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Oakland

From Yoshi's world-class showroom to Oakland's Black-owned supper clubs.

East Bay jazz, Jack London to Berkeley: the world-class Yoshi's, the Black-owned Geoffrey's Inner Circle, the nonprofit Freight & Salvage and Jazz Conservatory, and Oakland's pure listening rooms. Tables where the Bay's deep jazz roots run.

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Downtown Oakland
Black-Owned

Geoffrey's Inner Circle

410 14th Street, Oakland, CA 94612
Weekend sets

A historic Black-owned supper club and cultural hub hosting soul-jazz, blues and community music nights.

Pip’s Tip Weekend sets. Historic Black-owned supper club downtown, soul-jazz and blues, and it doubles as a community room.

Jack London Square

Yoshi's

510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA 94607
Sets nightly

A legendary waterfront jazz club and Japanese restaurant drawing world-class touring artists to an intimate showroom.

Pip’s Tip Sets nightly at Jack London Square. World-class touring acts and a Japanese kitchen, so dinner and the show are the same booking.

Downtown Berkeley

Freight & Salvage

2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
Shows nightly

A beloved nonprofit roots-music hall since 1968, programming acoustic jazz, folk and global sounds.

Pip’s Tip Shows nightly, but it is in downtown Berkeley. Nonprofit roots hall since 1968, acoustic-leaning rather than a club.

Downtown Berkeley

California Jazz Conservatory

2087 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
Concerts weekly

A dedicated jazz school and performance hall presenting students, faculty and touring pros.

Uptown Oakland

The Sound Room

2147 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
Weekend sets

An intimate, no-frills listening room built purely for serious jazz, prizing acoustics over food.

Uptown Oakland

Piedmont Piano Company

1728 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612
Weekend concerts

A piano showroom doubling as a warm weekend jazz venue with stellar acoustics and grand pianos onstage.

Uptown Oakland

Duende

468 19th Street, Oakland, CA 94612
Live music nightly

A Spanish restaurant and bar pairing tapas with regular live jazz and flamenco in a lively room.

Downtown Berkeley

The Back Room

1984 Bonita Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704
Shows most nights

A cozy listening-room venue spotlighting jazz, folk and acoustic acts for attentive, seated audiences.

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Yoshi's

The legendary waterfront jazz club and Japanese restaurant, world-class touring artists in an intimate showroom.

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