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William Cenoté
William Cenoté is a pianist and producer hailing from the deserts of New Mexico. After moving to the bay to create the world’s first synesthetic piano, Luminescent Grand, he found a home in the music scene and performs locally with variety of genres and bands like High Tide, GSN, and Elena. To see more of his work find him on social media @WilliamCenote
Halloween With Sazon libre!
Get ready for a spooky night at Curio Bar this Halloween! On Thursday, October 31st, we’re keeping the party going late with DJ Baysik and Cold SF spinning the best in Latin rap, house, classics, remixes, and more from 10 PM to 2 AM. Costumes are highly encouraged, and you’ll definitely want to bring your A-game, there’s a $100 prize for the costume contest! Tickets are just $5 before 11 PM and $10 after, so come early, dress up, and dance the night away with us at Curio.
Trio Côtier
Trio Côtier explores the art of the jazz piano trio with an eye toward expressive collaboration, incorporating intertwined melody, harmony and rhythm. They specialize in jazz standards for a 'cocktail vibe’ where people can enjoy a great drink and a good hangout with the music enhancing the experience, rather than taking it over… The result is a sound that’s inspiring, expansive and a little dangerous… Much like our California coast. Check them out on Instagram: @TrioCotier
LitCrawl 2025
WE ARE OPEN FOR DINNER
One of the most anticipated literary nights of the year, San Francisco's Lit Crawl is a massive, one-night literary pub crawl through San Francisco's Mission District that caps off our annual Litquake Festival. Lit Crawl SF brings together 250+ authors and close to 5,000 fans for the world’s largest free pop-up literary event.
Swingatto
Swingatto is a swing and gypsy jazz band currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was originally founded in February 2014 in London, UK. The project currently features Joe Yamamoto on violin, Antonio Feula on guitar, and Paul Collins on upright bass. The band's repertoire included original gypsy jazz songs as well as Django Reinhardt covers and many other great tunes from the 1920s and 1930s.
Love Supreme Day Party
LOVE SUPREME summer is here! New venue, new experience, same energy. Afrobeats, amapiano, baile funk, dancehall, house, R&B, reggaeton, soul, edits, remixes and more from all over Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and beyond under the SF sun (or fog). If you approach music with an open mind, love a good dutty wine at a day party then this is where you need to be.
Featuring LS residents TRAVIE BOBBITO, KING MOST, AND BELLA D.
Funktion-One sound system provided by Redwood Rave.
Osmosis Duo
Ben Stolorow is one of the most in demand jazz pianists in the area and has performed at Yoshi’s, The Jazzschool, and the Kuumbwa Jazz Center, at the Healdsburg and SF Jazz Festivals, at Oakland’s Art and Soul Festival, and has also toured and performed throughout Japan.With the variety of touch and range of expression that one can hear in his music, he displays the wide scope of his influences, from Bach and Bill Evans to Thelonious Monk and McCoy Tyner.
Ollie is an omnipresent force on the Bay Area Music scene. He is a San Francisco Native that brings his unique experience of growing up in the Bay Area to reflect in the music that he plays. His interesting bass lines and rhythmic pulse drives the music forward towards new and exciting heights while telling a story that takes the listener's ear on a special journey. With a wide range of influences from Swing to Bebop to Cuban/Brazilian music Ollie combines elements of these styles into a musical gumbo of exploration and improvisation.
Valencia LIVE! (Between 16th St. - 19th St.)
See you in the streets for Valencia LIVE! — a FREE, all-ages monthly street party and neighborhood celebration on the second Thursday of every month from 5-10pm, May through November, 2025.
Featuring The Umbrellas, Aus Fenn (DJ Set), Miss Hits, COLDSF (DJ Set) on the 19th Street Stage, hosted by The Chapel.
The street party is going down on Valencia Street between 16th and 19th Streets, with 3 stages of live music and family friendly activities up and down the block! PLUS, don’t miss out on all of the free fun inside, and specials from local eateries and bars throughout the neighborhood.
Food and beverages available for purchase at Curio.
Citizens Jazz
Citizens Jazz is an innovative jazz collective led by Caroline Chung who is an Oakland based professional upright & electric bassist, songwriter & producer.
Citizens Jazz has released their full length album of original music titled Sounds Of Haejin in 2021, a Tribute to the Great Nina Simone EP, a Jazz EP titled Earth Angels and several singles & music videos from the album.
Citizens Jazz also performed headlining at SF Jazz, the San Jose Jazz Festival, San Jose Museum and the Asian Art Museum.
Trio Côtier
Trio Côtier explores the art of the jazz piano trio with an eye toward expressive collaboration, incorporating intertwined melody, harmony and rhythm.
They specialize in jazz standards for a 'cocktail vibe’ where people can enjoy a great drink and a good hangout with the music enhancing the experience, rather than taking it over…
The result is a sound that’s inspiring, expansive and a little dangerous… Much like our California coast.
Check them out on Instagram: @TrioCotier
Meet You There Summer Soiree
Join us to celebrate SF Summer with an evening of girlhood, spritzes, local vendors, and meeting hundreds of new besties! 💕
This is a girls-only event hosted by Meet You There—you won’t want to miss it.
Calypso's Feast: a Pre-Folsom BDSM Brunch
Calypso’s feast, a pre Folsom BDSM brunch and Bacchanalia, hosted by Goddess Cleo and Dom Demi. You will have the opportunity to worship and feast with devious dominates, pole dancers, BDSM performers, burlesque artists, and DJs at this five hour long 21+ event!
Jonathan Salazar
Jonathan Salazar is a San Francisco-based guitarist whose sound blends funk, jazz, soul, and afrobeat into a mellow, groove-rich style. Drawing influence from legends like James Brown, Grant Green, B.B. King, and Julian Lage, Johnny’s playing leans into clean tones, playful phrasing, and deep rhythmic feel.
A longtime contributor to the Bay Area music scene, he spent five years with the afrobeat ensemble Lagos Roots, honing his sense of rhythm and pocket. Whether weaving bossa nova textures or locking into a tight funk groove, Johnny brings a natural, understated vibe to the stage—one rooted in feel and soul over flash
Trio Côtier
Trio Côtier explores the art of the jazz piano trio with an eye toward expressive collaboration, incorporating intertwined melody, harmony and rhythm. They specialize in jazz standards for a 'cocktail vibe’ where people can enjoy a great drink and a good hangout with the music enhancing the experience, rather than taking it over… The result is a sound that’s inspiring, expansive and a little dangerous… Much like our California coast. Check them out on Instagram: @TrioCotier
Swingatto
Swingatto is a swing and gypsy jazz band currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was originally founded in February 2014 in London, UK. The project currently features Joe Yamamoto on violin, Antonio Feula on guitar, and Paul Collins on upright bass. The band's repertoire included original gypsy jazz songs as well as Django Reinhardt covers and many other great tunes from the 1920s and 1930s.
Baysik
Curio Bar is bringing the vibes this Friday, September 12th.
Join us at 10PM for a 4-hour set with Baysik, spinning the best in Latin, rap, house, and more.
Free entry
Don’t miss this energy on Valencia—see you on the dance floor.
Ben Slater Trio
The Ben Slater Trio performs original music and arrangements of jazz and classical standards with real rhythmic energy. You'll hear a melody from Duke Ellington or Debussy emerging from a funky rhythm from Cuba or Brazil, and you'll want to start tapping your feet.
Michael Cavaseno
Michael Cavaseno is a guitarist who has been working in San Francisco for 25 years in many diverse musical acts. He started out in blues clubs and then got into hip hop, acid jazz, and hard rock bands in the 90’s. He began playing with prominent funk and Latin bands in the 2000’s. Nowadays he draws on all of those influences as well as jazz, Brazilian Tropicalia, and experimental music to play solo guitar and small combo gigs around the city.
Trio Cotier
Trio Côtier explores the art of the jazz piano trio with an eye toward expressive collaboration, incorporating intertwined melody, harmony and rhythm.
They specialize in jazz standards for a 'cocktail vibe’ where people can enjoy a great drink and a good hangout with the music enhancing the experience, rather than taking it over…
The result is a sound that’s inspiring, expansive and a little dangerous… Much like our California coast.
Check them out on Instagram: @TrioCotier
The Women's Building Fundraiser
DJ Umami, DJ Kream, mare.e.fresh, Sizzle, Lizzy Al Toque
Hosted by Amoura Teese + live performance by Pleeay
Ticket sales, plus raffle and silent auction will directly support The Women’s Building — San Francisco’s iconic women-led community center empowering over 20,000 women and families each year through arts, education, and advocacy for gender equality + social justice.
Osmosis Duo
Ben Stolorow is one of the most in demand jazz pianists in the area and has performed at Yoshi’s, The Jazzschool, and the Kuumbwa Jazz Center, at the Healdsburg and SF Jazz Festivals, at Oakland’s Art and Soul Festival, and has also toured and performed throughout Japan.With the variety of touch and range of expression that one can hear in his music, he displays the wide scope of his influences, from Bach and Bill Evans to Thelonious Monk and McCoy Tyner.
Ollie is an omnipresent force on the Bay Area Music scene. He is a San Francisco Native that brings his unique experience of growing up in the Bay Area to reflect in the music that he plays. His interesting bass lines and rhythmic pulse drives the music forward towards new and exciting heights while telling a story that takes the listener's ear on a special journey. With a wide range of influences from Swing to Bebop to Cuban/Brazilian music Ollie combines elements of these styles into a musical gumbo of exploration and improvisation.
Love Supreme Summer Day Party Series
Join us for the second installment of the Love Supreme Day Party series in our outdoor lot!
Byrds of a Feather
The epitome of JazzReggae in the Bay! David Byrd was originally loved in Chicago and has been bringing his JazzReggae flavor to the Bay Area since 2012.
Byrds of a Feather will put a smile on your face; a glide in your stride, and will move your dancing feet! David Byrd has carved out this unique sound by building a meaningful bridge between jazz and reggae. Unique and authentic music that inspires and uplifts.
Citizens Jazz
CITIZENS JAZZ is an Oakland based band rooted in the traditions of jazz, soul, funk, Latin, with an added level of experimentation. Led by upright & electric bassist Caroline Chung joined by Berkeley based guitarist Khalil Foal-Anthony. Together they Jazz it up while you sit back in our patio, looking effortlessly cool sippin' on one of our specialty cocktails!
Valencia Live!
Valencia LIVE! is back Thursday, August 14th! Join us for a FREE, all-ages monthly celebration featuring live music, art, food, & shopping from 5–10pm along the entire corridor with stages between 16th–19th Streets. RSVP at www.visitvalenciastreet.com/live.
Presented by @valenciacorridorsf in partnership with @intothestreetssf and @civicjoyfund.
In collaboration with: @valenciacorridorsf, @carnavalsf, @thechapelsf, @blondiesbarsf, @etceterawinebar, @aicd.sf

