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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]
August 13th, 7:30pm: São Paulo Choro Quartet featuring Alessandro Penezzi & Alexandre Ribeiro — Brazilian choro by São Paulo Allstars! Alessandro Penezzi, guitar; Roberta Valente, pandeiro; Alexandre Ribeiro, clarinet; Jane Lenoir, flute. $25-$35 sliding scale cover.
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August 14th, 7:30pm: Mose Def : The Music of Mose Allison — Dean Mermell, vocals; Tom Griesser, tenor sax; Kymry Esainko, piano; Joe Kyle, Jr., bass; Eric Garland, drums. $25 cover. Students $10.
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August 15th, 7:30pm: Nathan Tokunaga Quartet — Nathan Tokunaga, reeds; Charles Chen, piano; Mikiya Matsuda, bass; Benny Amon, drums. $20 cover. Students $10.
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August 16th, 5pm (the happy hour show): The 230 Jones Street Band — Charlie McCarthy, saxophone; Sam Cady, piano; Chuck Bennett, bass; Tony Johnson, drums.
It’s Happy Hour. Stay for a tune, stay for a set; pay what you can, pay what you will! Students $10.
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August 16th, 7:30pm: Nate Gilbreath and Alan Jones’s OHANA Collective — Nicolaus Gelin, trumpet; Nate Gilbreath, trombone; Mwanzi Harriot, guitar; Alan Jones, bass; Miles Turk, drums. $25 cover. Students $10.
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August 21st, 7:30pm: Scott Foster Combo. $20 cover. Students $10.
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August 22nd, 7:30pm: Brian Melvin Trio. Soren Lee, guitar; John Wiitala, bass; Brian Melvin, drums. $20 cover. Students $10.
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August 23rd, 5pm: Echo’s Bones + Evidence Trio. It’s Happy Hour. Pay what you will! That said, we have six professional musicians here, so pay $30 if you can. But donate whatever suits you. Students $10, or what you can manage.
Echo’s Bones
Sheldon Brown – clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute, bass flute
Amber Lamprecht – oboe, English horn, alto flute
Joseph Noble – flute, alto flute, bass flute
Evidence Trio
Kersti Abrams – saxophone, flute
Andrew Joron – theremin
Michael Wilcox – electric bass
August 23rd, 8pm: Kenny Warren Quartet — Kenny Warren, trumpet; Liberty Ellman, guitar; Raffi Garabedian, saxophone; Ben Goldberg, clarinet. $20 cover. Students $10.
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August 28th, 7:30pm: Ron Vincent Quartet — Bruce Williamson, saxophone; Brad Buethe, guitar; tba, bass; Ron Vincent, drums. $20 cover. Students $10.
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August 29th, 7:30pm: Angel Adedokun — Angel Adedokun, vocals; Jelani Noble, keys; Chanelle Ignant, guitar; Michael Reed, drums. $20 cover. Students $10.
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August 30th, 5pm (the happy hour show): Jam session hosted by the Vince Lateano Trio — Ben Stolorow, piano; tbd, bass; Vince Lateano, drums.
It’s Happy Hour. Pay what you will! Your support goes directly to the musicians, and our donors pick up the slack if need be. Join their number and you’ll feel good about supporting live jazz in San Francisco.
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August 30th, 8pm: Simon Aks Quartet — Simon Aks, guitar; Kevin Person, Jr., guitar; Alan Jones, bass; Miles Turk, drums. $20 cover. Students $10.
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The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project
Our events are put on under the umbrella of the nonprofit Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project (the "BBCLP"). That's how we fund our ambitious schedule of 300 or so concerts and literary events every year.
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The Independent Musicians Alliance
Gigging musicians! You have nothing to lose but your lack of a collective voice to achieve fair wages for your work!
The IMA can be a conduit for you, if you join in to make it work.
https://www.independentmusiciansalliance.org/
Read more here - Andy Gilbert's Feb 25 article about the IMA from KQED's site