Musician’s Showcase –

The showcases started in Houston, Tx in 1994 as an outlet for students to get real-life performing experience in real-life clubs. It continued every year (except 2009) and evolved into a highly respected forum for up and coming performers – thousands of players, future-signed bands, and world-famous guest musicians.

Many of the over 100 showcases (1994-2019) were tightly scripted 8-hr multi-art/multi-discipline productions. Non-stop stage & floor acts w/up to seventy five (75+) musicians; including fire & modern dance, magic, butoh, robotics, tech, sketch arts, on & on. From 1999 thru 2008, these marathon events were held quarterly. 30+ showcases alone held at the Red Devil/Polk St/SF during Dotcom era 2001-2002.

Everyone came, famous & not.

San Francisco venues that hosted Musicians’ Showcase include Slim’s, Bottom of the Hill, Thee Parkside, Red Devil Lounge, Tupelo, Grant&Green, OmniCircus, Pyramid, Storyville, Conn. Yankee, El Rio, The 23 Club, Hotel Utah…

Here is a list of some of the incredible players in the San Francisco scene, who performed over the years:

Kai Eckhardt – John McLaughlin, Garaj Mahal

Atma Anur – Journey, Cacophony, Shrapnel

Osam Ezzeldin – Dave Weckl, Billy Cobham

Stu Hamm – Joe Satriani, Steve Vai

Jude Gold – Jefferson Starship, GuitarPlayerMag

Pat Johnson – Iconic Rock Photog

Tal Morris – CCR, Huey Lewis

Brooklyn Layla Allman – daughter of Gregg Allman

Samantha Franklin – dancer Oakland

Uriah Duffy – Whitesnake

Jimmy Sage – Lee Rocker Band (Stray Cats)

The Naked MC

Roger Roche – 4 Non Blondes

David de la Torre – singer Austin, Tx

Clayton Gibb – Keb Mo’ Band

Deszon Claiborne – Don Cherry

Bryan Turner – vox Berkeley

Ray Sayre – gtr SF

Groovy Judy – Psychedelic gtr

Audrey Neri – artist SF

Jason Muscat – TaintedLove

Marcelo Nicoli – bass Cremona, Italy

Julnar Rizk – violin

Marc T – Dirge

Ariane Cap – Cirque de Soleil

Chris James Band

Christina Bailey – performer SF

Mayank Thanawala – Hookslide

Cory Clar – War

Kent Rosen – gtr SF

New Vegas Lounge – PerformanceArtRock

Ginger Murray – WriterPerformer

Steven Bolinger – Thith

BC Cliver – SF gtr

John McDermott – gtr

Rich Beerman – gtr SouthBay

Norm Barahona – performer

Jake Calvo/J.U.G. – Chamorro/Guam

Doug Doppler – gtr Berkeley

Steven Winter – Ronnie Montrose band

A very special thanks to all of you who have performed in these shows thru the years. And all that attended.