Horace Silver, a giant of jazz born in 1928, joined Stan Getz on piano in 1950 and changed the face of jazz. In 1953, he co-founded the Jazz Messengers with Art Blakey and went on to ever greater heights, always with an individual voice that can’t be imitated — only honored. Pianist Keith Saunders leads…

Jerry Ferraz and Michael Koch host Bird & Beckett’s  monthly poetry open mic (1st Sundays), typically following a reading by a featured poet. Tonight, Jane Rades takes the stage.    

Thollem McDonas – KeyboardAndré Custodio – Drums/Electronics Live in the shop and viewable as a live stream on YouTube or Facebook. Doors open at 7:20pm. Music at 7:30pm. $20 cash cover charge at the door. Call for reservations – 415-586-3733 during regular store hours, Tuesday to Sunday, noon to six pm. Proof of vaccination required…

Bob Kenmotsu, saxophone Keith Saunders, piano Eric Markowitz, bass Tony Johnson, drums Live in the shop and viewable as a live stream on YouTube or Facebook! Tony has been a force on the San Francisco jazz scene for over 50 years — he arrived from his native Australia in 1959 and was immediately playing and…

Judy will read her work, and be quizzed for your benefit about her work and her attitudes by Silvi Alcivar. We imagine Silvi might be prompted to read a few of her own poems along the way. Live in the shop and viewable as a live stream on YouTube or Facebook! Judith Ayn Bernhard is…

Jonah Cabral is a young alto saxophonist who’s coming on strong, back home for a minute in San Francisco while pursuing a degree in music in the Netherlands. He has tenor player Gavin Halloran, pianist Simon Rowe, bassist Jayla Chee and drummer Vince Lateano on the date — three young players and two veterans romping…

Mutant Audio – guitarist Scott Foster’s ongoing project with saxophonist David Boyce (Broun Fellinis) and the drummer Cairo McCockran. Last heard at Bird & Beckett in February 2021 – click here. Tonight, Mutant Audio is live in the shop, and is also viewable as a live stream on YouTube or Facebook! $20 cover charge (cash…

Annette A Aguilar, NYC Latin/Brazilian drummer with San Francisco roots, returns with her seven-piece band, Beans on the Left, including Anthony Blea on violin, Chloe Scott on flute, Murray Low on piano, Gary Brown on bass, Ricky Aguilar on congas and Mena Ramos on bata. Her New York band, StringBeans, has been a major force…

Guitarist Ed Cherry is in town briefly and comes into Bird & Beckett with his long-time colleague, the tenor saxophonist Bob Kenmotsu for two sets of trio work, with Eric Markowitz on bass. Ed and Bob traveled together in the 80s and 90s out of NYC in the band of R&B vocalist Ruth Brown, cementing…