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Sunday, November 25th:
jazz writer Paul de Barros
presents his new biography of
pianist Marian McPartland
Sunday, November 25th — 3:00 p.m. Shall We Play That One Together? The Life and Art of Jazz Piano Legend Marian McPartland A book event with biographer Paul de Barros. Marian McPartland has done more to edify jazz lovers than anyone alive, we’d have to say, with her radio interviews — collaborations, really — with…
November 25th, 1 pm:
Walker Talks
on Joseph Campbell’s explorations
of human consciousness
Sunday, November 25th — 1:00 pm (note early start time) Walker Brents III investigates the writings and thought of Joseph Campbell, whose influence on the creative work of filmmakers, poets and novelists over the past half century has been profound and pervasive. A seminal late 20th century sage, Campbell wrote and lectured tirelessly, synthesizing global…
Sunday, November 18th:
“On Borges: A few of his enigmas”
a talk by Carlos Suarez
Sunday, November 18th — 2:00 p.m. A talk on Argentina’s blind visionary, the writer Jorge Luis Borges. Carlos Suarez explains: I am not sure if I am reaching some synthesis or if I am starting to forget, so… just in case the fog gets too deep into the bay, I would like to share with…
Sunday, November 18th:
Ron Crotty / Frank Phipps Duo
Sunday, November 18th – 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. which way west? Sunday concert series. Never a cover charge, but your generous donations help us pay the musicians. All ages welcome! Ron Crotty is one of the very top players who link us directly back to the fertile San Francisco jazz scene of the late 1940s…
Sunday, November 11th:
Hawkeye – a jazz quartet
Sunday, November 11th — 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. which way west? Sunday concert series. Your generous donations help us pay the bands. All ages welcome! Mas Koga (sax). Grant Levin (piano). Sam Bevan (bass). Bryan Bowman (drums). Hawkeye is a collaboration of extremely fine young jazz players–all active musicians on the local scene who have…
Sunday, November 11th
Two poets read their work
Katherine Hastings and Toni Mirosevich
Sunday, November 11th – 2:00 pm Katherine Hastings grew up in the Cow Hollow neighborhood of San Francisco, a city that has deeply influenced her poems. She is the author of Cloud Fire (Spuyten Duyvil NYC, 2012) and several chapbooks, including Updraft (Finishing Line, 2010). Her poems have appeared in numerous journals, anthologies, and other…
Monday, November 5th
POETS! on food and love
Jennifer Barone reads from Saporoso
in a program with Jacques Korn
Monday, November 5th – 7:00 p.m. Featured poets plus an open mic on the 1st & 3rd Monday of each month, with m.c. Jerry Ferraz, peripatetic troubadour. Both poets will be reading poems on food and love, sometimes, though not necessarily, at the same time… Jennifer Barone reads from her new book Saporoso – poems…
Pugsley Buzzard
Stride piano professor on tour
from Down Under
Sunday, November 4th – 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. which way west? Sunday concert series Never a cover charge, but your generous donations help us pay the performers. All ages welcome! Pugsley Buzzard, once again on tour from Australia, returns to the Bird & Beckett stage for the second year running. He’s a consummate artist, serving up a…
Poets Junior Clemens
and Meredith Stricker
read their work
Sunday, November 4th – 2:00 pm Poets Junior Clemens & Meredith Stricker read from recently published works. Junior Clemons received his MFA in Creative Writing at the California College of the Arts. His work can be found in Actually People, Zen Monster, the Newer York, and other fine publications. He was born, lives and writes…
Spotlight on the legendary
baritone sax player Pepper Adams!
Sunday, Oct. 28th Pepper’s music played live 4:30-6:30 p.m., preceded at 3:00 p.m. by a talk by discographer, biographer and jazz fan Gary Carner. Gary Carner has recently completed and published a comprehensive discographic work on Pepper Adams, one of the most respected of modern jazz men and a player unequaled on his horn-of-choice, the…