Jacqueline Berger’s fourth book, The Day You Miss Your Exit, was published by Broadstone Books in February. Her previous books include The Gift That Arrives Broken, winner of the 2010 Autumn House Poetry Prize, and Things That Burn, selected by Mark Strand as the 2004 winner of the Agha Shahid Ali Prize. Her poetry has…

The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project and the Jazz Philanthropists Union, with financial support from the Zellerbach Family Foundation, present Alternative Acts: Seeking Truth Above #F a series of six concerts beginning April Fools Day and concluding May 20th   April 21st animals and giraffes Phillip Greenlief, saxphones and Bb clarinet Claudia La Rocco,…

we’ll tellya more soon… both great players, and sympatico to boot. if you know, you know, and if you don’t, and you come, you’ll find out. hallelujah, eh linda?      

The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project and the Jazz Philanthropists Union, with financial support from the Zellerbach Family Foundation, present Alternative Acts: Seeking Truth Above #F a series of six concerts beginning April Fools Day and concluding May 20th   April 18th: Dalachinsky:Cherkovski:Coolidge:Earl 3 Poets working with 1 Pianist   The “Alternative Acts” series…

“Ken Fowser’s fluid phrasing and melodic approach to improvising developed as a result of his exposure to the rich musical legacy of the Philly Sound, following in time with the rhythmic footsteps of John Coltrane, Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner, Philly Joe Jones, Benny Golson and The Heath Brothers.” “Bruneau plays with clarity, exuberance and swagger…with…

The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project and the Jazz Philanthropists Union, with financial support from the Zellerbach Family Foundation, present Alternative Acts: Seeking Truth Above #F a series of six concerts beginning April Fools Day and concluding May 20th   April 20th: Scott Amendola’s 3-in-1 Raffi Garabedian, tenor sax Zach Ostroff, bass Scott Amendola,…

  Don Alberts, an extraordinary bop-influenced jazz pianist and a prolific writer in many veins – whether music, poetry, fiction,  or cultural history, leads a dynamic trio that loves to swing and is ready to go in any direction afforded by the modern jazz idiom! Drummer Ron Marabuto and bassist Larry Epstein are fully up…

New music for jazz sextet by the Lisa Mezzacappa Six, inspired by Italo Calvino’s stories on the history of the universe – developed in a series of salon performances at Bird & Beckett beginning tonight and concluding Saturday, November 3rd. Aaron Bennett, tenor saxJohn Finkbeiner, guitarMark Clifford, vibesTim Perkis, electronicsLisa Mezzacappa, bassJordan Glenn, drumsBookstore Residency…

Randy Newman anyone? The Kinks? Whatever the Hillbilllies want to do!! C’mon out!