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653 Chenery Street in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood

Open to walk-in trade and browsing Tuesday to Sunday noon to six

phone: 1-415-586-3733     email: [email protected]

Sunday, March 15th – 5pm
The Vince Lateano Trio
with featured guest Noel Jewkes
Happy hour was never happier!

Spend your Sunday afternoon with us at Bird & Beckett! Vince Lateano leads his long-running trio with Ben Stolorow on piano and Peter Barshay on bass through two sets of swinging bop, post-bop, jazz classics and standards. With Noel Jewkes–aka “Dr. Legato”–joining for the date, you’re guaranteed a marvelous hour or two while the light…

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Saturday, March 14th – 7:30pm
Lloyd Gregory, Carl Lockett
and Eddie Pasternak
Guitar Trifecta

The Guitar Trifecta is a union of three wonderful guitarists — Lloyd Gregory, Carl Lockett and Eddie Pasternak — each a uniquely expressive musician of superb skill and long experience. Reservations for this event can be made by calling the bookshop at 415-586-3733. Cover charge is $25 (cash at the door, please); students, $10. BYOB….

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Friday, March 13th – 8:30-10pm
Alt Jazz Ark Corpus X Quartet
“Forgotten Aspect” album release!

Playing material exclusively from the just released Forgotten Aspect album, saxophonist Elaine Alt’s Alt Jazz Ark Corpus X Quartet assembles at Bird & Beckett this Friday for a concert in celebration of the album — original compositions that swing mightily! This project is a retrospective of material Elaine wrote during the late 1980s and early…

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Friday, March 13th – 6pm
Eric & the In Crowd

Eric Shifrin, piano. Daniel Fabricant, bass. Mark Lee, drums. $20 suggested donation at the door, cash please! BYOB. Students, $10. Kids, free. Come to Bird & Beckett’s long running Friday happy hour show! Get it while it lasts, as later in the spring/early summer, we’re moving the Friday fun to a single 7:30pm show, and…

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Wednesday, March 11th – 7:30pm
NYC Saxophonist Rico Jones
with Sylvia Cuenca, Essiet Essiet & Matt Clark

“Rico is one of the few original voices emerging. His musicianship and passion have forged an original voice we will joyfully be hearing more from in the future.” — Vincent Herring, DownBeat Magazine “Rico Jones is a fine saxophonist steeped in the Jazz tradition with eyes set on the future” — Victor Lewis “Wonderful player,…

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March 11-15: Five Jazz Concerts in Five Days

Jazz x 5! _____ Wednesday, March 11, 7:30pm Sylvia Cuenca Quartet featuring NYC tenor player Rico Jones {$20; students $10) _____ Friday, March 13, 6:00pm Eric & The In Crowd – Letter “E” {$20; students $10; kids free} _____ Friday, March 13, 8:30 pm Alt Jazz Ark Corpus X Quartet {$20; students $10} _____ Saturday,…

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2 Readings, 4 concerts: March 4-8

Sunday, March 8, 5:00pm Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces Honky tonk country music by virtuoso practitioners of the art! Mitch Polzak, guitar & vocals; Tim Wagar, bass; Ken Owen, drums with guest pedal steel guitar master Joe Goldmark ___ Reserve a seat by calling the bookshop at (415) 586-3733. We’ll hold your reservation until…

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Sunday, March 8th – 5pm
Mitch Polzak & the Flying Deuces
Honky Tonk Heaven!
featuring pedal steel whiz Joe Goldmark

Mitch Polzak, guitar and vocals Joe Goldmark, pedal steel guitar Tim Wagar, bass Ken Owen, drums $20 cover charge; byob. Students, $10; kids free Honky Tonk Showman Mitch Polzak plays a mean guitar and raises a ruckus like no one else! This afternoon, he brings his famous Royal Deuces joined for the date by pedal…

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Saturday, March 7th – 7:30pm
Saúl Sierra Quartet

Saúl Sierra, bass Marco Díaz, trumpet & piano Charlie Gurke, saxophones Emilio Davalos, percussion $20 cover charge; byob. Students, $10 Cash at the door, please. For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 Saúl Sierra was born and raised in Mexico City, where he started playing professionally in 1990. In 1995, he enrolled at the…

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Friday, March 6th – 8:30pm
Bay Area Jazz & Soul:
The Noah Frank & Stephanie Woodford Quartet

  Noah Frank, trumpet. Stephanie Woodford, piano & vocals. Dexter Williams, bass. Isaac Schwartz, drums. $20 cover charge at the door, cash please; byob. Students, $10. No reservations required. Amazing talent; a band you won’t find in the clubs. Except this one! Come find out what you’re missing. Noah and Stephanie bring a joyful and…

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