John Calloway has been very busy with his project delving into the intersection between his Filipino and African American roots, particularly the juncture when his grandfather as one of the Buffalo Soldiers deployed to the Philippines.  Tonight, he’ll range freely over the musical territory that he’s built a career on. $20 cover charge. BYOB. Reservations,…

REOTREO PLUS ONE Donald Robinson, drums Karl Evangelista, guitar Larry Ochs, reeds plus Kazuto Sato, bass Robinson, Evangelista and Ochs tonight invite the inspiring bassist and long-time Jazzman Kazuto Sato to join their free-jazz band. REOTREO has its roots in the three and a half decades-long association of percussionist Robinson and reed player Ochs, who have…

The trio returns! Luis Peralta, piano David Ewell, bass Ben Esposito, drums Danielle Perez, vocals $20 cover charge (cash or venmo at the door) byob Supported by Jazz in the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund, and you!

Celebrating Scott’s nine-month tenure with saxophonist David Boyce and percussionist Zori Marinova at Etcetera wine bar on Valencia Street, the trio will entertain you at Bird & Beckett as this month’s installment in Scott’s regular third-Fridays residency at Bird & Beckett. Bringing musical wine & roses to you, his adoring fans. Bring your own actual…

  Jesse Levit, saxophone Kai Lyons, guitar Billy Edwards, bass Elé Howell, drums $20 cash cover charge or Venmo: @birdandbeckett byob   Elé Howell, a prodigy from a young age born and raised in the Bay Area, names a set of early influences that include his father, the saxophonist Richard Howell, as well as teachers…

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84350265713?pwd=eE84V3BYdWxiSFBHNHhmdUt1WTUzdz09 Meeting ID: 843 5026 5713 Passcode: 244211 Kim Shuck hosts a monthly (Second Mondays) poetry reading on Zoom with a featured poet or two followed by an open mic. On December 11th, the reading will feature Qwo-li Driskill reading some of their own work, together with guests reading some of Qwo-li’s…

Denver awardee as The Jazz Journalists Association’s 2023 Jazz Hero! Here in the Bay for jazz business, with a trio date at Bird & Beckett as a bonus! Tenia Nelson on piano Heshima Mark Williams on bass Brother Khalil Abdullah on guitar Here’s her recent Bird & Beckett engagement with her Denver trio! TNT at…

A singer songwriter of prodigious talent, with a wry, dark observational streak, delivers two sets of narrative gems, modern myths and fables, in the company of his long-time associate Mike Anderson on bass, and the great bassist Pam Brandon leaving that chore to Mike while she sings like nobody’s business alongside the pewter-throated Mr. Tani!…

Three great jazz players convene under the “Billy Higgins Legacy” moniker to deliver two sets of powerful music. When Myron Cohen was setting out as a young musician to play jazz drums, he fell into the orbit of the great drummer Billy Higgins. The lessons he learned under Higgins’ mentorship have stuck with him through…