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….

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…

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…

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…

Geechi Taylor, trumpet and vocals Marco Casasola, piano Yafeu Tyhimba, bass Sam Gonzalez, drums Geechi Taylor is a top-flight jazz trumpet player, entertainer and educator born in Chicago and raised in the Bay Area. Immersed in music from age 13, he was educated in the area’s fine schools and music camps, receiving his most extensive…

The droll, charming and talented Joshua Raoul Brody brings to us a singer beyond category. And we quote, “Jazz, country, standards, rock, blues, originals — Maryann Price is a stranger to none of them. “Probably best known for her tenure with the classic line-up of Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, Maryann can drop names…

Songs of the silk road… a reading by Mahnaz Badihian and Youssef Alaoui, with music on tambur by Raman Osman, followed by an open mic. Doors at 6:30, poets at 7:00. “Life took me through many different experiences, but art and poetry never left my side. “ Mahnaz Badihian is a poet, translator and artist…

Supercalifornigraphic songslinger Maurice Tani plays a variety of venues up to large rooms like Freight & Salvage in Berkeley and outdoor festivals, but once a year he stops in at the diminutive jewel in his hometown that is Bird & Beckett with his pal American bassist Mike Anderson. The room is tiny, the vibe is…

Eric Walker was a comet on the North Beach poetry scene in the late 1980s, embraced by the legends of the time. Selected poems have been freshly published in a new volume from Raymond Foye Editions. Raymond Foye Sarah Menefee George Scrivani Tate Swindell Richard Rawles Rosemary Manno Neeli Cherkovski Rudy John Tanner

A classic piano trio, led by the most remarkable pianist we know. And that’s saying a lot in a region boasting dozens of fantastic jazz pianists.  The volcanic creativity and technique of Grant Levin has been thrilling San Francisco jazz fans for the past decade and shows no signs of abating!  Grant Levin, piano Aaron…