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September 2026
TODAYSEP 22Tue
Chance The Rapper: Coloring Book 10 Year Anniversary Tour
Chance The Rapper: Coloring Book 10 Year Anniversary Tour★
September 22
SF Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco
TODAYSEP 22Tue
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Cécile McLorin Salvant★
September 22
Siesta Valley Bowl, Orinda
TODAYSEP 22Tue
Bilal
Bilal★
September 22
August Hall, San Francisco
Sep
24
Thu
Ear Hustle Live!
Ear Hustle Live!★
September 24
SFMOMA, San Francisco
Sep
25
Fri
Syleena Johnson at Yoshi’s Oakland event image
Syleena Johnson★
September 25
Yoshi’s, Oakland
Sep
25
Fri
Akira Tana & Friends From Osaka Featuring Tony Lindsay★
September 25
Keys Jazz Bistro, San Francisco
Sep
25
Fri
The Pete Escovedo Orchestra
The Pete Escovedo Orchestra★
September 25
Siesta Valley Bowl, Orinda
Sep
25
Fri
Martin Luther McCoy★
September 25–26
Keys Jazz Bistro, San Francisco
Sep
26
Sat
Music in-Takht performers for Treasures of the Pharaohs: Egyptian Music Concert
Treasures of the Pharaohs: Egyptian Music Concert★
September 26
de Young (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)
Sep
26
Sat
Fantastic Negrito with the SF Symphony with the San Francisco Symphony
Fantastic Negrito with the SF Symphony★
September 26
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Sep
27
Sun
Isaiah Collier: “Collier Plays Coltrane” at Yoshi’s Oakland event image
Isaiah Collier: “Collier Plays Coltrane”★
September 27
Yoshi’s, Oakland
Sep
27
Sun
Baritone Lester Lynch, a black man wearing a dark suit and a light pink shirt looking into the camera.
Lester Lynch, baritone; Kevin Korth, piano★
September 27
Cal Performances
Hertz Hall (UC Campus), Berkeley
Sep
28
Mon
Fred Wesley’s New JBs with Martha High’s Funky Divas at Yoshi’s Oakland event image
Fred Wesley’s New JBs w/ Martha High’s Funky Divas★
September 28
Yoshi’s, Oakland
Sep
29
Tue
Spyro Gyra at Yoshi’s Oakland event image
Spyro Gyra★
September 29–30
Yoshi’s, Oakland
Sep
29
Tue
KALW’s 85th Birthday Benefit
KALW’s 85th Birthday Benefit★
September 29
The Warfield, San Francisco
October 2026
Oct
2
Fri
I Was, Am, Will Be Release Party: Book Launch and Artist Showcase★
October 2
J.R. Rice Productions
Discover Community Cafe
Oct
2
Fri
Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane
Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane★
October 2
Livermore Valley Arts
The Bankhead Theater, Livermore
Oct
3
Sat
Miles Electric Band at Yoshi’s Oakland event image
Miles Electric Band★
October 3–4
Yoshi’s, Oakland
Oct
3
Sat
Taste of Africa
Taste of Africa★
October 3
Taste of Africa
The Bankhead Theater, Livermore
Oct
3
Sat
Drummers performing at the African Arts Festival in Yerba Buena Gardens
African Arts Festival★
October 3
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco
Oct
7
Wed
Will Downing at Yoshi’s Oakland event image
Will Downing★
October 7–8
Yoshi’s, Oakland
Oct
9
Fri
Musiq Soulchild at Yoshi’s Oakland event image
Musiq Soulchild★
October 9–16
Yoshi’s, Oakland
Oct
10
Sat
Victor J. Glover and Kev Choice featured on The Social Engineering Project’s 10th Anniversary Gala flyer
TSEP’s 10th Anniversary Gala★
October 10
The Social Engineering Project
The Club at Castlewood, Pleasanton
Oct
10
Sat
Melvin Seals and JGB with Special Guest Grahame Lesh at Siesta Valley Bowl.
Melvin Seals and JGB with Special Guest Grahame Lesh★
October 10
Siesta Valley Bowl, Orinda