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Originally Posted by Marcus Johnson  Check out John Wiitala (aka "JDubbleyoo" on these forums) Great player. |
I second John Wiitala.
For more eclectic (and or sometimes electric) musical fare -
http://www.codalive.com/
Jazz at Pearls is closed.
Monday nights Grant & Green usually has a jam session led by Trumpet Phenom, Mike Olmos.
http://www.myspace.com/jazzonmonday Mike usually has some of the best performing musicians in the Bay Area with him.
There is also this seedy bar in the Mission that usually does something jazz on Thursday's
http://www.amnesiathebar.com/Amnesia/Contact.html Some of the links are broken on the site, but hopefully they'll have the May calendar up for you to peruse soon.
If you do wish to take in a Yoshi's show, I recommend the one at Jack London Square, Oakland (much more intimate). Unless there is a performer you must see in SF.
If you are on that side of the Bay anyway, stop by the Jazzschool in Berkeley. They also have shows.
Look for performances with Marcus Shelby, Glenn Richman (Bobby Hutcherson Quartet), Dan Feiszli, Sam Bevan (if it's a Latin gig, he most likely has the slab with him), David Ewell, George Ban-Weiss...and more.
Makes me wonder what I am doing trying to learn Double Bass and jazz at all sometimes.
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