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Join Us THIS WEEKEND!
Thursday, January 19
Third Thursday Throwdown Comedy
Doors at 6:30P. Comedy at 7:30
The best comedians every 3rd Thursday of the month!
Standup Broadway Presents the funniest headliner and up and coming comics from the Bay Area and beyond, regulars at the major clubs, some seen on Comedy Central, Netflix, Conan O'Brien, Fallon, America's Got Talent, SiriusXM and more. Plus surprise drop in guests! EAT-DRINK-LAUGH, great date night!
Dauood Naimyar (Just For Laughs, Don’t Tell Comedy)
Julie Ash (Punch Line, Cobb’s)
Daniel Lewis (1st Place 2022 Alameda Comedy Club competition)
Jamar Pitts (2nd Place 2022 Best Pretty Good New comedian)
Hosted by Jason Cole (SF Sketchfest, Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival)
Tickets at Third Thursday Throwdown: Stand Up Comedy
Friday, January 20
Noel Jewkes Quintet with Kay Kostopoulos
Doors at 6:30P. Music at 7:30
Noel Jewkes is one of the premier saxophone players in Northern California. Known as Dr. Legato, “Legato,” because fans regard him as the master of smooth, he’s the “ghost of Lester Young.” He’s the saxman’s saxman, particularly for aficionados of Bebop.
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.
Playing with him will be: Keith Saunders piano; Ollie Dudeck bass; Dave Rokeach drums; Kay Kostoupolos vocals. What a band! You will want to see this show!
Tickets at Noel Jewkes with Kay Kostopoulos
Saturday, January 21
Artist Reception: Paintings of Ruth Shorer
Join us from 2-4P
The art of Ruth Petersen Shorer captures powerful universal feelings through her personally revealing paintings. Her expressionistic works were created as a reflection on the dichotomies of life; lives touched by both exhilaration and frustration. Intensity is felt through depth of color and form as well as content. Her narrative pieces are stories. They are passionate, inspiring and emotionally rich, much like life.
Saturday, January 21
Oakland Samba Revue
Doors at 6:30P. Music at 7:30
Debuting summer of 2019, Oakland Samba Revue is the liveliest contribution to the Bay Area's rich legacy of top notch Brazilian music. Based on the 'little big band' sounds of Brazilian samba de gafieira, O.S.R. is rooted in acoustic samba, is jazz, is funk, is fun! Music to dance to, music to listen to.
Brian Moran - guitars /cavaquinho; Cátia Lund - vocals/percussion; Katiana Vilá - vocals/percussion; Zack Pitt-Smith - reeds; Henry Hung - trumpet; Remee Ashley - trombone; Brendan Neutra - bass; Dillon Vado - drums.
Tickets at Oakland Samba Revue
Sunday, January 22
Classical Sound Room with Ian Scarfe
Doors at 5P. Music at 6
No tux, gown or hurt me shoes required. Enjoy beautiful classical music while grabbing a bite to eat and having a beer or glass of wine. Ian Scarfe is a virtuoso but also a charismatic presenter who makes this music accessible. Audiences will enjoy the uncharacteristically gentle Sonata in D Major, Op. 28 by Ludwig van Beethoven, the so-called "Pastoral Sonata" because of its bright and cheery themes that are reminiscent of folk dances. Scarfe will also embark on a tour of the Romantic era, with virtuoso works by Franz Liszt and Frederic Chopin giving the Sound Room's Baldwin Grand Piano a real workout. Selections from the 20th Century will include American composers Amy Beach and George Gershwin, as well as an encore performance of Samuel Barber's "Excursions, Op. 20", which Scarfe performed here during the early, live-streamed, months of the pandemic. Scarfe is a natural fit for the Sound Room's classical series - Scarfe's introductions, verbal program notes, if you will, are often the highlight of the evening, with music-lovers of all types able to relate to his stories and learn from his guided musical tours.
Tickets at Classical Sound Room with Ian Scarfe
Sound Room Update
Please Note: Start times for shows have changed in 2023!
Supporters of the Sound Room frequently match the Tip Jar donations at events. Tips are used to support our music and art programs. Please contact us here if you or your organization would like to support the Sound Room by offering to match tips at an event. Or consider a donation to the Sound Room. We are a 501c3 organization (FEIN 45-4823197) - 100% of donations will be used to support our programming!
Sound Room Memberships are available and will allow us to expand our offerings. Memberships are for a calendar year. Members will be notified of events in advance of the general listings, be invited to special Members Only Events, and receive discounts on Sound Room purchases. Memberships are available at multiple levels. As always, we are eternally grateful for all the support we have received through the years and look forward to what the future brings! More information on memberships is at Sound Room Memberships. Members can enroll by sending a check to Bay Area Jazz & Arts, arrange payment via credit card in person at an event or via phone. Thank you for supporting the growth of the Sound Room.
ART - Join us January 21 from 2-4P for a reception with painter Ruth Shorer.
GIFT CERTIFICATES - Available year round! We offer gift certificates in any amount that may be used for tickets, food and beverages at the Sound Room. Contact us here to arrange.
HEALTH UPDATE - We recommend that you consider your personal risk factors to determine if you should mask. Staff are all fully vaccinated for Covid and flu. In addition, we have a highly efficient ventilation system.
Coming Soon.....
Friday, January 27
Greg Johnson & the Local Edition Orchestra
Doors at 6:30P. Music at 7:30P
Dr. Greg Johnson is quickly becoming recognized as a luminary figure in the Jazz community. His distinctive saxophone sound has found its way into multiple genres of Jazz, Classical and Popular music. As a saxophonist, Greg has appeared in concert and on over 40 mainstream recordings with Jazz legends Curtis Fuller, Billy Taylor, Bob Mintzer and many more. He has toured with notable Pop and Rock musicians at some of the biggest venues and festivals.
Tony Peebles: Alto Sax; Greg Johnson: Tenor Sax; Aaron Lington: Bari Sax; Niel Levonius: Trumpet; Brian Switzer: Trumpet; Mike Rinta: Trombone; Omree Gal-Oz: Piano; Andrew Higgins: Bass; Michael Henning: Drums
Tickets at Greg Johnson & the Local Edition Jazz Orchestra
Saturday, January 28
Jackie Ryan Quintet
Doors at 6:30P. Music at 7:30P
JazzTimes magazine calls Jackie Ryan “one of the most outstanding vocalists of her generation ..rivaling the dexterous sass of Sarah Vaughan, the instinctive smarts of Carmen McRae and the scintillating verve of Diana Krall.” Of Mexican, Irish, French, and Spanish decent, Ryan throws her background it into her music. She sings in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, and echoes of Sarah Vaughan, Duke Ellington, and Billie Holiday can be heard.
Playing with Jackie will be: Mads Tolling on violin; John R Burr on piano; Akira Tana on drums; Doug Miller on bass
Tickets at Jackie Ryan Quintet
Sunday, January 29
Lilan Kane: Nancy Wilson Tribute
Doors at 5P. Music at 6P
Lilan Kane (LEE - lawn) is authentic, on and off stage. The sultry honesty in her voice is as raw as her lyrical stories of love, life and self-discovery. A graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Kane has sold out numerous residencies at Yoshi's Oakland and SFJAZZ as well as performances at Minton's Playhouse (NYC), Chris's Jazz Cafe (Philly), French Quarter Festival (New Orleans), Concord Pavillion, The Mint (LA), Fillmore Jazz Festival and many others.
Kane has sung with Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra, and opened for Hall & Oates, Lenny Williams, Freddie Hughes, The Doobie Brothers, Chicago, Sharon Jones, Trombone Shorty, and Morgan James.
Tickets at Lilan Kane: Nancy Wilson Tribute
Coming in February
February 3 Roberta Donnay with Mike Greensill Quartet
Vocalist Roberta Donnay celebrates the music of Blossom Dearie with Mike Greensill on piano, Ruth Davies on bass, Mark Lee on drums, and Danny Caron on guitar. "With her singularly enticing sound, few contemporary vocalists are as well suited to dustily vintage material as jazz-blues stylist Roberta Donnay." –Jazz Times
February 4 Michael Ragonese Trio: Recollections
The Michael Ragonese trio returns in concert for a very special show featuring Gary Pratt, an award winning bassist/educator and Andres Salazar, drummer, who has performed with Gerald Clayton, Billy Childs and many more. Michael is excited to perform again with his very first trio going back more than 10 years. This trio grew together through the years and developed fresh ideas performing great American songbook standards highly influenced by the Keith Jarret and Brad Mehldau trio. This show will feature a selection of songs from the Great American Songbook and Michael’s original compositions. Join us for a very special night.
February 9 David Binney Trio
Acclaimed as a considerable and highly individual compositional talent, saxophonist David Binney is one of the most prolific jazz musicians on the scene today. Winning praise from critics and colleagues alike, David was recently singled out by Jazz Times as one of a handful of "players who have created an alternative jazz-scene... all of whom are playing adventurous, original music." Playing with David are Logan Kane - Bass. and Myles Martin - Drums
February 10 An Evening of Flamenco
Flamenco, which UNESCO recently recognized as part of the World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage, is a complex art form incorporating poetry, singing (cante), guitar playing (toque), dance (baile), polyrhythmic hand-clapping (palmas), and finger snapping (pitos). It often features the call and response known as jaleo, a form of “hell raising,” involving hand clapping, foot stomping, and audiences’ encouraging shouts. Nobody really knows where the term “flamenco” originated, but all agree that the art form began in southern Spain—Andalusia and Murcia—but was also shaped by musicians and performers in the Caribbean, Latin America, and Europe.
February 11 Tiffany Austin Quartet
Vocalist Tiffany Austin's tradition-rooted yet totally modern style has established her as one of the fastest rising jazz stars in Northern California. Austin's music and voice draw upon influences such as Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, and Aretha Franklin, yet she also infuses songs with her own signature style that is precise, intelligent, and soulful.
February 16 Third Thursday Throwdown Comedy
February 17 The Mighty Mules Band
February 18 Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra
February 21 Mardi Gras with Medicine Ball
February 23 David Gerard: Magic, Mentalism & More
February 25 John Santos Quartet
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