Posts by Eric

The heart and soul of jazz at Bird & Beckett are this band and singer Dorothy Lefkovits.  Tenor player Chuck Peterson started the whole Bird & Beckett jazz program back in late 2002, and Dorothy converged with the scene right back at the beginning.  Nowadays, Chuck leads a group that comprises five wonderful musicians who…

A jazz & literary evening in celebration  of Bloomsday! Joyce & Jazz Featuring celebrated Irish celtic-jazz vocalist Melanie O’Reilly with Frank Martin on piano   $15 cover charge / $10 seniors and students      Join us for an evening with Melanie O’Reilly, award-winning  Irish jazz singer and songwriter, teaming with top Bay Area jazz pianist Frank Martin…

On the second Sunday of the month, The Seducers continue a traditional booking that started at the Riptide Bar out on Taraval, and continues at Bird & Beckett until the Riptide is rebuilt and the doors flung back open. This lovely band is led by the self-effacing pedal steel master, Joe Goldmark, with loquacious and…

Inspired by the western swing and early country boppers of the late 1940s and early 1950s, The B-Stars bring the golden age of country & western swing back to the dancehalls and dental parlors, barrooms and bookstores, so hold onto your hats and bring your dancin’ shoes & your complete set of Zane Grey! The…

From 4 to 6 pm, the remarkable jazz pianist Grant Levin invites a his long-time jazz associate, bassist Chris Amberger to the stage for two sets as a duo, and then returns at 7:30 to lead a quartet featuring sax player Lyle Link, recently arrived on the Bay Area jazz scene from Washington, D.C., with Chris…

Two sets of jazz by top Bay Area players  Henry Hung, trumpet Jordan Samuels, guitar Hans Glawischnig, bass Eric Garland, drums San Francisco’s longest running neighborhood jazz party runs on!