Charlie McCarthy, saxophone.
Sam Cady, piano.
Chuck Bennett, bass.
Tony Johnson, drums.

$20 suggested cover charge / byob.
Students $5-$10 sliding scale.
Kids free.

No reservations needed. Stay for a tune, stay for two hours & two sets. Jazz is here for you at Bird & Beckett, and this band represents the legacy that the “Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project” aims to sustain and extend for today’s ears and tomorrow’s jazz minds.

Jazz in the bookshop started in earnest in 2002, when tenor player Chuck Peterson (at left in the accompanying photo, with Tony at the drum kit, Glen Deardorff on guitar and vocalist Dorothy Lefkovitz at right) proposed that if we’d give him a weekly berth, he’d bring us experienced talent and make sure they were adequately paid — as long as we did what we could to help on that score. We taught our patrons that fair compensation for developed, studied, professional talent was only right. You’ve learned that lesson, and now, with your help, we’re consistently where we should be.

With your cover charges and the support of our generous donor base (which can and should include you, if it doesn’t already!), we manage to pay a fair guaranteed wage to the many hundreds of musicians that cross our stage each year. Look for the “donate” button on this webpage and contribute!

We’re remain dependent on audience revenue, of course. So turn out and pay the cover charge (cash please!) and introduce a friend to the sweetest jazz spot in the City!

We’ll keep our end of the bargain and do what’s necessary to remain a sustainable source for live, professional jazz in a delightful listening environment in San Francisco, in the neighborhood of Glen Park — one of the coolest neighborhoods on the planet, says Time Out magazine!

The four players on the bandstand tonight have decades of experience in the music. They swing and navigate the changes with practiced grace, skill and love.

You’ll be happy you dropped in, whether for a tune or for two sets. It’s something to write home about!