$20 cover charge; $10 for students/musicians/low income.   San Francisco Bay Area bassist, composer and bandleader Lisa Mezzacappa and her band, the Lisa Mezzacappa Six, premiere a new suite for jazz sextet, “Cosmicomics 2018,” inspired by Italian novelist Italo Calvino’s beloved “Cosmicomics” stories, which humanize various scientific, astronomical and biological phenomena into poignant and playful fables….

https://jackhertz.com/ byoc (bring your own coffee!)

Great jazz music from the traditions of New Orleans, Chicago, New York and San Francisco. Al Molina, trumpet Jerry Logas, reeds & vocal Jeffrey Burr, guitar Dean Reilly, bass Vince Lateano, drums Al Molina was born to a musical family in San Francisco in 1935. He made his mark on the local jazz scene in…

Johnny Escobedo – guitar & vocals Mario Vega – flute & sax Norman Downing – percussion & vocals Cuban son, boleros y guajiras, the sounds of Havana and the Cuban countryside–and more!  El Guajiro plays the gamut of popular music from Latin America. With this personnel, the same configuration as heard at Bird & Beckett…

Lovely jazz trio led by one of San Francisco’s foremost jazz bassists, with guest pianist Phillipe Villa of Nice and drummer Aaron Kierbel, in one of San Francisco’s best listening venues… lovely acoustics, lovely books, lovely musicians. Lovely all ’round… do come! $15 cover ($10 for students/musicians/low income).  

Terese Taylor joins Andre Custodio Saturday morning through the noon hour to create a tapestry of improvised ambient sound.  $5 suggested donation if you come for the music. A buck or two is nice if you just happen to be browsing & don’t mind supporting the arts. Saturday mornings through November 24th, Andre Custodio presents a series…

Guitarist Jordan Samuel’s quartet, featuring bassist John Wiitala, drummer Lorca Hart and trumpeter Henry Hung, will be performing a variety of jazz standards.   In honor of the upcoming Halloween holiday, the band will be playing scarier selections than normal such as “Friday the 13th”, “Witchcraft”, “Old Devil Moon” and others.  We hope to see you…

The 230 Jones Street Band represents a continuous line of descent from the earliest days of Friday evening jazz in the bookshop! Saxophonists Jerry Logas and Ray Loeckle, guitarist Glenn Deardorf, bassist Dean Reilly and drummer Tony Johnson play great jazz from swing to bop and beyond every fourth Friday at Bird & Beckett. They make up…

$20 cover charge. $10 for students / musicians / low income. Michael Dease, trombone Jason Hainsworth, tenor saxophone Spencer Hoefert, guitar Cris Carrera, bass Robert Chapa, drums Jason Hainsworth, Assistant Director of the Roots, Jazz & American Music program at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (to initiates, the SFCM RJAM), welcomes long-time running-buddy-in-jazz Michael…