SF-born & raised, NY-based Latin jazz drummer & percussionist Annette Aguilar is in town to play Carnaval this weekend! Catch her at Bird & Beckett Thursday 5/26 at 5pm with Anthony Blea on violin, Murray Low on piano and Mike Arnold on bass $20 cover charge – BYOB & a mask Capacity is 20 –…

Bring a poem, or just come to listen to the poets! Topic: Bird and Beckett Online Open Mic!  Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84350265713?pwd=eE84V3BYdWxiSFBHNHhmdUt1WTUzdz09 Meeting ID: 843 5026 5713 Passcode: 244211

Says Dave: The name Slug Teacher is derived from a line in “Here In This Spring”, a poem written in 1933 by iconic Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. I’ve long been fascinated by his work, not least for the sheer musicality of the rhythms, textures and timbres of his creations. Slug Teacher takes off on musical…

George Cotsirilos, guitar Keith Saunders, piano Robb Fisher, bass Ron Marabuto, drums $20 cash cover charge; $10-20 sliding scale – first time free! Covid numbers are rising, so we’ll be limiting the audience to about 20 people and returning to masks for the time being. Reservations, call 415-586-3733. Doors open at 7:20pm. Show at 7:30….

Tom Hassett, drums Dan Seamans, bass Jim Peterson, saxes Scott Foster, guitar $20 cash cover charge; $10-20 sliding scale – first time free! Covid numbers are rising, so we’ll be limiting the audience to about 20 people and returning to masks for the time being. Doors open at 7:20pm. Show at 7:30. BYOB as well…

Sukhawat Ali Khan returns to Bird & Beckett with an ensemble of musicians steeped in Sufi music and Sukhawat’s own family’s 600-year-old Hindustani classical musical tradition, the Sham Chorasi Gharana, best known to contemporary audiences worldwide from the work of his father and uncle, the brothers Salamat and Nazakat Ali Khan. The Sham Chorasi Gharana was established…

Celebrate the life of Floyd Salas, with friends and family. Floyd Salas (1/24/31-10/17/21) was a novelist, social activist, boxer and boxing coach. A cofounder of PEN Oakland in 1989, he was a key figure in San Francisco Bay Area literary and social justice circles for six decades. His literary work is highly regarded by aficionados…

Please join us for a book launch party! The Witches of Glen Park the second book of Mark Shoffner’s DarkHouse series (after Miriam: The Witch of Glen Park) Author reading & treats; all ages welcome! What’s not normal about a family of… witches? Ruth Levin has settled into a nice routine with her mother Miriam….

Francis Vanek, tenor sax Randy Vincent, guitar Chris Amberger, bass Jeff Minneweather, drums Francis Vanek leads an all-star quartet, musicians long embraced by Bird & Beckett audiences. Francis is a well known North Coast tenor player. He hails from Pittsburgh, PA, having cut his teeth with such masters as Carl Arter, JC Moses and Roger…

Drummer Pepe Jacobo returns with his terrific quartet featuring Bob Crawford on piano, Ayla Avila on bass and Oscar Soltero on congas. Pepe is one of the Bay Area’s top Afro Cuban drummers and a first call percussionist, with a degree in music from the University of Costa Rica.  He writes and performs original music…