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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]
Saturday, December 9th – 7:30-10:00 pm
Wendy DeWitt plays Boogie Woogie & Blues for Christmas!Â
jazz club! when lights are low…
$15 cover chargeÂ
Wendy DeWitt is the Queen of Boogie Woogie! and Blues & You Name It! You ain’t heard nothing, ’til you’ve heard Wendy rip it up! Wendy DeWitt, piano Takezo Takeda, guitar Kirk Harwood, drums The boogie woogie notes that fly out of Wendy DeWitt’s fingers connect you so passionately with her that you walk out of…
Friday, December 8th – 5:30-8:00 pm
Smith Dobson Quartet featuring Jeffrey Burr
music inspired by Paul Desmond
jazz in the bookshop — every Friday since October 2002
$10 suggested donation
Smith Dobson, saxophones Jeffrey Burr, guitar Doug Stuart, bass Jon Arkin, drums Some Ellington, some Monk, some more… through the lens of the work of the great saxophonist Paul Desmond, a long-time associate of Dave Brubeck and a player known for a tone that evokes a fine dry martini… interpreted by some of San Francisco’s…
Thursday, December 7th – 7:30-9:30 pm
Randy Lee Odell presents… Jill Tracy
Jill Tracy is a San Francisco-based singer/pianist, storyteller, and “sonic archeologist†who has garnered multiple awards and a passionate following for her beautifully haunting, cinematic music, sophisticated lyrics, old-world glamour—and curious passion for strange tales. Hailed a “femme fatale for the thinking man†by the San Francisco Chronicle, Jill Tracy was described by NPR’s All…
Tuesday, December 5th – 7-9 pm
Mr. B plays boogie woogie piano and much, much moreÂ
On tour out of Ann Arbor, Mr. B is renowned. We’re pleased and honored to present him here, brought to us and hosted by Joe Cunningham, at this magnificent juncture in boogie woogie time!
Sunday, December 3rd – 7:30-9:30 pm
The Seducers
Classic, Outlaw & Honky Tonk Country Music
Joe Goldmark! The wham of that steel guitar man makes this band! Kenny Owen on the pots drives it home! Mitch Polzak and Hank Maninger, center stage, on lead and bass guitars and trading vocals, seal the deal! You like your Waylon & Willie & Hank & Buck & George & Merle? Well, then, you’ll…
Sunday, December 3rd – 4:30-6:30 pm
Jinx Jones Jazz Trio
which way west?
Sunday concert seriesÂ
Recorded live at Bird & Beckett this past June, the brand spankin’ new Jinx Jones Trio cd is a fantastic addition to the growing passel of recordings to emanate from your favorite neighborhood literary and jazz juke joint! Jinx is a virtuoso of his instrument, and though he’s known far and wide for his rockabilly…
Sunday afternoon and evening, December 3rd…
At 4:30 Sunday, Jinx Jones brings in his jazz trio and a little thing called a cd… this one’s called the Jinx Jones Trio and, oh, it was recorded live at Bird & Beckett last June… just the perfect xmas gift, don’t you think? And at 7:30, the Seducers! Joe Goldmark on pedal steel…
Sunday, December 3rd – 2 pm
Three on a Match: New & Improving!
Poetry & Music from Klipschutz & Friends
Bird and Beckett Books and Records Presents A Three on a Match Production KLIPSCHUTZ & FRIENDS Poetry & Music Sunday, December 3rd – 2 pm Hosted by Paul Fericano KLIPSCHUTZ (pen name of Kurt Lipschutz) has been recognized by writers as diverse as Sharon Doubiago, Barry Hannah, Bill Knott, Antler, Robert Sward, and Carl Rakosi….
Saturday, December 2nd – 7:30-10:00 pm
Baker-Hamilton-Young Trio
jazz club! when lights are low…
$20 cover chargeÂ
Clint Baker – trumpet Robert Young – reeds Jeff Hamilton – piano Classic and obscure tunes from the 1920s forward.