Lee Vilensky, guitar Carroll Ashby, trombone Ed Ivey, bass & brass Randy Lee Odell, drums An evening of spy/soul instrumentals with your host Randy Odell on drums and his special guests: Lee Vilensky-guitar; Ed Ivey-bass and brass; and Carroll Ashby-trombone. Culling songs and influences from ’60s spy soundtrack and Stax-era soul mixed with surf, jazz…

Natalie John – voice Emily Kuhn – trumpet Lewis Patzner – cello Giulio Cetto – bass Beau Cadigan – drums Trumpet player, composer and arranger Emily Kuhn is based in Chicago, where she is active as a bandleader, sidewoman, and educator. Her chamber jazz ensemble, Helios, which comprises nine players in its full configuration, plays…

Come celebrate the release of the eighth issue of AMERARCANA: A Bird & Beckett Review, with two readings by contributors. Robert Glück, Camille Roy, Jocelyn Saidenberg, Aaron Shurin, Kirstin Wagner, and Jamie Townsend (reading for Steve Abbott), hosted by guest editor Eric Sneathen and founding editor Nicholas James Whittington, read Wednesday, July 31, 7pm, at Bird &…

The New York-based quartet Elder Ones — Amirtha Kidambi (compositions, voice, harmonium and synth); Matt Nelson (saxophone), Nick Dunston (bass), and Max Jaffe (drums) — drops in to Bird & Beckett on Sunday July 28, 4:30-6:30 pm, between stops at Santa Cruz’s Kuumbwa Jazz and Oakland’s Studio Grand. $20 cover charge; sliding scale available. Bassist…

Kenneth E. Hartman’s sentence to life without parole was recently commuted by Governor Jerry Brown after he had spent 35 years in prison. He continues as an activist for prison and sentencing reform, as well as a writer.  This afternoon, Mr.  Hartman will read from his book, Mother California: A Story of Redemption Behind Bars, the…

Harvey Wainapel, reeds Matt Clark, piano Peter Barshay, bass Bryan Bowman, drums Originals, standards, “ought to be standards” and a bit of Brazilian spice from Harvey Wainapel and friends. Two sets of top flight jazz from top drawer musicians. Saxophonist/clarinetist Harvey Wainapel has been a Bay Area mainstay since 1982. His jazz experience has led…

Mark your calendar for a Deb Lunsford Rent Party! Bird & Beckett, 653 Chenery Street, SF July 26, 2019 – 5:30-8:00pm Featuring Eric Shifrin at the Ivories with the 230 Jones Street, Local 6 Literary Jazz Band Food, drink & music gratis! https://www.tinyurl.com/helpfordeb All proceeds go to Deb! –Glen Park Neighborhood Icon –Weekday Mornings Counter…

A night of improvisation through known and unknown instrumentation, where electronics and mechanical forces connect and agree in creating chaotic sound space and serene landscape of noise.  

Eric Crystal, tenor sax John Wiitala, bass Smith Dobson IV, drums and alto sax Dred Scott, piano and drums Dred Scott, who arrived in the Bay Area in 1989 and co-founded the hip-hop jazz aggregation Alphabet Soup in San Francisco in the watershed year of 1991 (as acid jazz was making its mark at venues…

Flying Salvias is an alt-everything duo from Brisbane, CA– City of the Stars! A quintet for this appearance, with John LoGiudici on guitar, Dave Golia on bass and Paul Revelli on drums They’ve been characterized as everything from “Ameri-kinda Alt Everything” to “Alt Cabaret”. Henry is well known for his expressive piano style and impressive…