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!
Sunday, November 9th – 4:30-6:30 pm
The Tom Lander Quartet
Guitarist Tom Lander brings in a quartet including saxophonist Charlie McCarthy, bassist Chuck Bennett and drummer Tony Johnson for two sets of jazz standards and originals. All this other stuff this weekend? Â Wonderful indeed. Â Way beautiful! Â But this Tom Lander date is as good as it gets! Â If you’re seriously appreciative of small combo jazz,…
Sunday, Nov. 9th-Noon to 1:30 pm
Surf-a-billy Swing Time!
Hey y’all! It’s the new thing at Bird & Beckett! Second Sunday of Every Month Surf-a-billy Swing Time Dance Party! First date: November 9th! Lavay Smith’s Swingin’ Trio Featuring Jules Broussard The band starts early & ends promptly so get out of bed and prepare to swing! Read all about Lavay at lavaysmith.com! Read up…
Saturday, Nov. 8 – 8-11 pm
jazz club!
Grant Levin Quartet
Noel Jewkes, reeds. Grant Levin, piano. Joe McKinley, bass. Myron Cohen, drums. Always a new twist when Grant Levin brings in some of San Francisco’s finest and most interesting players. “jazz club” every Saturday night, from 8-11. Â When lights are low… Â It’s not like anything you’ve experienced yet at B&B.
Sunday, Nov. 2nd – 4:30-6:30 pm
Craig & MacGregor
Randy Craig, piano; Robbie MacGregor, guitar; Alex Baum, bass; and Ken Owen, drums play an eclectic mix of jazz, blues and originals.  Craig and MacGregor have been playing regularly on Wednesday nights at the Marsh Berkeley, with a revolving cast of friends, including today’s bassist and drummer, Alex Baum and Ken Owen.  Visit craigandmacgregor.com for more…
Saturday, November 1st – 8-11 pm
jazz club!
The Smith Dobson Quartet
Tenorman Smith brings in a crack quartet– with Ben Goldberg on clarinet, Adam Gay on bass and Omar Aran on drums. Â Smith has a brand new cd in hand! Â Come celebrate!
Friday, October 31st – 5:00 to 8:00 pm
jazz in the bookshop
John Calloway Quartet
Special 5th Friday booking: Â John Calloway, flute and percussion, brings in a quartet featuring Andrew Hall on piano; Mike Arnold on bass; and Brian Andres on drums. Recently, John spent time in Cuban recording studios with top local talent there to lay down tracks for a forthcoming cd. Â He’s long been a key player locally,…
Sunday, October 26th – 2:30 pm
Walker Brents III on Rumi
Walker Brents III gives monthly talks at Bird & Beckett on the last Sunday of each month. Oct. 26th at 2:30 pm, he’ll address the vastness of Rumi’s contribution to human insight, beyond the poetry that has become so familiar. Walker has been delivering talks on bits of mythology, various poets and philosophers, and more for many…
Saturday, October 25th – 8-11 pm
The Terrance Tony Quartet
Saturday night, you’ll want to unwind from Giants mania with the Terrance Tony Quartet – Eugene Pliner, piano; Aaron Cohn, bass and Vinnie Rodriguez, drums. Alto player Tony was Houston based until just a couple of years ago.  He was influenced by–and played alongside–legendary Houston tenor players Illinois Jacquet, Arnett Cobb, Don Wilkerson and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson and Dallas titans James…
Sunday, November 2nd – 4:30-6:30 pm
Sorry! Pugsley Buzzard will have to return later!
Right now, Randy Craig will rise to the occasion with a quartet!
Sure, Pugsley Buzzard has flat out delighted Bird & Beckett audiences several  years running, as he’s made the store’s stage a regular stop on his mostly annual U.S. tours since 2011.  As we noted then, “he boasts an unlikely name and a voice like gravel on a treacherous road…and he plays a mean piano!” But…
Sunday, Oct. 19 – 4:30-6:30 pm
The Hamir Atwal Quartet
Ben Goldberg, clarinet. Michael Coleman, piano. Rob Adkins, bass. Hamir Atwal, drums. These musicians have been playing together for years in a bunch of incredible groups. As a quartet they are in strict pursuit of beautiful melody. Hamir Atwal says: “I think for each of us, melody comes first. Then there is the importance of…