Here’s what we’ve got for you! • Dorothy Lefkovits with the Chuck Peterson Quintet • Grant Levin/Pepe Jacobo Duo • Vinnie Rodriguez Quartet  • Poets of a Different Beat • Bill Phillippe Trio – rural blues cd release • Misisipi Mike’s “The Cold Hard Facts of Mike” • Glen Park Fest All in a weekend’s…

Drummer Vinnie Rodriguez invites trumpeter Ian Carey, pianist Adam Shulman and bassist Noah Schenker to the Bird & Beckett stage to spotlight a number of Ian’s own compositions as well as a select number of jazz standards. Ian has just released his latest album, “Interview Music,” under the group name of the Ian Carey Quintet…

Two sets of jazz from a master pianist and a wonderful drummer.

The Chuck Peterson quintet, aka the 230 Jones Street, Local Six Literary Jazz Band, features Chuck and Howard Dudune on reeds, Glen Deardorff on guitar, Dean Reilly on bass and Tony Johnson on bass, with vocalist Dorothy Lefkovits. Dorothy was singing on the stage of the Apollo Theatre back in the halcyon 1950s, when the guys…

Paula Tejeda is a force of nature! Want to hear her poetry? You bet you do! Open mic follows. Read about Paula’s life as the Chile Lindo empanada lady at this link, and know that this is just the tip of Paula’s own particular iceberg! Jerry Ferraz, as per usual, hosts our twice-monthly shindig.  Jerry,…

Richard Sears is a highly regarded and well traveled young pianist and composer.  Raised in Palo Alto and having lived and worked for a significant stretch in Los Angeles, he’s now Brooklyn based, where he has made a solid name for himself.   His group for this engagement includes fine musicians indeed: Patrick Wolff, tenor…

The Dave Len Scott Quartet: Dave Scott trumpet Scott Foster, guitarDaniel Fabricant bassSurya Prakasha drumscelebrate the release of their new cd, “Blessed Mix.” The Dave Len Scott Quartet performs regularly at the Calvary Methodist Church on Fillmore Street, as well as at festivals and venues up and down the coast.  Dave also works with numerous…