653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
1-415-586-3733
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Tuesday to Sunday
noon to six
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But nothing beats being in the room with the music & the musicians!
Saturday, May 16th – 8-11 pm
jazz club! when lights are low…
The Ways & Means Committee
Heshima Mark Williams presents The Ways & Means Committee, a tight quintet that delves deep into a book of straight-ahead jazz influenced by Herbie Hancock, Jerry Gonzalez, Buster Williams, and Fort Apache Band. For their Bird & Beckett date, this “boppish collective” comprises Gary Bean, cornet; Michael C. Bush, tenor sax; Sam Cady, piano; Joe McKinley, bass;…
jazz in the bookshop every Friday!
This evening, May 15th, 5:30-8:00 pm:
The Chuck Peterson Quintet
Chuck Peterson, who leads his quintet on tenor sax and flute this evening, started this ball rolling over twelve years ago… six hundred fifty Fridays ago! And not once since that start in late 2002 has Bird & Beckett been without the sounds of live jazz on a Friday night. We feel that’s quite an…
Saturday, May 9th – 8-11 pm
jazz club… when lights are low
The Grant Levin Quartet
On the second Saturday of every month, pianist Grant Levin assembles a quartet, choosing players from the ranks of San Francisco’s most talented jazz musicians. Tonight, enjoy Grant’s in-the-moment collaboration with tenor sax player Jonathan Bautista, bassist Chris Amberger and drummer Pepe Jacobo. Grant’s compositions are exceptionally lovely and exciting, his improvisational skills superb. Â And…
Sunday, May 10th – 4:30-6:30 pm
Gaea Schell Quartet
Pianist Gaea Schell joined by Jeffrey Burr on guitar, John Wiitala on bass and Tony Johnson on drums. Gaea, in the judgment of Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath, “plays the heck out of the piano with them small hands.” Known among her peers for swinging every note, subtle phrasing, and honest lyrical writing, this West Coast-based pianist/composer/vocalist…
Friday, May 8th – 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Jimmy Ryan Quintet
plays jazz in the bookshop
On the second Friday of each month, jazz in the bookshop features The Jimmy Ryan Quintet aka The Bird & Beckett Bebop Band!  Tonight, tenor sax player Joe Cohen and trombonist Stu Pilorz hold center stage, with Don Alberts on piano and Aaron Cohn on bass joining drummer Ryan to comprise the rhythm section! Jimmy’s regular band at Bird &…
Thursday, May 7th – 8-10 pm
cd release party!
Bryan Bowman’s “Like Minds”
Join drummer Bryan Bowman and his collaborators to celebrate his new CD of original compositions, “Like Minds.” Bryan is among the top echelon of jazz drummers on the San Francisco scene, heard many times in the past at Bird & Beckett in a variety of configurations — and the other musicians on the CD are…
Monday, May 4th – 7 pm
POETS! 1st & 3rd Mondays
Jorge Argueta and Jerry Ferraz
Jorge Argueta and Jerry Ferraz share the featured slots on tonight’s reading — which coincidentally is Jerry’s birthday! Jerry has been hosting our reading series for more than a dozen years, and was on the first bill of poets we ever presented here. Â He’s a native son of the city, and has been wandering the…
Sunday, May 3rd — 4:30-6:30 pm
The Steve Nelson Sextet
featuring Sharman Duran
Two sets of straight ahead jazz, blues, Brazilian and Afro-Cuban tunes performed by a terrific sextet led by drummer Steve Nelson, with his long-time musical collaborator Sharman Duran on piano and vocals. The sextet will cover ground from Cole Porter to Jobim to Monk and much more.  Though mainly rooted in the jazz, The Steve Nelson…