“Winter Solstice” – A concert of both lively and contemplative music to close out the old year and bring in the new. Murray Low – piano Michael Arnold – bass Brian Andres – drums John Calloway – flute Guest vocalist- Gabrielle Rochblatt

Talk about your San Francisco jazz… On the fourth Friday of each month, our weekly jazz in the bookshop series features The 230 Jones Street, Local 6 Literary Jazz Band — aka The Chuck Peterson Quintet — five musicians whose history on the local jazz scene dates back 60 years, to the very early 1950s….

On tour from NYC, drummer Sylvia Cuenca and bassist Essiet Okon Essiet join forces with bi-coastal pianist Ben Stolorow. Sylvia grew up in San Jose and comes out from Manhattan frequently to gig up and down the coast and be with family, fitting in many wonderful shows at Bird & Beckett to the delight of…

From NYC: Peck Allmond, trumpet & reeds Keith Saunders, piano John Wiitala, bass Vince Lateano, drums with special guest Ina Perez on violin $20 cover charge $10 for students / musicians / low income check out this recording of Peck with John Wiitala on bass in an an all-star quintet One of the top trumpeters on the…

In the spirit of the season, vocalist Larry Smith brings us a warm, joyful and healing evening of song. You can expect elegantly swinging renditions of traditional and seasonal jazz, contemporary and Brazilian tunes, and undoubtedly his interpretation of Nat Cole’s “Christmas Song” ending with sincere wishes for a very happy Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Solstice…

Scott Foster Quartet takes a look at the famous Wes Montgomery/Wynton Kelly collaboration. Scott Foster, guitar Ben Stolorow, piano Noah Schenker, bass Omar Aran, drums $10-20 suggested donation $5 suggested for students/musicians/low income

San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck and peripatetic troubadour Jerry Ferraz present our twice-monthly poetry readings, every 1st and 3rd Monday — two featured readers followed by an open mic. Tonight, they’ve enlisted Norm Mattox and Julian Tirhma as the featured poets.  Norm is a legendary SFUSD math teacher. His poetry has featured at Poem Jam at…

A powerhouse Americana guitar duo of right-side up finger picking (Stevie Coyle) and upside down flat picking (Glenn Houston). The Quitters deliver a performance spiced with humor and serendipity. To quote the Strawberry Music Festival: “Stevie Coyle and Glenn Houston make up the dynamic guitar duo, The Quitters. Having each quit some of the best…

$20 cover charge; $10 for students/musicians/low income Kwela-kwela is the lively music of Cape Town, South Africa that originated in the 1950s, centering on the pennywhistle and fusing South African tribal/folk music of the 40s and 50s and the original music of Malawi, with plenty of reference to American jazz and the British skiffle music that itself…

$10-20 suggested donation; $5 for students, musicians, low income. . Two of San Francisco’s top saxophone players go head to head, backed by an all-star rhythm section . . Smith Dobson and Andrew Speight, saxophones Keith Saunders, piano Eric Markowitz, bass Tony Johnson, drums