Mersea

New Year's Eve!
With Richard Chon and his Moonglows.
We'll be on top floor recreation area, accessible by elevator from the main lobby.

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.)
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 nestles Specs.
Rated Best North Beach Bar by SF Weekly and called
"the quintessential San Francisco hangout."
Full bar. No cover.
Friendly, cozy, museum of memorabilia, great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
Valeriana Quevedo sings, John Groves plays piano, and Dan fumbles around on bass.
San Francisco's best restaurants are nearby...
Have dinner then join us and get next week started right!

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

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

Toru's 77th birthday!
With a great band: Toru sings, Dave Strong on drums, Hideo Date on guitar, George on keys, Stuart Yasaki on
saxes and horns, and the usual suspects...

Don Neely's Penthouse Rhythm
Sir Francis Drake Hotel, Union Square, SF

At Food, Inc., a charming Italian-style bistro with delicious entrees
and a good wine selection — 2800 California at Divisadero.
With Steve Stein on guitar
and Lindsey Presson singing.
Good food, great music!

Sausalito Yacht Club
1 El Portal, Sausalito (next to the ferry landing)
Kathy Holly, Dave Miotke, Connie Ducey, Phillip Percy Williams,
Juli Stewart, The Blenders, Ralph Pinkerton, Carlo Solivan, and surprise guest!
�Thirsty Thursday Performance Series�
Happy Hour Drinks 4:00 to 7:00pm
Delicious Mini Bites Menu 5:00 to 8:00pm

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.)
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 nestles Specs.
Rated Best North Beach Bar by SF Weekly and called
"the quintessential San Francisco hangout."
Full bar. No cover.
Friendly, cozy, museum of memorabilia, great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
Valeriana Quevedo sings, John Groves plays piano, and Dan fumbles around on bass.
San Francisco's best restaurants are nearby...
Have dinner then join us and get next week started right!

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

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

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

Bistro SF Grill, on California just west of Divisadero.
Amazing menu: buffalo, alligator, ostrich... dee-lish!
Next time, I'm having the wild boar. No kidding!
With Alexandra Tejeda Rieloff (vocal), Rick Brown (trombone), and Ryan Pate (guitar).

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

Kathy Holly's Cabaret Night!
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.

Benefit for Creative Arts School's Fall Fair, 1600 Turk St., SF.
With Steve Stein.

Barbara Babshad Jazzz Hadenfeldt. Andy Ostwald on ivories, Charlie
Hadenfeldt on skins, and 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.

2134 Polk Street, between Broadway and Vallejo
With Alexandra Tejeda Rieloff (vocal), Rick Brown (trombone), and Ryan Pate (guitar).

Bistro SF Grill, on California just west of Divisadero.
Amazing menu: buffalo, alligator, ostrich... dee-lish!
With Alexandra Tejeda Rieloff (vocal), Rick Brown (trombone), and Ryan Pate (guitar).

Kathy Holly and Shota Osabe

The Stable — Folsom near 17th St., SF.
With Steve Stein and Mark Schwartz and of course Dan.
Jews jazz, I guess. Who knew.

With Little Spike (band), Dave Strong (drums), and the usual suspects.

The Stable — Folsom near 17th St., SF.
With Steve Stein and Mark Schwartz and of course Dan.
Jews jazz, I guess. Who knew.

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

With Eliot Kenin and Reinhardt Swing.
The 28th Annual Lambtown Festival
will be held at The Dixon May Fair Grounds, 655 South 1st St., Dixon, on
Saturday, October 4, 2014 from 10 AM to 6 PM and Sunday, October 5, 10 AM to 4 PM.
Admission is just $3.00 for adults. Children 6 - 13 $1.00 and kids 5 and under are FREE!
For your enjoyment, you will find craft and fiber booths, carnival rides for kids,
competitions, and as always, a variety of great food celebrating the lamb industry
and the rich agricultural heritage of the region. This year's live entertainment
will feature great bands and dance routines.

Pe�a Pachamama Center
- Live Music, Organic Food
1630 Powell St., San Francisco, CA 94133,
415/646-0018
Valeriana Quevedo (vocal), Benny Watson (piano), Bill Belasco (drums), and Dan

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.)
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 nestles Specs.
Rated Best North Beach Bar by SF Weekly and called
"the quintessential San Francisco hangout."
Full bar. No cover.
Friendly, cozy, museum of memorabilia, great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
Valeriana Quevedo sings, Sharman Duran plays piano, and Dan fumbles around on bass.
San Francisco's best restaurants are nearby...
Have dinner then join us and get next week started right!

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

So... what are kecks, anyway?

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.)
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 nestles Specs.
Rated Best North Beach Bar by SF Weekly and called
"the quintessential San Francisco hangout."
Full bar. No cover.
Friendly, cozy, museum of memorabilia, great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
Valeriana Quevedo sings, John Groves plays piano, and Dan fumbles around on bass.
San Francisco's best restaurants are nearby...
Have dinner then join us and get next week started right!
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!

Dominic's Oyster Point. Private party. Gypsy jazz with Casper Sterio.

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

Kathy Holly's Cabaret Night!
With Dave Miotke on keys and the usual 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.

With Eliot Kenin and Reinhardt Swing.
At the Art
House Gallery & Cultural Center
2905 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley CA 94705
510-472-3170
All ages
Wheelchair accessible.

With Eliot Kenin and Reinhardt Swing.
On Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, CA.

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

Stupendous, high-energy Woody Thompson sings.
Paul Blankinship on keys.
Whataband!
Milk Bar (21+ only)
1840 Haight St., SF.
Across from Amoeba Records; at the entrance to GG Park.
$13 at the door. $11 if you buy your ticket ahead of time at
Eventbrite and $9 if you use
our magic event code (if only we knew what that is...)

Barbara Babshad Jazzz Hadenfeldt. Benny Watson on ivories, Charlie
Hadenfeldt on skins, and Dan thumping the low end... swingin' jazz. I mean jazzz.
Love traditional onion soup?
Gourmet French bistro La Fable, 1508 Walnut St., Berkeley (nr Chez Panisse).

Villages Golf and Country Club, 5000 Cribari Lane, San Jose, CA 95135
Joe Escobar 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.)
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 nestles Specs.
Rated Best North Beach Bar by SF Weekly and called
"the quintessential San Francisco hangout."
Full bar. No cover.
Friendly, cozy, museum of memorabilia, great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
San Francisco's best restaurants are nearby...
Have dinner then join us and get next week started right!
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!

Rehearsal with Kelly Park's big 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

Sheba Piano Lounge
Ethiopian food and full bar
1419 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115

Al Yamanoha (guitar and piano), Jerry Logas (bari, flute, clarinet),
Brady Bolton (drums), Jabril Alvarez (piano), Santee Huckabee (percussion),
Dan on bass. and others sometimes sit in.

Fete de la Musique
Alliance Fran�aise de San Francisco
1345 Bush St.
Room 10
French culture, food, art. Go for the crepes! Yum!
Lynne Billig on vocals, Jan van Buyten on drums, Gary Zellerbach on guitar, Dan on bass.

With Eliot Kenin and Reinhardt Swing.
At the 44th
Annual Live Oak Park Fair.

Private party

Jazz with the Hadenfeldts (Barbara vocals, Charlie drums) and Walter Bankovitch on piano

Please join us at the Westside Cafe.
At 9th and Parker, in Berkeley.
There's a full bar (best Moscow Mule in town!
Or try a Rebel YELL), good food (pulled pork sandwich, yummy salads, etc.), and jazzz ~~

With Larry Oleno on piano and Hal Richards on hornies.
Berge's birthday!

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.)
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 nestles Specs.
Rated Best North Beach Bar by SF Weekly and called
"the quintessential San Francisco hangout."
Full bar. No cover.
Friendly, cozy, museum of memorabilia, great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
The band: Grammy-winner Alexa Weber Morales with Jonathan Alford on piano and Dan Keller on bass.
San Francisco's best restaurants are nearby...
Have dinner then join us and get next week started right!
Crooner Rich Kalman pens:
some fun sun eve reach
down columbus broadway north beach
dan jon and alexa hittin jazz kecks
wowin the crowd gatherin at specs!

Don Neely's Royal Society Jazz Orchestra with Carla Normand
Fairmont Hotel, Nob Hill, SF

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.)
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 nestles Specs.
Rated Best North Beach Bar by SF Weekly and called
"the quintessential San Francisco hangout."
Full bar. No cover.
Friendly, cozy, museum of memorabilia, great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
The band: the legendary
Valeriana Quevedo
(Beach Blanket Babylon) with Jonathan Alford on piano and Dan Keller on bass.
San Francisco's best restaurants are nearby...
Have dinner then join us and get next week started right!
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!

Private party

San Francisco's most famous and oldest bistro,
the world-famous Cliff House
is part of the Sutro Historic Landscape District and is the crown jewel
of the largest urban national park in the United States.
1090 Point Lobos Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 386-3330
With Eliot Kenin and Reinhardt Swing.
We'll be playing on the balcony overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Jam session formerly directed by
Peter Eden.
You never know who will walk in the door carrying their axe,
but you can count on a solid rhythm section!
50 Mason St. (near Market)
San Francisco, CA

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

Dell'Uva Casual Food and Wine,
565 Green St. (betw Columbus and Grant), San Francisco. (415) 393-9930
With Consensual Bop (Mark Secosh et al)

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.)
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 nestles Specs.
Rated Best North Beach Bar by SF Weekly and called
"the quintessential San Francisco hangout."
Full bar. No cover.
Friendly, cozy, museum of memorabilia, great bartender, no annoying TV,
and best of all, live jazz and latin standards.
The band: the legendary
Valeriana Quevedo
(Beach Blanket Babylon) with Jason Martineau on piano and Dan Keller on bass.
San Francisco's best restaurants are nearby...
Have dinner then join us and get next week started right!
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!

At Food, Inc., a charming Italian-style bistro with delicious entrees
and a good wine selection — 2800 California at Divisadero.
With Steve Stein on guitar
and Lindsey Presson singing.
Good food, great music!

Charlie Barreda, vibes; Michael Brinkerhoff, guitar; Dan Keller, bass.

Michael Brinkerhoff, guitar; Kate Geraghty, sax; Dan Keller, bass.

Nickie's, 466 Haight St., SF
Tom Lander guitar, Marty Brewer drums, and Dan bass

Michael Brinkerhoff quartet (vocal, sax, guitar and bass)

Mint Leaf Restaurant,
1513 Shattuck Ave.,
Berkeley
Michael Brinkerhoff trio (vibes, guitar and bass)

A movie soundtrack — they want classic/bop jazz.
At The Wally Sound in Oakland.
This guy still uses magnetic tape (2-inch!)... Nostalgia!

Royal Society Jazz Orchestra with Carla Normand
Fundraiser for the Bentley School. The theme is the 1920s. Dinner dance.
Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Dr., Oakland

The Berkeley City Club, AKA The Little Castle — 2315 Durant Ave.,
downtown Berkeley. $10 at the door, includes one drink.
Hot band: Kelly Park on piano, his son Evan on drums,
of course Dan on bass, and the headliner: Lindsey Presson singing.
It's an open mike — "Open to singers, musicians of all genres, jazz poets, and songwriters." — East Bay Express

It's Mardi Gras!
Come eat pancakes with us and hear some hot jazz... in church!
Not an ordinary church, an all-inclusive one, with a rector, Rev. David Lui,
and a congregation that knows how to have a good time, good food, and good music!
1750 29th Ave. betw Noriega/Moraga.
$12/adult, $6/child under 12.
The band: Valeriana sings, Alan Steger plays piano, Dan on bass.
Hot!

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

Specs
12 William Saroyan Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Start next week early and fun — join us Sunday evening at North Beach's hippest dive! (Technically it's Chinatown but we know better.)
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 nestles Specs. It was once rated Best North Beach Bar by SF Weekly and called "the quintessential San Francisco hangout."
Friendly, cozy, museum-like eclectic collection of historic memorabilia, great bartender, no annoying TV, and best of all, live jazz and pop standards.
The band: the legendary
Valeriana Quevedo
(Beach Blanket Babylon) accompanied by Jonathan Alford on piano and Dan Keller on bass.
San Francisco's best restaurants are in the area... have dinner, and then join us and get next week started right!
Crooner Rich Kalman pens:
some fun sun eve reach
down columbus broadway north beach
dan alan and valerian hittin jazz kecks
wowin the crowd gatherin at specs!

At Food, Inc. — 2800 California at Divisadero.
With Steve Stein on guitar
and the legendary Alan Steger on keyboard.
Hot!
Good food, great music!

San Francisco City Club — Mardi Gras extravaganza — Royal Society Jazz Orchestra

Michael Brinkerhoff quartet (vocal, sax, guitar and bass)

Mint Leaf Restaurant,
1513 Shattuck Ave.,
Berkeley
Michael Brinkerhoff trio (vibes, guitar and bass)

Michael Brinkerhoff quartet (vocal, sax, guitar and bass)

Heritage Pointe Senior Housing,
1785 Shuey Ave. #100, Walnut Creek
Michael Brinkerhoff (guitar), Kate Geraghty (sax), Dan (bass)

Mint Leaf Restaurant,
1513 Shattuck Ave.,
Berkeley
Gary Zellerbach (guitar), Glen Iwaoka (drums), Dan (bass)

Specs
12 William Saroyan Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Start next week early and fun — join us Sunday evening at North Beach's hippest dive! (Technically it's Chinatown but we know better.)
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 nestles Specs. It was once rated Best North Beach Bar by SF Weekly and called "the quintessential San Francisco hangout."
Friendly, cozy, museum-like eclectic collection of historic memorabilia, great bartender, no annoying TV, and best of all, live jazz and pop standards.
The band: the legendary Valeriana Quevedo (Beach Blanket Babylon) accompanied by Alan Steger on piano and Dan Keller on bass.
San Francisco's best restaurants are in the area... have dinner, and then join us and get next week started right!
Crooner Rich Kalman pens:
some fun sun eve reach
down columbus broadway north beach
dan alan and valerian hittin jazz kecks
wowin the crowd gatherin at specs!

At Food, Inc. — 2800 California at Divisadero.
With Steve Stein on guitar
and the legendary Alan Steger on keyboard.
Hot!
Good food, great music!

Club DeLuxe on Haight near Ashbury. They even have pizza!
Hot band: Greg Gotelli, Don Neely, John Hunt, Noel Weidkamp, Duncan James, Si Perkoff
and of course Dan

Michael Brinkerhoff quartet (vocal, sax, guitar and bass)

Mint Leaf Restaurant,
1513A Shattuck Ave.,
Berkeley
Michael Brinkerhoff trio (vibes, guitar and bass)

Club DeLuxe on Haight near Ashbury. They even have pizza!
Hot band: Greg Gotelli, Don Neely, John Hunt, Noel Weidkamp, Duncan James, Si Perkoff
and of course Dan

Mint Leaf Restaurant,
1513A Shattuck Ave.,
Berkeley
Michael Brinkerhoff trio (vibes, guitar and bass)