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!
Refresh your browser to catch a show in progress!
Visit our Facebook page or YouTube channel!
But nothing beats being in the room with the music & the musicians!
Friday, August 8th – 6 to 8pm
Eric & the In Crowd
every 2nd Friday!
Eric Shifrin, piano Ari Munkres, bass Mark Lee, drums $20 suggested cover charge; byob. students $10; kids free. Reservations, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Jazz, blues, stride and novelty tunes from a master pianist and his trio. Always a good time, the 2nd Friday of each month!
Sunday, August 3rd – 5:00-7:00pm
A Jam Session for the New Generation
Young musicians! Come out to our monthly First-Sundays Next Generation jam session! On the first Sunday of each month, from 5 to 7pm, Bird & Beckett, with the solid support of its generous donor base, presents an ensemble of young jazz musicians demonstrating the art for a short set, then opening it up for all…
Saturday, August 2nd – 7:30pm
Kasey Knudsen
Erik Vogler
& Loren Benedict
are The Holly Martins
Named for the Joseph Cotton character in Carol Reed’s “The Third Man,” The Holly Martins take on multiple roles simultaneously, promoting open-ended explorations of their material. Kasey Knudsen, saxophone. Erik Vogler, guitar. Loren Benedict, voice. $20 cover charge; cash at the door, please. byob. For information or a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. As…
Friday, August 1st – 8:30-10pm
The Steve Carter Trio
featuring Marquinho Brasil
Steve Carter, piano. Dennis Smith, bass. Billy Johnson, drums. with guest percussionist Marquinho Brasil. $20 cover charge; cash please. byob. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. In the early 80s, Steve Carter became a first call piano player in the thriving Bay Area Funky-Latin-Jazz scene. He was Pete Escovedo’s piano player for several…
Friday, August 1st – 6pm
Noah Schencker Trio
Ben Stolorow, piano. Noah Schenker, bass. Bryan Bowman, drums. featuring vocalist Kati Schenker. $20 adults, $10 students kids free The Noah Schenker Trio, with guest vocalist Kati Pienimäki Schenker, perform standards, pop, and some Finnish tangos.
Thursday, July 31st – 7:30pm
Silver Lining Serenaders
Based in New Orleans, Louisiana, The Silver Lining Serenaders specialize in dance music of the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s. Their extensive catalog features songs in the styles of swing, Western swing, early jazz and a little bit of classic country thrown in for good measure. In addition to songs in English and instrumentals, the band…
Thursday, July 31st – 5pm
Writer Jim O’Brien discusses
Road Maps for the Soul:
An American Journey with Bob Dylan
This book is part-travelogue, part-memoir, and part academic study, which starts in Hibbing, close to the Canadian border and finishes in New Orleans, in the Deep South. The central theme of the book is to compare the life and work of Bob Dylan with that of William Shakespeare. This gives the volume its striking originality….
Sunday, July 27th – 7:30pm
The Portrait Gallery of Neeli Cherkovski:
A reading by his friends and fellow writers
from The Portrait Gallery Called Existence
(City Lights Publishing, 2025)
At last! Neeli gets a book from City Lights, posthumously published on July 1, 2025, the 80th anniversary of Neeli’s birth! Neeli Cherkovski, born Neeli Cherry in San Bernardino California on July 1, 1945, passed away in San Francisco on March 19, 2024 at the age of 78, and is sorely missed. But reading from…
Sunday, July 27th – 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Jam Session with the Vince Lateano Trio
The friendliest session in town! No charge to play, but audiences! bring a twenty to help pay the trio, and whatever you want to sip. Always familiar faces and surprises in store for you at Bird & Beckett.
Saturday, July 26th – 7:30-9:30pm
Bing Nathan & Kit Robberson present
The Nick Otis Orchestra
A Tribute to Johnny Otis
Check out Willie & the Hand Jive and a whole lot more at about the 21:30 mark in the video above… and don’t miss trumpeter Clora Bryant at 14:20!!! Li’l Bit (Gail Muldrow), guitar & vocals. Jason Thraites, guitar & banjo. Paul Lamb, bass. Nick Otis, drums. $20 cover, byob. Reservations, call 415-586-3733. Join bassist…