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…

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.

  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…

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…

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…

Bebop, jazz & poetry! Don Alberts Renaissance Band Ian Carey, trumpet • Charlie McCathy, tenor sax Don Alberts, piano • Larry Epstein, bass • Ron Marabuto, drums Plus poet Jeff Kaliss – poetry by Don Alberts & Jeff Kaliss Don Alberts is a bop cat from the earliest ’60s still wailing five and a half…

Chris Amberger has appeared frequently on the Bird & Beckett stage, and we’re fortunate indeed that today he leads a quartet here for the first time — and one that can’t fail to play with great joy and intensity, characteristics that Chris has manifested here time and again.. Chris learned his trade as a youth…

 Inside Bird And Beckett Story by Stephen Jackson, Hoodline, July 30, 2016 If you’re in Glen Park and looking to expand your cultural horizons, your safest bet is to head over to Bird and Beckett Books and Records. The name, derived from Charlie Parker and Samuel Beckett, says it all: the cozy shop specializes in…