Posts by Heather World
Friday, June 9th – 9pm
Steuart Liebig Trio with Garth Powell + Phillip Greenlief
Born, raised and based in Los Angeles, electric 6-string bassist and composer Steuart Liebig has been a pillar of the new music scene there for decades, prolific in his explorations of modern creative jazz and free improvisation, as well as third stream and classical music. As a young player in the late 1970s, he played…
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Friday, June 9th – 5:30pm
Eric & the In Crowd – second fridays in 2023
Always a good time when Eric attracts the In Crowd to Bird & Beckett! He’s here with a fresh band on the second Friday of every month. This time out, this is the fabulous band: Eric Shifrin, piano Willie Perez, guitar Joe Kyle Jr. bass Jason Hanson drums BYOB and a twenty for the band…
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Thursday, June 8th – 7pm
Poets Art Goodtimes, Art Beck
& Denise Low
Three long-time friends and colleagues converge to share their work. Art Beck will be reading from his latest book, Angel Rain, Poems 1977-2020 (Shanti Arts Publishing, 2022). He received the Northern California Book Award for poetry in translation for his book Opera Omnia Luxorius, a Duet for Sitar and Trombone (Otis Books/Seismicity 2012). His Mea…
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Sunday, June 4th – 5pm
Community Music Center Jazz Ensemble
with jam session to follow
Scott Foster’s CMC jazz combo performs 5-6pm followed by a jam session hosted by the Keith Saunders Trio. Your voluntary contributions help us pay a stipend to the student musicians and a fair guaranteed wage to the members of the trio. The Community Music Center has been teaching music to San Franciscans, young and…
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Sunday, June 4th – 3pm
Still Life – a reading by poet Katherine J. Williams
Katherine J. Williams reads from her new poetry collection, Still Life (Cherry Grove Collections, 2022). Katherine J. Williams, art therapist and clinical psychologist, was the Director of the Art Therapy Program at George Washington University, where she is now Associate Professor Emerita. Her clinical articles have appeared in The American Journal of Art Therapy and…
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Saturday, June 3rd –7:30pm
Erik Jekabson Quintet
Erik Jekabson, trumpet & flugelhorn Dave MacNab, guitar Dan Feiszli, bass Jason Lewis, drums A solid evening of standards and originals from four key players on the local scene. $20 cover (cash, please); byob. For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733. Erik and his colleagues tonight demonstrate the depth of talent that has flowered…
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