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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Sunday, July 31st – 4:30-6:30 pm
Erik Jekabson Quintet
which way west? Sunday concert series
The Bay Area’s premier young trumpet player leads his fine quintet through their paces… Erik Jekabson, trumpet Kasey Knudsen, saxophone Matt Clark, piano John Wiitala, bass Hamir Atwal, drums Here are a few minutes from the quintet’s last appearance at Bird & Beckett, in December 2015.
Sunday, July 31st – 2 pm
Author event: Joyce Wallace Scott
Entwined: Sisters and Secrets
in the Silent World of Artist Judith Scott
Entwined is the remarkable story of “outsider†artist Judith Scott, who was institutionalized for more than thirty years before being reunited with her sister, Joyce Wallace Scott, who will be on hand today to present her book and engage in discussion with the audience. From birth, fraternal twins Judith and Joyce Scott lived as if…
Saturday, July 30th – 7:30-10 pm
jazz club! when lights are low…
The Vinnie Rodriguez Quartet
plays Strayhorn, Ellington, Kern
Drummer Vinnie Rodriguez leads a quartet with trombonist Scott Larson, Â pianist Larry Chinn and bassist Adam Thompson exploring music by Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Jerome Kern and more. Scott is one of several really wonderful trombonists that can be found on the San Francisco jazz scene — he’s a fine arranger as well, and he…
Friday, July 29th – 5:30-8 pm
The Dave Parker Sextet returns to Bird & Beckett!
Bassist Dave Parker leads his sextet through two sets of exciting and challenging music, from Ornette Coleman to Eric Dolphy, Joe Henderson and Lee Morgan. Â The Sextet this time out is: Clifford Brown III (trumpet); Rick Elmore (trombone); Hal Richards (tenor sax); Jerry Logas (baritone sax); Dave Parker (bass); Greg German (drums). Wow! This…
Sunday, July 24th – 7:30-10 pm
canyon moonlight concert series
Pasha Ensemble
plays music of the Middle East
Pasha Ensemble performs music from many traditions of the Middle East, including classical Arabic, Kurdish and Turkish music and as well as modern songs from throughout the region — Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, etc. — and original compositions by the group’s founder and leader, Husain Resan. Husain Resan, violin, vocals (Iraq) Raman Osman, Â tambour, vocals…
Sunday, July 24th – 4:30-6:30 pm
The Phil Hill Quartet
Phil Hill, vocal and guitar; Sam Cady, piano; Bill Langlois, bass; Mark Lee, drums. The Phil Hill Trio was already soaring before they added drummer Mark Lee, making the trio a quartet and allowing the whole enterprise to fly higher, faster and ever more gracefully. Phil plays a sweet and evocative guitar and sings with…
Sunday, July 24th – 2 pm
Christopher Bernard presents his latest novel, and
poet Clara Hsu reads Chinese poetry in translation
with accompaniment on guqin
Christopher Bernard will read from his new novel, Voyage to a Phantom City, described as a spine-tingling adventure across the Sahara and a heart-breaking romance, provoking haunting memories of war and a long-lost America after the tragedy of September 11th. The novel is a spiritual quest into the heart of darkness that discovers the supremely…
jazz club! when lights are low…
Saturday, July 23rd – 7:30-10 pm
Vocalist Lori Carsillo with the Jeffrey Burr Trio
“Lori Carsillo is a vocal musician of relaxed, cool self-assurance and her voice is special for its unfiltered feelings and melodic warmth.†– Herb Wong, jazz historian, producer, Black Hawk Records & Palo Alto Records founder A noted presence on the Bay Area jazz scene, Lori Carsillo (an Italian name, pronounced: “car-SILL-ohâ€), is a vocalist…
Saturday, July 23rd – 4-6 pm
Grant Levin/Chris Amberger Duo
Pianist Grant Levin and his long-time jazz collaborator, bassist Chris Amberger converse in jazz over two generous sets of music. Arriving in Oakland in his early teens, in the early 1960s, Chris Amberger was schooled in music by some of the great jazz and blues figures of the era, including pianist George Duke, drummer Smiley…
Friday, July 22nd – 5:30-8:00 pm
The Chuck Peterson Quintet with vocalist Dorothy Lefkovits
Live jazz every Friday night at Bird & Beckett, from 5:30 to 8:00 pm This week: Â Chuck Peterson leads his quintet through two sets of standards and bebop, with singer Dorothy Lefkovits lending her characteristic charm and grace to the occasion. Chuck Peterson & Howie Dudune, reeds Glen Deardorff, guitar Dean Reilly, bass Tony Johnson,…