653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood

1-415-586-3733
[email protected]

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, May 1st – 4:30-6:30 pm
Vocalist Marianna August with Howie Dudune & Co.

which way west? Sunday concert series

Marianna August first really indulged her life-long affection for music and singing through eight years of classical vocal training, and she’s continued her vocal studies ever since, though she’s used that training in recent years in an embrace of the Broadway sounds of musical theater and cabaret, specializing now in standards of the 1930s and…

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jazz club! every Saturday night, when lights are low…
Saturday, April 30th – 7:30-10 pm
The Mario Guarneri Quartet
presented in collaboration with Jazz in the Neighborhood

Tonight, Bird & Beckett’s Saturday night jazz club!  partners with the jazz presenting organization “Jazz in the Neighborhood” to bring you two sets of jazz by The  Mario Guarneri Quartet featuring Mario Guarneri, trumpet Randy Vincent, guitar John Wiitala, bass Akira Tana, drums $5-$20 sliding scale Trumpeter Mario Guarneri brings to his performances a fresh creative voice,…

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Friday, April 29th – 5:30-8:00 pm
Mean to Me – Judy Butterfield-Ben Slater-Dave Shaff
jazz in the bookshop every Friday

A Special Fifth Friday Guest Booking: Mean to Me  Mean to Me was a huge hit when they played Bird & Beckett a year ago, and we’re excited to have them back!   Mean to Me resurrects classic jazz of the 1920s through 1940s –sometimes twisted by the more modern stylings of Monk, Mingus and…

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Sunday, April 24 – 7:30-10 pm
Misisipi Mike & Friends: The Cold Hard Facts

canyon moonlight music series
every Sunday night… till the Riptide returns!

Sunday, April 24th, Misisipi Mike Wolf & Friends perform his 2009 debut album live, for you.   Mike says, “The Cold Hard Facts of Mike” was my redemption song, and it came about very unexpectedly. After a couple of very dark years of personal turmoil I had found myself suddenly with a clear head and a new…

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Sunday, April 24th – 4:30-6:30 pm
The Bill Phillippe Trio
rural Mississippi blues

Channeling the sounds of Mississippi John Hurt, Fred McDowell and countless masters of the depression era delta region barely known to this day, Bill Phillippe celebrates his new cd release, “Parade,” at Bird & Beckett!  Ivor Holloway on clarinet and Daniel Fabricant on bass complete the trio this Sunday.  

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Glen Park Festival – Sunday, April 24th, 10-4:30 pm
the place to be!

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Big Weekend in Glen Park, April 22-24!

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…

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Sunday, April 24th – 2pm
Poets of a Different Beat

seven poets spanning the generations read their work!

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Saturday, April 23rd – 7:30-10pm
The Vinnie Rodriguez Quartet feat. trumpeter Ian Carey

jazz club! when lights are low…
every Saturday night

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…

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Saturday, April 23rd – 4-6pm
Grant Levin / Pepe Jacobo Duo

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

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