student music award. (2022, 2023). In 2023, he received the 1st annual Jazz Camp Fellowship Award, where he was mentored by Ulysses Owen Jr. and Allison Miller in La Honda, California, as well as the PASIC 23 Ed Shaughnessy scholarship. Guilhem completed his Master’s degree in 2024 at the prestigious Berklee Global Jazz Institute under a full-tuition scholarship. Now an emerging musician on the New York scene, Guilhem has worked and played with various artists Braxton Cook, Miguel Zenón, Danilo Perez, Mononeon, Bill Pierce, Jonathan Suazo, Roella Oloro, Ye Huang, Skylar Tang, Ian Coury, Zach Santos, Ciara Moser, Kieran Brown, Roella Oloro, among others, and has performed in many venues around the world (France, Uruguay, Columbia, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Brazil). He has performed in festivals such as the London Jazz Fest, J.E.N in Orlando, Reno Jazz Fest, Detroit Jazz Festival, Jazz à Vienne, and Jazz in Marciac.

Jonah Hieb, trumpet. Brahm Sasner, piano. Isaac Coyle, bass. Guilhem Fourty, drums. $20 Cover Charge / BYOB Students $10; Kids Free For Reservations call (415) 586-3733 Touring out of his New York base, rising young French jazz drummer Guilem Fourty brings a quartet featuring young colleagues on the New York scene including two with Bay Area roots, Brahm Sasner and Aidan McCarthy, and one, Jonah Hieb, raised in Seattle. Fourty, born in Toulouse, France, began drumming at the age of five and went on as a youth to study at the Toulouse Conservatory of Music where he focused on jazz studies. His passion for drums led him to study also with well-respected educators including Daniel Dumoulin of the Dante Agostini drum school. After continuing his jazz performance studies at Jean Jaurès University, Guilhem received a scholarship at age 19 to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he was mentored by legendary musicians such as Dave DiCenso (Hiromi, Josh Groban, Cro-Mags), Neal Smith (Mulgrew Miller, Steve Nelson), Greg Hopkins (Buddy Rich Band), Ralph Peterson (Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers), Billy Kilson (George Duke, Dave Holland), and Terry Lyne Carrington (Herbie Hancock, Esperanza Spalding, Wayne Shorter). Guilhem worked as a session drummer throughout his time at Berklee, recording for artists including Zach Santos, Audrey Bussanich, Sam Chandler, Rakel Saranga, Lucas Ghelfi, Chopin Nanan, Richard Stenmeyer, and many more. By the age of 21, Guilhem had played with renowned musicians including Grammy nominee saxophonist Miguel Zenón; and in that same year, he joined the Berklee Jazz and Gender Institute directed by NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington. In 2022, Guilhem received an award from the Fondation de La vocation Marcel Bleustein Blanchet in France. He has also been recognized by the Downbeat magazine within the Berklee Advanced Jazz choir led by Ned Rosenblatt, winning twice the student music award. (2022, 2023). In 2023, he received the 1st annual Jazz Camp Fellowship Award, where he was mentored by Ulysses Owen Jr. and Allison Miller in La Honda, California, as well as the PASIC 23 Ed Shaughnessy scholarship. Guilhem completed his Master’s degree in 2024 at the prestigious Berklee Global Jazz Institute under a full-tuition scholarship. Now an emerging musician on the New York scene, Guilhem has worked and played with various artists Braxton Cook, Miguel Zenón, Danilo Perez, Mononeon, Bill Pierce, Jonathan Suazo, Roella Oloro, Ye Huang, Skylar Tang, Ian Coury, Zach Santos, Ciara Moser, Kieran Brown, Roella Oloro, among others, and has performed in many venues around the world (France, Uruguay, Columbia, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Brazil). He has performed in festivals such as the London Jazz Fest, J.E.N in Orlando, Reno Jazz Fest, Detroit Jazz Festival, Jazz à Vienne, and Jazz in Marciac.

A selection of the finest Bay Area Jazz musicians perform at this weekly series curated by Jazz in the Neighborhood and the Bay Area Jazz Mobile. This activity is free and open to the public.

The Groovin' at the Grove series returns for summer 2026 with even more free, live music in the heart of Newark. Bring your lawn chairs, rally your crew, and get ready for a season of unforgettable performances under the open sky.

David Byrd, sax and vocals Toho Saunders, bass and vocals Eli Goldlink, keys and vocals Jordan “J Bird” Davis, drums Get ready San Francisco! On Friday 6/26/26 JazzReggae Sensation Byrds of a Feather will be releasing their brand new music “VAMPIRE PRESIDENT “ at Bird and Beckett! Also included during the nights celebration will be their new release “Garden of Delight “! VAMPIRE PRESIDENT will encourage resistance and a solution for the pollution of the current administration. $20 cover charge / byob Students $10 / Kids free Reservations, call the shop at 415-586-3733