Posts by Heather World

The jaded hopes and wistful dreams of Rolf Wilkinson, vocals, guitar and compositions Safa Shokrai, bass Vamaken Bedrosian, trombone. Check the Tin Cup Serenade website for insight! Tonight, doors open at 7:20 for the 7:30pm show. BYOB and a twenty for the trio. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Also live streamed on…

“A deeply nuanced world — Jonas crafts a richly expansive sound that stresses subtle timbral shadings and tersely composed phrases punctuated by sudden bursts of flavorful improvisation… Distinctive, accessible, simple and achingly beautiful.” – Michael Kremer, Jazziz The Chris Jonas Trio: Music from the Deserts explores the music Jonas wrote over two months of camping…

The first Sunday of each month, Bird & Beckett is proud and pleased to host a jazz combo comprising students from a local college or high school opening the program, followed by a student jam session led by a professional trio. Co-produced and underwritten by Jazz in the Neighborhood and Bird & Beckett, the students…

Karl Evangelista-guitar Francis Wong-saxophone Lisa Mezzacappa-bass Donald Robinson-drums $20 cover charge. BYOB. Live in the shop and live streamed on Bird & Beckett’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. Your kind donations support the musicians and the stream. Filipino-American guitarist/composer Karl Evangelista presents Apura (Tagalog for “Very Urgent”), a project that explores the relationship between jazz-based…

Eric Scheide, saxophone Tom Disher, piano Tom Donald, bass Ramon Cairo, drums Latin & funk-infused jazz, heavy on originals in the vein of Horace Silver, Bill Evans and a panoply of influences. Once known as the Jazz Beaus, it’s the same four fellas with a new name and new music — a little jazz, a…

Jerry Ferraz and Michael Koch host featured poets (and in this case, prose fiction writers), on the first Thursday of each month, with an open mic following the featured readers. Live in the shop and live streamed on Bird & Beckett’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. Tobey Hiller is the author of six books: a…