Shel Silverstein — yes, the one famous for Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, The Giving Tree — wrote hit songs for Johnny Cash, Dr Hook and The Medicine Show, Marianne Faithful, Bobby Bare and Willie Nelson, among others. In fact, he helped put together the band Dr Hook and the Medicine…

Roy Brown, organ Larry Douglas, trumpet and vibes Rusty Aceves, drums Roy Brown was born in Sacramento and exposed to jazz at the age of 5 by his parents. He played viola, clarinet, alto and tenor saxophones before realizing the piano was his true calling. In 1994, Roy released an independently produced CD entitled “Courage”…

Walker Brents III offers a personal interpretation of the mythology, history, and imagery of a deeply rooted artistic tradition.

North Beach Brass Band is both a traditional brass band playing early jazz and golden standards with forays into bebop and an electrified funky jazz act playing classic blues, Motown and soul tunes The band covers almost every American genre, from Louis Armstrong’s favorites to danceable covers of Seventies hits from legends like Aretha Franklin,…

“HowellDevine plays The Music with the original feel, intent and spirit, and you can tell they love the music while delivering some real blues in their own way. The singing and playing is never strained and they play with easy confidence…they don’t have to prove anything. There’s tasty slide, harp and rhythm with relaxed vocals…

Join us on an excursion through some major turning points in the history of the jazz trumpet. Dave Gibbons, piano; Rob Woodcock, bass; and Jon Frank, drums join forces behind the young trumpeter Noah Frank and sax player Ely Strauss to consider jazz trumpet artistry from Louis Armstrong to Terrance Blanchard and Roy Hargrove. Concerts…

Every Saturday night at Bird & Beckett… jazz club! 7:30-10pm. $10 cover. On a San Francisco foray from his base in Seattle, Anton Schwartz plays Bird & Beckett in the company of Adam Shulman on piano and Robb Fisher on bass in drummer Vinnie Rodriguez’s quartet. Schwartz committed himself to music at age 27, when…

Pianist Grant Levin and his stalwart ally, bassist Chris Amberger converse in jazz over two generous sets of music.  Bring $10 if you can afford it to help pay these fine musicians.

Swing and bop by long-time masters of the music… the core Bird & Beckett jazz experience.  Not to be underestimated! Chuck Peterson & Howie Dudune, reeds; Glen Deardorff, guitar; Dean Reilly, bass; Tony Johnson, drums, with vocalist Dorothy Lefkovits.