Once a month, jazz combos comprising students from local colleges and high schools open the program, followed by a student jam session hosted by a professional trio. All young (or youngish) students aspiring to a career in jazz — including those who are learning on the bandstands and in the public squares — are encouraged…

Darren Johnston – trumpet Ben Goldberg – clarinet, contra-alto clarinet David Boyce – tenor sax, bass clarinet Gerald Cleaver – drums BYOB, and bring a twenty for the band. If you’re watching in the stream, thanks for helping us meet the quartet’s guarantee and the cost of streaming by donating online. Find the stream on…

Enjoy an intimate evening of jazz standards, a few tunes off the beaten track, a couple of originals, and hear what a long-running quartet can bring to the table Mark Secosh, saxophone Bob Jones, piano Dan Keller, bass André Custodio, drums Joining CBop for their second set, soulful jazz vocalist Raja Live in the shop…

Illuminating the paragraphs of such sages as Mulla Nasrudin and Lao Tsu is like singing with your eyes, or making scat-notes out of the tracks of a tattered clown.  Wise fools.  Old sages who ride off on donkeys into the mountains.  Scattered texts and word-of-mouth.  Jokes that strike home.  Such stuff as dreams are made…

The 4th Mondays Poets!Zoom is all open mic! BYOP! And stay home! Hosted by Kim Shuck, San Francisco Poet Laureate Emerita. Bird and Beckett Online Open Mic. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84350265713?pwd=eE84V3BYdWxiSFBHNHhmdUt1WTUzdz09Meeting ID: 843 5026 5713Passcode: 244211 facebook invite: Facebook Invite

Gail Dobson brings a quintet this evening featuring renowned reed player and educator Paul Contos, pianist Adam Shulman, bassist Matt Montgomery and drummer Omar Aran, with guest singers from Gail’s vocal studio. Tonight kicks off an early evening Sunday series of jazz, Americana and other music. All ages welcome. Gail has been acclaimed in the…

Karl Evangelista, Ben Goldberg, Francis Wong and Beth Schenck converse on the bookshop stage in a live stream. They will discuss the art of improvisation, compositional challenges, and social consciousness in the Bay Area of 2021. Their question: how can intercommunal collaboration foster the creation of meaningful, adventurous music? We’ll have chairs, should you like…

Ben Goldberg & Scott Amendola w/ special guest Nate Brenner Celebrating the digital release of Plays Monk’s eponymous debut album Ben Goldberg – clarinets Scott Amendola – drums/electronics Nate Brenner – e.bass/bass synth/etc. BYOB, and bring a twenty to help us pay the trio. If you’re watching in the stream, thanks for donating online if…

Drummer Tony Johnson leads a quartet on the 4th Friday of each month. Tonight, it’s guaranteed fun with a lot of bop and all swingin’. Jeff Burr’s on guitar, Matt Montgomery’s on bass — with Tony, that’s one sweet rhythm section. And out front, the sublime Bob Kenmotsu is on saxophone. Come hear what small…

A spectacular sextet celebrates a true genius of jazz. Trumpeter Geechi Taylor and flautist/percussionist/session leader John Calloway have assembled an all-star band for the occasion. Drummer Josh Jones joins the fun, along with conguero Akheel Mestayer, bassist Gary Brown and pianist Ken Cook. Guaranteed cooking bop and afro-latin jazz music of the highest order! BYOB,…