Market Street Music Festival 2011

Make your Mondays merrier and your Thursdays a little jazzier with the annual People in Plazas Music Festival all summer long.

Between July and September, there will be over 150 concerts in 18 different outdoor venues on or near Market Street, from the Embarcadero Center to The Castro, so that residents, office workers and tourists alike can hear live music during lunchtime every weekday.

All musicians who participate in the program are local professionals who are able to showcase original compositions. A special emphasis is also place on a variety of musical genres, and artists are encouraged to try styles of music they have wanted to perform and to develop new bands.

So listen in to everything from a rockabilly band to Bengali jazz, and add a little Afro-Cuban or world fusion flair to your lunch hour.

Various Locations (SF) | July-September | Noon-1p | FREE

2011 “People in Plazas” Market Street Music Festival
July 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011
– 160 free lunchtime concerts
– 17 different venues in SF
– Most concerts are Noon to 1pm
– www.peopleinplazas.org

Full 2011 Schedule

July
Fri, July 1
Silk Steel @ 101 California St. (Variety)
Skunkweed Junction @ 425 Market St. (Classic Country)
Jay’e and Friends @ 555 Mission St. (R&B)
Big Trio @ Mint Plaza (Jazz)

Wed, July 6
Three Buck Chuck @ 50 Fremont St. (Rockabilly)
Pulse Brasil @ 525 Market St. (Brazilian)

Thurs 7
Amanda King @ Pyramid Center (Jazz)
LaTiDo @ The Beacon (Latin)

Fri, July 8
Gas House Gang @ 101 California St. (Traditional Jazz)
Little Brown Brother @ 425 Market St. (Pinoy Jazz)
Doni Harvey @ 560 Mission St. (Blues/R&B)
Agent Deadlies @ Mint Plaza (Ska)

Sun, July 10
T Mambo  @ 1pm – 2pm in Jane Warner Plaza (Afro-Cuban)

Mon, July 11
Kurt Ribak Trio @ 101 California St. (Jazz)
Bobbie Webb @ Rincon Center (Blues)

Wed, July 13
Pan Extasy @ 50 Fremont St. (Reggae/Caribbean)
Faz @ Crocker Galleria (World)

Thurs, July 14
Ritmojito @ 333 Market St. (Salsa)
Belinda Blair @ Embarcadero 2 (Swing)
Danilo Paiz Quartet @ Pyramid Center (Salsa/Merengue/Cumbia)

Fri, July 15
Colibri @ 101 California St. (Mexican)
Bobbe Norris @ 425 Market St. (Jazz)
Gumbo West @ 555 Mission St. (Cajun)
T Mambo @ Mint Plaza (Afro-Cuban)

Mon, July 18
Adrian Gormley Quartet @ 101 California St. (Ellington/Strayhorn Jazz)

Tues, July 19
Larry Vann Band @ Boeddeker Park (Smooth Jazz/Blues)

Wed, July 20
B Rooster Blues @ 50 Fremont St. (Blues)
Rosa Los Santos @ 525 Market St. (Peruvian)

Thurs, July 21
Andre Thierry/Zydeco Magic @ Pyramid Center (Zydeco)
Dee Spenser Quartet @ The Beacon (Jazz/R&B)

Fri, July 22
Jon Ericksen/Lisa Sanchez @ 101 California St. (Jazz/R&B)
Falso Biano @ 425 Market St. (Brazilian Coro)
Hiwatters @ 560 Mission St. (Surf)
Spoonbill @ Mint Plaza (New Orleans Party)

Mon, July 25
Three’s a Crowd @ 101 California St. (Jazz)

Tues, July 26
Cascada @ Rincon Center (World Fusion)
Stompy Jones @ Yerba Buena Lane (Jump Swing)

Wed, July 27
Bobbie Webb @ 50 Fremont St. (Blues)
Cal and Chris @ Crocker Galleria (Country)

Thurs, July 28
Carne Cruda @ 333 Market St. (Nuevo Latino)
The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol @Embarcadero 2 (Jazz/Blues)
Pat Wilder @Pyramid Center (Blues)

Fri, July 29
Danilo y Olga @101 California St. (Latin)
Blue on Green @ 425 Market St. (Celtic Rock)
Larry Walker Quartet @ 555 Mission St. (Blues/R&B)
Saddle Cats @ Mint Plaza (Western Swing)

August
Mon, August 1
Three Coins in the Fountain @ 101 California St. (Italian)

Wed, August 3
Dix Bruce @ Crocker Galleria (Bluegrass)

Thurs, August 4
Stompy Jones @ 333 Market St. (Jump Swing)
Steve Espaniola @ Embarcadero 2 (Hawaiian)
Macy Blackman & The Mighty Fines @ Pyramid Center (1950s R&B)

Fri, August 5
Faz @101 California St. (World)
Hiwatters @ 425 Market St. (Surf)
Belinda Blair @ 560 Mission St. (Swing)
Bengal and Beyond @ Mint Plaza (Bengali Jazz)

Mon, August 8
Heart of the City @ 101 California St. (Jazz)

Tues, August 9
Saddle Cats @ Rincon Center (Western Swing)

Wed, August 10
Rolando Morales @ 525 Market St. (Latin)
The Big Trio @ One Bush St (Hammond B3 Jazz)

Thurs, August 11
Bobbie Webb @ 333 Market St. (Blues)
Sabrosito @ Pyramid Center (Latin)
Spoonbill @ The Beacon (New Orleans Party)

Fri, August 12
Sharman Duran Quartet @ 101 California St. (Jazz)
Soul Sauce @ 425 Market St. (Latin Jazz)
Mindy Cantor and the A List @ 555 Mission St. (Funk)
Equilibria @ Mint Plaza (Latin)

Sun, August 14
Andre Thierry/Zydeco Magic @ 1pm-2pm in Jane Warner Plaza (Zydeco)

Mon, August 15
Jimbo Trout @ 101 California St. (Roots Music)

Tues, August 16
T Mambo @ Boeddeker Park (Afro-Cuban)

Wed, August 17
Em K @ Crocker Galleria (Acoustic Rock)
LaTiDo @ One Bush St (Latin)

Thurs, August 18
Macy Blackman & The Mighty Fines @ 333 Market St. (1950s R&B)
Jay’e and Friends @ Embarcadero 2 (R&B)
Pan Extasy @ Pyramid Center (Reggae & Caribbean)

Fri, August 19
4 on the Floor @ 101 California St. (Swing)
Juan Moyoli Flamenco @ 425 Market St. (Flamenco with Dancers)
Vega! @ 560 Mission St. (Salsa/Cumbia)
Larry Vann Band @ Mint Plaza (Smooth Jazz/Blues)

Mon, August 22
Larry Walker/Jim Nichols @ 101 California St. (Jazz)

Tues, August 23
Le Jazz Hot @ Rincon Center (Gypsy Jazz)

Wed, August 24
Kurt Ribak Trio @ 525 Market St. (Jazz)
Nicolas Bearde  @ One Bush St (Jazz)

Thurs, August 25
Dee Spenser @ 333 Market St. (Jazz/R&B)
Hobo Paradise @ Pyramid Center (Roots Music)
Pan Extasy @ The Beacon (Reggae/Caribbean)

Fri, August 26
Groove Guyz @ 101 California St. (Smooth Jazz)
Ritmojito @ 425 Market St. (Salsa)
Mission Varrion Project @ 555 Mission St. (Cuban)
Amanda King @ Mint Plaza (Jazz)

Mon, August 29
Khevan Lennon Onaje @ 101 California St. (Jazz)

Tues, August 30
Bolero y Mas @ Yerba Buena Lane (Cuban)

Wed, August 31
Silk Steel @ Crocker Galleria (Variety)
Skunkweed Junction @ One Bush St (Classic Country)

September
Thurs 1
Sarah Santana @ Embarcadero 2 (Brazilian)
Caliente @ Orrick Building (Latin)
Rosa Los Santos @ Pyramid Center (Peruvian)

Fri 2
Falso Baino @ 101 California St. (Brazilian Coro)
Gumbo West @ 425 Market St. (Cajun)
Boogaloo Boogie @ 560 Mission St. (Puerto Rican)
Little Brown Brother @ Mint Plaza (Pinoy Jazz)

Tues 6

Bobbe Norris  @ Rincon Center (Jazz)

Wed 7
The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol @ 525 Market St. (Jazz/Blues)

Thurs 8
Pat Wilder @ 333 Market St. (Blues)
West Coast Special @ Orrick Building (Cajun)
Dix Bruce @ Pyramid Center (Bluegrass)
Rolando Morales @ The Beacon (Latin)

Fri 9
Juan Moyoli Flamenco @ 101 California St. (Flamenco with Dancers)
Steve Espaniola @ 425 Market St. (Hawaiian)
Manteca @ 555 Mission St. (Latin)
Mission Varrio Project @ Mint Plaza (Cuban)

Sun 11
Belinda Blair @ 1pm – 2pm in Jane Warner Plaza (Swing)

Mon 12
Cal and Chris @ 101 California St. (Country)

Tues 13
LaTiDo @ Rincon Center (Latin)

Wed 14
Carne Cruda @ 525 Market St. (Nuevo Latino)
Charles Barreda @ Crocker Galleria (Latin)

Thurs 15
Spoonbill @ Embarcadero 2 (New Orleans Party)
Qrquestra Universal @ Orrick Building (Salsa)
Dee Spenser Quartet @Pyramid Center (Jazz/R&B)

Fri 16
EmK @ 101 California St. (Acoustic Rock)
Sabrosito @ 425 Market St. (Mexican)
Matt Baxter Quartet @ 560 Mission St. (Blues)
Vega! @ Mint Plaza (Latin)

Mon  19
Le Jazz Hot @ 101 California St. (Gypsy Jazz)

Tues 20
Pulse Brasil @ Rincon Center (Brazilian)
Doni Harvey @ Boeddeker Park (Blues/R&B)

Wed 21
Three Buck Chuck @525 Market St. (Rockabilly)
Groove Guyz @ Crocker Galleria (Smooth Jazz)

Thurs 22
Full House Rhythm Kings @ 333 Market St. (R&B)
Randy Moore @ Orrick Building (Jazz)
Nicolas Bearde @ Pyramid Center (Jazz)
Larry Vann Band @ The Beacon (Smooth Jazz/Blues)

Fri 23
Left Coast Special @ 101 California St. (Cajun)
Bolero y Mas @ 425 Market St. (Cuban)
Robin Campbell Band @ 555 Mission St. (Sultry Rock)
The Freeze @ Mint Plaza (Improv Rap)

Mon 26
Charles Barreda @ 101 California St. (Latin)

Tues 27
Amanda King @ Rincon Center (Jazz)
Doni Harvey @ Yerba Buena Lane (Blues/R&B)

Wed 28
EmK @ 525 Market St. (Acoustic Rock)
Three’s a Crowd @ Crocker Galleria (Jazz)

Thurs 29
Stompy Jones @ Embarcadero 2 (Jump Swing)
Ritmojito @ Pyramid Center (Salsa)

Fri 30
Belinda Blair @ 101 California St. (Swing)
Randy Moore @ 425 Market St. (Jazz)
T Mambo @ 560 Mission St. (Afro-Cuban)
Andre Thierry/Zydeco Magic @ Mint Plaza (Zydeco)