Posts by Eric
Friday, March 7th – 6-8pm
The Brian Andres Trio
Jazz in its essence! The piano trio is the traditional heart of the art form. If you don’t grasp that yet, you surely will over the course of the evening! Three musical minds, long experienced in developing their ideas, skills and technique, listening to each other, conversing in a common language without words on topics…
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Thursday, March 6th – 7pm
Poet Beau Beausoleil reads from War News II
open mic follows
Beau Beausoleil is a poet and activist (Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here) based in San Francisco. He is the author of 15 chapbooks of poetry. His most recent titles are the Killing of George Floyd, Poems for Ukraine, and War News I. Michael Koch hosts. An open mic will follow, conducted by Jerry Ferraz.
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Wednesday, March 5th – 7pm
City Bird
Patrick Dunagan reads the title poem
from his City Lights volume of the same name
Patrick James Dunagan commences at 7pm to read aloud from “City Bird”—the long title poem from his new book from City Lights—and doesn’t quit till the whole thing’s been aired. Bring a pigfoot and a bottle of beer, a box of wine, or whatever keeps your gears turning, and head on out to Bird &…
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Sunday, March 2nd – 5pm
Mamboleo! Latin music set + jam session
Mamboleo! From Ruth Asawa School of the Arts: Amaru Duran-Calahorrano – Drums. Santiago Winton – Piano. Sai Ray – Trumpet. Mateo Siguenza – Bass. From Oakland School for the Arts: Vito Marcacci – Trombone. From Berkeley High School: Mario Barragan – Congas. On the first Sunday of most months (subject to the academic calendars of…
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Sunday, March 2nd – 1pm
The Community Music Center
15th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration
2025, the Year of the Green Wood Snake
Betty Wong–musician, composer and 50+ year veteran teacher at San Francisco’s century-old Community Music Center and long-time Glen Park resident–presents her annual CMC Chinese New Year world music and jazz celebration! Teachers, students and friends of the CMC will cover a diverse range of music as befits San Francisco, one of the world’s great multi-cultural…
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Saturday, March 1st – 7:30-9:30pm
Benny Amón’s New Orleans Pearls
Marc Caparone, trumpet. Jeff Hamilton, piano. Sam Rocha, bass. Benny Amón, drums. $25 cover charge; byob. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Jazz in the Neighborhood (a 501(c)3 nonprofit funded by folks like you) has offered to subsidize this date, augmenting your $20 cover charge to help us pay the musicians a guaranteed…
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