Posts by Eric
Friday, November 14th – 8:30-10pm
Robert Heirendt’s Name & Form Ensemble
Robert Heirendt brings his “Name & Form” Ensemble to celebrate it’s just-released album. You’ll encounter original conceptions/compositions for mbira and saxophone, based on the meeting of traditional Zimbabwean trance music with modern improvisational jazz. The evening will feature Robert on mbira (Zimbabwean kalimba) and two alto saxophonists, Randy McKean and Dan Plonsey, with special guest…
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Friday, November 14th – Two Shows!
Eric & the In Crowd at 6pm
Robert Heirendt’s Name & Form Ensemble
Album Release Concert at 8:30pm
Bring something to sip and a twenty for each band to either or both shows! Call ahead for a seat reservation — 415-586-3733. We’re a bookshop during the day and a venue for music and poetry in the evenings, with events four to six nights a week, especially through the weekends. Eric & the In…
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Wednesday, November 12th – 6:30pm
During a Time of Upheaval:
Love, Lineage and Landscape
Poets Xochiquetzal Candelaria,
Caroline M. Mar & Camille Roy
Three distinguished poets present poems “during a time of upheaval.” Xochi Candelaria hails from San Juan Bautista and has taught at City College of San Francisco since 2008, with two books of poems and publication in a number of magazines to her credit. “When I entered the poetic field of Xochiquetzal Candelria’s words, I did…
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Sunday, November 9th
Shows at 5pm and 8pm!
Outlaw Country & Latin Vibes
Two great shows today, Sunday November 11th! At 5pm, catch the honky tonk genius of guitar slinger & singer Mitch Polzak with his classic / outlaw country outfit, the Royal Deuces, featuring special guest slide guitar master Joe Goldmark! Two sets ripping it up with fabulous originals and tunes you love by the…
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Jazz students!
Jam Session
first Sunday of each month!
This Sunday, November 2nd, at 5pm, a jazz combo from the Community Music Center performs a set and conducts a jam session open to all comers, especially students currently engaged in the study of the art! No charge, but donations help us sustain the series. Bird & Beckett is dedicated to supporting the gamut of…
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Saturday, November 1st – 7:30-9:30pm
Martin Luther & Friends
Martin Luther, vocals Wilton Rabb, guitar Dave Council, keyboards & guitar $20 cover charge; byob. students $10. reservations, call the shop at 415-586-3733 A gifted vocalist and singer songwriter, Luther is preparing to release his fifth studio LP, “Welcome Back Love.” Two original members of Graham Central Station are on board for the show —…
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