David Boyce, saxophones Scott Foster, guitar Charles Thomas, bass Cairo McCockran, drums Electronorhythmoharmonic music of the spheres. Live in the shop, $20 cash cover, proof of vax, masks. Reservations, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Catch it in the live stream on the Bird & Beckett YouTube channel or Facebook page. Watching online? Donate per the information on…

On February 14th, VirtualPoets! celebrates the work of Elana Dykewomon. Lesbian activist, writer, organizer Dykewomon has contributed significantly to the literary communities of the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work will be read by Avotcja, Jewelle Gomez, Lourdes Figueroa, Norma Smith and our host Kim Shuck. The celebration will be followed by the usual open…

Up on holiday from his Central California Coast hacienda, guitarslinger Bruce Forman, creator of the cowbop genre and late of the Jazz at Pearl’s house band back in its 1980s heyday — when Vince Lateano anchored the scene from his drumkit — rides into town for a trio date with Vince on drums and Al…

Maurice Tani has been called a “cartographer of the human heart” (Scott Bloom, in The Bay Twang). Henry Salvia is all heart, with a winsome view of romance and a facility on keyboard that’s made him the cornerstone of countless bands traveling the backroads of country & R&B music. As Maurice’s record company, Little Village…

They’re Super Great! And so are you! Come down to the shop at 2pm for an hour of love! Kendra O’Dwyer & Angie Bennett two singers with two ukuleles and a passel of songs, for you! Live in the shop, gratis. Proof of vax, masks required. Find the live stream on Bird & Beckett’s YouTube…

Saxophonist Charlie Gurke leads the date, with Erik Jekabson on trumpet, Josh Tower on bass and Smith Dobson on drums. Two swinging sets live in the shop and in the live stream. Charlie is a cornerstone of the local jazz scene, renowned for his baritone sax and all manner of reeds. His colleagues on the…

Sam Priven, saxophone Sam Klein-Markman, guitar Omree Gal-Oz, piano Dexter Williams, bass Dillon Vado, drums Saxophonist, band leader, composer and arranger Sam Priven has assembled a group of independent band leaders, each raised in the Bay Area, coming together to form a collective in which each contributes some music and direction to the band. Drummer…

$20 cash cover charge at the door; proof of vax, masks, please. Reservations (held until showtime only), call 415-586-3733. Audience capacity 20. Doors open at 7:20 for the 7:30 show. Need to take it in from home? Find the livestream at showtime on our YouTube channel or Facebook page. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia and raised in Peekskill,…

Towering figures for decades on the San Francisco jazz scene, the members of this quintet swing & bop with complete authority. A stroll in the park at Bird & Beckett tonight! Andrew Speight, alto sax Charlie McCarthy, tenor sax Greg Jacobs, piano Ari Munkres, bass Akira Tana, drums $25 cash cover charge; proof of vax,…

One of the tightest jazz combos in San Francisco, ca 2022. Years of collaborative experience in the alleys, the parks, the clubs; dozens of blazing original compositions from the pen of trumpeter/leader Noah Frank; choice classics freshly interpreted. Back on the Bird & Beckett stage. Catch their last B&B outing here. Noah Frank, trumpet Greg…