Specs’ Twelve Adler Museum Cafe

Wonderful Bay Area based vocalist and performer Valeriana Quevedo returns to Specs with her band for an evening of jazz, Latin, blues and songs from the Great American Songbook.

Nathan (piano/keyboards) crafts sensitive, playful, deeply-felt music, tonight with trusted collaborator Keith Waters (electric bass). Nathan's compositions and improvisations navigate the inner spaces between jazz, folk, and soul musics, melting together discarded records and old baseball cards and browning Bay leaves to create a heartening night of tunes, good for dancing or lounging or lingering...

The Cottontails are one of San Francisco's most exciting musical groups, playing a wide range of styles ranging from 20'/30's Gatsby-era jazz, classic 40's swing, and vintage 50's/60's R&B. The band's versatility allows it to accommodate many settings, from quiet acoustic duo to jazz quintet, to full dance band with horns and guitar. Able to...

Qualia is the auditory outfit spearheaded by Alison Niedbalski. Born in Alabama and raised in the South (Bend, IN), her devotion to music became apparent early on by the hours she spent spinning records, playing classical piano, and arguing with other children who "loved" the Beatles but had never heard of Harry Nilsson. After coming...

Monthly jazz jam session led by multi-instrumentalist Smith Dobson and his quartet. Every first Tuesday 8-11pm at Specs! All musicians welcome, bring your instruments! Smith Dobson is a highly respected figure in Bay Area jazz, known for his deep musical roots and versatile performances across ensembles and solo settings.

Guitarist Prawit Siriwat and bassist/composer Daniel Durst have been close collaborators for over a decade, first connecting in New York’s creative music scene and now continuing their partnership in California. Siriwat, who has performed at venues including National Sawdust, Le Poisson Rouge, and The Stone, brings a folk-inflected lyricism and improvisational spirit to the duo....

Patrick Wolff is a saxophone and clarinet player with a long history in the jazz scenes of New York City and San Francisco. He has performed or recorded with Albert "Tootie" Heath, Matt Wilson, Grant Stewart, Louis Moholo-Moholo, George Cables, Dena Derose, and many other jazz greats. Since moving to San Francisco in 2009, Wolff...