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The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project in association with Jazz in the Neighborhood presents: Ray Skjelbred, piano Clint Baker, trumpet Riley Baker, drums A sublime stroll through the history of early jazz and the stride era.   Many have had good things to say about Ray: He plays so good it scares me. –…

Right around the Fourth of July each year, we’re pleased to present the Buena Vista Jazz Band — a seven-piece trad jazz aggregation featuring the amazing vocalist Darlene Langston, with Noel Weidkamp, trumpet; John Hunt, trombone & vocals; Don Neely, clarinet & vocals; Si Perkoff, piano; Al Obidinski, bass; and Bill Belasco, drums  Apocryphally, Louis…

  Editor Shizue Siegel presents a reading by Dee Allen, James Cagney, Francée Covington David Erdreich and Richard Sanderell, Norma Smith, Lyzette Wanzer, Avotcja  — all contributors to the just-published anthology Civil Liberties United: Diverse Voices from the San Francisco Bay Area (Pease Press, 2019) — 300 pages of poetry, prose and art from 100…

  Jack Riordan, guitar Matt Montgomery, bass Hamir Atwal, drums Two extraordinary sets of live jazz in store for you tonight! $20 cover charge; sliding scale available where needed.  

Grant Levin, piano Chris Amberger, bass Mark Lee, drums Pepe Jacobo, congas Exquisite jazz in San Francisco’s best listening room, bar none! With books and great acoustics. BYOB. $20 suggested donation, but any amount is welcome. You won’t find a better small combo live jazz experience than this! Grant Levin is an extraordinary pianist, and…

The return of the mighty David Murray and the miraculous Kahil El’Zabar. People get ready! We are pleased and honored to present a return engagement by one of the towering jazz figures of our time, saxophonist David Murray, playing in a duo format with his esteemed colleague of three decades, the Chicago-based percussionist Kahil El’Zabar.…