Poet Michael Warr and poet/translator Chun Yu, co-founders of Two Languages / One Community, present work that has evolved out of the project, which includes contributions from renowned authors from Chinese American and African American communities. The collaboration—which emerged during a period defined by COVID, injustice, violence, and social division—reflects the possibility of unity rooted…

  Scott Larson,  trombone Keith Saunders, piano Eric Markowitz, bass Smith Dobson, drums Four swingin’ cats showing how hard bop is done in 2023! $20 cover charge byob

Tomorrow’s jazz tonight! Mario Ramirez, tenor sax Isaiah Harwood, piano Zach Gamble, guitar Jonny Kaminek, bass  Sheldon Alexander, drums New takes on the old standards, tunes that speak to the musicians’ individual sensibilities and originals from four young players well schooled in recent years at the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley and now gigging in…

  Powerhouse saxophonist Nancy Wright joins the Fishpeople for an evening of Western-swing, ragtime-blues,and honky-tonk rock+roll JimBo Trout, guitar & vocals Nancy Wright, saxophone Steve Neil, bass Pete Lind, drums Happy hour show; two sets, byob, $20 suggested cover charge

    Wednesday 6/28 at 7pm. A Memorial Reading to Celebrate Nancy Wakeman. Poets gather to celebrate one of their own, a lovely poet and a fine friend of Bird & Beckett.   Thursday 6/29 at 7:30pm. Poets Angie Minkin, Heather Estes Saunders, Robin Michel & Kevin Dublin — plus Magic Dan. Poets read their…

Tony Peebles, saxophone Christian Tumalan, piano Aaron Germain, bass Brian Andres, drums $20 suggested cover. Pay what you can! BYOB. Four giants of the San Francisco Bay Area’s Jazz, Latin & Latin Jazz scenes celebrate the release of their debut cd “Los Gatos Negros.” At this link, you can hear a track and read more: …

Jam Session! All serious jazz musicians welcome! Last Sunday of every month hosted by the Vince Lateano Trio. Vince Lateano, drums. Peter Barshay, bass. and special guest Gaea Schell, piano. No charge to play. Audience donations appreciated, $10-20 suggested, to help us pay the trio.

Paul Hanson has played bassoon all over the world, in jazz clubs and jazz festivals, concert halls and back rooms, and notably for three years with Cirque du Soleil in Tokyo. In 2008, Paul was invited to create his own role as electric improvising bassoonist in Cirque Du Soleil’s ZED – a resident show at…

Friday, Tony Johnson’s 230 Jones Street Band at 5:30pm – $20 suggested donation ……………….– a quartet: Noel Jewkes, sax; Si Perkoff, piano; Chuck Bennett, bass; Tony Johnson, drums                 Jazz the Glass at 9:00pm – $20 at the door ………………–a trio: Daniel Heffez, saxophone; Adam Shulman, piano; Omar Aran, drums Saturday, Paul…