Posts by Heather World
Friday, May 27 –7:30pm
Tony Johnson Quartet
Bob Kenmotsu, saxophone Keith Saunders, piano Eric Markowitz, bass Tony Johnson, drums Bebop to bossa, and always swingin’ $20 cash cover charge – doors open at 7:20 for the 7:30 show BYOB and a mask, as covid still stalks the fringes of the land… capacity is just 20 at the moment to make for more…
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Saturday, May 28 – 7:30pm
Rob Reich Quartet
Andrew Stephens – trumpet (in town briefly from NYC!). Ben Goldberg – clarinet. Daniel Fabricant – bass. Rob Reich – piano, accordion. Rob Reich returns to Bird & Beckett with his group “Swings Left”. Rooted in the classic swing music of the late 1930s, “Swings Left” plays the tunes of Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count…
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Sunday, May 29 – 4pm
The Return of the Evangenitals
YAY! THE MOBY DICK SET The Literary Side of The Evangenitals Catch them at Bird & Beckett while they’re in town to headline El Rio’s 25th Anniversary Shit Kicker Memorial Day Bash. $15-25 sliding scale, byob, and a mask for the lowdown on this high flown band, visit their site!
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Sunday, May 29 – 7pm
Vince Lateano’s Doggone Jazz Jam Session
Jazz musicians, this one’s for you. Drummer Vince Lateano leads the session with Peter Barshay on bass and Ben Stolorow on piano. No fee to play. Audience, bring a $20 to help us pay the rhythm section. BYOB, and a mask for when you’re not playing, or if you’re not playing. Covid, you know…
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Friday, June 3 – 7:30pm
Charlie Gurke Quintet
Imagine the Charlie Gurke Quartet and add another musician! You’re 4/5 the way there!
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Saturday, June 4 – 7:30pm
Pedro J Pastrana Quartet
Cuatro-inflected Puerto Rican jazz/folk fusion with a soca twist
The Pedro Pastrana Quartet is for sure a latin jazz ensemble, though it’s one like no other. On paper, the group might seem like your traditional jazz quartet — a wind instrument, bass, drums and a chordal instrument, in this case, the cuatro. But it’s the integration of the cuatro that defines the Ensemble’s unique…
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