SFJAZZ Hotplate is a monthly concert series featuring Bay Area artists re-imagining the music of jazz legends. The 2nd Thursday of every month, Hotplate aims to show another side of SFJAZZ, an informal setting where you can drop in for a drink and hear some of the best jazz the local scene has to offer.

Each evening kicks off with a quick FRONT BURNER multi-media discussion about the life and times of the night's featured jazz legend, led by SFJAZZ Education Director Rebeca Mauleón. DJs Vinnie Esparza and Pat Les Stache spin some of the legend's best-known tracks before the gig and at intermission. This is a seriously fun jazz hang and the joint is always packed for Hotplate!