Charlie McCarthy, saxophone.
Scott Foster, guitar.
Luke Schwartz, guitar.

$20 suggested cover charge; byob.
Students, $5; kids free.

For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733.
Arrive 15 minutes before showtime to claim your seat.

Charlie McCarthy has been an acknowledged master of the reeds and flute for decades. His tone is impeccable, his sense of swing and inventiveness ever fresh and sure. A master on the regional jazz scene.

Guitarist Scott Foster has been a key player at Bird & Beckett since we began presenting jazz in the bookshop on a weekly basis nearly a quarter of a century ago, in late 2002. Now, you can hear him on the third Friday of each month with a freshly conceived combo every time out. His duo date with young virtuoso guitarist Luke Schwartz a few months back was pure pleasure; this week he merges that delightful pairing with his determination to present some of the master musicians of the region on an occasional basis, a “Masters Series” that this month finds Charlie McCarthy in the spotlight. Not to be missed!

(accompanying graphic by Jessica Levant, from her photograph)