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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]
Saturday, June 20th – 7:30pm
It’s a birthday bash!
Noel Jewkes & Friends
A Birthday Bash for Noel Jewkes. Saturday, June 20th – 7:30pm. $25 cover charge, byob. Students $10; kids free. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Noel Jewkes, reeds. Keith Saunders, piano. Heshima Mark Williams, bass. Mark Lee, drums. Kay Kostopoulos, vocals. Noel Jewkes and the Bird & Beckett proprietor, Eric, share a birthday,…
Friday to Sunday, June 19-21
Friday: A Tribute to Don Prell & SeaBop
Saturday: Noel Jewkes & Friends,
A Birthday Bash
Sunday: The Smith Dobson Quartet
+ The Guilhem Fourty Quartet
A Tribute to Don Prell & SeaBop. Friday, June 19th — 7:30pm. Jim Grantham, tenor saxophone. Scott Foster, guitar. Ollie Dudek, bass. Omar Aran, drums. $20 cover charge / byob. Students $10 / kids free. For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733. Bassist Don Prell, born in 1929, has passed at the age of…
Tonight, Wednesday, June 17th – 7pm
Walker Talks: A Live Stream – On Patti Smith
Walker Brents III talks on a subject of his choosing most months on a mid-month, mid-week date as befits his and the bookstore’s schedules. This time out, his subject is Patti Smith. Patti Smith has inspirational medicine. She shares her knowledge. She strengthens individual romantic belief. Humble and loveable, her hands are full…
Sunday, June 14th – 8pm
Beth Custer / Will Bernard / Ken Emerson
$20 cover charge; byob. A deal! Students $10; kids free. Mo bettah! Reservations: call the shop at 415-586-3733 Will and Beth interrupt their regular programming to introduce Ken Emerson, a long time friend and collaborator. The evening will include, along with Will and Beth’s compositions, a selection of vintage jazz and blues as well as…
Sunday, June 14th – 5pm
The Nick Otis Orchestra
It’s happy hour at Bird & Beckett
Gail (Li’l Bit) Muldrow, guitar and vocals. Paul Lamb, bass. Nick Otis, drums and vocals. $20 suggested donation, but pay just what you can for our Sunday shows. byob. Students, $5-$10 suggested; kids free. Come for a tune, come for the afternoon, it’s all fine. For a seat reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733, but your…
Saturday, June 13th – 7:30pm
Rova Saxophone Quartet
New & Recent Works
Bruce Ackley, soprano saxophone. Steve Adams, alto saxophone. Larry Ochs, tenor saxophone. Jon Raskin, baritone saxophone. $20 Cover Charge / BYOB. Students $10; Kids Free. For Reservations call (415) 586-3733. Rova returns to the bandstand for its first concert in two years, presenting new and recent works. Think of the human voice in music. The…
Friday, June 12th – 7:30pm
The Joshi Marshall Project: Back to Basics
Joshi Marshall, tenor saxophone. Sam Heminger, upright bass. Micah McClain, drums. $20 Cover Charge / BYOB. Students $10; kids free. For reservations call (415) 586-3733. The Joshi Marshall Project will be performing music ranging from bebop to Bob Dylan, including selections from Joshi’s 2009 debut album “In the Light.” Joshi had a large role in…
Friday June 12th through Sunday, June 14th
Joshi Marshall, Rova, Nick Otis, Beth Custer
6/12/26, Friday, 7:30pm, $20. Joshi Marshall Project. Joshi Marshall, saxophone. Sam Heminger, bass. Micah McClain, drums. 6/13/26, Saturday, 7:30pm, $20. Rova Saxophone Quartet. Jon Raskin, bari sax. Bruce Ackley, soprano sax. Steve Adams, alto sax. Larry Ochs, tenor sax. 6/14/26, Sunday, 5pm,…
School’s Out! The Big Weekend, May 29-31
Dave Parker Sextet; Klaxon Mutant Allstars; Jam Session; Rojai in the Pocket
5/29/26, Friday – 7:30pm: The David Parker Sextet plays Mingus, Dolphy, Coltrane, Coleman and more. Henry Hung, trumpet; Charles Hamilton, trombone; Hal Richards, bass clarinet & tenor sax; Karl Evangelista, guitar; Dave Parker, bass; Valentino Peeps, drums. $25-30 sliding scale cover charge; byob. Students $10; kids free. 5/30/26, Saturday – 7:30pm: Klaxon Mutant All-Stars. Henry…
Sunday, May 24th – 8pm
El Sinsonte in San Francisco!
José Andrés, El Sinsonte de Grupo Changüí de Guantánamo in duo with tres cubano player Kai Lyons
Kai Lyons of San Francisco, versatile guitarist and devoted musicologist, travels extensively to learn from the musical traditions of cultures beyond the borders of the U.S., particularly to various African countries as well as Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Over the years, he has often visited Cuba, and most often recently the…