Market Street Music Festival

This free annual outdoor music festival puts on over 140 free lunchtime concerts of all styles from July to October in over 15 different public plazas stretched from the Embarcadero through the Castro.

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2015 “People in Plazas” Market Street Music Festival
July 8 to October 28, 2015 | Most concerts are from noon to 1 pm
– 140+ free lunchtime concerts
– 15+ different venues in SF

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2015 People In Plazas Schedule
All concerts are from noon to 1 pm, unless stated otherwise. Schedules are subject to change.

July

• Wed 8
  Josh Klipp and the Klipptones – Retro Pop – 50 Fremont St.
  Gerald Beckett Quartet – Jazz – Civic Center/Alioto Plaza
  Pulse Brasil – Brazilian – Embarcadero Square
  12:15-1:15 pm: Du Vu Quartet – McCoppin Plaza
• Thu 9
  Steve Espaniola – Hawaiian – Transamerica Redwood Park
  Sandor Moss Cuban – Salsa – 333 Market St.
  12:30 – 1:30 pm: Sony Holland – Jazz – Mint Plaza
• Fri 10
  City Opera SF – Opera – 425 Market St.
  Groove Guys Smooth – Jazz – 101 California St.
  Geometry of Chance – Brazilian – 303 2nd St.
  Pickpocket Ensemble – Jazz – Crocker Galleria
• Sun 12, 1-2 pm: Dirty Cello – Cello Blues – Jane Warner Plaza
• Tues 14 Gaucho – Gypsy Swing – Rincon Center
• Wed 15
  Kenya B Trio – R&B – 50 Fremont St.
  Stompy Jones – Jump Swing – Civic Center/Alioto Plaza
  Gumbo West – New Orleans Blues – 2 Embarcadero Center
• Thu 16
  Cosmo Alleycats – Swing – Transamerica Redwood Park
  Dr. Dee’s Tite Rack w/Jason Brock – Jazz/Pop – 333 Market St.
  12:30 – 1:30 pm: BrazilVox – Brazilian – Mint Plaza
• Fri 17
  Macy Blackman – Blues/Early Rock – 425 Market St.
  Shabang – Steel Drum – 555 Mission St.
  No Coasters – Jazz – 101 California St.
  Amanda King – Jazz Vocals – 303 2nd St.
• Wed 22
  Le Jazz Hot – Gypsy Jazz – 50 Fremont St.
  Dr. Dee’s Tite Rack w/Jason Brock – Jazz/Pop – Civic Center/Alioto Plaza
• Thu 23
  Manteca Latin – Jazz – Transamerica Redwood Park
  12:30 – 1:30 pm: Cartoon Jazz Septet – Jazz – Mint Plaza
• Fri 24
  Matt Baxter – Delta Blues – 425 Market St.
  Kurt Ribak Quintet – Jazz – 560 Mission St.
  Sabrosito – Mexican Traditional – 101 California St.
• Sun 26, 1-2 pm: Pat Wilder – Blues – Jane Warner Plaza
• Tues 28 Saddle Cats – Western Swing – Rincon Center
• Wed 29
  The Big Trio – Jazz – 50 Fremont St.
  Vega! – Latin Jazz – Civic Center/Alioto Plaza
  Musica Colibri – Latin – 2 Embarcadero Center
• Thu 30
  Le Jazz Hot – Gypsy Jazz – Transamerica Redwood Park
  Bobbie Webb – Blues – 333 Market St.
  12:30 – 1:30 pm: T-Mambo – Afro Cuban – Mint Plaza
• Fri 31
  Hobo Paradise – Americana – 425 Market St.
  Raq Filipina – Filipino Pop – 555 Mission St.
  Hi Watters – Surf – 101 California St.

August

• Wed 5
  Larry Vann – R&B – One Bush Plaza
  Saddle Cats – Western Swing – Civic Center/Alioto Plaza
• Thu 6
  Futuro Picante Mission – Youth Salsa Band – Transamerica Redwood Park
  12:30 -1:30 pm: Steven Espaniola – Hawaiian – Mint Plaza
• Fri 7
  Bengal and Beyond – Bengali Jazz – 425 Market St.
  Merenai Shim/ Yuri Liberzon – Classical – Crocker Galleria
  Bryan Girard Trio – Jazz – 101 California St.
  Charlie Barreda-SF Latin Jazz – Latin Jazz – 303 2nd St.
• Sun 9, 1-2 pm: 9th Ward Millionaire$ – New Orleans Jazz – Jane Warner Plaza
• Tue 11
  Jeremy Cohen – Violin Jazz – Rincon Center
  Saddle Cats – Western Swing – Embarcadero Square
• Wed 12
  Josh Klipp and the Klipptones – Retro Pop – One Bush Plaza
  Hiwatters – Surf – Civic Center/Alioto Plaza
  Bobbe Norris – Jazz Vocals – 2 Embarcadero Center
• Thu 13
  Omega Rae Band – R&B – Transamerica Redwood Park
  LaTiDo – Salsa – 333 Market St.
  12:30-1:30 pm: Skunkweed Junction – Classic Country – Mint Plaza
• Fri 14 Clint Baker’s Hot Five – Jazz – 425 Market St.
  Ritmojito – Salsa – 560 Mission St.
  Dos Gardenias – Music of the Americas – 101 California St.
• Tue 18 Wendy DeWitt – Queen of Boogie Woogie – Rincon Center
• Wed 19
  Bobbie Webb – Blues – One Bush Plaza
  Futuro Picante Mission – Youth Salsa Band – Civic Center/Alioto Plaza
  Kenya B Trio – R&B – 2 Embarcadero Center
• Thu 20
  La Mixta Criola – Puerto Rican – Transamerica Redwood Park
  Stompy Jones – Jump Swing – 333 Market St.
  12:30 – 1:30 pm: Andre Theirry – Zydeco Mint Plaza
• Fri 21
  Axelrod/Ventresco Band – Americana – 425 Market St.
  Soul Mechanix – Soul – 555 Mission St.
  Manteca Latin – Jazz – 101 California St.
  Bolero y Mas – Salsa – 303 2nd St.
• Sun 23, 1-2 pm: Caribbean All-Stars – Reggae – Jane Warner Plaza
• Tue 25 Pat Wilder – Blues – Rincon Center
• Wed 26
  Ja’ye and Friends – R&B – One Bush Plaza
  Sony Holland – Jazz Vocals – Civic Center/Alioto Plaza
  Trio Sin Lio – Latin – 2 Embarcadero Center
• Thu 27
  Lady Chi and the Numbers – Funk – Transamerica Redwood Park
  Le Jazz Hot – Gypsy Jazz – 333 Market St.
  12:30 – 1:30 pm: City Opera SF – Opera – Mint Plaza
• Fri 28
  Futuro Picante Mission – Youth Salsa Band – 425 Market St.
  Clint Baker’s Hot Five – Jazz – 560 Mission St.
  The View from Bernal Hill – Jazz – 101 California St.

September

• Tue 1 Citizen Jazz – Jazz – Embarcadero Square
• Wed 2
  Ja’ye and Friends – R&B – Civic Center/Alioto Plaza
  Belinda Blair – Swing – 2 Embarcadero Center
• Thu 3
  Josh Klipp and the Klipptones – Retro Pop – Transamerica Redwood Park
  12:30-1:30 pm: The B Stars Western – Swing – Mint Plaza
• Fri 4
  Wendy DeWitt Queen of – Boogie Woogie – 425 Market St.
  Saddle Cats Western – Swing – 101 California St.
  Soul Mechanix – Soul – 303 2nd St.
  City Opera SF – Opera – Crocker Galleria
• Sun 6 Josh Klipp and the Klipptones – Retro Pop – Jane Warner Plaza
• Tues 8 Coelho and Ridnell – Brazilian – Mechanics Plaza
• Wed 9 Charlie Barreda-SF Latin Jazz – Latin Jazz – Civic Center/Alioto Plaza
• Thu 10
  Orquesta Universal – Latin – Transamerica Redwood Park
  Kurt Ribak Quintet – Jazz – 333 Market St.
  12:30-1:30 pm: Macy Blackman – Blues/Early Rock – Mint Plaza
• Fri 11
  Amaranth String Quartet – Classical – 425 Market St.
  Gumbo West New Orleans – Blues – 201 Spear St.
  Wendy DeWitt – Queen of Boogie Woogie – 555 Mission St.
  Citizen Jazz – Jazz – 101 California St.
• Sun 13 Dr. Dee’s Tite Rack w/Jason Brock – Pop/Jazz – Jane Warner Plaza
• Tues 15
  Citizen Jazz – Jazz – Rincon Center
  Groove Guyz – Smooth Jazz – Mechanics Plaza
• Wed 16 Matt Baxter – Delta Blues – 2 Embarcadero Center
• Thu 17
  Groove Guyz – Smooth Jazz – Transamerica Redwood Park
  The B Stars – Western Swing – 333 Market St.
  12:30 – 1:30 pm: Lady Chi and the Numbers – Funk – Mint Plaza
• Fri 18
  Coelho and Ridnell – Brazilian – 425 Market St.
  Kurt Ribak Trio – Jazz – 201 Spear St.
  Jimbo Trout and the Fish People – Americana – 101 California St.
  Stompy Jones – Jump Swing – 303 2nd St.
• Sun 20 Kurt Ribak Quintet – Jazz – Jane Warner Plaza
• Tues 22
  Kenya B Trio – R&B – Rincon Center
  Faye Carol – Jazz/Blues – Mechanics Plaza
• Wed 23 Larry Vann – R&B – Civic Center/Alioto Plaza
• Thu 24
  Citizen Jazz – Jazz – Transamerica Redwood Park
  12:30 – 1:30 pm: Caribbean All -Stars – Reggae – Mint Plaza
• Fri 25
  No Coasters – Jazz – 425 Market St.
  Sandor Moss Cuban – Salsa – 201 Spear St.
  Cosmo Alleycats – Swing – 560 Mission St.
  9th Ward Millionaire$ – New Orleans Blues – 101 California St.
• Sun 27 Faye Carol – Jazz/Blues – Jane Warner Plaza
• Tues 29
  Groove Guyz – Smooth Jazz – Rincon Center
  Le Jazz Hot – Gypsy Jazz – Mechanics Plaza
• Wed 30
  Shabang – Steel Drum – Civic Center/Alioto Plaza
  LaTiDo – Salsa – 2 Embarcadero Center

October

• Thu 1
  Axelrod/Ventresco Band – Americana – Transamerica Redwood Park
  12:30 – 1:30 pm: Amanda King – Jazz Vocals – Mint Plaza
• Fri 2
  Bistro Moustache – Gypsy Jazz – 425 Market St.
  Pat Wilder – Blues – 201 Spear St.
  Coelho and Ridnell – Brazilian – 101 California St.
  Steve Espaniola – Hawaiian – Crocker Galleria
• Wed 7 SF Opera,SF Symphony or SF Jazz – TBD – Civic Center/Alioto Plaza
• Wed 14 SF Opera, SF Symphony or SF Jazz – TBD – Civic Center/Alioto Plaza
• Wed 21 SF Opera, SF Symphony or SF Jazz – TBD – Civic Center/Alioto Plaza
• Tue 27 T-Mambo – Afro-Cuban – Embarcadero Square
• Wed 28 SF Opera, SF Symphony or SF – Jazz – TBD Civic Center/Alioto Plaza