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San Francisco sessions 

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Lucky Horseshoe

When: Jazz session 3rd, 4th and 5th Wednesdays 8-11pm

When: Blues session 1st Wednesdays 8-11pm

Where: Lucky Horseshoe, 453 Cortland Ave 415.282.3456

Host (Jazz): Kyle Finley

Host (Blues): rotating

The schedule has shifted at Horseshoe, jazz sessions began March 2023. Current jazz session updates below.
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Piano, bass and drums provided. No house amps - guitar players bring a SMALL guitar amp with you. Singers are welcome with following rules: - 1 singer per set, 3-4 singers per jam. - Singers must come earlier and sign up on the list for a spot. - Singers strongly advised to bring charts in their key and form and email them to host well in advance. - No phone reading. (from host March 2024)
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Session link here. .
Link to host's page here for more info. [updated March 2025 by SJ]

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Blues monthly session on first Wednesdays is separate; no info about that. Recommend call ahead.

Ocean Ale House

When: 2nd Thursday Blues Session 7-10pm Host: Raag & Norton

When: Wednesdays Jazz Session 7-10pm Host: Noah Frank

Where: Ocean Ale House , 1314 Ocean Avenue, SF 415-988-7521

Relatively new session in the Ingleside area. Expect a few SFSU students for the jazz sessions. [added Jan 2025 by SJ]

Swig

When: Sunday blues jam 9pm - close

Where: Swig Bar, 561 Geary Street, SF 415.931.7292

Host: Emma Jean

Long-running session with high quality, but a poor reputation for welcoming newcomers. Only visit if you have no other option and nothing better to do. FB link is light on info. [updated March 2025 by SJ]

Waystone

When: Monday night jazz session 6-9pm

Where: Waystone Wine Bar, 1609 Powell St., SF 415.932.6835

Host: Kyle Finley
New session as of Nov 2023. Hosted by the crew from Lucky Horseshoe. Eventbrite session link here - if expired, search for "Jazz Jam Waystone" . . Link to host's page here for more info. [Updated March 2025 by SJ] Send a review!

Madrone Art Bar

When: Sunday jazz session 8pm-close

Where: Madrone Art Bar, 500 Divisadero  @ Fell  415.241.0202 (info line only)

Host: Mike Olmos, Adam Shulman

Straight-ahead jazz, good players can sit in. Some of the former Club Deluxe scene ended up here. Send a review !

Persona

When: Thursday jazz session 11:30pm-1:30am

Where: Persona Social Club, 685 Sutter Street, SF 415.400.4598

Host: Kyle Finley

New session as of Aug 2024. Link to host's page here for more info. [added March 2025 by SJ]

Club DeLuxe

Where: Club Deluxe , 1511 Haight @ Ashbury  415.552.6949

The club did not make it after all and was finally crushed under the weight of development. (Updated March 2024 by SJ)

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