Thoughts on a Night with Liz Phair, Stephan Jenkins, the Velvet Underground, and Practically Every Musician in the Mission

Stephan Jenkins, frontman of Third Eye Blind, is tall. This I realized last night, as I was standing next to the man inside Coda Jazz Supper Club on Mission Street, stumbling for words to introduce him to a sold-out crowd. The S.F. resident says he is also an ardent fan of this city and its music.

As evidence for this, Jenkins was one of the special guests at a performance last night of the Velvet Underground and Nico by more than 40 local musicians, most of them classically trained regulars on the Mission club circuit. Thought up by Classical Revolution founder Charith Premawardhana, Jazz Mafia mastermind Adam Theis, and local event planner Lyz Luke, the one-off night featured two performances of the entire album, with each song by a different set of artists.