Posts by Eric
Sunday, August 31st – 5pm
Jam Sessions Last Sunday of the Month
with the Vince Lateano Trio
You never know who might drop in to jam… maybe you! Serious jazz players welcome. Audience, too!
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Sunday, August 31st – 8-10pm
The Craig Handy Trio
with Essiet Essiet & Sylvia Cuenca
Three more awesome musicians on one stage would be hard to imagine. Craig, Essiet and Sylvia are long-time collaborators in jazz and make for a magnificent trio. Hope you can join us! $20 cover charge; byob. Students $10. Reservations, 415-586-3733.
Read MoreComing 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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Saturday, September 6th – 7:30-9:30pm
“Bukas”
Karl Evangelista’s Apura
album release concert
Filipino-American guitarist Karl Evangelista debuts the new album “Bukas” from his group Apura, featuring saxophonists Lewis Jordan on alto and Francis Wong on tenor, Rei Scampavia on keys and electronics, Lisa Mezzacappa on bass and the legendary Donald Robinson sitting in for the master Andrew Cyrille, the recording’s featured guest artist, on drums. $25 cover…
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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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