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in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
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PAWA and Geo. Wallace/Diane Frank
Sunday, August 7th Poets double header (split by jazz!) Two major poetry readings this Sunday, at 2:00 and at 7:00– At 2 pm, a 2-hour showcase of poets gathering under the banner of Philippine American Writers & Artists, Inc. Barbara Jane Reyes hosts Tina Bartolome, Bonne Marie Bautista, G. Justin Hulog, Cheena Marie Lo and…
Jazz all weekend, Aug 5-7
Friday & Saturday Jazz and more jazz! Friday, August 5th, 5:30 to 8:00 pm jazz in the bookshop This week our regular Friday evening weekly jazz party continues unabated, as Don Prell’s Seabop Ensemble, our regular first-Friday-of-the-month group, holds forth pulling out tunes associated with Horace Silver, Dexter Gordon, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Charlie Parker…
Kevin Killian
Monday, August 1st, 7:00 pm Kevin Killian & Ed Coletti, plus open mic POETS! Hosted by Jerry Ferraz Featured poets plus open mic 1st & 3rd Mondays each month Kevin Killian is, by all indications, one interesting cat. Plenty of you know that. If, like us, you’ve been woefully uniformed, we suggest a quick perusal…
Outfest- Time is Now Not Money
BBCLP’s which way west? Sunday concert series together with Outsound Presents: Outfest! 5 consecutive Sundays of jazz on the avant side Sunday, July 31, 4:30 & 5:30 (two sets) Kicking off a run of dates of free jazz improvisation, the Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, together with Outsound Presents, is pleased to offer five…
Clive Matson
Sunday, July 31, 2:30 pm Clive Matson, Jayne MacPherson & Lonner Holden Poets read their work
George Cotsirilos Trio
Friday, July 29nd – 5:30 pm George Cotsirilos Trio Jazz in the Bookshop 5th Friday Special Guest George Cotsirilos, guitar; Robb Fisher, bass; Ron Marabuto, drums A “blue collar jazz trio†with an impeccable sense of swing, celebrating the recent release of its cd entitled “Past, Presentâ€â€¦Â noted by one reviewer as being “happy in…
Friday, July 29nd – 5:30 pm George Cotsirilos Trio Jazz in the Bookshop – 5th Friday Special Guest George Cotsirilos, guitar; Robb Fisher, bass; Ron Marabuto, drums A “blue collar jazz trio†with an impeccable sense of swing, celebrating the recent release of its cd entitled “Past, Presentâ€â€¦Â noted by one reviewer as being “happy…
Sundays, July 31st – August 28th Outfest! Five Consecutive Sundays of Spontaneous Improvization Bird & Beckett’s Which Way West? concert series, in association with Outsound Presents: July 31 – TIME IS NOW, NOT MONEY: Lorin Benedict, voice; Scott R. Looney, piano; Bishu Chatterjee, bass; Bryan Bowman, drums August 7 – FORWARD ENERGY: Jim Ryan, sax,…
Suzanne Kramer
This Sunday! 4:30-6:30 pm Vocalist Suzanne Kramer + Trio which way west? Sunday concert series Suzanne’s assembled a sharp outfit of musicians to back her in this foray into the classic jazz songbook. Michael Parsons on piano; Doug Pohorosky on bass and Wally Schnalle on drums. She’s a Glen Park denizen with a solid following…
Roads of Bread
POETS LIVING, AND LIVING ON… Sunday, 7/24 at 2:30 “Roads of Bread” Poets pay tribute to the late Eugene Ruggles hosted by Martin Hinkle, with readings by Clive Matson, Jack & Adele Foley, Doreen Stock, Carl Macki and Dela Moon (from a 2004 SF Chronicle article): Eugene Ruggles’ overriding sympathy for victims of injustice that…