Posts by Eric
Friday, July 24th – 7:30pm
The Kasey Knudsen / Harvey Wainapel Quartet
Kasey Knudsen, saxophone. Harvey Wainapel, saxophone. John Wiitala, bass. Jon Arkin, drums. $20 cover charge (cash at the door, please); byob. Students $10; kids free. For reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 Kasey Knudsen and Harvey Wainapel, highly accomplished saxophonists acclaimed for their work in diverse genres and their mastery of the full range…
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Thursday, July 23rd – 7:30pm
Dr. E and Squeeze in Tight
blues, bebop & swing
Eli Yamin, piano & vocal. Roberta Donnay, vocal. Simon Planting, bass. Sylvia Cuenca, drums. $20 cover charge at the door, cash please! And bring your own beverage; we have cups, openers, etc. Student cover charge is $10. Kids free. Eli Yamin (widely known as “Dr. E”) is out from New York City to play blues,…
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Tuesday, July 21st – 7pm
The Diversity Principle:
The Story of a Transformative Idea
a conversation with
author David B. Oppenheimer
David Oppenheimer is a clinical professor of law at Berkeley Law, director of the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law and faculty co-director of the pro bono program. He is the author of ten books on civil rights and discrimination law, including the first law school casebook in comparative equality law. The Diversity Principle (Yale University Press, 2026), the work of a…
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Sunday, July 19th – 5pm
Peck Allmond, special guest
with the Vince Lateano Trio
It’s the Sunday Happy Hour show!
Make Bird & Beckett a habit Sundays at 5pm! Stay for a tune, stay for two sets — whatever suits your Sunday! Just byob and a friend or two and have a nice time in the neighborhood. Contribute what you can to the kitty so we can pay these fine musicians, but don’t stress. Our…
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Saturday, July 18th – 7:30pm
Kristen Strom / Jhoely Garay
Brazilian Quintet
Kristen Strom, saxophone Jhoely Garay, guitar Scott Sorkin, guitar Nick Panoutsos, bass Jim Kassis, drums $25 cover charge at the door (cash, please!) / byob. Students $10. Kids free. For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733. Kristen Strom and Scott Sorkin are a musical couple who are two of the Bay Area’s most in-demand…
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Friday, July 17th – 7:30pm
Guitar Madness
Scott Foster + Myles Boisen
Scott Foster & Myles Boisen,guitars. Lisa Mezzacappa, bass. Jon Arkin, drums. $20 cover charge (cash, please) / byob. Students $10. Kids free. For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733. The Mad Explorations Of Scott Foster & Myles Boisen swinging their axes through tangled thickets. Holy Les Paul, Batman! two guitarists tinker with tunes not…
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