Coming up in early September

Poets + an open mic on the first Thursday of each month: 9/4 at 7pm, the featured poets are Breakfast & Kazue Watanabe… The Actual Trio w/John Schott, Dan Seamans, John Hanes play Friday 9/5 at 8:30pm… Saturday 9/6 at 7:30pm, guitarist Karl Evangelista’s Bukas: Francis Wong & Lewis Jordan, saxes; Rei Scampavia, keys; Lisa…

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Friday, September 5th – 8:30-10pm
The Actual Trio
John Schott/Dan Seamans/John Hanes

Berkeley’s veteran jazz ensemble, The Actual Trio returns to Bird & Beckett for an evening of original, spiky, whimsical, groovy and spontaneous music. Led by guitarist John Schott (T.J. Kirk, John Zorn, Steven Bernstein), the trio has just released its third CD, entitled “Spires.” Double bassist Dan Seamans (New Klezmer Trio) and drummer John Hanes…

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Wednesday, September 10th – 7:30pm
The Anthony Wonsey Trio
with bassist Billy Edwards
& drummer Minchan Kim

Anthony Wonsey, piano. Billy Edwards, bass. Minchan Kim, drums. $20 cover charge; cash at the door, please. Students, $10. Reservations, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Anthony Wonsey brought his trio with Billy Edwards and Minchan Kim to Luanda, Angola to back saxophonist Steve Carrington for Unesco & ResiliArt’s International Jazz Day, 4/22/25. Now Steve is…

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