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653 Chenery Street in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
Open to walk-in trade and browsing Tuesday to Sunday noon to six
phone: 1-415-586-3733 email: [email protected]
Friday, June 26th – 7:30pm
Jazzreggae – Byrds of a Feather
David Byrd, sax & vocals. Toho Saunders, bass & vocals. Eli Goldlink, keys. Jordan “J Bird” Davis, drums. $20 cover charge, byob. Students $10. For a reservation, call 415-586-3733. Byrds of a Feather introduce their two fresh recordings, now in release: Vampire President and Garden of Delight. Vampire President aims to encourage resistance and a…
Thursday, June 25th – 7:30pm
Tango No. 9
Once there was a bandoneon player named Isabel, all the emotional yearning of tango can be summed up in that memory, and yet the stirring of the spirit is strong and will not be quashed. There came along the dandy Zoltan. He gave heart and fortitude to the others, to Catharine whose sturdy palimpsest could…
Sunday, June 21st – 8-10pm
The Guilhem Fourty Quartet
on tour from NYC
Jonah Hieb, trumpet. Brahm Sasner, piano. Isaac Coyle, bass. Guilhem Fourty, drums. $20 cover charge / BYOB. Students $10. For a reservation, call (415) 586-3733. Guilhem Fourty, born and raised in Toulouse, France and now based in NYC, is bringing a modern jazz quartet to Bird & Beckett to present his original music and arrangements…
Sunday, June 21st at 5pm
The Sunday Happy Hour Show!
The Smith Dobson Quartet
Sunday, June 21st – 5-7pm. Sunday Happy Hour Show. The Smith Dobson Quartet. Smith Dobson, saxophone. Keith Saunders, piano. Eric Markowitz, bass. Tony Johnson, drums. It’s the Sunday happy hour show at Bird & Beckett, so bring something to sip and pay what you can. Bring a snack for yourself or bring some food to…
Friday, June 19th – 7:30pm
A Tribute to Don Prell & the SeaBop Ensemble
Jim Grantham, tenor saxophone. Scott Foster, guitar. Ollie Dudek, bass. Omar Aran, drums. $20 cover charge / byob. Students $10 / kids free. For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733. Bassist Don Prell, born in 1929, has passed at the age of 96. We’ll pay tribute this Friday to Don and his long-running band,…
Saturday, June 20th – 7:30pm
It’s a birthday bash!
Noel Jewkes & Friends
A Birthday Bash for Noel Jewkes. Saturday, June 20th – 7:30pm. $25 cover charge, byob. Students $10; kids free. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Noel Jewkes, reeds. Keith Saunders, piano. Heshima Mark Williams, bass. Mark Lee, drums. Kay Kostopoulos, vocals. Noel Jewkes and the Bird & Beckett proprietor, Eric, share a birthday,…
Friday to Sunday, June 19-21
Friday: A Tribute to Don Prell & SeaBop
Saturday: Noel Jewkes & Friends,
A Birthday Bash
Sunday: The Smith Dobson Quartet
+ The Guilhem Fourty Quartet
A Tribute to Don Prell & SeaBop. Friday, June 19th — 7:30pm. Jim Grantham, tenor saxophone. Scott Foster, guitar. Ollie Dudek, bass. Omar Aran, drums. $20 cover charge / byob. Students $10 / kids free. For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733. Bassist Don Prell, born in 1929, has passed at the age of…
Tonight, Wednesday, June 17th – 7pm
Walker Talks: A Live Stream – On Patti Smith
Walker Brents III talks on a subject of his choosing most months on a mid-month, mid-week date as befits his and the bookstore’s schedules. This time out, his subject is Patti Smith. Patti Smith has inspirational medicine. She shares her knowledge. She strengthens individual romantic belief. Humble and loveable, her hands are full…
Sunday, June 14th – 8pm
Beth Custer / Will Bernard / Ken Emerson
$20 cover charge; byob. A deal! Students $10; kids free. Mo bettah! Reservations: call the shop at 415-586-3733 Will and Beth interrupt their regular programming to introduce Ken Emerson, a long time friend and collaborator. The evening will include, along with Will and Beth’s compositions, a selection of vintage jazz and blues as well as…
Sunday, June 14th – 5pm
The Nick Otis Orchestra
It’s happy hour at Bird & Beckett
Gail (Li’l Bit) Muldrow, guitar and vocals. Paul Lamb, bass. Nick Otis, drums and vocals. $20 suggested donation, but pay just what you can for our Sunday shows. byob. Students, $5-$10 suggested; kids free. Come for a tune, come for the afternoon, it’s all fine. For a seat reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733, but your…