The streets of San Francisco’s Chinatown are home to the world famous Green Street Marching Band. From memorials to hot jazz, the band provides fine music for special occasions throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area.
The band’s client list includes AT&T, the American Association of Bankers, Zoetrope, IDEO Corporation, UFCW/AFL-CIO, The Exploratorium, and many more.
If you can’t come to San Francisco to hear the band, discover the virtual experience on National Public Radio! Green Street Marching Brass Band: Chinese Funeral Processions in San Francisco, an historical Lost and Found Sound audio presentation heard on NPR’s All Things Considered on Oct. 3, 2003.
The band has multiple incarnations.
Green Street Marching Brass Band
The Green Street Marching Brass Band is known for its fine musicianship as the band leads dignified processions through San Francisco’s Chinatown.
Green Street Jazz Band
The Green Street Jazz Band brings musical class and style to any special occasion. Whether celebrating a new city landmark or adding life to a beautiful party, these versatile musicians always deliver the good times!
Green Street Mortuary Band
You can see Lisa Pollard leading colorful funeral processions through San Francisco’s Chinatown as conductor of the Green Street Mortuary Band most weekends throughout the year. The world-renowned band led the Herb Caen Candlelight Vigil, San Francisco’s tribute to the beloved City columnist of 58 years. Green Street is the band of choice for extraordinary celebrations in San Francisco.
Notable engagements
- the opening of the new San Francisco Exploratorium Science Museum in 2010
- Francis Ford Coppola’s North Beach Citizens fundraiser
- the groundbreaking of the new $60M SFJazz Center in Hayes Valley in 2011
- an appearance on Dan The Automator & Heiroglyphics’ rap video,
“Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Game (starting at 1:30)
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