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Friday, February 8th – 5:30-8:00 pm
The Grant Levin Quartet, featuring Jules Broussard
jazz in the bookshop
every Friday after work
Jules Broussard, legendary sax player and a Bay Area treasure, is featured with pianist Grant Levin’s quartet at Bird & Beckett Friday evening, 5:30 pm. With Chris Amberger on bass and Hamir Atwal on drums. Four top notch musicians on one bookshop stage! Best jazz anywhere! B.Y.O.B. and some cash for the donation buckets. $10-20…
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Monday, February 4th – 7-9 pm
Aileen Cassinetto & Connie Post read their work
POETS! every 1st & 3rd Monday
Featured readers, followed by an open mic
Hosted by Jerry Ferraz and San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck, Bird ^ Beckett’s “POETS!” series occurs on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 7 pm. Typically, two featured poets, always followed by an open mic. Tonight, the featured readers are the new Poet Laureate of San Mateo County, Aileen Cassinetto, and…
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Sunday, February 3rd – 7:30-9:30 pm
Twin Talk
Avant Garde Jazz from Chicago on Tour!
Twin Talk is on tour supporting their new, acclaimed record release “Weaver.” Read about it in Downbeat Magazine here! Since forming in 2012 Chicago’s Twin Talk has steadily drifted from the conventions of the saxophone trio. While reedist Dustin Laurenzi, bassist-singer Katie Ernst, and drummer Andrew Green are deeply rooted in jazz tradition, they’ve spent…
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Sunday, February 3rd – 4:30-6:30 pm
Dan Neville Latin Quartet
which way west? Sunday concert series
$10-20 suggested donation
Dan Neville- vibes; Adrian Areas- Moperc tumbadoras; Brian Andres- drums;Jordan Brysk- bass.
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Saturday, February 2nd – 7:30–10:00 pm
The Hard Bop Collective
The Jazz Philanthropists Union presents… The Hard Bop Collective Daniel Casares, tenor sax; Jordan Samuels, guitar; Tomoko Funaki, bass Austin Lee Harris, drums Swingin’ and boppin’ since 2011 for San Francisco’s party set! Come for a preview of their brand new recording, “Too True to Be True.†$20 cover charge; $10 for students, musicians and…
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Friday, February 1st – 9:00-11:00 pm,
our late show returns, for one night only, to present
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
~ ~ ~ The “Be Known” Tour ~ ~ ~
Welcome to Black History Month!
Bird & Beckett is pleased to welcome Kahil and the Ensemble back for its third annual appearance on our stage! And that’s not counting the date when Kahil brought saxophone titan David Murray in for a duo date back in 2017! The EHE is on tour in support of the documentary film “Be Known.” View…
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