Thursday, May 29th – 7pm
Samantha Rose
presents her memoir
Giving Up the Ghost

January 9, 2025

Have you heard the one about the ghostwriter who walks into the afterlife? Samantha Rose’s book, Giving up the Ghost: A Daughter’s Memoir (Sybelline Digital First, 2025) is the highly personal work of a professional ghostwriter, stepping forward with her own story to unravel the mystery of her mother’s suicide, wrestling and jousting with the…

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Sunday, May 25th – 8-10pm
The Isaiah Javier Quartet

January 8, 2025

  Isaiah Javier came out of Heritage High School in Brentwood, burning to play jazz at a high level–which he’s been doing handily. At 17, he spent a week at the Brubeck Institute Summer Jazz Colony and two weeks at Lincoln Center’s Summer Jazz Academy. Now, he’s been studying at Berklee School of Music back…

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Jam Session!
Last Sunday of every month at 5pm
with the Vince Lateano Trio

January 8, 2025

  Jam session at Bird & Beckett Sunday, May 25th from 5-7pm. Come to play, then stick around to hear the Isaiah Javier Quartet from 8-10pm. $10 cover for students, $20 for general audience. Don’t forget our First-Sundays Student-Centric Jam Sessions– On Sunday June 6th, 5-7pm, a combo from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s…

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Saturday, May 24th – 7:30-9:30pm
The Rumi Abe Quartet

January 8, 2025

A fresh voice on the San Francisco jazz scene, pianist Rumi Abe arrived from Nagoya, Japan in the fall of 2024 and is already woven into the fabric of Bay Area jazz culture. Come hear her at Bird & Beckett with a few of our great friends in jazz, saxophonist Steven Lugerner, bassist Isaac Coyle…

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