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$20 suggested donation; any amount appreciated Paul Mindrup – piano Scott Chapek – bass Tom Hassett – drums Times Three has been a unit since the late 1990s, releasing their debut, eponymous cd in 2006 and a second cd, entitled “Off the Grid” in 2014. Their long association has allowed them to develop a high…

Ron Johnson, whose most recent collection is  White Ghost Dance (Wasteland Press, 2018), has taught at CCSF and once had a bookshop in the Haight. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Bowling Green State University (1972).  His books include DNA Poems (Black Book Press, 1979), Once Upon a Time in Babylon (Wasteland Press, 2012)…

$20 suggested donation; any amount appreciated A Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund Date! The Zan Stewart Band! Zan Stewart, saxophone Keith Saunders, piano Peter Barshay, bass Ron Marabuto, drums Zan’s band will play engaging originals as well as gems from the jazz and pop repertoires from the 1930s through 1960s–music that swings, that has a feel-good…

Disruptive Play is all about tricking power into performing acts of love. Shepherd Siegel will be talking, listening, singing, dancing, appearing and disappearing at Bird and Beckett  on Sunday, October 6th at 2 p.m. Siegel is the author of the mind-bending book, Disruptive Play: The Trickster in Politics and Culture. Disruptive Play journeys from ancient folkloric appearances of Tricksters…

$20 cover charge; sliding scale available Jules Broussard, reeds Grant Levin, piano Chris Amberger, bass Al Marshall, drums Grant Levin’s legion of fans know him as a fantastic pianist who plays with incredible brio and unbelievable chops — which almost, but not quite, masks the fact that he’s an unmatchable ensemble player, digging deeply into…

$20 suggested donation; any amount appreciated Al Molina, trumpet; Jerry Logas, reeds, flute & vocal; Larry Chinn, piano; Dean Reilly, bass; Vince Lateano, drums. Bop & swing from five solid senders. The long-running Friday after work jazz party at Bird & Beckett has never paused since it started eighteen years ago! Contribute what you can…