653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
1-415-586-3733
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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!
Friday, July 17th – 5:30 to 8:00 pm
The Scott Foster Quartet
plays jazz in the bookshop
It’s the Lost Trio plus One! Â The one is our fearless and venerated leader, guitarist Scott Foster, and the trio is (are?) Philip Greenlief on reeds, Dan Seamans on bass and Tom Hassett on drums.
Sunday, July 12th – 4:30-6:30 pm
Ira Kamin vs. PC Muñoz Free Jazz
Free jazz from two musicians who have been exploring new territories for decades. Â Check your preconceptions at the door and enjoy a little post-Independence Day freedom — from dogma, convention and whatever expectations you might be inclined to harbor. Ira Kamin got his start in Chicago, making his mark on keyboards with the great blues…
Sunday, July 12th at High Noon
Surf-a-Billy Swingtime
Hod Rod Blow Out!
Special command return engagement!  Todd Novak and the Benny Hillbilleez! Take singer-songwriter-guitarist Todd Novak from the Cowlicks and Cowlicks bassist Johnnie Hamilton, add drummer Martyn Jones from the Mermen, who also drums for the Cowlicks, and Scott Theakston, who’s played with George Clinton — then set them loose for 90 minutes of killer surf green guitar rave-ups, with a…
Saturday, July 11th – 7:30 to 10 pm
The Grant Levin Quartet
plays Bird & Beckett’s jazz club!
when lights are low…
Grant Levin will be in the shop with bassist Chris Amberger, playing informally as a duo from 4-6 pm… plan to just browse around, as the chairs won’t be set out ’til 7:00 for “jazz club” — our regular Saturday night date — which will swing into its thing at 7:30 when Grant leads a…
Friday, July 10th – 5:30-8:00 pm
jazz in the bookshop!
Dorothy Lefkovits sings with Jimmy Ryan’s Bird & Beckett Bebop Band
Jimmy Ryan leads the band on the 2nd Friday of each month… tonight, Dorothy Lefkovits sings, with Joe Cohen on tenor sax, Stu Pilorz on trombone, Don Alberts on piano, Aaron Cohn on bass. Â Ron Marabuto subs for Jimmy Ryan tonight.
Monday, July 6th – 7 pm
Jessica Loos and Francisco Orrego
POETS! — Jerry Ferraz hosts
Two widely admired San Francisco poets, followed by an open mic.
Sunday, July 5th – 4:30-6:30 pm
Trad jazz blow out with the
Buena Vista Jazz Band
Why are they called “Buena Vista?” Why, it’s just ’cause they look so damned good! And they play good too! Modeled on Eddie Condon’s band that held forth in New York in the 30s and 40s, the Buena Vista Jazz Band plays the original American chamber music, birthed by black musicians in New Orleans at…
Saturday, July 4th – 7:30-10 pm
Smith Dobson & Danny Brown
tenor saxes
Two of the City’s premiere young saxophonists — Smith Dobson V and Downtown Danny Brown — go head to head at jazz club for the 4th of July — with bassist John Wiitala and drummer Tony Johnson stoking the fire. Scale the heights of San Francisco jazz as it’s played in 2015!
Friday, July 3rd – 5:30-8:00 pm
Don Prell’s Seabop Ensemble
jazz in the bookshop every Friday, 5:30-8:00 pm Friday, July 3rd: Â SeaBop Trio Don Prell, bass –Â Scott Foster, guitar –Â Eugene Pliner, piano The 1st Friday of every month, Don Prell brings in an aggregation he calls The SeaBop Ensemble, kicking off another round of Fridays. Â The co-founders of Bird & Beckett’s long running jazz series…
Saturday, June 27th
jazz club! when lights are low…
note the time shift: 7:30-10pm!
The Vinnie Rodriguez Quartet
Drummer Vinnie Rodriguez puts together a combo on the fourth Saturday of every month.  For his June date, he’s got Dan Magay on reeds; Neil Kelly on guitar; and Aaron Germain on bass.  Vinnie reports: “Neil’ s got a few original modern jazz tunes, plus Mingus, Kenny Kirkland, Sonny Rollins’ ‘The Bridge,’  hard stuff.” Born in…