653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood

1-415-586-3733
[email protected]

Open to walk-in trade and browsing
Tuesday to Sunday
noon to six

 

Live Streams every weekend!

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!

Friday, August 15th, 6-8pm
The Scott Foster Trio
featuring vocalist Jesse Foster

Jesse Foster, vocals. Scott Foster, guitar. Andrew Higgins, bass. $20 cover charge requested; cash at the door; byob. Students $10; kids free. Reservations, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Jesse Foster has a truly individual style and deiivery born of decades of soulful San Francisco jazz experience. With Scott and Andrew, you’ll enjoy an evening of…

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Wednesday, August 13th – 7:30pm
Johnny Lonely is
Lonely Under the Covers

Brian Lohmann, vocals J. Raoul Brody,  piano and vocals Dave Terry, vocals Bill Ortiz, trumpet Wallow with Johnny Lonely in an evening of your favorite pop hits of rejection and dejection. Music director & sidekick J. Raoul Brody might try to lighten the mood with his fruitless insistence on something as harmless as the occasional…

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The Annie Orzen / Joe Gloss Quintet
Sunday, August 10th – 8-10pm

Sunday, 8/10, 8-10pm – jazz: The Annie Orzen / Joe Gloss Quintet – Annie is back in the neighborhood on summer break and brings a young quintet featuring Joe Gloss on vocals and Annie Orzen, piano. $25 cover charge; $10 students. Joe Gloss – Voice: Joe is a Bay Area-based jazz vocalist, educator, and trumpeter…

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Sunday, August 10th
honky tonk at 5pm
jazz at 8pm

Sunday 8/10, 5-7pm – Honky Tonk, Classic Country Duets & Originals: Nashville Honeymoon – Hank Maninger, guitar & vocals; Lynne Maes, guitar & vocals; Joe Goldmark, pedal steel guitar; Tim Wagar, bass; Leor Beary, drums. A duo in the spirit of George & Tammy, Loretta & Conway, Johnny & June, Nashville Honeymoon plays Bird &…

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Saturday, August 9th – 7:30-9:30pm
The Ron Vincent Quartet
revisits the Gerry Mulligan years

Saturday 8/9, 7:30-9:30pm. The Ron Vincent Quartet plays Gerry Mulligan. Rob Sudduth, baritone sax. Ben Stolorow, piano. Jeff Saxton, bass. Ron Vincent, drums. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. BYOB. $25 adults; $10 students; kids 12 and under, free. Ron revisits material he played as a member of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet and…

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Friday, August 8th – 8:30-10pm
The Sebastian Parker Quartet

  Richard Batelaan – tenor sax. Sebastian Parker – piano. Colin Williams – bass Rick Rivera – drums. $20 cover charge. byob. Students $10.   Sebastian, Colin and Rick have rorked as a trio for over a decade, rendering jazz standards and an ever growing batch of originals with elegance and hip precision. Now with…

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Friday, August 8th – 6 to 8pm
Eric & the In Crowd
every 2nd Friday!

Eric Shifrin, piano Ari Munkres, bass Mark Lee, drums $20 suggested cover charge; byob. students $10; kids free. Reservations, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Jazz, blues, stride and novelty tunes from a master pianist and his trio. Always a good time, the 2nd Friday of each month!  

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Sunday, August 3rd – 5:00-7:00pm
A Jam Session for the New Generation

Young musicians! Come out to our monthly First-Sundays Next Generation jam session! On the first Sunday of each month, from 5 to 7pm, Bird & Beckett, with the solid support of its generous donor base, presents an ensemble of young jazz musicians demonstrating the art for a short set, then opening it up for all…

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Saturday, August 2nd – 7:30pm
Kasey Knudsen
Erik Vogler
& Loren Benedict
are The Holly Martins

Named for the Joseph Cotton character in Carol Reed’s “The Third Man,” The Holly Martins take on multiple roles simultaneously, promoting open-ended explorations of their material. Kasey Knudsen, saxophone. Erik Vogler, guitar. Loren Benedict, voice. $20 cover charge; cash at the door, please. byob. For information or a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. As…

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Friday, August 1st – 8:30-10pm
The Steve Carter Trio
featuring Marquinho Brasil

Steve Carter, piano. Dennis Smith, bass. Billy Johnson, drums. with guest percussionist Marquinho Brasil. $20 cover charge; cash please. byob. For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. In the early 80s, Steve Carter became a first call piano player in the thriving Bay Area Funky-Latin-Jazz scene. He was Pete Escovedo’s piano player for several…

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