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653 Chenery Street in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
Open to walk-in trade and browsing Tuesday to Sunday noon to six
phone: 1-415-586-3733 email: [email protected]
Friday, August 29th – 6-8pm
The Macy Blackman Trio
Macy Blackman, piano. Bing Nathan, bass. Larry Vann, drums. $20 requested donation; students $10; kids free. BYOB. Call the shop for a reservation, 415-586-3733. Let the good times roll! Macy is a piano professor in the tradition of Professor Longhair, James Booker and Mac Rebennack, aka Dr. John, in a long line going back to…
Thursday, August 28th – 7:30-9:30pm
Drummer Tom Misage & 101 Eastbound
Most of you in the Bird & Beckett sphere know Tom Misage as our sound guy on our Friday shows, and a good hearted Glen Park neighbor who lives a few blocks down Chenery Street between the bookshop and the canyon. But unless you attend the jam sessions that Vince Lateano runs on the third…
Monday, August 25th – 7:00pm
Kai Lyons’ Changüísonico
with José Andrés Rodriguez
El Sinsonte (“The Mockingbird”)
of Changüí Guantanamo
Changüí at Bird and Beckett with none other than José Andrés, the Latin-Grammy nominated composer/singer from the historic Changüí Guantánamo (featured in Harry Belafonte’s “Roots of Rhythm” – link below.) Join us for a night of boleros, son, improv, call-and-response, humor, stories and changüí. $20 general | $10 students | All ages Changüísonico featuring El…
Sunday, August 24th – 8-10pm
The Simon Aks Quartet
Simon Aks, guitar. Kevin Person, Jr., piano. Giulio Xavier Cetto, bass. Miles Turk, drums. $20 cover charge (cash please), byob. Students, $10. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Original music from Simon’s upcoming record, plus some classic jazz standards and more modern tunes.
Sunday, August 24th – 5pm to 7pm
John Calloway / Larry Dunlap Duo
Two magnificent veteran musicians — John Calloway on flutes and Larry Dunlap on piano — perform on equal footing, listening, responding and creating fresh takes on classic material in the moment. $20 cover charge, payable in cash at the door. BYOB. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733.
Saturday, August 23rd
Celebrate with Avotcja
Jamming at 84!
Saturday, 8/23, 7:30pm JAMMING at 84 with AVOTCJA Francisco Herrera, Heshima Mark Williiams & Val Serrant plus special guests, including San Francisco Poet Laureate Genny Lim, San Francisco Poet Laureate Emerita Kim Shuck, Jordana, David Kubrin, Kaylah Marin, Gregory Pond, Maurisa Thompson, Dan Brady and possibly, schedules permitting, Rico Pabon & blues guitarist Ronnie Stewart…
this weekend!
Friday, 8/22, 6pm, Tony Johnson’s 230 Jones Street Band. w/Charlie McCarthy, sax; Sam Cady, piano; Chuck Bennett, bass. Hard bop & swing! $20 cover charge; $10 students; kids free. ~##~ Friday, 8/22, 8:30pm – Byrds of a Feather: saxophonist David Byrd & friends. Jazz Reggae & Vocalese ala Eddie Jefferson! $20 cover charge; students $10…
Sunday, August 17th – 5:00-7:00pm
Guitarist Jack Tone Riordan
with the Vince Lateano Trio
Jack Tone Riordan, guitar Ben Stolorow, piano. Ollie Dudek, bass. Vince Lateano, drums. $20 cover charge, cash at the door; byob. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. The trio returns for their ongoing 3rd Sundays residency at Bird & Beckett. Leader Vince Lateano has been a cornerstone of the San Francisco jazz scene…
Saturday, August 16th – 7:30-9:30pm
The Ron Vincent Quartet
featuring saxophonist Bruce Williamson
Bruce Williamson, saxophone. Brad Buethe, guitar. Peter Barshay, bass. Ron Vincent, drums. $25 cover charge; cash at the door. Reservations, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Drummer Ron Vincent returns with a quartet for the second Sunday running, this time featuring the saxophonist Bruce Williamson, a musician of great repute who left San Francisco for New…
Friday, August 15th – 8:30-10pm
The Brian Melvin Trio
featuring guitarist Søren Lee
Søren Lee, guitar. John Wiitala, bass. Brian Melvin, drums. $20 cover charge, cash at the door; byob. Reservations, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Brian Melvin is a San Francisco native who’s made his base in Estonia for many years, traveling extensively in Europe for gigs and workshops and returning to the States, and San Francisco,…