653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
1-415-586-3733
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Open to walk-in trade and browsing
Tuesday to Sunday
noon to six
Live Streams every weekend!
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But nothing beats being in the room with the music & the musicians!
Sunday, June 12th – 4:30-6:30 pm
The B-Stars play Western Swing & Country Bop!
Inspired by the western swing and early country boppers of the late 1940s and early 1950s, The B-Stars bring the golden age of country & western swing back to the dancehalls and dental parlors, barrooms and bookstores, so hold onto your hats and bring your dancin’ shoes & your complete set of Zane Grey! The…
Saturday, June 11th – Grant Levin double header
From 4 to 6 pm, the remarkable jazz pianist Grant Levin invites a his long-time jazz associate, bassist Chris Amberger to the stage for two sets as a duo, and then returns at 7:30 to lead a quartet featuring sax player Lyle Link, recently arrived on the Bay Area jazz scene from Washington, D.C., with Chris…
Friday, June 10th – 5:30-8:00 pm
jazz in the bookshop!every Friday
The Henry Hung Quartet
Two sets of jazz by top Bay Area players Henry Hung, trumpet Jordan Samuels, guitar Hans Glawischnig, bass Eric Garland, drums San Francisco’s longest running neighborhood jazz party runs on!
Monday, June 6th – 7-9pm
POETS! Carlos Suarez and Bob Anthony plus an open mic
Jerry Ferraz hosts a poetry reading here at Bird & Beckett twice a month, with an open mic following two featured readers. He’s done it for years, and Bird & Beckett has become known as a particularly rich and welcoming environment for experienced poets and those just beginning to test the waters. Carlos Suarez has…
Sunday, June 5th – 7:30-10 pm
Robert Vye, blues guitar and vocal
with David McDonald, bass and Randy Lee Odell, drums
Who on earth is Robert Vye, you might wonder. He hasn’t gigged or toured in years, has no CDs for sale. He doesn’t even busk on the street or play at farmerʼs markets. Vye picked up the guitar at the age of nine influenced by Jimi Hendrix, and at the age of thirteen he started…
Sunday, June 5th – 4:30-6:30 pm
The Lee Vilensky Trio!
Who knew surf guitarists might have an axe to grind! Lee says plenty with his guitar, and Jamie Lease and Ed Ivey have no problem surfing his wake! We dig ’em unconditionally! But Lee’s also got this to say! SOMETIMES WORDS JUST GET IN THE WAY. THEY CAN OBSCURE AS OPPOSED TO CLARIFY. THIS CAN…
Sunday, June 5th – 2 pm
Elsa Marley reads Tiananmen Square poems
Elsa Marley will be reading from her new book of poetry, Never Forget, which brings together 27 years of poems about the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989 in China.  Elsa is a painter who also writes poetry.  The Tiananmen poems derive from her presence in China at the time of the massacre, after being resident in…
Bill Evans Lives! And Smith Dobson’s got him!
Saturday night at jazz club
June 4th – 7:30-10 pm
The Smith Dobson Trio explores the music of Bill Evans Adam Shulman, piano Eric Markowitz, bass Smith Dobson, drums
Friday, June 3rd – 5:30-8:00 pm: jazz in the bookshop!
Don Prell’s SeaBop Ensemble
The first Friday of the month is the province of one of our elder statesmen of bop and west coast jazz, Mr. Don Prell, bassist. He learned his trade in L.A. in the 50s and has stories to tell, and bebop lines to play! Â Jerry Logas on reeds and Vinnie Rodriguez on drums lend able…
Opening Reception at Gallery Ex Libris – Thursday, June 2nd – 7 pm
Join us Thursday, June 2nd from 7–9pm for the opening reception of Life After Death: Hand Lettering and Book Arts in the Digital Age featuring work by students from City College of San Francisco. The show will run through mid July, open daily from 11–7.