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Jerry’s Backyard Bash!
Help us celebrate Jerry’s birthday
and Bird & Beckett’s 20th year!
Saturday, May 11th – 1pm ’til late
Ask at the store for details, directions & the inside dope! Your host Jerry Ferraz turns 69 today… born May 11, 1950 in San Francisco. He was on the first poetry reading Bird & Beckett ever hosted, back in 1999, on a bill with Dan Richman and Justin Demangles. And he’s been the impresario of…
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Friday, May 10, 2019 – 9:00-11:00 pm
The Late Show!
Sylvia Cuenca QuartetÂ
Sylvia Cuenca has recruited magnificent players to join her in a quartet tonight, the late show on the first night of our eleven-day 20th anniversary celebration! Andrew Speight, saxophone Ben Stolorow, piano Doug Miller,bass Sylvia Cuenca,drums Sylvia is a fabulous drummer, well traveled. She hails originally from San Jose — though she’s established her career…
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Postponed – Watch for new date
Earle Davis Trio
We’ll reschedule this engagement at the first opportunity. Email us at [email protected] if you want to be notified. Sorry for the inconvenience! Trumpeter Earle Davis sat in with Miles Davis at the Both/And Club back in 1971 or so, when Miles was with Wayne Shorter, Buster Williams and Tony Williams, and Miles told him he…
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Friday, May 10th – 5:30-8:00 pm
Tammy Lynne Hall Quartet
jazz in the bookshop
every Friday since 2002Â
A $10 per set (suggested) donation would be much appreciated to help us compensate the musicians. Kristen Strom, saxophone Tammy Lynne Hall, piano Alex Baum, bass Ruthie Price, drums Tammy Lynne Hall began playing the piano at age four, in Dallas, Texas, where she was raised by two grandmothers, a grandfather and numerous aunts and…
Read MoreThe 20th anniversary festivities begin tonight! Friday, May 10th!
Tammy Lynne Hall Quartet at 5:30 Kirsten Strom, saxophone Tammy Hall, piano Alex Baum, bass Ruthie Price, drums Sylvia Cuenca Quartet at 9:00 Andrew Speight, saxophone Ben Stolorow, piano Doug Miller, bass Sylvia Cuenca, drums Scroll down for details!
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c’est franÏ‚ais! pretty fancy, non? Pardon our French, but do we have some shows for you! From pianist Tammy Lynne Hall on the 10th to poet Nicholas James Whittington on the 20th, and stops along the way that include Jerry Ferraz’s backyard party on the 11th and Scott Foster’s All-Star Septet on the 17th, we’ll have…
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