Archive for February 2015
Sunday, April 5th – 4:30-6:30 pm
Eugene Pliner Trio
Eugene Pliner, piano Adam Gay, bass Omar Aran, drums A classic piano trio, led by one of the key players on the local scene for decades, often heard at Les Joulins Jazz Bistro. Eugene began his musical career at an early age in Riga, Latvia (formerly Russia). In his early twenties, he migrated to the…
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jazz club!
Saturday, April 4th – 8-11pm
Smith Dobson Quartet
Smith Dobson, tenor sax   and vibraphone Luke Westbrook, guitar Noah Schenker, bass Hamir Atwal, drums Smith Dobson debuts a new quartet to explore some of his own writing and aspects of the jazz canon that inform his sensibility. Without doubt, Smith is one of the key players on the San Francisco jazz scene…
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Sunday, March 29th – 4:30-6:30 pm
Misisipi Mike Wolf covers Willie Nelson’s Red Headed Stranger
On March 29, local folk ‘n’ country songwriter of some small note, Misisipi Mike Wolf and his musical pals will perform live and in person, for all those who wish to be entertained, the classic 1975 Willie (Hugh) Nelson concept album “Red Headed Stranger.” Considered one of the best albums all time, “Red Headed Stranger”…
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Sunday, April 12th – Noon!
The Pleasure Palace
plays Bird & Beckett’s
Surf-a-billy Swing Time Dance Party
Come on out to our 2nd Sunday Surf-a-billy Swing Time Dance Party! This month, it’s The Pleasure Palace, featuring the guitarero of North Beach, Ned Boynton; organ grinder Lorenzo Farrell and drummer/raconteur Rolf Wilkinson! Â You’re going to love this little band and their swinging little repertoire. They’re beyond category, so we won’t assay to pigeonhole…
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Sunday, March 29th — 2:30 pm
Walker Brents III
on the Greek Mystery Religions
Walker Talks! Â A monthly series of ruminations by Walker Brents on diverse subjects — from individual writers and philosophers, to bits of mythology, epic tales and cultural turning points. Today, Walker will plumb the subject of the Greek mystery religions- cults that persisted for centuries and even millennia, each with its own secret rituals,…
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Saturday, March 28th — 8-11 pm
jazz club! when lights are low…
Focus on Horace Silver
The Vinnie Rodriguez Quartet
Erik Jekabson, trumpet Keith Saunders, piano Adam Gay, bass Vinnie Rodriguez, drums Vinnie Rodriguez’ quartet will focus on the writings of the late, great jazz pianist Horace Silver. The pianist on today’s date, Keith Saunders, is among the most sought after local piano players for hard bop dates, with a sure feel for the complexity…
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