Live Streaming every show!

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!

Help us pay the band!

Donate to the Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project!

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, November 2nd – 7:30-9:30pm
The Hal Richards Quintet

Hal Richards, saxophones, clarinets, flutes, shawm, crumhorn. Henry Hung, trumpet. Kevin Gerzevitz, piano. Ron Belcher, bass. Akira Tana, drums. $25 cover charge; byob. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Something old, something new. Something borrowed and some blues. Coming three days before the election, the quintet will perform Lenny Carlson’s piece. “The Toddler,”…

Read More...

Friday, November 1st – 8:30-10pm
Neil Adler Trio
Emi’s Song
cd release celebration

Neil Adler, harmonica and piano. Jeff Buenz, six-string bass. Akira Tana, drums. $20 cover; byob. students and musicians, $10. Also streamed live on Bird & Beckett’s facebook page and youtube channel for those who can’t make it into the shop for the show. Neil Adler has cooked up a collection of uplifting, rhythmic tunes he’s…

Read More...

Friday, November 1st, 6-8pm
Jim Witzel: Breaking Through Gently
album release concert

Jim Witzel, guitar. Adam Shulman, organ. Jason Lewis, drums. $20 suggested donation, byob. $10 for students and musicians, kids free. “Jim Witzel has a warmth to his style and a precise technique that brings clarity to any melody before exploding with improvisation.” — LA Jazz Scene. This evening, Jim Witzel brings a trio to explore…

Read More...

Two CD Release concerts tonight!
Jim Witzel Trio at 6pm
Neil Adler Quartet at 8:30pm

Don’t just peer in from the sidewalk! Come into the comfort of Bird & Beckett and grab a seat to hear the jazz pouring forth from our little stage. If you haven’t had the pleasure in the past, you owe it to yourself tonight. From 6-8pm, guitarist Jim Witzel is joined by Adam Shulman on…

Read More...

Sunday, October 27th – 7:30-9:30pm
Jayla Chee Quartet

Welcome home, Jayla! Welcome her home, people! With Emmanuel Michael on guitar and Michael Mitchell on guitar, it’ll be a fine night of jazz music! $20 cover, byob, reservations 415-586-3733.

Read More...

Sunday, October 27th – 5-7pm
jam session!

Vince Lateano brings decades of experience to bear, making the Bird & Beckett stage available to players sublime and aspirational. You should come! It’s nothin’ but fun. Sometimes excruciating, sometimes magical. And all the better for it!

Read More...

Saturday, October 26th – 7:30-9:30pm
Jinx Jones Jazz Trio

Jinx Jones, guitar. Kenan O’Brien, bass. Ken Owen, drums. $20 cover charge; byob. Reservations, call 415-586-3733. Jinx Jones is a virtuoso no matter the genre once he picks up his guitar. His jazz trio only grows more sublime with the passage of time, and this configuration is his sweet spot — Ken Owen on drums…

Read More...

This Weekend: October 25th to 27th
Five shows, all jazz, all ages
here’s the roundup!
click on the pic to read the full post

Friday, 10/25, 6-8pm: Tony Johnson’s 230 Jones Street Band… Friday, 10/25, 8:30-10pm: Brett Carson’s Substandard Quartet… Saturday, 10/26, 7:30-9:30pm: The Jinx Jones Jazz Trio… Sunday, 10/27, 5-7pm: Jam Session with the Vince Lateano Trio… Sunday, 10/27, 7:30-9:30pm: The Jayla Chee Trio. __________ Drummer Tony Johnson leads the 230 Jones Street, Local 6, Literary Jazz Band…

Read More...

Live jazz at Bird & Beckett 10/19 & 10/20

Lewis Jordan’s Music At Large plays Saturday night 10/19, 7:30-9:30pm. With this band, active in multiple configurations since 1976, Jordan “puts all his eggs in one basket,” incorporating music, theater, dance, poetry and visual art. Tonight, the focus is on the music. Lewis Jordan, saxophone and vocals; Sandi Poindexter, violin; Ollen Erich Hunt, bass; Jimmy…

Read More...

Friday, October 19th – 8:30-10pm
Filipina Jazz!
The Raquel Berlind Quartet

Raquel Berlind, vocals David Ferrazares, sax Kevin Gersevitz, piano Heshima Mark Williams, bass Alexey Berlind, drums $25 cover charge; byob. Reservations, call 415-586-3733 Raquel is a gem. So is her drummer husband Alexey. They’re about to become your new favorite people. Their three sidefolks are all B&B favorites, too. Raquel’s voice & songwriting chops are…

Read More...