Mersea

New Year's Eve!
Swingin' with Toru, the Japanese Bing Crosby!
With a great band: Toru sings, Dave Strong on drums, Hideo Date on guitar, Dan on bass.

Jazz Kecks at Specs
12 William Saroyan Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Sunday evening at North Beach's hippest dive! (Technically it's Chinatown but we know better.)
We are just south of the intersection of Broadway and Columbus,
up a tiny alley next to pricey Tosca and across from jam-packed
Vesuvio and Ferlinghetti's reknowned City Lights bookstore.
Rated one of America's 15 best bars by Esquire magazine!
No cover. Full bar. Cheap booze!
Museum of memorabilia (collected by Specs himself),
great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
Sing along with us!
Valeriana Quevedo sings and dances her heart out,
Gerry Kennett whacks some drums,
Jonathan Alford tinkles the ivories, and Dan fumbles around on bass.

Crooner
Rich Kalman pens:
some fun sun eve reach
down columbus broadway north beach
dan jon and valerian hittin jazz kecks
wowin the crowd gatherin at specs!

So... what the heck are kecks, anyway?

With Scott Silverberg et al.

Immortality! Yup, we can do that. Woody Allen tells us how:
"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying."
And through good music (and plenty to drink) at the SYC!
Celebrity! Joining us on the bandstand:
Jules Broussard, star of the Bay Area and the USA! Awarded Best Reed Player by the Bammies, has accompanied Ray Charles, Boz Skaggs, Carlos Santana, Elvin Bishop, Art Garfunkel, etc., etc.
Don't miss this show — it will be fantastic!
The band: backing Jules will be Valeriana Quevedo (vocal), Gerry Kennett (drums), John Groves (keyboard) and Dan Keller (bass) — a foot-stompin' band in a spectacular venue!
Sausalito Yacht Club
100 Humboldt Ave.
Sausalito, CA 94965
(415) 332-7400
You have to be guest of a member to come in.
You are the guest of my pal Marge Bottari.
She's saving a big table for us.
Immortal? Famous? This is the place!

We'll be swingin' with Ari Caprow and his band. Hip!
Where? "We are located in the Outer Sunset,
right across the Great Highway from Ocean Beach.
We are easily accessible by car, public transit, or surfboard."
1396 La Playa Street, San Francisco, California 94122
(415) 665-5282
The hippest part? This is the site of the former Dick's
at the Beach, a San Francisco jazz landmark.
Numerous luminaries played there back in the 70s and 80s —
Dave Black, Dick Hadlock, Robin Hodes, Burt Bales, and
so many more. And (ahem) yours truly cut his jazz
teeth there, gigging by night while attending grad school
by day. Long gone but not forgotten!

Barbara Babshad Jazzz Hadenfeldt sings. Wayne de la Cruz on ivories.
Dan thumping the low end... swingin' jazz. I mean jazzz.
Love pizza?
This is the place for it: Sliver Pizzeria, 2132 Center St, Berkeley, CA 94704.

Jazz Kecks at Specs
12 William Saroyan Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Sunday evening at North Beach's hippest dive! (Technically it's Chinatown but we know better.)
We are just south of the intersection of Broadway and Columbus,
up a tiny alley next to pricey Tosca and across from jam-packed
Vesuvio and Ferlinghetti's reknowned City Lights bookstore.
Rated one of America's 15 best bars by Esquire magazine!
No cover. Full bar. Cheap booze!
Museum of memorabilia (collected by Specs himself),
great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
Sing along with us!
Valeriana Quevedo sings and dances her heart out,
Gerry Kennett whacks some drums,
Jonathan Alford tinkles the ivories, and Dan fumbles around on bass.

Crooner
Rich Kalman pens:
some fun sun eve reach
down columbus broadway north beach
dan jon and valerian hittin jazz kecks
wowin the crowd gatherin at specs!

So... what the heck are kecks, anyway?

Valeriana, Gerry, John and Dan —
a foot-stompin' band in a spectacular venue!
Bar with a view of SF. Great food, too.
The flag? That's called a burgee. Every yacht club has one. I hadn't known that, either.

DESCENT INTO MADNESS!!!!!
Book pre-release party for Chicken John Rinaldi's new work: The Book of the Un
111 Minna Gallery (Minna street closed for event)
PARADE OF ABOMINATIONS AT 10PM SHARP!!!!!
$20 ADMISSION and YOU GET A FREE BOOK!
Gallery Tours every 15 minutes!
Sign up today to reserve your spot!

Gala
Dance and Book Launch — The Dance To Remember by Kin Wong
And Ballroom Dance for Senior Fitness
With Paul Price and a salon version of his society orchestra.
The Green Room,
War Memorial Performing Arts Center,
401 Van Ness Avenue (between McAllister and Grove Streets),
San Francisco
TICKETS:
$20 in Advance, $25 at the Door

Jazz Kecks at Specs
12 William Saroyan Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Sunday evening at North Beach's hippest dive! (Technically it's Chinatown but we know better.)
We are just south of the intersection of Broadway and Columbus,
up a tiny alley next to pricey Tosca and across from jam-packed
Vesuvio and Ferlinghetti's reknowned City Lights bookstore.
Rated one of America's 15 best bars by Esquire magazine!
No cover. Full bar. Cheap booze!
Museum of memorabilia (collected by Specs himself),
great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
Sing along with us!
Valeriana Quevedo sings and dances her heart out,
Gerry Kennett whacks some drums,
Jonathan Alford tinkles the ivories, and Dan fumbles around on bass.
That's John Hunt sitting in on 'bone in the picture.

Crooner
Rich Kalman pens:
some fun sun eve reach
down columbus broadway north beach
dan jon and valerian hittin jazz kecks
wowin the crowd gatherin at specs!

So... what the heck are kecks, anyway?

3248 22nd St., SF
(415) 642-0474
With Scott Silverberg et al

With the
Deadliners!

Jazz Kecks at Specs
12 William Saroyan Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Sunday evening at North Beach's hippest dive! (Technically it's Chinatown but we know better.)
We are just south of the intersection of Broadway and Columbus,
up a tiny alley next to pricey Tosca and across from jam-packed
Vesuvio and Ferlinghetti's reknowned City Lights bookstore.
Rated one of America's 15 best bars by Esquire magazine!
No cover. Full bar. Cheap booze!
Museum of memorabilia (collected by Specs himself),
great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
Sing along with us!
Valeriana Quevedo sings and dances her heart out,
Gerry Kennett whacks some drums,
John Groves tinkles the ivories, and Dan fumbles around on bass.

Crooner
Rich Kalman pens:
some fun sun eve reach
down columbus broadway north beach
dan john and valerian hittin jazz kecks
wowin the crowd gatherin at specs!

So... what the heck are kecks, anyway?

Barbara Babshad Jazzz Hadenfeldt sings. Wayne de la Cruz on ivories.
Dan thumping the low end... swingin' jazz. I mean jazzz.
Love pizza?
This is the place for it: Sliver Pizzeria, 2132 Center St, Berkeley, CA 94704.

Jazz Kecks at Specs
12 William Saroyan Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Sunday evening at North Beach's hippest dive! (Technically it's Chinatown but we know better.)
We are just south of the intersection of Broadway and Columbus,
up a tiny alley next to pricey Tosca and across from jam-packed
Vesuvio and Ferlinghetti's reknowned City Lights bookstore.
Rated one of America's 15 best bars by Esquire magazine!
No cover. Full bar. Cheap booze!
Museum of memorabilia (collected by Specs himself),
great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
Sing along with us!
Valeriana Quevedo sings and dances her heart out,
Gerry Kennett whacks some drums,
Jonathan Alford tinkles the ivories, and Dan fumbles around on bass.

Crooner
Rich Kalman pens:
some fun sun eve reach
down columbus broadway north beach
dan jon and valerian hittin jazz kecks
wowin the crowd gatherin at specs!

So... what the heck are kecks, anyway?

Barbara Babshad Jazzz Hadenfeldt sings. Si Perkoff on ivories.
Dan thumping the low end... swingin' jazz. I mean jazzz.
Love pizza?
This is the place for it: Sliver Pizzeria, 2132 Center St, Berkeley, CA 94704.

Kathy Holly, Dave Miotke, and The Supper Club 6
Bastille Day! Come practice your French!
Ristorante Villa d'Este, 2623 Ocean Ave
(between Woodacre Dr & Lagunitas Dr)
San Francisco, CA 94132

Sausalito Cruising Club
300 Napa Street @ Bridgeway & Dunphy Park
Sausalito, CA. 94965
415-332-9922

Kathy Holly's Cabaret Night! (Click for details.)
With Dave Miotke on keys and a passel o' singers.
One price for the show and buffet supper included.
Cash at the door: $20 Non-members, $15 Members. No-host bar.
This is a private club. Guests, please give your names in advance
to member Kathy Holly (415.269.8699) to be added to the list at the door.
Parties of 8 or larger paid in advance may reserve a table.

TJ's World Famous Gingerbread House Restaurant, 74 5th St., Oakland
With Sara Klotz de Aguilar and her
Swingtime Orchestra

Sofitel Hotel, Twin Dolphin Dr., Redwood Shores
With Andre Custodio (drums), Mark Secosh (sax), Tom Disher (keyes),
and Dan (bass)

Jazz Kecks at Specs
12 William Saroyan Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Sunday evening at North Beach's hippest dive! (Technically it's Chinatown but we know better.)
We are just south of the intersection of Broadway and Columbus,
up a tiny alley next to pricey Tosca and across from jam-packed
Vesuvio and Ferlinghetti's reknowned City Lights bookstore.
Rated one of America's 15 best bars by Esquire magazine!
No cover. Full bar. Cheap booze!
Museum of memorabilia (collected by Specs himself),
great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
Sing along with us!
Valeriana Quevedo sings and dances her heart out,
Gerry Kennett whacks some drums,
Jonathan Alford tinkles the ivories, and Dan fumbles around on bass.

Crooner
Rich Kalman pens:
some fun sun eve reach
down columbus broadway north beach
dan jon and valerian hittin jazz kecks
wowin the crowd gatherin at specs!

So... what the heck are kecks, anyway?

The Bay Area Books Festival
In Berkeley, across from the new museum on Oxford at Center
With the infamous Deadliners rock band!
(Mark Hertsgaard, Zoe Carter, Jonathan Alford, Gary Kamiya, Greg the drummer, Mark Schapiro, and Dan)

The Period Events & Entertainments Re-Creation Society's
Captain America's Star-Spangled Ball.
With Sara Klotz de Aguilar and her
Swingtime Orchestra

Kathy Holly, Dave Miotke, and The Supper Club 6
Ristorante Villa d'Este, 2623 Ocean Ave
(between Woodacre Dr & Lagunitas Dr)
San Francisco, CA 94132

Jazz Kecks at Specs
12 William Saroyan Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Sunday evening at North Beach's hippest dive! (Technically it's Chinatown but we know better.)
We are just south of the intersection of Broadway and Columbus,
up a tiny alley next to pricey Tosca and across from jam-packed
Vesuvio and Ferlinghetti's reknowned City Lights bookstore.
Rated one of America's 15 best bars by Esquire magazine!
No cover. Full bar. Cheap booze!
Museum of memorabilia (collected by Specs himself),
great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
Sing along with us!
Valeriana Quevedo sings and dances her heart out,
Gerry Kennett whacks some drums,
Jonathan Alford tinkles the ivories, and Dan fumbles around on bass.

Crooner
Rich Kalman pens:
some fun sun eve reach
down columbus broadway north beach
dan jon and valerian hittin jazz kecks
wowin the crowd gatherin at specs!

So... what the heck are kecks, anyway?

We do the Rat Pack! We are Holly and her Melody Makers!
With John Groves on keys, Bill Belasco on drums, and none other than the fabulous Holly Penfield!
It's Monte Carlo Night —
Join us at this glamorous benefit for the San Francisco Senior Center.
Swingin' music, magnificent dinner, and oh, the views of the Bay!

Westin St. Francis Hotel, 335 Powell Street, San Francisco (nr. Union Sq.), 32nd fl.
With Andre Custodio (drums), Mark Secosh (sax), Tom Disher (keyes),
and Dan (bass)
Hot band plays for the
Impact Fund Gala!

With Eliot Kenin and Reinhardt Swing.
Rhoda Goldman Plaza Retirement Home
2180 Post Street, San Francisco, between Pierce and Scott Streets

With Eliot Kenin and the Spirit
of 29 Dixieland Jazz.

With Eliot Kenin and the Spirit
of 29 Dixieland Jazz.

Marky Quayle, Noel Jewkes, et al
Sausalito Seahorse
305 Harbor Dr.
Sausalito, CA 94965
(415) 331-2899
No cover. Free parking. Great food!

Kathy Holly, Dave Miotke, and The Supper Club 6
Ristorante Villa d'Este, 2623 Ocean Ave
(between Woodacre Dr & Lagunitas Dr)
San Francisco, CA 94132

UCSF Faculty-Alumni House, 745 Parnassus St., SF
Reception for the botanical illustrators.
With Cliff Myers (guitar), Dan Keller (bass), Jennifer Murphy (piano),
Rick Brown (trombone), Jan Van Buyten (drums), and Alexandra Rieloff (vocals)
Click the image for details.

Club 1923, a speakeasy.
644 Broadway, SF.
The Toppman Trio — with Franklin Beau Davis (trumpet) and Paul Price (piano).
An amazing, interactive experience (you are part of the performance!)

Jazz Kecks at Specs
12 William Saroyan Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Sunday evening at North Beach's hippest dive! (Technically it's Chinatown but we know better.)
We are just south of the intersection of Broadway and Columbus,
up a tiny alley next to pricey Tosca and across from jam-packed
Vesuvio and Ferlinghetti's reknowned City Lights bookstore.
Rated one of America's 15 best bars by Esquire magazine!
No cover. Full bar. Affordable booze!
Friendly, cozy, museum of memorabilia (collected by Specs himself),
great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
Sing along with us!
Valeriana Quevedo sings and dances her heart out,
John Groves plays brilliant piano, and Dan fumbles around on bass.

Crooner
Rich Kalman pens:
some fun sun eve reach
down columbus broadway north beach
dan jon and valerian hittin jazz kecks
wowin the crowd gatherin at specs!

So... what the heck are kecks, anyway?

With Kay Kostopoulos (voc), Noel Jewkes (sax), et al.

Kathy Holly, Dave Miotke, and The Supper Club 6
Ristorante Villa d'Este, 2623 Ocean Ave
(between Woodacre Dr & Lagunitas Dr)
San Francisco, CA 94132

Jazz Kecks at Specs
12 William Saroyan Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Sunday evening at North Beach's hippest dive! (Technically it's Chinatown but we know better.)
We are just south of the intersection of Broadway and Columbus,
up a tiny alley next to pricey Tosca and across from jam-packed
Vesuvio and Ferlinghetti's reknowned City Lights bookstore.
Rated one of America's 15 best bars by Esquire magazine!
No cover. Full bar. Affordable booze!
Friendly, cozy, museum of memorabilia (collected by Specs himself),
great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
Sing along with us!
Valeriana Quevedo sings and dances her heart out, Gerry Kennett whacks his drums,
Jonathan Alford plays brilliant piano, and Dan fumbles around on bass.

Crooner
Rich Kalman pens:
some fun sun eve reach
down columbus broadway north beach
dan jon and valerian hittin jazz kecks
wowin the crowd gatherin at specs!

So... what the heck are kecks, anyway?

Sausalito Cruising Club
300 Napa Street @ Bridgeway & Dunphy Park
Sausalito, CA. 94965
415-332-9922

Kathy Holly's Cabaret Night! (Click for details.)
With Dave Miotke on keys and a passel o' singers.
One price for the show and buffet supper included.
Cash at the door: $20 Non-members, $15 Members. No-host bar.
This is a private club. Guests, please give your names in advance
to member Kathy Holly (415.269.8699) to be added to the list at the door.
Parties of 8 or larger paid in advance may reserve a table.

The new
Savanna Jazz (formerly in SF)
1189 Laurel St.,
San Carlos, CA 94070
Reservations:
(415) 624-4549
With Mike Nourie on piano and a bunch of, well, jazz musicians!

Kathy Holly, Dave Miotke, and The Supper Club 6
Ristorante Villa d'Este, 2623 Ocean Ave
(between Woodacre Dr & Lagunitas Dr)
San Francisco, CA 94132

18 Reasons, 3674 18th St., SF
With Jan van Buyten on drums and others.

With Andre Custodio (drums and photographs),
Mark Secosh (sax), and Dan (bass) — hip scene, hot band!

Jazz Kecks at Specs
12 William Saroyan Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Sunday evening at North Beach's hippest dive! (Technically it's Chinatown but we know better.)
We are just south of the intersection of Broadway and Columbus,
up a tiny alley next to pricey Tosca and across from jam-packed
Vesuvio and Ferlinghetti's reknowned City Lights bookstore.
Rated one of America's 15 best bars by Esquire magazine!
No cover. Full bar. Affordable booze!
Friendly, cozy, museum of memorabilia (collected by Specs himself),
great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
Sing along with us!
Valeriana Quevedo sings and dances her heart out, Gerry Kennett whacks his drums,
Jonathan Alford plays brilliant piano, and Dan fumbles around on bass.

Crooner
Rich Kalman pens:
some fun sun eve reach
down columbus broadway north beach
dan jon and valerian hittin jazz kecks
wowin the crowd gatherin at specs!

So... what the heck are kecks, anyway?

Les Joulins, San Francisco's oldest jazz club
44 Ellis St.
Steaks and seafood and Le Jazz Hot!
Featuring Doc Webster on sax.

Les Joulins, San Francisco's oldest jazz club
44 Ellis St.
Steaks and seafood and Le Jazz Hot!
Featuring Doc Webster on sax.

Les Joulins, San Francisco's oldest jazz club
44 Ellis St.
Steaks and seafood and Le Jazz Hot!
Featuring Doc Webster on sax.

Les Joulins, San Francisco's oldest jazz club
44 Ellis St.
Steaks and seafood and Le Jazz Hot!
Featuring Doc Webster on sax.

The Swingin' Door, a traditional British pub
106 E 25th Ave., San Mateo
(650) 574-9723.
Best burger in San Mateo County!
And, of course, the dulcet tones of the immortal
Silicon Gulch Jazz Band!

Kathy Holly, Dave Miotke, and The Supper Club 6
Ristorante Villa d'Este, 2623 Ocean Ave
(between Woodacre Dr & Lagunitas Dr)
San Francisco, CA 94132

Jazz Kecks at Specs
12 William Saroyan Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Sunday evening at North Beach's hippest dive! (Technically it's Chinatown but we know better.)
We are just south of the intersection of Broadway and Columbus,
up a tiny alley next to pricey Tosca and across from jam-packed
Vesuvio and Ferlinghetti's reknowned City Lights bookstore.
Rated one of America's 15 best bars by Esquire magazine!
No cover. Full bar. Affordable booze!
Friendly, cozy, museum of memorabilia (collected by Specs himself),
great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
Sing along with us!
Valeriana Quevedo sings and dances her heart out, Gerry Kennett whacks his drums,
Jonathan Alford plays brilliant piano, and Dan fumbles around on bass.

Crooner
Rich Kalman pens:
some fun sun eve reach
down columbus broadway north beach
dan jon and valerian hittin jazz kecks
wowin the crowd gatherin at specs!

So... what the heck are kecks, anyway?

With pianist Mike Nourie.
We love house parties!

Les Joulins, San Francisco's oldest jazz club
44 Ellis St.
Steaks and seafood and Le Jazz Hot!
Featuring Doc Webster on sax.

Kathy Holly, Dave Miotke, and The Supper Club 6
Ristorante Villa d'Este, 2623 Ocean Ave
(between Woodacre Dr & Lagunitas Dr)
San Francisco, CA 94132

Les Joulins, San Francisco's oldest jazz club
44 Ellis St.
Steaks and seafood and Le Jazz Hot!
Featuring Doc Webster on sax.