Bay Area Jazz & Arts Inc.

Bay Area Jazz and Arts Inc is a volunteer-run non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the art forms of jazz, blues, and world music through live performance and educational programs. Our performance space, The Sound Room, offers live performances featuring jazz, blues, and world music Thursday-Sunday weekly, totaling around 30 shows monthly. We feature local artists, touring artists, and emerging youth talent. We feature workshops and masterclasses with prominent artist-educators in our community. We contribute to our community, promoting fundraisers for local arts organizations and school bands. Our intimate listening room is all ages and features the music as the core experience, not a peripheral experience. The Sound Room was selected by DownBeat Magazine as 1 of the best places to hear jazz in the World 4 years in a row and was featured in the New York Times 36 hours in Oakland and in the Wall Street Journal ‘One of a Kind Experiences in Oakland.’ We have been named the Best Live Music Venue in the Bay Area for 2023.