Archive for October 2014
Saturday, Nov. 22nd – 8-11 pm
jazz club — when lights are low
Terrance Tony Quartet
Alto player Terrance Tony assembles the band each 4th Saturday of the month, drawing on some of the stellar players around the Bay Area. Â Tonight, pianist Grant Levin, bassist Aaron Cohn and drummer Vinnie Rodriguez are on the gig! Two years ago, Terrance came out from Houston – where he was born and raised –…
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Friday, November 21st – 5:30-8:00 pm
jazz in the bookshop — Monk’s Music
The Scott Foster Ensemble
Saxophonist David Boyce, pianist Ben Slater, bassist Adam Gay and drummer Dave Mihaly join leader/guitarist Scott Foster for a foray across the musical terrain of Thelonious Monk.
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Sunday, Nov. 16th – 4:30 pm
A Love Supreme!
Anthony Brown and Members of the
Asian American Jazz Orchestra
with poet Genny Lim
celebrate the 50th anniversary
of Coltrane’s landmark recording
1964 saw the release of A Love Supreme, a jazz record that changed the world’s thinking on jazz, even as John Coltrane had already set the path… This Sunday, percussionist Anthony Brown will celebrate the milestone of the album’s 50th anniversary, with a trio and the eminent poet Genny Lim, a crucial voice on the…
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Saturday, Nov. 15 – 8-11 pm
Dave Bendigkeit Quartet
“Echoes of an Era:
Music from Our Time”
It’s jazz club at Bird & Beckett… when lights are low. Special performances, and a sweet vibe to make your Saturday night. Don’t look back!  Tonight, trumpeter, flugelhornist & singer Dave Bendigkeit brings in a marvelous, tight quartet with David Udolf on piano, Peter Barshay on bass and Akira Tana on drums. All of these musicians…
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ONWARD! DAVID MELTZER: A benefit!
Sunday, Nov. 9th at 7:30 pm
David Meltzer’s a brilliant poet and he could use a hand! Â So come give him a hand, and let’s put together some funds to meet medical expenses. Â A $20 donation at the door is requested, though we’ll not turn anyone away as long as space allows! Â And much larger donations are definitely encouraged and appreciated.…
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Sunday, November 9th – 4:30-6:30 pm
The Tom Lander Quartet
Guitarist Tom Lander brings in a quartet including saxophonist Charlie McCarthy, bassist Chuck Bennett and drummer Tony Johnson for two sets of jazz standards and originals. All this other stuff this weekend? Â Wonderful indeed. Â Way beautiful! Â But this Tom Lander date is as good as it gets! Â If you’re seriously appreciative of small combo jazz,…
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