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Pages in category "Jazz clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Black Hawk was a San Francisco nightclub that featured live jazz performances during its period of operation from 1949 to 1963. It was located on the corner of Turk Street and Hyde Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin District. Guido Caccienti owned the club along with Johnny and Helen Noga.
In Person at the Blackhawk, San Francisco, Vols. 1 & 2 are a pair of separate but related live albums by Miles Davis recorded at the Black Hawk nightclub in San Francisco on April 21 & 22, 1961, respectively, and released by Columbia September that same year, as In Person Friday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco, Volume 1 and In Person Saturday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco, Volume 2.
Bimbo's 365 Club, also known as Bimbo's 365, is an entertainment club located at 1025 Columbus Avenue in San Francisco. It specializes in live rock and jazz shows. The location is one of San Francisco's oldest nightclub sites, and has operated under two names with a series of owners.
Black Hawk, Tenderloin, San Francisco [4] Great American Music Hall, Tenderloin, San Francisco; Keystone Korner, North Beach, San Francisco [4] Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Downtown Santa Cruz [4] [1]: 5 Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley [4] Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio, San Francisco [1]: 5 Jazz Workshop, San Francisco; SF Jazz Center, San Francisco
During its heyday, the venue was known for late-night live performances of many popular jazz artists, including Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, and Charlie Parker, and was one of the most famous jazz clubs of its time, being instrumental in popularizing the modern jazz style in San Francisco. [1] The club closed in 1965 when jazz ...
In its review of the four-disc compilation, The New York Times indicated that the set was "the gold standard for straight-ahead, postwar jazz rhythm". [11] AllMusic, praising the "pristine" sound and "lovely" packaging, suggested that "no Davis fan should be without these recordings purchased separately or as a set."
It is considered the "first free-standing building in America built for jazz performance and education." [1] [2] [3] It is home to SFJAZZ, a not-for-profit organization that both presents and facilitates jazz education in the San Francisco Bay Area. SFJAZZ has, since 1983, produced the San Francisco Jazz Festival, and since 2004, the SFJAZZ ...