Posts by Eric
Art Walk in Glen Park!
Come out to the neighborhood for the Art Walk! Merchants and cafes up and down Diamond Street between Bosworth and Chenery will feature fine and graphic art for your pleasure, perusal & purchase from noon to five on Saturday. Take a leisurely stroll in the canyon after you’ve stowed your treasures in your trunk, enjoy…
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three stripes of jazz this weekend
10/4-10/6 at Bird & Beckett!
Friday, October 4th, 8:30-10pm, you’ll hear Darren Johnston, trumpet; Kai Lyons, guitar; Rob Ewing, electric bass; and Dillon Vado, drums. Darren says the combo, Swerve, is “not a swing thing, more a collective groove band doing each others originals.” It’s always a thrill to hear what Darren and his cohorts cook up. At a simmer…
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Tuesday, October 8th – 7:30-9pm
Ava Koohbor, electronics
plus the Evidence Trio
Ava Koohbor is a poet, visual and sound artist. Through sound, words, and objects she seeks to find balance in everyday’s chaos. Her latest works have been exhibited and performed at Audium, APICC Festival 2023: Reimagine Horizons, and as a part of group exhibition at RootDivision: ME in a(ME)rica. Her latest publication, a…
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Grab your tix to
The Booksellers Ball
Friday Oct. 10th at the Club Fugazi!
Celebrate Litquake’s 25th Anniversary!
Litquake turns 25! Litquake’s 2024 festival will kick off with the Booksellers Ball, an opening night bash at Club Fugazi in North Beach when the Litquake community comes together to fête San Francisco’s independent bookstores. It’s a catered event with abundant libations and a sizzling lineup of literature-themed drag performances hosted by Joe Wadlington of…
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Friday, October 11th – 6-8pm
Eric & the In Crowd salute the
Composers Behind the Jazz Standards
Every second Friday of the month, Eric Shifrin brings in a trio to have a little fun with tunes written by some of the master composers of popular music that have become standards played in piano bars, restaurants, clubs and concert halls through the decades throughout the land. This month, he’ll present tunes by the…
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Friday, October 11th – 8:30-10pm
Richard Howell, Kash Killion, Ian Dogole
Empyrea
Empyrea travels the spaceways with thrilling improvisational forays that venture into uncharted sonic terrain. Listeners will experience instrumental combinations rarely heard on this planet. Empyrea is Ian Dogole – doumbek, African talking drum, udu, kalimba, maracas llaneras Richard Howell – saxophones, misc. aerophones & vocals Kash Killion – cello, double bass, sarangi, bolon, masenqo
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