Internationally renowned jazz guitarist and composer John Stein has released many wonderful albums under his own name and performs internationally as well as maintaining a faculty position at Berklee College of Music.  He has played live and recorded with some of the world’s finest jazz artists, including David “Fathead” Newman, Larry Goldings, Lou Donaldson, Dr. Lonnie Smith…

Steven Strauss – ukulele Greg Pratt – guitar Ed Johnson – wash-tub bass Cynthia Wilson – drums Visit this link to hear the band! https://stevenstraussmusic.com/friends-of-old-puppy/

Friday, October 27th, Chuck Peterson returns to Bird & Beckett for an anniversary outing of the 230 Jones Street, Local 6 Literary Jazz Band, which he created years ago with, first, Bill Perkins and then the late Howard Dudune sharing the front line. Friday jazz in the bookshop was Chuck’s baby from the beginning, 15…

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…

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…

  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,…

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…