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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But nothing beats being in the room with the music & the musicians!
Friday, October 28th – 5:30-8 pm
The Chuck Peterson Quintet plays jazz in the bookshop
and pays its respects to Howie Dudune, may he rest in peace!
For several years until his untimely death last month, Howard Dudune shared the front line in the Chuck Peterson Quintet each fourth Friday at Bird & Beckett. Chuck and Howie both played tenor sax, with Howie doubling on clarinet and Chuck doubling on flute. Their friendship, mutual respect and musical collaboration dates back to the…
Sunday, October 23rd – 4:30-6:30 pm
Robert Kennedy Quartet
Robert Kennedy, on organ, leads a quartet with James Moran on guitar, Lyle Link on sax and Cody Rhodes on drums. Â Centered on the hard bop and soul jazz of the Hammond organ’s heyday in the 1950s and 1960s and extending to blues, jazz standards and modern originals, the Robert Kennedy Quartet’s repertoire brings you…
Sunday, October 23rd, 2 pm
Poet Kim Shuck and friends pay tribute to the late Susan Sibbet
Great Blue, a posthumous collection of poems by Susan Herron Sibbet, spans three decades, from her first published works to her death in 2013. Today at Bird & Beckett, poet Kim Shuck, a San Francisco original and treasure, has invited a bunch of wonderful bay area poets to read and to pay homage to Susan. The…
Eddie Duran & Friends!
Saturday, October 22nd – 7:30-10 pm
jazz club! when light are low…
Guitarist Eddie Duran leads the date. 92 years old and a San Franciscan by birth and upbringing, he released his debut album on Fantasy in 1956, a gorgeous and swinging quartet outing that epitomized the small combo jazz of the day. Â Howie Dudune played reeds on the date, Dean Reilly played bass, and Johnny Markham,…
Saturday, October 22nd – 4-6 pm
The Art of the Duo:
Pianist Grant Levin & Bassist Charles Thomas
Grant Levin and Charles Thomas have developed a rapport on the bandstand that ensures a strikingly vital collaboration when they have the space to themselves. Come enjoy the dialogue that develops between two musicians who are masters of their instruments and their craft.
Friday, October 21st – 5:30-8 pm
The Scott Foster Quartet
plays jazz in the bookshop, The City’s longest running jazz party!
Scott Foster’s band this time around features saxophonist Larry Delacruz, bassist Adam Gay and drummer Bryan Bowman. Scott’s a brilliant guitarist, His sidemen are equally adept, deep & swinging, as called for. This is jazz as it’s played in San Francisco in 2016.
Thursday, October 20 – 8-10 pm
The Seducers play country music
in the canyon moonlight
The Seducers play classic country music from Bakersfield to Nashville and tread the outlaw path as called for. Â They’re a fantastic band, led by Joe Goldmark, a master of the pedal steel guitar, and fronted by Mitch Polzak, just a kid gas jockey from Fremont or Hayward who dedicated himself to music one day and…
Monday, October 17th – 7-9 pm
POETS!
Avotcja and Dan Brady — open mic follows
Jerry Ferraz, m.c.
Avotcja, the name conjures up feelings of wisdom and strength. Her voice and music have given life to several instances of social injustice, propelling her audiences to be inspired and to make change. Avotcja has been published in English & Spanish in the USA, Mexico & Europe, and in more Anthologies than she remembers. She is…
Saturday, October 15th – 7:30-10 pm
Idris Ackamoor ☥ the Pyramids
We Be All Africans – the new album!
bon voyage show! hosted by Rhodessa Jones
last chance to hear The Pyramids before their European tour
jazz club! when lights are low…
Featuring Idris Ackamoor on saxophones; Sandy Poindexter, violins and vocals; Skyler Stover, acoustic and electric bass; Sandor Moss, drums; Raul Ramirez, congas & drums; Bobby Cobb, guitar. Hosted  by Rhodessa Jones. Idris Ackamoor continues his intergalactic musical odyssey with the release of “WE BE ALL AFRICANS” by Idris Ackamoor ☥ the Pyramids, incorporating Fela-like African rhythms, George…