Posts by Eric
Friday, July 18th – 6pm
Scott Foster / Ollie Dudek Duo
Scott Foster, guitar. Ollie Dudek, bass. $15/adults; $5/students; kids/free. Bird & Beckett’s favorite jazz guitarist brings in a fresh aggregation of local jazz greats on the third Friday of every month. Scott has been the cornerstone of the Bird & Beckett jazz scene for nearly a quarter century, ever since the Friday happy hour show…
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Friday, July 18th – 8:30-10pm
Lisa Mezzacappa 5(ish), a Sextet
Cosmicomics Revisited
Aaron Bennett, tenor sax. Mark Clifford, vibraphone. Kyle Bruckmann, modular synth. Brett Carson, keyboard. Jordan Glenn, drums. Lisa Mezzacappa, bass. $20-$40 sliding scale; byob. $10 for students; kids free. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Inspired by Italo Calvino’s nerdy, hilarious, lewd, poignant collection of short stories, the Cosmicomics, Lisa Mezzacappa ‘s suite…
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Saturday, July 19th – 7:30-9:30pm
The Charles Thomas Quartet
Ben Ball, saxophone. Greg Jacobs, piano. Charles Thomas, bass. Michael Spencer, drums. $20 cover charge, byob. Students $10; kids free. Charles Thomas became a fixture at Bird & Beckett fifteen years ago in drummer Jimmy Ryan’s Bebop Band, alongside the fiery bop pianist Don Alberts. His history reveals much more. Charles was born in San…
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Sunday Come to Meetin’!
July 20, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Evangenitals’ Traveling
Freak Folk Revival Review
Hot off their appearance at a National Caviar Day event Saturday night south of the slot, the Evangenitals roll into Bird & Beckett Sunday morning for a hot minute to raise spirits and raise the roof with their trademark alt-folk genius… You’ve heard them many years running at El Rio’s Shit-Kicking Memorial Day Fest with regular…
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Sunday, July 20th – 5pm
The Vince Lateano Trio
with guest Brad Buethe, guitar
Ben Stolorow, piano. Peter Barshay, bass. Vince Lateano, drums. featuring guest Brad Buethe, guitar. $20 cover charge, byob. Teens & undergrads & grad students $5-$10 sliding scale. kids free. Vince Lateano, a Sacramento kid, has been a mainstay of the San Francisco jazz scene since he rousted out of the U.S. Army in 1965. The…
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July 16th-20th: Eight Events in Five Days
7/16: Laborfest Writers Group
7/17: Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces
7/18: Scott Foster Duo + Lisa Mezzacappa 5(ish)
7/19: Night Market + Charles Thomas Trio
7/20: The Evangenitals + Vince Lateano Trio
“What the hell kind of church service is this?” — STEVE KOTLER, LA WEEKLY At the ungodly hour of 11 a.m. on July 20th, The Evangenitals return to Bird & Beckett with a reprise of their Moby Dick album and much, much more. Bird & Beckett’s favorite band delivers the sacrament at a National Caviar…
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