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Tuesday, November 19th – 7-9pm
The Journal of the Plague Years
The Journal of the Plague Years: A Reading Maxine Chernoff –poet, novelist, UCSF creative writing chair Christine Kiessling –art historian Mike Medberry –essayist, solar installer, environmentalist Hailey Nicole Warner –frontline worker Susan Zakin –journalist, author, magazine founder The Journal: A few days after the Covid-19 pandemic sent us into lockdown, journalist and author Susan Zakin…
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Sunday, November 17th – 5-7pm
The Vince Lateano Trio
with guest vocalist Ernest East
Ben Stolorow, piano. Peter Barshay, bass. Vince Lateano, drums. featuring Earnest East, vocals. $20 suggested cover charge; byob. Teens and students, $10. Kids free. Reservations, call 415-586-3733. The Vince Lateano Trio plays on the third Sunday of each month at Bird & Beckett, putting a fresh twist on jazz standards drawn from a deep well…
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Saturday, November 16th – 7:30-9:30pm
Citta di Vitti, a trio!
Phillip Greenlief, saxophone. Lisa Mezzacappa, bass. Jason Levis, drums. $20 cover charge. byob. Teens and students $10. Kids free. Three titans of the Bay Area’s avant garde jazz world reunite in a project seventeen years on. Phillip Greenlief writes, “Several years ago (2007, if i am not mistaken), I wrote nearly 40 fragments while watching…
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Friday, November 15th – 8:30-10pm
Stay up late in the Dream Kitchen!
Joyce Todd McBride, piano and compositions. Jeff Kaszubinski, saxophone. Todd Larson, bass. Jeff Pera, drums. $20 cover charge, byob. Reservations, call 415-586-3733. A vibrant Bay Area jazz ensemble, Dream Kitchen delivers a captivating blend of improvisation, modern jazz, and Latin rhythms. Led by the soulful piano and compositions of Joyce Todd McBride, the group’s original…
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Friday, November 15th – 6-8pm
The Scott Foster Happy Hour Jazz Trio
Scott Foster, guitar. Charles Thomas, bass. Mark Lee, drums. $20 suggested cover charge. Pay what you can. Teens & students – $5-10. Kids free. Bird & Beckett is your spot to decompress from the week’s travails, whether it’s the weather, the political climate, or just the work week that might have made you feel a…
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Thursday, November 14th – 7:30pm
Sameer Gupta, solo tabla
Parag Chordia & Ferhan Qureshi
sarod/tabla duo
Samir Gupta, tabla. Parag Chordia, sarod. Ferhan Qureshi, tabla . $20 cover charge; byob . This evening, we are pleased to present a solo tabla set by Sameer Gupta followed by a second set of instrumental raga by sarodist Parag Chordia, accompanied by Ferhan Qureshi on tabla. For those who can’t make it to the…
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