The Mercury News

Greet 2020 with rock, pop, soul, jazz

- — Jim Harrington, Staff

It’s the New Year’s Eve edition of our weekly look at congoing certs on in the Bay Area. Here are some fun options for ringing in 2020 at local clubs and theaters. Maceo Parker: The mighty saxophonis­t, known for his work with James Brown, George Clinton, Fred Wesley and Prince as well as for his own solo career, celebrates the dawn new ng o e year for the sixth consecutiv­e time at SFJazz an Francisco. He’s playing five shows in four nights, rough Tuesday. Saxophonis­t Candy Dulfer is a st. Details: 7:30p.m. Saturday through Monday, 8 .m. Tuesday; $25-$105; www.sfjazz.org. l. The Man: The multiplati­num-selling act, best he omnipresen­t single “Feel it Still” of 2017, closes ith a two-night stand, Monday and Tuesday, at the r in Oakland. Chicano Batman opens the shows. ach night; $59.50; www.ticketmast­er.com. spers: The funky R&B act, with a songbook that ch hits as “Rock Steady” and “And the Beat Goes On,” performs Tuesday at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland. Vocalist Lenny Williams is also on the bill. Details: 8p.m.; $45.75-$89.75; www.paramountt­heatre.com. Brian Culbertson: The successful smooth jazz artist, who performs on synthesize­r, piano, trombone, trumpet and other instrument­s, returns to Yoshi’s in Oakland for a year-ending run. He’s performing four shows in two nights, Monday and Tuesday, at the venue. Details: 8and 10p.m. Monday, 8and 11 p.m. Tuesday; $64-$135; www.yoshis.com. Lagwagon: Expect a fun night of punk rock when this SoCal act, which still features founding members Joey Cape on vocals and Chris Flippin on guitar, visits Slim’s in San Francisco on Tuesday. Details: 9p.m.; $35-$40; www.slimsprese­nts.com.

Crawdad Republic: The Livermore-area act will delight a hometown crowd with a mix of Americana, folk and bluegrass music on Tuesday at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore. Details: 8 p.m.; $20-$40; lvpac.org.

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