653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
1-415-586-3733
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Tuesday to Sunday
noon to six
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Friday, January 20th – 5:30-8 pm
Scott Foster and David Boyce Duo
jazz in the bookshop every Friday since 2002
What can we say about Scott Foster!? He’s just Bird & Beckett’s favorite guitarist… soulful, deep and endlessly inventive. He’s been steady on the gig here since 2002, now assembling a new act for you every third Friday. Tonight, he’s joined by his colleague and friend, woodwind virtuoso David Boyce. David is a titan of a…
Thursday, January 19th – 7:30-10 pm
Delta Blues Trio HowellDevine
“Sexy shack-shaking music” from HowellDevine – Arhoolie recording artists! The first blues act signed by this crucial record label in 27 years! And now Arhoolie — home to Lightnin’ Hopkins, Mississippi Fred McDowell and the zydeco king, Clifton Chenier — has been picked up for distribution by the Smithsonian. The world is HowellDevine’s oyster… or…
Monday, January 16th – 7-9 pm
POETS! Lida Parent & Geddes Fielder, followed by an open mic
Jerry Ferrraz, m.c.
Lida Parent was born in Inglewood,  in Southern California, and raised in nearby Chatsworth.  She writes: I began writing when I was 9 years old.  I learned it was a creative way I could connect my feelings to people.  My imagination took me to a live painting of opportunity.  I enjoyed reading literature, and began…
Sunday, January 15th – 4:30-6:30 pm
Rick Brown Quartet
which way west Sunday concert series
Rick Brown, trombone; Steve McQuarry, piano; Carl Herder, bass, and Vinnie Rodriguez, drums
Sunday, January 15th – 2-3:30 pm
Tamim Ansary presents his new memoir,
Road Trips: Becoming an American in the Vapor Trail of the Sixties
Afghan American author Tamim Ansary presents his latest work, Road Trips: Becoming an American in the Vapor Trail of the Sixties, which recounts stories from his years as part of the American ’60s and’70s counterculture, after he arrived from Afghanistan and “dropped out†of a society he’d never been a part of. Ansary writes memoir, history,…
Saturday, January 14th – 7:30-10 pm
Grant Levin Quartet, featuring Tony Peebles on sax
jazz club! when lights are low… every Saturday night
Grant Levin leads a quartet, featuring Tony Peebles on sax with Giulio Cetto on bass and Jeff Minnieweather on drums. $10 cover.
Saturday, January 14th – 4-6 pm
Grant Levin Duo
Don’t miss Grant Levin on piano and Joe McKinley on bass this Saturday afternoon. One day, these duo dates will go down in the annals of the San Francisco jazz scene as legendary.
Friday, January 13th – 5:30-8 pm
Amplifier
jazz in the bookshop every Friday since 2002
Henry Hung (trumpet) assembles a hardy crew of jazz electronica habitués to explore the smoldering rubble that remains after last night’s Klaxon Mutant Allstars show. The band is called Amplifier, and the personnel includes Marcus Stephens (sax); Ian McCardle (keys); Giulio Cetto (bass); Jeff Marrs (drums).
Thursday, January 12th – 7:30-10 pm
Klaxon Mutant Allstars, jazz of the future
The Klaxon Mutant Allstars are no less than a fellowship of jazz musicians whose music lives between the worlds of jazz, electronica, indie rock, and hip-hop. Drawing from their impressive collective resumes, their recent album, Robot Invasion, weaves finely wrought compositions with compelling moments of improvisation, layered with an ear for today’s electronics.  Are you…
7 events in 5 days! Thursday 1/12 to Monday 1/16
The Klaxon Mutant Allstars burn the place down on Thursday, 1/12 – 7:30-10pm Eric Garland, drums; Kasey Knudsen, saxophone, Henry Hung, trumpet; Colin Hogan; keys; Nathaniel Brenner, bass Amplifier forges ahead across the smoldering rubble on Friday, 1/13 – 5:30-8pm Henry Hung, trumpet; Marcus Stephens, sax; Ian McCardle, keys; Giulio Cetto,…