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!

Sunday, April 2nd – 5pm
In a Nutshell: Matthew Perifano & Co.

You are cordially invited to  enjoy a generous sampling from the Matthew Perifano songbook this San Francisco early spring late Sunday afternoon, as Matthew delves into new material and old, with Amyellen Kessler and Joshua Raoul Brody providing sweet harmonies and, from JRB, nimble keyboard support. You’ll hear quirky undergrad college songs to collaborations with…

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Friday, March 31st – 9pm
Charles Unger Experience

Are you experienced? Charles Unger represents a half century of jazz in San Francisco, and has been our ambassador to the world for decades. E “Doc” Smith, writing in 2014, noted that in just the three prior years, “Charles Unger Experience has performed in Sweden at the Gothenburg Cultural Festival, in BÃ¥stad and at the…

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Friday, March 31, April Fool’s Day & the Sunday hangover… Three (count ’em, only three!), ok, make that four Medium Huge Shows!
Jinx Jones Jazz Friday early, Charles Unger Jazz Friday late, Harvey Wainapel Jazz Saturday, Matthew Perifano Songwriter Sunday

Catch the Jinx Jones Jazz Trio at the Friday Happy Hour show, 5:30 to 8pm on Friday the 31st — and pick up a copy of his first jazz trio cd, magnificently recorded live at Bird & Beckett back when the thing was abornin’! Then scoot over to La Corneta to grab a taco and…

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Sunday, March 26th – 5-7pm
Jam Session with the Vince Lateano Trio

Vince Lateano, drums Peter Barshay, bass Ben Stolorow, piano All jazz players welcome to take the stage. Or just come to listen. No cover charge. If you can’t make it into the shop, you might be able to catch the live stream on our Facebook page or YouTube channel. If you do, your donations to…

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Saturday, March 25th – 7:30-9:30pm
The Lost Trio with Ian Carey

Phillip Greenlief, saxophone; Dan Seamans, bass; Tom Hassett, drums with special guest Ian Carey, trumpet. Originals and the likes of Bird, Monk, Ornette, Wayne Shorter… The Lost Trio, now celebrating 28 years of wandering through the landscapes of jazz, is excited to announce the latest chapter in their collaborations – this time with trumpeter/composer Ian…

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Friday, March 24th at 9pm
The Dewayne Oakley Blues Ensemble

Come out for the late set at Bird & Beckett, Fridays from 9-10:30pm! Kicking off nine consecutive Fridays of late shows after their fabulous Bird & Beckett debut in early March, bassist Dewayne Oakley and guitarist Ralph Nelson offer a gorgeous romp through a rich repertoire of blues, soul and jazz on March 24th. March…

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Friday, March 24th – 5:30-8pm
Tony Johnson Quartet

Shake off the workweek with a happy hour or two in the company of veteran drummer Tony Johnson and his merry crew — Bob Kenmotsu on tenor saxophone, Keith Saunders on piano and Matt Montgomery on upright bass. Two solid sets of straight ahead jazz & bebop, swing & bossa nova. Tony has been plying…

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Mark your calendar!
March 24-26
Four Big Shows!
Friday late shows kicking in!

On Friday, March 24th, the Tony Johnson Quartet, with Bob Kenmotsu, Keith Saunders and Eric Markowitz, swings the blues from bebop to bossa 5:30-8pm. But we’re not done at 8! The Dewayne Oakley Blues Ensemble kicks off a late Friday time slot in earnest, 9-10:30pm. We don’t promise a late show every Friday, though we’ve…

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Thursday, March 23rd at 7:30pm
Dark Days & A Black Dog

  Dark Days and a Black Dog, performed by esteemed actor Andrea Snow and directed by Jael Weisman (both Obie Award winners) from the book by Emily Keeler, evokes seven heartwrenching, darkly comic years in the writer’s life, at once shocking and breathtakingly familiar.   Emily Keeler is a four-time recipient of the National Endowment…

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Sunday, March 19th – 5-7pm
Third Sundays with the Vince Lateano Trio

Enjoy a classic jazz trio, led by drummer Vince Lateano–a crucial presence on the San Francisco jazz scene since the mid-1960s. Veteran bassist Peter Barshay and the fine young pianist Ben Stolorow join Vince on the third Sunday evening of every month for a deep and pleasurable swing through jazz standards, bop, blues and bossa….

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