653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
1-415-586-3733
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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!
TONIGHT! The Big Show!!
One slip makes you a mother…
The Bad Mommies: Live!!!
…and so much larger than life!
Tuesday, August 30th – 7:30-10 pm
Put the kids to bed and c’mon out!
Please don’t bring ’em– they’d be scarred for life!
Desperate and dazed by the agony of sleepless nights and endless days of ill-conceived parenthood,      caught in a trap, I can’t walk out, because I’ve got two children, baby… three gorgeous women with sparkling shades hiding tired eyes      too tired for my life, I’m too…
Sunday, August 28th – 7:30-10 pm
Howard Alden / Duncan James Duo
Two guitarists with a common history, ample musical respect and affection take a turn together on the Bird & Beckett stage.
Sunday, August 28th – 4:30-6:30 pm
Justin Rock / Jonathan Bautista Duo
Music of Alec Wilder
A guitarist and tenor sax player explore the music of a great American songwriter. Click on the photo below for their version of “Listen to Your Heart.” From the website www.alecwildermusicandlife.com Jazz musicians fascinated Wilder with their gift for creating extemporaneous compositions. Among those for whom he composed major works were Marian McPartland, piano; Stan Getz,…
Sunday, August 28th – 2:30 pm
Walker Talks!
Walker Brents III on Surrealism
Walker Brents III gives a monthly talk at Bird & Beckett, on the last Sunday of each month. Today, his subject is an elusive and curious thing: Surrealism.
jazz club! when lights are low…
The Vinnie Rodriguez Quartet!
Saturday, August 27th – 7:30-10:00 pm
Ben Flood, tenor sax Eugene Pliner, piano Adam Thompson, bass Vinnie Rodriguez, drums Vinnie Rodriguez has done yeoman’s duty every fourth Saturday on our jazz club series since its inception in the summer of 2014. Vinnie was on drums behind leader/pianist Michael Parsons on the very first round of jazz club dates, and when Michael…
Saturday, August 27th – 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…
jazz in the bookshop
Friday, August 26th – 5:30-8:00 pm
The Chuck Peterson Quintet featuring vocalist Dorothy Lefkovits
Sinatra was the chairman, sure. But Chuck was the founder of jazz at Bird & Beckett… there’s nothing so sublime! Dorothy Lefkovits sings on each set, sharing the bandstand with Chuck and four wonderful fellow musicians: reed player Howie Dudune, guitarist Glen Deardorff, bassist Dean Reilly and drummer Tony Johnson. Several hundred years of jazz…
Sunday, August 21st – 4:30-6:30 pm
The Mark Levine Quartet
Mark Levine, piano; Bob Kenmotsu, sax; John Wiitala, bass; Ron Marabuto, drums. Mark Levine has shared the bandstand and recording studio with Woody Shaw, Bobby Hutcherson, Freddie Hubbard, Wallace Roney, Tito Puente, Milt Jackson, James Moody, Art Farmer, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Fortune, Eddie Harris, Stefon Harris, Eddie Henderson, Conrad Herwig, Clark Terry, Ingrid Jensen, Charlie…
Saturday, August 20th – 7:30-10 pm
Calvin Keys with the Heshima Trio
Guitarist Calvin Keys is possessed of a personal style that’s unmistakable, elegant and eloquent. He has been featured on acclaimed recordings since the early 1970s as leader and as a sideman with artists as eminent as Ahmad Jamal, Ray Charles, and Bobby Hutcherson.  He’s also long been a mainstay of the Oakland jazz scene. We’re pleased…