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…

Bohemian North Beach meets Bohemian Mission District Poets Jessica Loos and Marina Lazzara, key figures in overlapping poetry communities, read their work. An open mic follows. Jerry Ferraz and Michael Koch co-host Bird & Beckett’s monthly first-Thursday poetry readings. Jessica Loos is a poet and performer who lives in San Francisco. She organizes the poetry…

Sunday 1/30 Live + Live Stream, 5:00pm $25 cash cover charge ($10-25 sliding scale) Ahkeel Mestayer Latin Jazz/AfroCuban Quintet Ahkeel Mestayer, percussion Emilio Davilos, percussion Eric Peralta, piano Julio de la Cruz, bass Thomas Pridgen, drumset Catch our live streams on Bird & Beckett’s YouTube channel or Facebook page. Donate per the information on the screen if…

Ahkeel Mestayer, percussion Emilio Davilos, percussion Eric Peralta, piano Julio de la Cruz, bass Thomas Pridgen, drumset Call for reservations (415) 586-3733. Audience capacity – 20. $25 cash cover charge (sliding scale, pay what you can). proof of vaccination and masks, please BYOB live streamed on Facebook and YouTube Doors open at 4:45pm for the…

listen up! this is not your everyday jazz! Doors open at  7:20 for the 7:30 show. Audience capacity – 20. Call for reservations (415) 586-3733. Also viewable live streamed on the Bird & Beckett Facebook page or YouTube channel. Your donations are appreciated to help us meet the band’s guarantee. They must eat and pay San Francisco…

Spend an hour at Bird & Beckett this Thursday evening with Byron Spooner as he reads excerpts from his new book of stories, Rounding Up a Bison, and engages in idle banter & litjabber with interlocutor and long-time friend Robert Mailer Anderson. BYOB. No charge, though you might want to buy Byron’s book once you’ve…