Peter Sherburn-Zimmer was raised in Southie, in Boston, a slum kid. No one famous came from there, he had to admit to Gordon Cairney, lounging on a couch in Cairney’s Grolier Book Shop. Traveled an arc through mathematics to literature, sociology, philosophy and more to no bachelor’s degree ’til much later, at his wife’s urging,…

The GG Amos Trio with Greg Sankovich on keyboards and Randy Odell on drums are featured this week in a new Sunday night series we’re calling Canyon Moonlight Music, 7:30-10 pm each week. Guitarist / Vocalist GG Amos is an artist in the West Coast Blues tradition, raised in Sacramento and now based in San Francisco….

Special sneak preview of SFMusic Day 15’s Field Report:  Asian American Jazz Anthony Brown’s Ensemble featuring Genny Lim performing “1945: A Year of Infamy” plus a set by the Brown, Izu & Jordan Trio Today’s sneak preview performance at Bird & Beckett will include an opening set by the Anthony Brown-Mark Izu-Lewis Jordan Trio (original members…

Pianist Duane Muziki Roberson’s distinct style and creative individuality have placed him among the most respected musicians in the Bay Area. It has been said, that “Muziki’s music and playing will move you at the very depths of your being.”  His breathtaking compositions are always characterized by the hippest of rhythms and the deepest elements of swing….

Tonight, Scott has David Boyce on sax, Adam Gay on bass and Dan Foltz on drums to accompany him on an excursion through music associated with and composed by Joe Henderson, a tenor sax titan whose intelligence and soulfulness was evident in so many classic recordings and legendary performances.

Elizabeth Block, Katia Noyes, Liz Harvey & Alison Owings join forces in a reading/performance of “unimaginable spaces, far off places, and audience participation interations.” The Gamut! – a Litquake event Thursday, October 15th, 7-9pm, Bird & Beckett hosts Elizabeth Block, Katia Noyes, Liz Harvey and Alison Owings in a Litquake reading they’re calling “The Gamut” – promising…

The Seducers return to Bird & Beckett this coming Sunday, joined on the bandstand with their regular guitarist Mitch Polzak, who couldn’t be here last month when the band made its Bird & Beckett debut in our Riptide Sunday night “Canyon Moonlight Music” series.  He’s the mayor of Port Costa as well as the hottest…

Safa Shokrai – bass Timothy Orr – drums Rent Romus - alto saxophones/flutes Heikki Koskinen - e-trumpet/flutes Joshua Marshall – tenor saxophone Rent Romus’ Life’s Blood Ensemble presents music from their forthcoming recording entitled “Haven.” Albert Ayler once said  that “music is healing force of the universe”, and through this music, Life’s Blood Ensemble explores that which…

If it’s the second Sunday of the month, it’s time for Bird & Beckett’s Surf-a-billy Swing Time Dance Party– and don’t you know it starts at noon!  So get up, swill your coffee, and jet on down to the shop!  This time out we’ve got guitar god Jinx Jones on the stage with a likely…

jazz club! when lights are low… Grant Levin leads the date every 2nd Saturday night in our weekly “jazz club” series.  A brilliant pianist, Grant assembles terrific ensembles for his time on the Bird & Beckett bandstand, and tonight is no exception.  On saxophone, Howard Wiley will be making his first appearance at Bird & Beckett….