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!

. . . 2, 3, 4! duo, trio, quartet… pianist Grant Levin
2nd, 3rd & 4th Sunday evenings, every month


Sunday, October 22nd – 7:30 pm – $15 cover charge
The Grant Levin Quartet featuring Noel Jewkes

Featured saxophonist Noel Jewkes was born in Utah in 1940 and migrated to San Francisco as an adult to become one of the most revered local masters of the jazz saxophone, but only after playing for years, from the age of 12, in the family swing orchestra headed by his mother and father. The Jewkes…

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. . . 2, 3, 4! Grant Levin Duos, Trios & Quartets
Every 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sunday!
Sunday, November 12th – 7:30-9:30 pm
The Grant Levin Duo, with bass playerJoe McKinley
$10 cover charge

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Sunday, October 22nd – 4:30-6:30 pm
Five Spot Jazz Quintet featuring Mike Greensill

Bird & Beckett presents a first-class quintet for sure, comprising seasoned players Charlie McCarthy on tenor sax and flute, Joe Cohen on alto sax, Mike Greensill on piano, John Clark on bass and Jack Dorsey on drums, all first-call musicians and long-time fixtures on the Bay Area jazz scene. Greensill provides originals as well as…

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Saturday, October 21st – 7:30-10:00 pm
Matt Renzi Quartet
jazz club! when lights are low…
$15 cover charge

  The Jazz Philanthropists Union presents… Matt Renzi, reeds Jeffrey Burr, guitar John Wiitala, bass Jon Arkin, drums Multi-reedist Matt Renzi has been performing professionally for the past 20 years at international jazz festivals and music venues worldwide. For the past decade, he has been recognized multiple times by jazz organizations in Italy, Spain, Belgium,…

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18 musicians (and a dozen poets) last weekend…
19 musicians this weekend…

Here’s who folks heard at Bird & Beckett the weekend of 10/13 to 10/15… Don Alberts, piano Scott Amendola, drums Peter Barshay, bass Jimmy Biala, drums Wil Blades, organ David Boyce, tenor sax Ian Carey, trumpet Aaron Cohn, bass Tod Dickow, tenor sax Karl Evangelista, guitar Ollen Erich Hunt, double bass and electric bass Darren…

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Tuesday, August 22nd– 7:30-9:30 pm
Girl Fry – Latin Punk
Straight Outta LA

    As they tell us, “Girl Fry is a Latin-Punk band based out of los angeles. Formed a few years ago by Alex Si and Jessy Spino (jam-buddies in college). They have recently released their 3rd project titled Arms, which is available on bandcamp, spotify, itunes, and pandora. The most recent addition to Girl…

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Friday, October 20th – 5:30-8:00 pm
The Scott Foster Quartet featuring saxophonist Riley Bandy
jazz in the bookshop
every Friday since October 2002

Tonight, the Scott Foster Quartet featuring Riley Bandy, saxophone;  Scott Foster, guitar;  Aaron Cohn, bass;  Russ Gold, drums. jazz in the bookshop every Friday evening since October 2002. 15 years and counting!

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Thursday, October 19th – 7:30-9:30 pm
Eric & the In Crowd

Get in with the In Crowd… Eric Shifrin, piano and vocals Paul Smith, bass Mark Lee, drums Three musicians with decades on the local music scene…

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POETS! every 1st & 3rd Monday
Monday, October 16th – 7-9 pm
Jerry Ferraz and Steve Carolan, followed by an open mic
Jerry Ferraz, m.c.

Jerry Ferraz does his Trump poem, completed, and Steve does what he does best! Bring your poems for the open mic. Best little poetry scene in the west! Well, all those wonderful other little poetry scenes not withstanding! Hey, how about that Kim Shuck, poet laureate of the open mic?!?

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Sunday, October 15th – 7:30-9:30 pm
The Grant Levin Trio

Tonight, the Grant Levin Trio Grant Levin, piano Aaron Cohn, bass Rodney Ruckus, drums. $15 cover charge

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