Posts by Eric

Smith Dobson, soprano sax Charlie Gurke, baritone sax John Wiitala, bass Evan Hughes, drums Each of these four musicians is hugely respected on the local professional jazz scene; together, they’ll dig deep into some wonderful music. Smith Dobson, the very great San Francisco multi-instrumentalist, has recently been working on a notoriously difficult horn, the soprano sax, and has…

Lyle Link, alto sax Bob Kenmotsu, tenor sax Keith Saunders, piano Adam Gay, bass Omar Aran, drums Bassist Adam Gay has assembled a quintet of fine players, including two reed players who have soul and technique to spare. The Friday-after-work slot is always “pay what you want” or “pay what you can” and our basic…

Patrick Wolff, sax Randy Porter, piano Eric Markowitz, bass Evan Hughes, drums Saxophonist Wolff joins forces with highly acclaimed Grammy-nominated pianist Porter for a couple of sets of creative, swinging jazz. Long associated through their yearly involvement with the Stanford Jazz Workshop, these two musicians share the core musical values of the bebop era and…

Pianist Caili O’Doherty is out from NYC to teach at the Stanford Jazz Workshop and brings in a quartet that includes Bay Area stalwarts Steven Lugerner on saxophone and Giulio Xavier on bass, with Caili’s fellow New Yorker & running buddy Cory Cox on drums. In March, she completed a 5-night run at Dizzy’s at Lincoln Center…

    The String Herders have constructed a fresh take on Americana – corralling diverse influences such as Bill Frisell, Jim Campilongo and Duke Ellington. Tom Huber & Kurt Stevenson (guitars) Larry Luthi & Huntley Barad (rhythm)

Seventh Avenu (final e optional) makes its third appearance at Bird & Beckett! A North Bay-based septet, Seventh Avenu features vibist Dan Neville and the 4-horn arrangements of trumpeter/bassist Graham Bruce. It’s a seven-piece jazz juggernaut, with a book of original music and great arrangements that’s thick as a brick! Mad Duran, alto, soprano, flute…