Scott Foster, guitar Richard Hall, piano Mike Bordelon, bass Dan Foltz, drums Scott reunites with some old friends to play two sets of jazz, drawing a lot on what he and Richard did together on gigs and in the recording studio in the ’90s.  About this combination, Scott muses, “fun quartet!” You can always count…

A good starting point for thinking about Joel is to consider his time in the apartment of Baroness Nica, taking lessons in a sort of way from Thelonious Monk, as Monk waited out his final years, laying in bed, not venturing out. When  Joel played well enough, or better, the door to the room where…

Pianist Grant Levin needs no introduction to Bird & Beckett audiences. We currently have the pleasure of presenting Grant in duo, trio and quartet settings every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday of the month through the end of 2017! Michael Marcus (born in San Francisco in 1952) is New York-based, and has previously played at…

Keith Saunders, piano Robert Overbury, bass Tony Johnson, drums No cover charge; donations requested

Patrick Wolff, tenor sax Jay Sanders, trumpet Keith Saunders, piano Eric Markowitz, bass Evan Hughes, drums

Born in the swing revival of the 90’s, Jellyroll’s sound is at once assured and fine-tuned with freshly conceived arrangements steeped in the traditional form. Musicianship as precise as a well-made martini; only the finest ingredients in perfect measure. The band covers jazz, swing and blues of the 30s, 40s and 50s, drawing on the songbooks of Louis Jordan, Cab Calloway, Big Mama Thornton and other…

Joe Goldmark, pedal steel, leads a country music supergroup, with Mitch Polzak on lead guitar and vocals, Hank Maninger on bass guitar and vocals, and Kenny Owen, the Haiku Cowboy, on drums. Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams and a fistful of wonderful originals by Joe & Mitch. 20 shows so far in the past…

Bay Area-raised, Brooklyn-based pianist Richard Sears possesses an original voice as an improvisor and composer. His composition has been recognized by grants from the Aaron Copland Fund and the Los Angeles Jazz Society. As a performer, Richard has appeared with the likes of Chick Corea, Mark Turner, Muhal Richard Abrams, Joshua Redman, and Billy Hart….

The Jazz Commissioner is on the job! Latin jazz specialist John Calloway brings in a quartet. Latin, straight-ahead, bebop and beyond! John’s most recent album, “Asere Ko,” was recorded in Cuba and the Bay Area with top musicians in both locales. Pick up a copy of the cd at Bird & Beckett, or go to…