Posts by Eric
Friday, March 13th – 8:30-10pm
Alt Jazz Ark Corpus X Quartet
“Forgotten Aspect” album release!
Playing material exclusively from the just released Forgotten Aspect album, saxophonist Elaine Alt’s Alt Jazz Ark Corpus X Quartet assembles at Bird & Beckett this Friday for a concert in celebration of the album — original compositions that swing mightily! This project is a retrospective of material Elaine wrote during the late 1980s and early…
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Friday, March 13th – 6pm
Eric & the In Crowd
Eric Shifrin, piano. Daniel Fabricant, bass. Mark Lee, drums. $20 suggested donation at the door, cash please! BYOB. Students, $10. Kids, free. Come to Bird & Beckett’s long running Friday happy hour show! Get it while it lasts, as later in the spring/early summer, we’re moving the Friday fun to a single 7:30pm show, and…
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Wednesday, March 11th – 7:30pm
NYC Saxophonist Rico Jones
with Sylvia Cuenca, Essiet Essiet & Matt Clark
“Rico is one of the few original voices emerging. His musicianship and passion have forged an original voice we will joyfully be hearing more from in the future.” — Vincent Herring, DownBeat Magazine “Rico Jones is a fine saxophonist steeped in the Jazz tradition with eyes set on the future” — Victor Lewis “Wonderful player,…
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Sunday, March 8th – 5pm
Mitch Polzak & the Flying Deuces
Honky Tonk Heaven!
featuring pedal steel whiz Joe Goldmark
Mitch Polzak, guitar and vocals Joe Goldmark, pedal steel guitar Tim Wagar, bass Ken Owen, drums $20 cover charge; byob. Students, $10; kids free Honky Tonk Showman Mitch Polzak plays a mean guitar and raises a ruckus like no one else! This afternoon, he brings his famous Royal Deuces joined for the date by pedal…
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Saturday, March 7th – 7:30pm
Saúl Sierra Quartet
Saúl Sierra, bass Marco Díaz, trumpet & piano Charlie Gurke, saxophones Emilio Davalos, percussion $20 cover charge; byob. Students, $10 Cash at the door, please. For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 Saúl Sierra was born and raised in Mexico City, where he started playing professionally in 1990. In 1995, he enrolled at the…
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Friday, March 6th – 8:30pm
Bay Area Jazz & Soul:
The Noah Frank & Stephanie Woodford Quartet
Noah Frank, trumpet. Stephanie Woodford, piano & vocals. Dexter Williams, bass. Isaac Schwartz, drums. $20 cover charge at the door, cash please; byob. Students, $10. No reservations required. Amazing talent; a band you won’t find in the clubs. Except this one! Come find out what you’re missing. Noah and Stephanie bring a joyful and…
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