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!

Thursday, December 7th – 7:30-9:30 pm
Randy Lee Odell presents… Jill Tracy

Jill Tracy is a San Francisco-based singer/pianist, storyteller, and “sonic archeologist” who has garnered multiple awards and a passionate following for her beautifully haunting, cinematic music, sophisticated lyrics, old-world glamour—and curious passion for strange tales. Hailed a “femme fatale for the thinking man” by the San Francisco Chronicle, Jill Tracy was described by NPR’s All…

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Tuesday, December 5th – 7-9  pm
Mr. B plays boogie woogie piano and much, much more
 

On tour out of Ann Arbor, Mr. B is renowned. We’re pleased and honored to present him here, brought to us and hosted by Joe Cunningham, at this magnificent juncture in boogie woogie time!

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Sunday, December 3rd – 7:30-9:30 pm
The Seducers
Classic, Outlaw & Honky Tonk Country Music

Joe Goldmark! The wham of that steel guitar man makes this band! Kenny Owen on the pots drives it home! Mitch Polzak and Hank Maninger, center stage, on lead and bass guitars and trading vocals, seal the deal! You like your Waylon & Willie & Hank & Buck & George & Merle? Well, then, you’ll…

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POETS! every 1st & 3rd Monday
Monday, December 4th – 7-9 pm
Avotcja and Jeanne Powell
hosted by Jerry Ferraz, and followed by an open mic
 

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Sunday, December 3rd – 4:30-6:30 pm
Jinx Jones Jazz Trio
which way west?
Sunday concert series
 

Recorded live at Bird & Beckett this past June, the brand spankin’ new Jinx Jones Trio cd is a fantastic addition to the growing passel of recordings to emanate from your favorite neighborhood literary and jazz juke joint! Jinx is a virtuoso of his instrument, and though he’s known far and wide for his rockabilly…

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Sunday afternoon and evening, December 3rd…

At 4:30 Sunday, Jinx Jones brings in his jazz trio and a little thing called a cd… this one’s called the Jinx Jones Trio and, oh, it was recorded live at Bird & Beckett last June… just the perfect xmas gift, don’t you think? And at 7:30, the Seducers! Joe Goldmark on pedal steel…  

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Sunday, December 3rd – 2 pm
Three on a Match: New & Improving!
Poetry & Music from Klipschutz & Friends

Bird and Beckett Books and Records Presents A Three on a Match Production KLIPSCHUTZ & FRIENDS Poetry & Music Sunday, December 3rd – 2 pm Hosted by Paul Fericano   KLIPSCHUTZ (pen name of Kurt Lipschutz) has been recognized by writers as diverse as Sharon Doubiago, Barry Hannah, Bill Knott, Antler, Robert Sward, and Carl Rakosi….

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Saturday, December 2nd – 7:30-10:00 pm
Baker-Hamilton-Young Trio
jazz club! when lights are low…
$20 cover charge
 

Clint Baker – trumpet Robert Young – reeds Jeff Hamilton – piano Classic and obscure tunes from the 1920s forward.

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Friday, December 1st – 5:30-8:00 pm
Oop Bop Sh’Bam 
jazz in the bookshop
every Friday since October 2002

Last chance to hear Oop Bop Sh’ Bam in 2017! Five cats who swing like nobody’s business and navigate the bop changes like it’s second nature. A Jazz in the Neighborhood Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund date! This  means Jazz in the Neighborhood will help us reach a guarantee of $150 per musician for this show….

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Thursday, November 30th – 7:30-9:30 pm
Eric & the In Crowd

The In Crowd this time around will feature Grammy-awarded Pete Cornell on sax and Joe McKinley on bass, reunited with pianist Eric Shifrin almost 30 years after helping him with his debut piano recording “BLOOD SUGAR.” It was that legendary album that revealed the fool-proof formula which became the blueprint for later Shifrin-led groups:  Swing,…

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