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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]
February 26th to March 1st
Six concerts in four days
5 Jazz Dates +CMC Showcase _____ Thursday, February 26, 7:30pm {$20} Charles McNeal with the Joe Warner Trio _____ Friday, February 27, 6:00pm {$20} 230 Jones Street Band _____ Friday, February 27, 8:30pm {$20} Stephan Crump, solo _____ Saturday, February 28, 7:30pm {$25} Idris Ackamoor: Artistic Being _____ Sunday, March 1, 1:00pm {$ –…
Sunday, March 1st – 7:30pm
Billy Higgins Legacy Band!
Alto saxophonist Alex So
Bassist Isaac Coyle
Drummer Myron Cohen
Just added! Hurry down to Bird & Beckett for fresh & fiery jazz tonight! Young saxophonist Alex So is coming on strong And young bassist Isaac Coyle, says bassist Fred Randolph, has been blowing Fred’s mind! Anyone who’s heard him these past few years in the clubs around town will agree. At the kit is…
March 1st – 5pm
Jam Session
hosted by the
Bishop O’Dowd High School
Jazz Ensemble
Bishop O’Dowd High School’s Jazz Combo is made up of talented students from the Honors Jazz Band. They meet at the end of Jazz Band class, bringing their enthusiasm, ideas, and energy to O’Dowd’s vibrant music program. Each of them has a unique story to tell through music. They have performed at many festivals in…
Sunday, March 1st – 1pm
Celebrate the
San Francisco Community Music Center
and the Chinese Zodiac
Year of the Fire Horse!
Shirley Wong hosts a panoply of faculty, student and allied musical talents in a tribute to her sister Betty and to the wonders of the Community Music Center, a San Francisco tradition for well over one hundred years. The Community Music Center has introduced generation upon generation of eager students to the wonders of music…
Remember Betty Wong! Don’t miss the Sunday March 1st CMC Year of the Firehorse Showcase!
Betty Ann Wong has passed. Our Glen Park neighbor, she lived for decades in a humble but iconic house at the foot of O’Shaughnessy, at its intersection with Elk, above a dragon-emblazed garage door. Through a long career as a musician and composer, Betty personified humanity’s devotion to its music, in its many colors and…
Saturday, February 28th – 7:30pm
Idris Ackamoor: Artistic Being
a quartet!
Idris Ackamoor, alto saxophone. Bobby Cobb, saxophone. Skyler Stover, bass. Donald Robinson, drums. $25 cover charge; byob. Students $10; Kids free. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Idris Ackamoor is a giant in the music of jazz and has been since the 1970s. From Oberlin College (where Cecil Taylor instilled the magnificence of…
Friday, February 27th – 8:30pm
Bassist Stephan Crump
$20 cover charge / byob. Students, $10. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733 With this performance at Bird & Beckett, Stephan Crump kicks off a California tour before returning to New York. Stephan’s solo performances are engaging and intimate, celebrating his unique musicality; his solo work is crystallized on the album Rocket Love,…
Friday, February 27th – 6pm
Tony Johnson’s 230 Jones Street Band
Charlie McCarthy, saxophone. Sam Cady, piano. Chuck Bennett, bass. Tony Johnson, drums. $20 suggested cover charge / byob. Students $5-$10 sliding scale. Kids free. No reservations needed. Stay for a tune, stay for two hours & two sets. Jazz is here for you at Bird & Beckett, and this band represents the legacy that the…
Thursday, February 26th – 7:30pm
Saxophonist Charles McNeal
+ The Joe Warner Trio
Charles McNeal, alto sax. Joe Warner, piano. Ron Belcher, bass. Jemal Ramirez, drums. $20 cover charge; byob. $10 for students. For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733. Saxophonist Charles McNeal has been a featured performer at the Monterey, San Jose, San Francisco and Telluride jazz festivals as well as the Playboy Jazz Festival (now…
February 17th to 22nd
tuesday to sunday
four concerts / one talk
lotsa books noon to six
Jazzx4 + 1 Lit Talk _____ Tuesday, February 17, 7:30pm {$20} Jerome Sabbagh Trio _____ Thursday, February 19, 7:30pm, a live stream {Free} Walker Talks, on Ella Young _____ Friday, February 20, 6:00pm {$20} Scott Foster/David Phillips/Andrew Higgins/David Rokeach _____ Saturday, February 21, 7:30pm {$20} Levy / Campilongo Guitar Duo _____ Sunday, February 22, 5:00pm…