Jazz around Stanford
15 upcoming events
Get jazz around Stanford in your weekly roundup.
See it on a mapVenues at a glanceJazz around Stanford still plays out in hushed, low-lit clubs, vaulted cellars and a handful of bigger halls. From the standards to the far-out stuff, from open jam sessions to international headliners.
We list every upcoming gig so you can find your night, whether it ends over a drink or on your feet in front of the stage.
Events — jazz around Stanford
Fri30
Friday 30 October
Sat31
Saturday 31 October
Tue3
Tuesday 3 November
Later
Wed 4 · 6 PMFree
JazzConcert
Winter Music Festival: David Rocha Jazz
San Carlos Library
Sat 7 · 5:30 PMFree
JazzSmall gig
Denny Berthiaume Jazz Piano Compositions
Max's of Burlingame
Sun 8 · 2 PM$20
JazzConcert
Earthwise welcomes Brandon Woody’s Upendo
Mitchell Park Community Center
Tue 10 · 5:30 PMFree
JazzSmall gig
Denny Berthiaume Jazz's Max's of Burlingame
Max's of Burlingame
Thu 12 · 7:30 PM$90–258
JazzConcert
Stanley Clarke
SFJAZZ Center - Miner Auditorium
Fri 13 · 7:30 PM$32
JazzConcert
Stanford Jazz Orchestra
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Fri 20 · 6 PMFree
JazzConcert
Palo Alto Jazz Night with Terrigal Burn
Hotel Citrine, Palo Alto, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
Thu 17 Dec · 6:30 PM
JazzBlues
Mishla Plays Jazz Standards, Brazilian, Blues, R&B and More
Federicos Grill & Catering
Fri 18 Dec · 6 PMFree
JazzConcert
Palo Alto Jazz Night with Terrigal Burn
Hotel Citrine, Palo Alto, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
Tue 29 Dec · 6:30 PMFree
JazzSmall gig
Piano and Harmonica Jazz Duo
Max's of Burlingame
See also around Stanford
Tomorrow · 8 PM
Theatre
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE | 404 Not Found
Pigott Theater Stage, Stanford
Fri 6 · 8 PM
Stand-upMagic
Peter Antoniou Pretty Psychic Tour
The Guild Theatre, Menlo Park
Thu 12 · 8 PM
Theatre
MAIN STAGE | Our Town
Roble Gym, Stanford
Sat 14 · 7:30 PM
Stage
Stanford Wind Symphony
Bing Concert Hall
Sat 14 · 8 PM
Stage
Stanford Chamber Chorale: Echoes
Memorial Church, Stanford
Fri 30 · 10:30 AMFree
ScienceGuided tour
SLAC Public Tour, October 30, 2026 at 10:30 am
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park
At 5 PMFree
Talk
Stanford Liu Lecture with Llisa Demetrios
Stanford d.school
At 5 PM
Talk
Liu Lecture: Llisa Demetrios
Building 550, Peterson Laboratory, Stanford
At 5:30 PMFree
TalkScience
SLAC on Tap: Night of the Dark Matter
Dutch Goose, Menlo Park
At 7 PM$11.49–32.49
Literature
Andrew Miller with Yangsze Choo
Kepler's Books, Menlo Park
Tomorrow · 12 PM
TalkScience
Emily Jacobs - New frontiers in women's brain health
Stanford Neurosciences Building
Tomorrow · 12 PM
TalkPolitics & Economy
Korea’s Nuclear Odyssey Beyond Borders: From KEDO to the Age of AI
Encina Hall, Stanford
Tomorrow · 12 PM
TalkLiterature
From Yahweh to Jupiter: Orthodox Muscovy Deals with the Classical World
Humanities Center, Stanford
Tomorrow · 12 PM
TalkScience
Geophysics Seminar - Tarje Nissen-Meyer
Mitchell Earth Sciences, Stanford
Tomorrow · 12:30 PM
TalkAnti-racism
Urban Studies Model Scholar Lecture | How Surprising Neighborhood Changes Are Bringing Down Black-White Segregation
Building 120, McClatchy Hall, Main Quad, Stanford
Tomorrow · 1:15 PM
TalkScience
Environmental Behavioral Sciences Seminar with Fran Moore
Y2E2 Building, Stanford
Tomorrow · 5:30 PMFree
TalkScience
Weintz Art Lecture Series: Elizabeth Dospěl Williams
McMurtry Building, Palo Alto
Fri 30 · 7:30 AMFree
TalkScience
Electrophysiology in the West 2026
Berg Hall, Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center, Stanford
Fri 30 · 12 PM
TalkPolitics & Economy
State-Building by Other Means: Selective Enforcement and the Capital of Impunity
Encina Commons, Stanford
Fri 30 · 12 PM
TalkScience
Serena Connolly (Rutgers University–New Brunswick) "Hadrian the Intellectual, Revisited"
Building 110, Stanford
Sun 1 · 2 PMFree
CinemaDocumentary
Special HCSSiM Documentary: Hunting Yellow Pigs
Channing House, Palo Alto
Mon 2 · 11 AM
Exhibition
Portola Art Gallery Presents Jared Sines' "As Time Goes By"
Portola Art Gallery, Menlo Park
Mon 2 · 1 PMFree
Literature
Book Group
Woodside Library
Mon 2 · 4 PM
TalkScience
Biology Seminar Series - Jonathan Pritchard "Trait Causal Models: Combining GWAS, Genetic Perturbations, and Observational 'Omics to Study Human Biology."
Clark Center, Palo Alto
Tue 3 · 7 AM
TalkScience
General Surgery Alumni Lectureship
Li Ka Shing Center, Palo Alto
Tue 3 · 12 PMFree
TalkScience
Global Health Research Spotlight with Steve Luby
Alway Building, Palo Alto
Tue 3 · 7 PMFree
Literature
FRISH BRANDT at Books Inc. Palo Alto
Books Inc. Palo Alto
Wed 4 · 12 PMFree
TalkScience
HAI Seminar with Marcos Santiago Rojas Pino & Thomas Caruso
Gates Computer Science, Room 119, Stanford
Wed 4 · 12 PM
TalkLiterature
CMEMS: Alice Brooke presents, "A Pearl of Great Price"
Building 260, Pigott Hall, Stanford
Sat 14 · 8:30 AMFree
EcologyVolunteering
Volunteer Outdoors in Palo Alto at Pearson-Arastradero Preserve
Pearson-Arastradero Preserve, Palo Alto
Sun 1 · 1:30 AMFree
Politics & EconomyVolunteering
Menlo Park Speaks Out
Fremont Park, Menlo Park
At 4 PMFree
Human rights
Tax the Billionaires: Protest Tesla HQ for YES on Prop 40
Tesla Engineering Headquarters, Palo Alto
Sat 31 · 12 PMFree
Human rights
Tesla Takedown - Stanford Mall
Tesla Showroom • Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto
Sat 7 · 9:30 AMFree
Politics & Economy
Learn about Housing at Stanford: A Bus Tour
Palo Alto Caltrain Station
Sun 8 · 12:30 PMFree
Ecology
Burn Pile Build at Foothills Nature Preserve
Foothills Park Nature Interpretive Center, Palo Alto
Sat 14 · 9 AMFree
EcologyVolunteering
Volunteer Outdoors in Palo Alto: Bioretention Area Maintenance at Southgate
Southgate Neighborhood, Palo Alto
Sat 14 · 10 AMFree
VolunteeringDrop-in services
Pediatric Vitiligo Support Group
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto
Fri 30 · 11 AMFree
Mahjong
Mahjong
Portola Valley Library
Thu 5 · 7:30 PMFree
Quiz
Canterbury Tales: Quiz the Pilgrims (2/3)
Building 460, Margaret Jacks Hall, Stanford
Sun 15 · 9 AM
Board gamesTournament
Stanford Catan Club Regional Qualifier
Stanford University
Sun 1 · 12:30 PMFree
Tabletop RPG
Middle School Dungeons & Dragons
Portola Valley Library
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Venues — jazz around Stanford
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
1 event
Mitchell Park Community Center
1 event
Hotel Citrine, Palo Alto, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
2 events
SFJAZZ Center - Miner Auditorium
1 event
San Carlos Library
1 event
St. Simon Parish
1 event
The Cupertino Hotel
1 event
Santa Clara University
1 event
Federicos Grill & Catering
1 event
Max's of Burlingame
5 events
Frequently asked questions
How many jazz events are there around Stanford?
15 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch jazz around Stanford?
Notably Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Mitchell Park Community Center and Hotel Citrine, Palo Alto, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel. See the full list of venues above.