check our full calendar at this link
Coming up
this week:
Friday, Feb. 12, 5:30 to 8:00 pm
jazz in the bookshop
The Jimmy Ryan Quintet
Henry Hung, trumpet; Rick Elmore, trombone;
Scott Foster, guitar; Bishu Chatterjee, bass;
Jimmy Ryan, drums
Valentine's Day
at Bird & Beckett
three events in a row...
Sunday, February 14, 1:00 pm
Dore Stein
("Tangents" radio host)
talks about Turkish music, culture and travel
with a performance by
oud player Gary Hegedus
Sunday, February 14, 2:30 pm
Writer Don Brennan
reads from his recent novel
of early California
Barbaria
Sunday, February 14, 4:30-6:30 pm
Bird & Beckett's
which way west? series
hosts a show
presented
by the
San Francisco Bluegrass
& Old-Time Festival
featuring
Bernal Heights hayseeds Karen Celia Heil,
Martha Hawthorne and Bill Voss
on all manner of banjos, fiddles, mandolins
& sublime three-part vocal harmonies
The Knuckle Knockers
and, flying in from Virginia for the Festival,
playing fiddle, banjo & vocal music
of the Appalachian hollers
Alex Caton & Pete Winne
click here for the SFBOT dope!
Monday, February 15, 7:00 pm
Poets Timotha Doane
& Charles Stein
Timotha has a long history in
West Coast radical poetics & politics,
while Chuck is known internationally
for his work descending from the
Black Mountain school of poetics
and his teaching at Bard College
an open mic follows
two featured poets plus an open mic
twice a month at Bird & Beckett
(1st & 3rd Mondays)
Grab a schedule at the store,
'cause there's a lot more
wonderful stuff coming up, including:
Jazz
in the Bookshop
Every Friday Evening 5:30-8:00
which way west?
Every Sunday Afternoon, 4:30-6:30
POETS!
1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:00-9:00
no cover charge for the music
in our Friday "jazz in the bookshop"
and Sunday "which way west?"
music series--
BUT! we can't hire these bands
without your donations--
so please don't stint!
$10 per adult suggested...
but $5 ok too, and don't let a lack
of funds keep you away...
kids very much welcome,
and very much free
NO ONE BUT NO ONE
DOES WHAT BIRD & BECKETT DOES
(DO THEY?)
WE SELL BOOKS
AND WE EDIFY THE COMMUNITY
WITH 18-20 MUSIC & LITERARY EVENTS
EVERY SINGLE MONTH
GIVE US YOUR SUPPORT,
AND WE'LL PAY YOU BACK IN SPADES!
What some folks missed:
A BOOKSTORE BENEFIT
ALL-DAY ALL-BIRD
MARATHON JAM SESSION
from opening to closing!
10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Monday, May 11th
the finest bop practitioners
of San Francisco
(32 musicians, by our count)
gathered
to help
Bird & Beckett
beat the banks!
read below for the line ups
and the set lists!
$3,000 was donated
by our amazing patrons, giving us ample ammunition to approach the banks for a much needed break from those 30% interest rates several of them have recently confronted us with.
May we say that
we love you madly
& that we thank you sincerely
for your ample
loyalty and support!
We do still need help:
in particular,
if you're a banker or a CPA
or a journalist who wants to help us
win against the system,
call us!
We need strategies that
you may know better than anyone!
Culture will beat commerce
in the end, but it'll take a joint effort!
rhythm sections and soloists
that performed on May 11 at the
"All Day All Bird" jam session,
and the tunes that were performed,
were as follows:
10-12:30
Michael Parsons/Don Prell/Chris Bjorkbom
with Harvey Robb on tenor sax
joined by Stu Pilorz on trombone
and Glen Iwaoka sitting in for Chris on drums
Now's the Time -- Just Friends -- Anthropology -- Star Eyes -- Yardbird Suite -- Billie's Bounce -- Lover Man
12:30-2:00
Michael Parsons/Bishu Chatterjee/Jimmy Ryan
w/Bishop Norman Williams on alto sax;
Stu Pilorz, trombone; and Steve Stein, guitar;
Tina Marzell, vocal
Blues for Alice -- Blue Suede Shoes -- Red Cross -- Body & Soul -- Confirmation -- Softly as in a Morning Sunrise -- Milestones
2:00-3:00
Michael Parsons/Don Prell/Chris Bjorkbom
with Scott Foster on guitar
joined by Bishop Norman Williams on alto,
and then Adam Gay on bass (for DP)
and Steve Stein on piano (for MP),
Michael Parsons back in (for SS )
and then, Steve Stein back in on guitar (for SF)
Scrapple from the Apple -- All the Things
You Are -- Barbados -- Klacktoveededstene --
I Can't Get Started -- Indiana -- Savoy --
Out of Nowhere
3:00-5:30
Eugene Pliner/Chuck Metcalf/Orion Edmonson
with Bishop Norman Williiams on alto
joined by Don Prell on prello, Dorothy Lefkovits, vocal; Dean Reilly on pocket trumpet; Steve Stein on piano (for EP), Alan Klein on guitar, Miranda Jones, vocal, John King on piano (for SS), Steve Stein on guitar , Jon Frank on drums, Jim Grantham on tenor
Buzzy -- All the Things You Are --
Now's the Time -- Mean to Me --
It Had to be You -- All of Me -- Ornithology --
Warming up a Riff -- Sans Souci -- Stella by Starlight, Scrapple from the Apple -- Giant Steps
5:30-8:00
Don Alberts/Don Russo/Art Lewis
Danny Bitker, baritone sax; Jim Grantham, tenor sax; Stu Pilorz, trombone; Alan Klein, guitar; Ruth Keady, vocal
Solar, Falling in Love with Love,
Midnight Blue, Rescue Me,
Dewey Square, Yardbird Suite,
Little Suede Shoes
8:00-9:00
Michael Parsons/Don Prell/Chris Bjorkbom
Danny Grewen and Stu Pilorz, trombone; Jerry Logas, Jim Grantham, Melvin Bell, tenor sax; Alan Klein, Steve Stein, Mark Reynolds, guitar; Joe Orimo, drums
Au Privav, Moose the Mooch,
Quasimodo, Chi Chi, Confirmation
The musicians donated their
talents to help the store gather
cash to pay down its debt
and continue bringing this music
to appreciative audiences.
Thanks to one and all!!!
