653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
1-415-586-3733
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Tuesday to Sunday
noon to six
Live Streams every weekend!
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Thursday, April 28 – 7:30pm
Livestream only: Walker Talks!
Walker Brents III
On Hermes, Mythic Guide of Souls
Walker Brents III muses on the presence of divinities in poetic thought processes, implicit and explicit in the myth of the god Hermes. Walker addresses the mysteries of the poets & the gods, the philosophers & the folktellers in a livestream from Bird & Beckett on the last Thursday of each month, August through May……
Wednesday, April 27 – 7:30pm
Will Bernard/Beth Custer duo w/Ellen Gronningen
Legends of San Francisco’s 1980s, ’90s et seq, from the days when Dogpatch was all about the Club Foot, Valencia Street’s Elbo Room had all the elbow room it needed and you could count on a supermodel to buy into a club down on Folsom where they could cook up the acid jazz for the…
Monday, April 25 – 7pm
Virtual!Poets – All Open Mic
hosted by Kim Shuck
BB Zoom is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. 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 One tap mobile +16699006833,,84350265713#,,,,*244211# US (San Jose) +13462487799,,84350265713#,,,,*244211# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US…
Sunday, April 24 – 8pm
Jam Session
Akira Tana, drums; Peter Barshay, bass; and Ben Stolorow, piano are the rhythm section for a jam session, holding it down for the horn players that make it out and yielding their own instruments to those bold enough to ask. It’s become a last Sunday of the month tradition. Jazz as it’s played in San…
Sunday, April 24 – 5-7pm
Patrick Wolff Sextet
Patrick Wolff has assembled an all-star sextet to assay a bunch of new tunes and arrangements from the pen of PDub himself! Mike Olmos, trumpet Matt Renzi, reeds Patrick Wolff, reeds Richard Sears, piano Marcus Shelby, bass Gerald Cleaver, drums $30 cover charge Call for reservations, 415-586-3733 BYOB and a mask if unvaxxed Read here on…
Friday, May 6 – 7:30pm
Adrian Areas Fuze Quintet
original music in the style of latin jazz fusion Thomas Molina, trumpet Josh Icban, guitar Jeff Patterson, bass Jimmy Toor, drums Adrian Areas, Moperc tumbadoras $25 cash cover charge. Doors open at 7:20 for the 7:30 show BYOB and a mask. Live in the shop! You can also take it in live streamed on our…
Saturday, April 23 – 7:30pm
Charles Thomas Quartet
Mr. CT brings a fine quartet for your pleasure… Downtown Danny Brown on tenor saxophone, Greg Jacobs on piano and Omar Aran on drums. Swing, bop and then some! $20 cash cover charge at the door. BYOB and a mask if you’re unvaxxed, otherwise it’s up to you. And, yes, it’s streamed. You’ll find it…
Friday, April 22 – 7:30pm
Tony Johnson’s 230 Jones Street Band
Drummer Tony Johnson brings in a quartet on the fourth Friday of each month, and tonight it’s the 230 Jones Street Band, with Charlie McCarthy, saxophone & flute Glen Deardorff, guitar Al Obidinski, bass Tony Johnson, drums. Four veteran jazz players, and long-time friends, swingin’. $20 cash cover charge; byob & a mask if unvaxxed….
Saturday, April 16 – 7:30pm
Jeff Hamilton Quartet
featuring Clint Baker
Jeff Hamilton, piano Clint Baker, brass and reeds Mikiya Matsuda, bass Jessica King, vocal Experts in classic swing and traditional jazz take the stage for a stroll through wonderful material from the early years of the music, plus a scattering of charming originals from Jeff. BYOB, a mask and $20 cash for the cover charge….
Friday, April 15 – 7:30pm
Scott Foster, guitar
with saxophonist Bruce Ackley
Pete Schmitt, bass; David Brandt, drums
Guitarist Scott Foster brings Bruce Ackley back to the stage with David Brandt on drums, and with the addition of Pete Schmitt on bass. They’ll be expanding on a trio foray into Ackley’s original compositions that began here in January 17th, in the winter of the year… a deep dive into Ackley’s fascinating musical mind….