These are some joints to check out for jazz in San Francisco and Oakland. If you know of others or have reviews of these, just drop me a line.
Storyville is a quaint club
with rising stars in a funky lower Haight neighborhood. It's
everything a jazz club should be; and the food is wonderful to boot. The club is currently
cozy and quiet, but with a growing clientele.
1751 Fulton @ Masonic Thanks to an anonymous? University of SF student
Yoshi's in Oakland
510-238-9200
G.M. writes in May 1998, "Yoshi's is the place to go for people who want to see
first rate jazz. I take visitors and they are never disappointed when they see the
professional artists that can't be found for any price in most towns. While not opulent,
the atmosphere is rather nice and you may want to dress up a touch. Some tips: tickets
often sell out, so call weeks ahead. Arrive when the club first opens -- at Yoshi's they
have you write your name on a piece of paper and clip it to the seat of your choice, so
you can choose your seat and then go to dinner. Although Yoshi's features it's own sushi
restaurant, don't eat there. The atmosphere and food are just OK, not great. Yoshi's is
definitely true San Francisco, as opposed to Tourist San Francisco (even if it is across
the Bay in Oakland)."
Pearl's Jazz Restaurant & Bar
256 Columbus 291-8255
Deluxe Club (pseudo
20's place- people dress 20's style)
1511 Haight 552-6949
Rasselas Ethopian Cuisine & Jazz Club
2801 California 567-5010
