653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
1-415-586-3733
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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!
Saturday, April 8th – 4-6 pm
Grant Levin Duo
with Charles ThomasÂ
Grant Levin Duo with Charles Thomas
Friday, April 7th – 5:30-8 pm
Don Prell’s Seabop Ensemble
jazz in the bookshop — every Friday since 2002
Al Molina, trumpet Jerry Logas, baritone sax, clarinet and flute Don Prell, leader and bass Chris Gustafason, drums Bassist Don Prell got his start in L.A. in the 1950s, traveling for several years as a member of the Bud Shank Quartet. He’s been a cornerstone of the Bird & Beckett Friday night jazz series since…
Thursday, April 6th – 7:30-9:30 pm
Meredith Edgar + Paul Griffiths & The Scofflaws
Randy Lee Odell presents… every last Thursday in B&B’s canyon moonlight music series — occasional Thursday and Sunday nights
Paul Griffiths & Meredith Edgar… & the Scofflaws! Paul hails from Manchester England, playing regularly around the bay… his song “Headless Body in a Topless Bar” kind of says it all– he goes where he wants to in his music and songwriting — all of it completely transfixing and charming.  He’s well known for his Pogues…
Saturday, April 22nd – 4-6 pm
Grant Levin / Chris Amberger Duo
every 2nd & 4th Saturday afternoon
Jazz piano & bass with the Grant Levin / Chris Amberger Duo!
“Go Small” – The Scott Foster Trio recorded live at Bird & Beckett
Just $10, and exquisite!
Because I Said So – Bad Mommies
recorded live at Bird & Beckett!
19 exquisite tracks of ennui, despair and defiance, recorded live before a packed house at your neighborhood bookshop August 30, 2016, obliterating the summertime blues for one giddy night! The kids are back in school now, and they like it better that way! Buy your copy now, just $10– at Bird &…
Celebrating David Meltzer!
Poets convene Monday, April 10th at 7 pm
David Meltzer, poet and philosophe, elf & mensch, scholar of the kabbalah and le jazz, equal parts pop-psychedelicizer and plumber of the deep arcane, passed away this past December 31st, and don’t we miss  him! A dozen of his dear colleagues, students and friends will gather on Monday April 10th to read from his work…
Onward! David Meltzer, 1937-2016, R.I.P.
From Julie Rogers, David’s wife, we received the following message this morning, December 31st: Dear One,  Our Beloved David passed at 3:37 this morning very peacefully with us in our bed holding hands. He was calm after the terrible storm of the last few days and left like a feather floating into the sky. …
David Murray / Kahil El’Zabar Duo!!
Wednesday, April 5, 2017 – 7:30 pm
16 tickets ($20 cash, please) available at the door starting at 5 pm day of show. ~~2 tix per person only, please.~~ Claim a seat, get some dinner and get back here before 7:15! Some standing room will be available starting at 7:15. Limited seating, so please be advised! Born in Oakland in 1955, David…
Sunday, April 2nd – 4:30-6:30 pm
which way west? Sunday concert series
The Sylvia Cuenca Quartet
Lyle Link – tenor saxophone. Gaea Schell – piano. David Ewell – bass. Sylvia Cuenca – drums. “Thinking about playing some of my favorite Bobby Hutcherson tunes plus music from a variety of my other favorite composers,” says Sylvia. Born and raised in San Jose, and gigging professionally in San Francisco and environs at the…