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653 Chenery Street in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
Open to walk-in trade and browsing Tuesday to Sunday noon to six
phone: 1-415-586-3733 email: [email protected]
Friday, April 6th – 8:30 pm
Sony Holland Duo
The Late Show!
$15 cover chargeÂ
Sony Holland, in duo with guitarist and songwriter Jerry Holland, sings jazz standards, classic bossa novas, modern folk and originals from a collection of songs she’s been compiling for years, delivering the material with vulnerability, confidence and cool passion, showcasing her love for great songwriters and their work. Released in 2017, Sony’s cd “Soft POWER” presents…
Friday, April 6th – 5:30-8:00 pm
Oop Bop Sh’BamÂ
jazz in the bookshop
every Friday since October 2002
$10-20 suggested donation; students $5
Al Molina, trumpet and flugelhorn Jerry Logas, flute and reeds Jeffrey Burr, guitar Dean Reilly, bass Vince Lateano, drums
POETS! every 1st & 3rd Monday
Monday, April 2nd – 7-9 pm
Poets Xxavier Edward Carter, Sun English, Jr.
and Tongo Eisen-Martin.Â
Open mic followsÂ
 Xxavier Edward Carter is an artist and writer from Dallas, Texas. His written work is heavily influenced by the poetry of Amiri Baraka, the artistic works of Young Hae Chang Heavy Industries, and a love for the plays of Shakespeare. In middle school you could catch him reading Aristotle’s Metaphysics one day, Anna Deavere Smith…
New series: Alternative Acts: Seeking Truth Above #F
Music on the “out” side – first show April Fool’s Day
Sunday, April 1st – 4:30-6:30 pm
Ouroboros
$10-15 suggested donation; students $5Â
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 Fools Day: Ourboros Sheldon Brown, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone and clarinet Clark Coolidge,…
Saturday, March 31st– 7:30-10:00 pm
Erik Jekabson Quartet
jazz club! when lights are low…
Every Saturday night!
$20 cover charge tonight; students $5
Erik Jekabson, trumpet Dave Ellis, saxophones John Wiitala, bass Evan Hughes, drums Another fabulous night at jazz club! when lights are low… $20 cover charge tonight. Thanks for supporting the music!
Friday, March 30th – 9:00 pm
The Lost Trio
$15 cover charge; students $5Â
Phillip Greenlief, reeds Dan Seamans, bass Tom Hassett, drums two decades redefining the jazz standard
Friday, March 30th – 5:30-8:00 pm
Dave Parker Sextet
jazz in the bookshop
every Friday since October 2002
$10-20 suggested donation; students $5
Clifford Brown III, trumpet; Charles Hamilton, trombone;Â Hal Richards, tenor sax and bass clarinet;Â Jerry Logas, baritone sax; Dave Parker, bass; Dillon Vado, drums;Â with guest lyricist Scribe Sayar.
Thursday, March 29th – 7-9pm
Treyf Pesach
Hilton Obenzinger
with Don Alberts, Chris Amberger and Noel Jewkes
A Reading, A Party & Some Jazz
Blasphemy is holy—and exciting, outrageous literature in Hilton Obenzinger’s new book Treyf Pesach (Unkosher Passover). Join Hilton, and jazz musicians Don Alberts, Chris Amberger and Noel Jewkes, at Bird & Beckett on Thursday. March 29th for an evening of poetry and treyf that’s un-kosher for Passover or any other time! Novelist Paul Auster declares that this collection of…
Wednesday, March 28th – 7:00-9:00 pm
A talk by Cuban composer Camilo Moreira Coro
A fine guitarist who has shifted his focus to education and composition, Camilo Moreiro Coro is a summa cum laude graduate of the Cuba’s top performing arts school University of the Arts (ISA) where he was recognized by the faculty as the best student-teacher of his graduating class. Since 2010, he’s been teaching harmony, composition,…
Tuesday, March 27 – 7 pm
Meet Amy Farah Weiss, Mayoral Candidate!
Amy Farah Weiss will come to Bird & Beckett on Tuesday, the 27th, to discuss her mayoral campaign and to specifically address how ranked choice voting can assure that a progressive candidate takes the Mayor’s office in the upcoming June election. She’ll also talk about a tool she has developed to evaluate the performance of…