653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
1-415-586-3733
[email protected]
Open to walk-in trade and browsing
Tuesday to Sunday
noon to six
Live Streams every weekend!
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But nothing beats being in the room with the music & the musicians!
Sunday, August 18 – 4:30pm
Art Blakey Centennial!
The Jeff Minnieweather Quintet
Art Blakey is one of the fathers of modern bebop drumming. For decades his group the Jazz Messengers was a proving ground and launching pad for many young musicians who became jazz giants in their own right. As part of his enduring legacy, it’s our privilege to honor the memory of Art Blakey 100 years…
Sunday, August 18th – 2-4 pm
No Land + Tongo Eisen Martin
poetry from NYC & SF
By now, the poet Tongo-Eisen Martin needs little introduction in San Francisco. A native son, he’s made his unique and indelible mark in poetry, prison education and hip hop, and has gained huge respect in recent years for his public poetry recitations of work alluded to in, if not quite contained by, two remarkable books:…
Saturday, August 17th – 7:30-10 pm
The Evan Price Trio
jazz club! when lights are low…
every Saturday night
Evan Price – violin Owen Clapp – bass Jordan Samuels – guitar Evan Price is steadily gaining recognition as one of the world’s most confident voices in extra-classical string playing. A native of Detroit, MI, his musical background includes some earnest dues-paying in a variety of genres. From square dance bands to string quartets, from…
Friday, August 16th – 5:30-8:00 pm
Tonight, the Scott Foster Quartet
jazz in the bookshop
every Friday since October 2002
Scott Foster, guitar David Boyce, saxophone Bill Noertker, bass Dave Mihaly, drums For more than fifteen years, guitarist Scott Foster has been giving Bird & Beckett a great jazz ride — each time out across new terrain. Nowadays, we count on him for a great show on the third Friday of every month. Tonight, he’s…
tonight!
Thursday, August 15th – 7:30pm
Aguilar Descarga
Annette A. Aguilar, family and friends hit with a Descarga at Bird & Beckett!
Titans of Latin music burn through two sets of spontaneous improvisation based on Cuban forms, led by Oakland-born & raised, NYC-based percussionist Annette A. Aguilar, with Ricky Aguilar, percussion; Mike Arnold, bass; Anthony Blea, violin; John Calloway, piano and flute… and that’s just the ABC of it… $20 cover charge; sliding scale available.
tonight!
Monday, August 12th –7:30-9:00 pm
Pilgrim: Christoph Irniger Quintet
on tour, making a stop in the Velvet Lounge
Christoph Irniger (ts) Stefan Aeby (p) Dave Gisler (gui) Raffaele Bossard (b) Michael Stulz (dr) $20 cover charge; sliding scale available. “…a homegrown rising young sax star’s quintet” Jazzwise Magazine UK “Young Swiss saxophonist, composer Christoph Irniger is one to watch. His blossoming stature on the European jazz scene is partly due to his invigorating…
Sunday, August 11th – 7:30-10:00 pm
The Seducers
Classic, Outlaw & Honky Tonk
Country Music
The Seducers have had a monthly gig at Bird & Beckett for three years, playing classic, outlaw and honky tonk songs by the likes of Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Bobby Bare, plus originals and a few from left field. Look for the Seducers every second Sunday in San Francisco’s premier little bookshop/listening room….
Sunday, August 11th – 4:30-6:30 pm
Jim Peterson Quartet
which way west?
Sunday concert series
Jim Peterson, sax Scott Foster, guitar Aaron Germain, bass Bryan Bowman, drums Jim Peterson has been playing and teaching saxophone and woodwinds in the Bay Area for more than 25 years. He started playing saxophone in his teens and went on to study with Ed Tomasi, Randy Feltz and Joe Viola at Berklee School of…
Sunday, August 11th, 11a.m. to 10p.m.
20% off used books all day,
plus four events!
11-1pm: Jerry Ferraz plays guitar for browsing the books
2-4 pm: The Affinities: An online literary journal
4:30-6:30pm: The Jim Peterson Quartet
7:30-10pm: The Seducers!
Come browse the books! 20% off used books today only! Jerry Ferraz, majordomo of our regular twice-monthly open mic poetry series, plays guitar and sings a few songs while you browse, like he does every Sunday morning until about 1.  After Jerry wraps it up, we’ll set out the chairs for a reading by contributors…
Saturday, August 10th – 7:30–10:00 pm
Consensual Bop
jazz club! when lights are low…
every Saturday night
About us Consensual Bop is a Bay Area jazz quartet focusing on Early 40’s music and beyond. Consensual Bop (CBop) is comprised of top-shelf musicians, a positive attitude, and a sincere love for the tunes. The quartet will be focusing on tunes they personally love in addition to a big chunk of their usual repertoire…