653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
1-415-586-3733
[email protected]
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!
June 12th to 15th at Bird & Beckett
Sitar/Tabla Duo
Srinivas Reddy & Ferhan Qureshi
Eric & the In Crowd + Deep State Jazz
Carlo Rabano Chordless Trio
Noel Jewkes with the Vince Lateano Trio
A wonderful run of shows ahead! Please bring cash for the cover charge, and something to drink, if you like. Call to reserve a seat: 415-586-3733. Teens pay a reduced price, typically $10. Kids free and welcome. …..Thursday, June 12th, 7:30-9pm: The sitar/tabla duo of Srinivas Reddy and Ferhan Qureshi, $20. …..Friday, June 13th, 6-8pm:…
The Lowell Ensemble
plays Sunday, June 8th at 5pm
An all too rare opportunity to hear classical music in the lovely acoustic chamber that is Bird & Beckett. Janet Popesco Archibald’s Lowell Ensemble will perform works of American classical composers . Re-think any conflicting plans and reserve your seat now, by calling the bookshop at 415-586-3733. Leslie Chin, flute. Vicky Ehrlich, cello. Janet Popesco…
Sunday Morning, June 8th – 10am
SF Lives Livestream
Ramsey Robinson in conversation
with Jenna Littlejohn
Jenna Littlejohn, producer of the SFLives Project, interviews Ramsey Robinson, a mental health social worker and longtime organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL). The livestream can be found on Bird & Beckett’s website, as well as on its YouTube channel and Facebook page. Robinson has dedicated his life to organizing with others to…
Saturday, June 7th – 7:30-9:30pm
The Kurt Ribak Trio
Lincoln Adler, saxophone Scott Foster, guitar Kurt Ribak, bass with special guest Scott Larson on trombone! $20 cash or venmo at the door; byob. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733 Kurt Ribak is a pretty big guy, and a giant on the San Francisco jazz scene. One of the best established bassists in…
Friday, June 6th – 8:30-10pm
The Sheldon Alexander Quintet
Join us for an unforgettable evening of jazz with drummer Sheldon Alexander’s quintet. He has a passel of original tunes to play, and always builds a top-flight combo for any occasion. A sought-after sideman for many, many gigs, he’s also passionately developing his own unique projects. Prepare to be captivated by an extraordinary ensemble under…
Friday, June 6th – 6-8pm
The San Francisco Jazz Quintet
Joel Behrman, trumpet. Tod Dickow, saxophone. Matt Clark, piano. Jeff Saxton, bass. Greg Gotelli, drums. $25 cover per adult; byob. $10 teens and students. Kids free. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Tonight, the San Francisco Jazz Quintet brings to you the classic composers of the hard bop genre, as well as the…
POETS! First Thursdays at 7pm
June 5th: Jessica Loos & Cara Vida featured
open mic follows
Jessica Loos’s work verges on performance art, channeling a strain of poetic tradition steeped in surrealism, dada and the best of Charles Bukowski. She’s a member of The Living Theatre and a collage artist as well, and organizes the poetry for the North Beach First Friday Artwalk and the North Beach Festival. Never satisfied, she…
June 5th to June 8th
Poets Cara Vida & Jessica Loos + open mic
San Francisco Quintet
Sheldon Alexander Quartet
Kurt Ribak Trio
Lowell Ensemble Chamber Music
…..6/5 at 7pm, donations appreciated: Poets Jessica Loos and Cara Vida followed by an open mic. ….6/6 at 6pm, $25: San Francisco Quintet w/Joel Behrman, trumpet; Todd Dickow, tenor sax Matt Clark, piano; Jeff Saxton, bass; Greg Gotelli, drums. …..6/6 at 8:30pm, $20: The Sheldon Alexander Quartet w/Sheldon Alexander, drums; additional personnel tba. …..6/7 at…
Sunday June 1st
undergrad jazzers of SFCM…
Michael Parsons & Danny Brown!
more fun than you can shake a stick at!
Monthly First Sundays Student Combo & Jam Session* This afternoon at 5pm, a quartet from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music kicks off the music with a 45 minute set Don’t be late! Kira Agrell, saxophone; Emmett Van Leer, piano; Alan Jones, bass; and Tania Cosma, drums Following their set, the combo hosts a student-oriented…
Saturday, May 31st
Double Scorpio
Saturday, 5/31 at 7:30pm, $20 Double Scorpio takes it out & deep! Darren Johnston peace cannon Marcus Stephens tenor saxophone Sam Bevans, contrabass Michael Mitchell, drums Reserve a seat, 415-202-4870 byob