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18 musicians (and a dozen poets) last weekend…
19 musicians this weekend…
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…
Tuesday, August 22nd– 7:30-9:30 pm
Girl Fry – Latin Punk
Straight Outta LA
As they tell us, “Girl Fry is a Latin-Punk band based out of los angeles. Formed a few years ago by Alex Si and Jessy Spino (jam-buddies in college). They have recently released their 3rd project titled Arms, which is available on bandcamp, spotify, itunes, and pandora. The most recent addition to Girl…
Friday, October 20th – 5:30-8:00 pm
The Scott Foster Quartet featuring saxophonist Riley Bandy
jazz in the bookshop
every Friday since October 2002
Tonight, the Scott Foster Quartet featuring Riley Bandy, saxophone;Â Scott Foster, guitar;Â Aaron Cohn, bass;Â Russ Gold, drums. jazz in the bookshop every Friday evening since October 2002. 15 years and counting!
Thursday, October 19th – 7:30-9:30 pm
Eric & the In Crowd
Get in with the In Crowd… Eric Shifrin, piano and vocals Paul Smith, bass Mark Lee, drums Three musicians with decades on the local music scene…
POETS! every 1st & 3rd Monday
Monday, October 16th – 7-9 pm
Jerry Ferraz and Steve Carolan, followed by an open mic
Jerry Ferraz, m.c.
Jerry Ferraz does his Trump poem, completed, and Steve does what he does best! Bring your poems for the open mic. Best little poetry scene in the west! Well, all those wonderful other little poetry scenes not withstanding! Hey, how about that Kim Shuck, poet laureate of the open mic?!?
Sunday, October 15th – 7:30-9:30 pm
The Grant Levin Trio
Tonight, the Grant Levin Trio Grant Levin, piano Aaron Cohn, bass Rodney Ruckus, drums. $15 cover charge
Sunday, October 15th – 4:30-6:30 pm
cd release! “this is where I came in”
Lewis Jordan – Music at Large
Lewis Jordan: saxophones, poet David Boyce: saxophones Ian Carey: trumpet Karl Evangelista: electric guitar Ollen Erich Hunt: bass Jimmy Biala: drums/percussion The new CD from Music at Large, this is where i came in, gathers together these fine musicians, and this date will be the kickoff for a series of CD release celebrations. Bird & Beckett…
Sunday, October 15th – 2 pm
Poets Carolyn Miller & Gerald Fleming read their work
“Carolyn Miller is a lyric poet of redeeming grace and intense clarity. Her poems are grounded in a sense of the marvelous, as if viewing life through a jewel, transforming the dark world of memory and desire into a luminous presence. She is a master of distilled moments. The mood of the poems in Route 66…
Saturday, October 14th – 7:30-10:00 pm
Darren Johnston/Marcus Stephens/Wil Blades/Scott Amendola
jazz club! when lights are low…
The Jazz Philanthropists Union presents… Darren Johnston, trumpet Marcus Stephens, tenor sax Wil Blades, organ Scott Amendola, drums $15-20 sliding scale; Students $10 This evening will mark the first performance of a new organ-driven quartet assembled by trumpeter/composer Darren Johnston, featuring the long-time power duo of Wil Blades and Scott Amendola, plus the deeply creative…
Friday, October 13th – 5:30-8 pm
Don Alberts Quintet
jazz and bebop in the bookshop
every Friday since 2002
Ian Carey, trumpet Tod Dickow , tenor sax Don Alberts, piano John Donnelly, bass Ron Marabuto, drums