Posts by Eric
Friday, July 24th – 7:30pm
The Kasey Knudsen / Harvey Wainapel Quartet
Kasey Knudsen, saxophone. Harvey Wainapel, saxophone. John Wiitala, bass. Jon Arkin, drums. $20 cover charge (cash at the door, please); byob. Students $10; kids free. For reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 Kasey Knudsen and Harvey Wainapel, highly accomplished saxophonists acclaimed for their work in diverse genres and their mastery of the full range of…
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Saturday, July 25th – 7:30pm
Avotcja & Modúpue
Join us in celebrating Avotcja’s 85th birthday! Poet, Musicologist, Disc Jockey, Small Percussionist, Prose Writer in Many Genres, Culture Hero! Avotcja’s award-winning group Modúpue (Gratitude) is an ensemble that stretches to as many players as well fit a venue Tonight, Modúpue is: Avotcja, poetry and small multi-percussion. Sandi Poindexter, violin. Jon Jang, piano. Francis Wong,…
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Sunday, July 26th – 2pm
Howie Klein’s Memwah
with Denise Sullivan & Friends
A preview of a work in progress with Lisa Austin, Linda Champagne, Carla Diamond, Trudy Fisher, Lori Gates, David Katznelson, Harry Levy, Linda Ryan, Sue Sponge and special guests. Memwah is Howie Klein’s printed and photographed recollections of his life well-lived. Tasked with finishing a book upon his death in December 2025, award-winning columnist Denise…
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Sunday, July 26th – 5pm
Jam Session
hosted by the Vince Lateano Trio
Jam sessions in San Francisco have a history as long as jazz has been played here. From the Barbary Coast to the present day, the session is one of the key ways the music has refreshed itself and brought old hands and young pups together. Vince Lateano has led a lot of them in his…
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Friday, July 31st – 7:30pm
Jazz Therapy Trio
The Jazz Therapy Trio brings together three seasoned Bay Area musicians for an evening of introspective, lyrical jazz. Pianist Ben Stolorow leads the ensemble, drawing on classical influences and modern jazz sensibilities shaped by studies with Fred Hersch, Stanley Cowell, and David Hazeltine. A UC Berkeley graduate and Jazzschool faculty member, Stolorow has performed at Yoshi’s, Kuumbwa…
Read MoreComing up live in August 2026
Saturday, August 1st – 7:30pm Harold Carr Quintet Flavia Cerviño-Wood, violin; Andrew Voigt, woodwinds; Derek Coombs, piano; Harold Carr, bass and compositions; Susanna Goldenstein, percussion. Album release concert celebrating A Bird Is Whiter Than The Moon. Everyone who attends will receive a free copy of the album! $25 cover charge / byob for adults…
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