653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
1-415-586-3733
[email protected]
Open to walk-in trade and browsing
Tuesday to Sunday
noon to six
Live Streams every weekend!
Refresh your browser to catch a show in progress!
Visit our Facebook page or YouTube channel!
But nothing beats being in the room with the music & the musicians!
Thursday, October 16th – 7:30-9:30pm
The Gus Hurteau Trio
Gus Hurteau, vibraphone. Alan Jones, bass. Miles Turk, drums. $20 cover charge, byob. Students $10. For reservations, call 415-586-3733. Young players on the rise! Catch them while they’re making their mark on the way to vibrant careers in jazz. Here’s video of Gus’s last trio date at Bird & Beckett, in June of this year,…
Friday, October 17th – 6pm to 8pm
The Scott Foster Quintet
plays the jazz of South Africa &
The Scott Foster Quintet dives into the South African jazz repertoire, playing the music of Allen Kwela, Dudu Pukwana, Johnny Dyani, Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand), Hugh Masekela and their countrymen. $25 cover charge requested, students $10.
Friday, October 17th – 8:30-10pm
Beth Custer + Will Bernard + Jess Ivry
Nothing like it this side of Bernal! Or any other side, really. BYOB and a twenty for the trio!
Call us to reserve a seat for any of these shows through Halloween (and a bit beyond)
10/18, 5pm: Poet Kim Shuck + Colossal friends Colossus: Currents poetry / climate / change. 10/18, 7:30pm: Jinx Jones Trio with Kenan O’Brien & Ken Owen. 10/19, 5pm: Vince Lateano Trio with guest guitarist/vocalist Erich Ippen. ____ Tuesday to Thursday 10/21 to 23, three literary events: 10/21 – Diane…
Fundraising for the future of
Bird & Beckett in Glen Park!
Here at Bird & Beckett Books, we’ve always relied on the kindness of neighbors and strangers to make it all work; and we’ve always found that strangers don’t stay strangers long! Your tax-deductible donations to our 501(c)3 nonprofit, the Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, FEIN 261906810, are the secret sauce. Book sales and cover…
Water under the bridge…
The posts that follow show you what’s come and gone. Search the videos on our youtube channel or facebook page to find evidence of what you remember, or what you missed! Then, make sure you catch the next thing that catches your fancy. The live streams are great, but live music in a room with…
Tuesday, October 14th – 7:30pm
Converging from NYC, Chicago & Milwaukee:
Love Call, a trio
Max Bessesen, saxophone. Ethan Philion, bass. Devin Drobka, drums. $20 cover charge; byob. Students, $10. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Love Call has been together since the lock down, when bassist Philion and saxophonist Bessesen coped with their lack of performance opportunities by exploring adventurous new repertoire and free improvisation together. When…
Sunday, October 12th – 5pm to 7pm
Trouble Town bluegrass trio
Americana Music at Bird & Beckett
on the Second Sunday of Each Month
Pam Brandon, bass and vocals. Forrest Allen, fiddle, mandolin and vocals. Iggy, guitar and vocals. $20 cover charge / $10 for students / kids, native peoples & navy sailors of all nations free during the Indigenous Peoples Day weekend.* For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. All ages. Wheelchair accessible. San Francisco pickers, Trouble…
Saturday, October 11th – 7:30-9:30pm
The Ben Slater Trio
Ben Slater, saxophone. Luke Schwartz, guitar. Sam Heminger, bass. $20 cover charge (cash at the door, please), byob. Students, $10; kids and mariners, free.* All ages. Wheelchair accessible. For reservations, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Tonight, the Ben Slater Trio plays a summer’s worth of Ben’s new compositions and arrangements. Born and raised in San…
The Late Show!
Friday, October 10th – 8:30-10pm
Four Fabulous Females
play the blues and the funk
Four Fabulous Females play the blues & the funk for the swabbies and waves! Pat Wilder, guitar and vocals. Jennifer Jolly, piano. Ruth Davies, bass. Daria Johnson, drums. $20 cover charge / students $10 / kids & sailors free!* All ages. Wheelchair accessible. Reservations 415-586-3733. Deets on the crew and their captain… Ruth Davies has played…