Avotcja & Tony are joined by percussionists Louie Romero, Carlos Caro and Vince de Jesus for tonight’s reading! Avotcja is a profound force on the Bay Area cultural scene — a volcanic poet fluidly fusing English and Spanish in her fiery work; a writer of stories in many genres; an insightful essayist of great clarity;…

$20 suggested donation; any amount appreciated no funds? all the better! come for the show! Karina Denike, vocals Tom Griesser, saxophone Michael McIntosh, piano Vic Wong, guitar Joe Kyle, Jr., bass The Cottontails have romped through vintage classics of the jazz age, swing era hits and 50s R&B without a care at jazz clubs, dance…

The first of November saw the premiere of a six-episode, German-made series for television entitled “You Are the Wave,” rooted in a week-long 1967 Palo Alto high school classroom experiment.  In that experiment, students and their teacher (Mr. Jones) gave up their freedom for the prospect of being superior to their neighbors. An attempt to…

A celebration and reading: Haight Ashbury Literary Journal Vol. 35, Number 1. The Haight Ashbury Literary Journal started in 1979.  The founders’ idea was that there were talented writers in the Haight, which was starting to revive after the mid-seventies downturn. The editors put ads in literary directories, and started to get submissions from the…

We open at 11 a.m. Sunday, and in no time we’re off and running with events. At noon, contributors to the Haight Ashbury Literary Review celebrate the new issue of that august rag; then, at 2:00pm, renowned local educator/writer/storyteller Ron Jones, who seems the most unassuming soul you could imagine, comes in surfing the tsunami…

The Jazz Philanthropists Union presents… New Squatoolas take you on a joyous romp in a New Orleans mode, playing the music of NOLA jazz, funk and soul pioneers – The Meters, Smokey Johnson, Fats Domino, The Nevilles, The Wild Tchoupitoulas, ‘Fess – as well as original compositions invoking the style and vibe of those and…

Kevin Stewart, piano Chris Amberger, bass Roberto Quintana, congas Myron Cohen, drumset Myron Cohen is an irrepressibly joyous drummer, a champion of the culture, a patron of the arts, and he’s in fabulous company tonight! doors at 8:30; music at 9 – two sets $20 cover charge; sliding scale available    

$20 suggested donation; any amount appreciated Howard Wiley, sax Grant Levin, piano Chris Amberger, bass Mark Lee, drums No words can convey the pleasures you’re in for at Bird & Beckett with this quartet! Happy Thanksgiving!

$20-25 suggested donation (just $5 per musician!). Any amount appreciated. Patrick Wolff  & Chris Byars, saxophones Jeffrey Burr-guitar Michael Zisman-bass Austin Harris-drums Chris Byars is a mainstay of the NYC bebop scene, a saxophonist, composer, and bandleader who helped put the Smalls jazz club on the map. He has 15 albums out under his name,…

Walker Brents III ruminates on Rumi.