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Grant Levin, piano Chris Amberger, bass Mark Lee, drums

2nd year! Students in the SF Conservatory of Music’s “Roots, Jazz & American Music” BMUS degree program host their peers from Bay Area colleges and high schools. No cover charge. Donations to support the bookshop that supports the students are very much appreciated.

Brittany Biala, saxophone, leads a trio featuring Helen Orzel, keyboard, and Jonny Kaminek, bass. With 14 years of experience, Brittany graduated with a BM in Jazz Studies on tenor saxophone in 2017. Her sound has been uniquely shaped by her father’s vast collection of vintage American horns and early exposure to funk, as well as…

What is poetry? What is the poet’s role? Is there a future for this ancient art? Does poetry constitute an ideology? Poet Neeli Cherkovski will talk on these and other issues in a provocative evening in Glen Park.

The Jazz Philanthropists Union presents… Erik Jekabson, trumpet Kasey Knudsen, saxophone Keith Saunders, piano John Wiitala, bass David Flores, drums

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 17 years ago! Contribute what you can to help us pay the musicians!