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The Jazz Philanthropists Union presents… at jazz club! when lights are low… The New Squatoolas play good-time jazz drenched in the traditions of New Orleans! Jim Peterson, sax Scott Foster, guitar Joe Kyle, Jr., bass Larry Vann, drums

Talk about your San Francisco jazz… On the fourth Friday of each month, our weekly “jazz in the bookshop” series features The 230 Jones Street, Local 6 Literary Jazz Band — a swinging, bop-oriented quintet that bears a direct line of descent from the trio led by tenor player Chuck Peterson that launched our tradition…

Jack Hirschman, San Francisco’s 4th poet laureate, between devorah major and Diane di Prima, and one of the most productive poets to have held that position, is one of our favorite people in the world and a magnificent and prolific poet. He’s also unwaveringly committed to and the champion of the masses of individual humans…

November 18th is the birthday of the trumpeter Don Cherry, well known as one of the pioneers in the “Free Jazz” movement alongside Ornette Coleman.  To celebrate, there will be a special performance of Don Cherry’s album “Complete Communion” featuring John Wiitala on bass, Hamir Atwal on drums, Matt Zebley on alto sax, and Henry…

A folk duo that plays with all the love in the heart, and all the plain ol’ joy and mischieviousness that the genre allows! Bird & Beckett presents this date in the fond memory of Marlene Aron!

Just a few years ago, Stephany Wilkes walked away from tech into the legs of critters like this, shears in hand! She had wondered just why she couldn’t buy locally sourced wool yarn to knit with, and next thing she knew she was diving deep into all things sheep. Shearing was (to her) just the…