Katy Stephan
Fri Nov 13, 5pm
Live torch and swing
Chinatown, San Francisco
Order a classic cocktail made with fresh ingredients by the bar staff.
Arrive early to secure a table in the historic pre-prohibition saloon.
Pair your drinks with small plates like bacon-wrapped dates.
Guitar-led early jazz from the 1930s Gypsy jazz tradition fills Comstock Saloon as Gaucho takes over the barroom for a night of acoustic swing, ragtime, and gutbucket blues led by guitarist Dave Ricketts.
Friday, November 13, 8:00 PM
Free
Gaucho Jazz
San Francisco gypsy jazz / New Orleans swing band
Headliner
Gaucho Jazz is a San Francisco‑based band led by guitarist Dave Ricketts, blending 1930s gypsy jazz with New Orleans swing, ragtime and gutbucket blues. The group is known for energetic, guitar‑led early jazz that mixes European gypsy traditions with American swing and blues, creating a lively, acoustic sound that thrives in a crowded barroom.
Dave Ricketts
San Francisco gypsy jazz guitarist
Dave Ricketts is the founder, guitarist and main composer of Gaucho Jazz, celebrated for his virtuosic gypsy‑style playing and for leading the band’s blend of gypsy jazz, swing and blues. He has been a San Francisco mainstay for over fifteen years, performing 5–10 gigs a week.
Comstock Saloon
155 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
155 Columbus Ave San Francisco, CA 94133 United States
Free
Chinatown, San Francisco
Order a classic cocktail made with fresh ingredients by the bar staff.
Arrive early to secure a table in the historic pre-prohibition saloon.
Pair your drinks with small plates like bacon-wrapped dates.
Guitar-led early jazz from the 1930s Gypsy jazz tradition fills Comstock Saloon as Gaucho takes over the barroom for a night of acoustic swing, ragtime, and gutbucket blues led by guitarist Dave Ricketts.
Gaucho Jazz
San Francisco gypsy jazz / New Orleans swing band
Headliner
Gaucho Jazz is a San Francisco‑based band led by guitarist Dave Ricketts, blending 1930s gypsy jazz with New Orleans swing, ragtime and gutbucket blues. The group is known for energetic, guitar‑led early jazz that mixes European gypsy traditions with American swing and blues, creating a lively, acoustic sound that thrives in a crowded barroom.
Dave Ricketts
San Francisco gypsy jazz guitarist
Dave Ricketts is the founder, guitarist and main composer of Gaucho Jazz, celebrated for his virtuosic gypsy‑style playing and for leading the band’s blend of gypsy jazz, swing and blues. He has been a San Francisco mainstay for over fifteen years, performing 5–10 gigs a week.
Friday, November 13, 8:00 PM
Free
Comstock Saloon
155 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
155 Columbus Ave San Francisco, CA 94133 United States
Free
Gaucho Jazz
San Francisco gypsy jazz / New Orleans swing band
Headliner
Gaucho Jazz is a San Francisco‑based band led by guitarist Dave Ricketts, blending 1930s gypsy jazz with New Orleans swing, ragtime and gutbucket blues. The group is known for energetic, guitar‑led early jazz that mixes European gypsy traditions with American swing and blues, creating a lively, acoustic sound that thrives in a crowded barroom.
Dave Ricketts
San Francisco gypsy jazz guitarist
Dave Ricketts is the founder, guitarist and main composer of Gaucho Jazz, celebrated for his virtuosic gypsy‑style playing and for leading the band’s blend of gypsy jazz, swing and blues. He has been a San Francisco mainstay for over fifteen years, performing 5–10 gigs a week.
What are you into?
- Guitar-led early jazz
- 1930s Gypsy jazz
- New Orleans swing
- Gutbucket blues
- Comstock Saloon
- Chinatown
- San Francisco
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