Upcoming Shows
November Bay Area Jazz & Groove Calendar
Wed, Nov 5 — White Rabbit | 8–11 PM
Adam Klipple Quartet – Funk & Soul
21+ | No cover
Fri, Nov 7 — Mr. Tipples | 6–8:30 PM
Adam Klipple Trio – Eclectic Jazz-Pop
All ages | Check website for cover
Fri, Nov 7 — Keys | 10:30 PM
Simon Rowe Organ Trio – Blues & Bebop
All ages | ~Cover
Sat, Nov 8 — Headlands Brewery | 2–5 PM
Isaac Schwartz Trio – Jazz Fusion
All ages | No cover
Sat, Nov 8 — Blue Heron Boathouse | 7:30–9:30 PM
Klipple Organ Quintet – Eclectic Jazz-Pop
All ages | Yes cover
Sun, Nov 9 — Left Door (Marina) | 6–9ish
Shandling Trio – Jazz
Food & drink | No cover
Wed, Nov 12 — Tall Boy | 8–10:30 PM
Diller Quartet – Jazz Funk
21+ | No cover
Fri, Nov 14 — Meyhouse (Palo Alto) | Two shows: 6:30 & 8:30 PM
Kai Lyons Afro-Cuban Quartet – Latin Jazz, Boleros & Son
All ages | Check website for tickets
Sat, Nov 15 — Palenke Arts (Seaside, CA – Monterey) | 7–9 PM
Ronkalunga – Música Cubana
Check website for details
Wed, Nov 19 — White Rabbit | 8–11 PM
Adam Klipple Quartet – Funk & Soul
21+ | No cover
Fri, Nov 21 — Blue Heron Boathouse | 7:30–9:30 PM
Kaz and Sami – Modern Jazz & Singer-Songwriter
All ages | Check website for tickets
Sat, Nov 22 — Blue Heron Boathouse | 7:30–9:30 PM
Kaz and Sami – Modern Jazz & Singer-Songwriter
All ages | Check website for tickets
Sun, Nov 23 — John’s Grill | 6–9 PM
Gavin Halloran Duo – Classic Jazz
All ages | No cover
Wed, Nov 26 — Keys | Two shows: 7 PM & 9 PM
Ritmo y Voz – Afro-Cuban Jazz
All ages | Approx. $30 cover
Fri–Sun, Nov 28–30 — Black Cat | Check website for showtimes
Kaz and Sami Band – Modern Jazz & Singer-Songwriter
All ages | Check website for tickets
About
Kai Lyons is from the Excelsior District of San Francisco and was surrounded by music and community from an early age. He completed his studies at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts in 2012 as the first to graduate from the acclaimed Classical Guitar Program, directed by Scott Cmiel. From 2012-2014, on full scholarship, Kai attended the prestigious jazz program at William Paterson University of New Jersey, directed by Mulgrew Miller. He studied with Vincent Herring, Gene Bertoncini, Harold Mabern, Rich Perry, and Hal Galper. Kai received a Bachelor of Arts in Music from San Francisco State University where he studied with Andrew Speight, Michael Zisman and Hafez Modirzadeh.
Ever since returning to the Bay Area in 2015, he has freelanced extensively and also traveled frequently to New York City, New Orleans, Brazil, Cuba and the Caribbean on music trips. In 2018 he participated in Master Class: Orff-Afrique 2018 in Ghana, Africa.
Besides working with his own trio, Kai has performed with Mike Clark and Donald Harrison of Herbie Hancock’s Original Headhunters, The San Francisco Ballet and the 2024 production of Carmen composed by Arturo O’Farrill, Karl Perazzo, John Santos, award-winning organist Wil Blades and Larry Vuckovich.
