653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
1-415-586-3733
[email protected]
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Tuesday to Sunday
noon to six
Live Streams every weekend!
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Sunday, November 12th – 5-7pm
America’s favorite honky tonk band!
The Seducers!
Mitch Polzak – lead guitar & vocals Hank Maninger – bass guitar & vocals Joe Goldmark – pedal steel guitar Paul Revelli – drums You’ll find the Seducers playing songs of longin’ and lovin’ at Bird & Beckett on the second Sunday of every other month — January, March, May, July, September & November, the…
November 9th to 12th
Ben Esposito, Eric Shifrin, Marina Albero…
Trevor Watts / Jamie Harris / Karl Evangelista / Lisa Mezzacappa…INSECT LIFE: Ben Goldberg, Ben Davis, Gerald Cleaver, Raffi Garabedian & Danny Lubin-Laden… Howard Wiley, Luis Peralta & Isaac Coyle (with Ben Esposito)… Garry Williams & Carl Herder (with Eric Shifrin)… Josh Setala & Billy Edwards (with Marina Albero)… plus, The Seducers!
An immense amount of amazing jazz the weekend of 11/9-12, a packed roster of fantastic, well-traveled musicians of all ages, and a honky tonk band beyond compare to wrap it all up in a glittering package! Kicking it all off on Thursday, 11/9 at 7:30pm, the young drummer Ben Esposito brings the esteemed saxophonist Howard…
Saturday, November 11th – 7:30-9:30pm
Trevor Watts + Jamie Harris
with Karl Evangelista and Lisa Mezzacappa
Trevor Watts, saxophone Karl Evangelista, guitar Lisa Mezzacappa, bass Jamie Watts, percussion $20 cover charge (cash or venmo at the door, please). BYOB Reservations, call 415-586-3733 Legendary English saxophonist Trevor Watts (Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Amalgam, Moiré Music) and his frequent collaborator, percussionist Jamie Harris, visit the Bay Area for a special evening of free improvisation…
Friday, November 10th – 8:30-10pm
The Josh Setala Dream Trio
featuring pianist Marina Albero
Marina Albero, piano Billy Edwards, bass Josh Setala, drums Pianist Marina Albero is the toast of the Seattle jazz scene — drummer/trio leader Josh Setala’s hometown. To gain her participation in this concert is a tribute to Josh’s abilities and, for him, a dream scenario. Bassist Billy Edwards adds a brilliant dimension. Expect an intensely…
Friday, November 10th – 6-8pm
Eric & the In Crowd
play jazz for you!
Good times! That’s why they call it Happy Hour! Eric Shifrin, piano Carl Herder, bass Garry Williams, drums As seen on tv and at your finer estabishments! BYOB and a twenty for the band! No reservations necessary. All ages welcome.
Thursday, November 9th – 7:30-9:30pm
The Ben Esposito Quartet
featuring saxophonist Howard Wiley
with guest vocalist Tiffany Austin
Howard Wiley, tenor saxophone Luis Peralta, piano Isaac Coyle, bass Ben Esposito, drums with special guest Tiffany Austin
Sunday, November 5th – 5-8pm
Urban School Bebop Combo + Student Jam Session
Scott Foster sends in the terrific Urban School Bebop Combo to show what they’re made of. The ensemble will play a 45-minute set and then take part in a jam session hosted by the Keith Saunders Trio (Ollie Dudek, bass, and Tony Johnson, drums). The jam session is open to students coming from all directions,…
Saturday, November 4th – 7:30-9:30pm
in flitters: 49 Bits From B*ck*tt
Noertker’s Moxie
Celebrate the release of a new Noertker’s Moxie CD—in flitters (49 bits from B*ck*tt)—with bassist/composer Bill Noertker and his cohorts, woodwindist Annelise Zamula, pianist Brett Carson, and drummer Eli Knowles. During the dark days of the Covid-19 pandemic, as a way of staying sane, bassist Bill Noertker began composing strange and repetitious little ditties. As…
Friday, November 3rd – 8:30-10pm
Grant Levin / Gaea Schell Duo
piano + flute
Two great San Francisco-based jazz artists unite for two sets of flute & piano duo work. $15 cover charge (cash or Venmo at the door, please), byob. An intimate and thrilling evening of music guaranteed. Gaea Schell’s new album “In Your Own Sweet Way” (Saphu Records, 2023) prominently features her flute work and vocals alongside…
Friday, November 3rd – 6-8pm
have guitar, will travel!
From NYC: Amanda Monaco Quartet
“A cliché-free, inventive player who doesn’t neatly fit into any of the usual modes of contemporary jazz guitar playing.” —Jazz Times. Amanda Monaco, guitar. Jason Gillenwater, tenor sax. Lisa Mezzacappa, bass. Jeff Davis, drums. $20 suggested (cash or Venmo at the door, please). BYOB. Acclaimed guitarist Amanda Monaco is traveling from NYC out to the…