Posts by Eric
Sunday, August 18 – 4:30pm
Art Blakey Centennial!
The Jeff Minnieweather Quintet
Art Blakey is one of the fathers of modern bebop drumming. For decades his group the Jazz Messengers was a proving ground and launching pad for many young musicians who became jazz giants in their own right. As part of his enduring legacy, it’s our privilege to honor the memory of Art Blakey 100 years…
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tonight!
Thursday, August 15th – 7:30pm
Aguilar Descarga
Annette A. Aguilar, family and friends hit with a Descarga at Bird & Beckett!
Titans of Latin music burn through two sets of spontaneous improvisation based on Cuban forms, led by Oakland-born & raised, NYC-based percussionist Annette A. Aguilar, with Ricky Aguilar, percussion; Mike Arnold, bass; Anthony Blea, violin; John Calloway, piano and flute… and that’s just the ABC of it… $20 cover charge; sliding scale available.
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Wednesday, July 31 – 7:30pm
AMERARCANA 8 release reading and celebration
Come celebrate the release of the eighth issue of AMERARCANA: A Bird & Beckett Review, with two readings by contributors. Robert Glück, Camille Roy, Jocelyn Saidenberg, Aaron Shurin, Kirstin Wagner, and Jamie Townsend (reading for Steve Abbott), hosted by guest editor Eric Sneathen and founding editor Nicholas James Whittington, read Wednesday, July 31, 7pm, at Bird &…
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Sunday, July 28 – 4:30-6:30pm
Amirtha Kidambi & Elder Ones
+ Lisa Mezzacappa
The New York-based quartet Elder Ones — Amirtha Kidambi (compositions, voice, harmonium and synth); Matt Nelson (saxophone), Nick Dunston (bass), and Max Jaffe (drums) — drops in to Bird & Beckett on Sunday July 28, 4:30-6:30 pm, between stops at Santa Cruz’s Kuumbwa Jazz and Oakland’s Studio Grand. $20 cover charge; sliding scale available. Bassist…
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Monday, July 1st – 7:30pm
David Murray / Kahil El’Zabar Duo
The return of the mighty David Murray and the miraculous Kahil El’Zabar. People get ready! We are pleased and honored to present a return engagement by one of the towering jazz figures of our time, saxophonist David Murray, playing in a duo format with his esteemed colleague of three decades, the Chicago-based percussionist Kahil El’Zabar.…
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Sunday, June 30 – 4:30pm
CD Release! “Questioning Reality”
Sharman Duran Quartet
which way west? weekly concert series
Sharman Duran, compositions, vocals, piano Todd Dickow, reeds Alex Baum, bass Bob Blankenship, drums Introducing her cd: “Questioning Reality” On her latest CD, vocalist/ pianist/ songwriter Sharman Duran addresses the adventure and angst that characterize life in the 21st Century, whether it’s celebrating the boon that social media has been to the lives of lonely…
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