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in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
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Tuesday, February 21st – 7:30 pm
Professor William Moerner
An American Chemical Society Talk
Bird & Beckett is honored to host a talk by Nobel laureate W. E. Moerner, and hope he’ll feel among family here. Â All invited. Â $4-10 sliding scale donation requested. An American Chemical Society talk. Click here to reserve a seat. Stanford Professor William E. Moerner was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2014 for…
Sunday, February 19th – 4:30-6:30 pm
which way west?
Natalie Cressman/Mike Bono Duo
 Natalie Cressman, a San Francisco native raised in a most eclectic musical household, has diversified and expanded her musical universe constantly throughout her young career, and early on found a strikingly original and mature voice, whether on trombone or in her singing and songwriting. She has spent much of the last six years touring the…
Sunday, February 19th – 2-4 pm
Sunnylyn Thibodeaux — “What’s Going On” release party
joined by poet Lauren Levin – The Braid
Sunday, 2/19, at 2 pm — a reading by poets Sunnylyn Thibodeaux and Lauren Levin. Sunnylyn will read from her new chapbook, “What’s Going On.” She is described as a “New Orleans poet stranded in San Francisco.” She received her MA from New College of California in 2001 and is the author of AS WATER SOUNDS…
Saturday, February 18th – 7:30-10 pm
Oluyemi Thomas: Positive Knowledge (Composition/Intuition)
jazz club! when lights are low… every Saturday night
Oluyemi Thomas – Bass Clarinet, Saxophone, Percussion Ijeoma Thomas – Voice/Poet, Percussion Donald Robinson – Drums Oluyemi Thomas was born in Detroit, Michigan. He studied at Washtenaw College in Ann Arbor, Michigan where he received an Associate of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. While attending Washtenaw College, he also studied music and the spiritual and…
Thursday, February 16th – 8-10 pm
Larry Vann Trio
with Michael Warren on bass and Tim Landis on guitar
Catch Groove Merchant Larry Vann as he whips up his special combination of jazz, blues, soul and funk Thursday from 8 to 10 p.m. Yes, he’s performed with Elvis Bishop, Curtis Mayfield and Charlie Musselwhite, but Thursday he’ll be joined by the incomparable Michael Warren on bass and tuneful Tim Landis on guitar.
Sunday, February 12th – 4:30-6:30 pm
Michael Wilcox/Sheldon Brown/Alan Hall Trio
which way west Sunday concert series
Three musicians exploring the subtleties that make jazz a music of the now and the future. Saxophonist Sheldon Brown has had an outsized influence on vast expanses of jazz. With six-string bassist Michael Wilcox and drummer Alan Hall, this trio has been active for more than two decades. The trio continues in the…
Saturday, February 11th – 7:30-10 pm
Vince Lateano Quartet
jazz club! when lights are low… every Saturday night
The Jazz Philanthropists Union presents… Vince Lateano Quartet Dick Whittington – piano Jeffrey Burr – guitar John Wiitala – bass Vince Lateano – drums Vince has been a cornerstone drummer of the San Francisco jazz edifice for decades, a swingin’ cat from the go. Pianist Dick Whittington has a history in Bay Area jazz that…
Saturday, February 11th – 4-6 pm
Grant Levin Duo
Grant Levin has an uncanny comfort and focus at the piano, and evidently loves the interaction with his partners on the stand. These duo dates happen every 2nd and 4th Saturday afternoon, with a bassist or drummer, typically. Two sets of close interchange. Myron Cohen has worked in a duo with Grant many times. He’s…