Posts by Eric
Saturday, February 2nd – 7:30–10:00 pm
The Hard Bop Collective
The Jazz Philanthropists Union presents… The Hard Bop Collective Daniel Casares, tenor sax; Jordan Samuels, guitar; Tomoko Funaki, bass Austin Lee Harris, drums Swingin’ and boppin’ since 2011 for San Francisco’s party set! Come for a preview of their brand new recording, “Too True to Be True.†$20 cover charge; $10 for students, musicians and…
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Friday, February 1st – 9:00-11:00 pm,
our late show returns, for one night only, to present
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
~ ~ ~ The “Be Known” Tour ~ ~ ~
Welcome to Black History Month!
Bird & Beckett is pleased to welcome Kahil and the Ensemble back for its third annual appearance on our stage! And that’s not counting the date when Kahil brought saxophone titan David Murray in for a duo date back in 2017! The EHE is on tour in support of the documentary film “Be Known.” View…
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Friday, February 1st – 5:30-8:00 pm
Rob Reich Swings Left
Album Release!
jazz in the bookshop
every Friday since 2002
Rob Reich – piano; Andrew Stephens – trumpet; Ben Goldberg – clarinet; Ollie Dudek – bass; Eric Garland – drums. Brand new cd! This is a fabulous band that plays for swing dancers from its own unique bag… well worth listening to in Bird & Beckett’s cozy concert setting to catch the extraordinary talent that…
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Sunday, January 27th – 4:30-6:30 pm
The Grant Levin Trio, featuring
Chris Amberger and Jeff Minnieweather
$10-15 suggested donation; students $5
Grant Levin, piano; Chris Amberger, bass; Jeff Minnieweather, drums. Like a fine Teddy Wilson trio record, this afternoon will delight you. Guaranteed!
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Sunday, January 27th – 2:30-4:00 pm
Walker Talks!
The 12th century Persian poet, Attar
Attar, “the perfumer,” allegorist of the heart in its many voices and guises as it wanders its way toward the deep truth. The inspirational abundance of this timeless poet transvalues all notions of genre, imparting strength and grace to contemporary free verse as well as encompassing the spiritual quest-theme with a thousand intuitive patterns! Walker…
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Saturday, January 26th – 7:30-10:00 pm
Ritmojito
jazz club! when lights are low… every Saturday night
$20 cover charge; $10 for students, musicians, limited income Ritmojito features vocalist Sandra Aran, with Richard Nelson Hall on piano, Dean Muench on bass and Dan Foltz, drums. Superbly crafted songs with deep latin jazz grooves, salsa to ska to samba. This date is subsidized by Jazz in the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund, augmenting…
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