birdbeckett
Saturday, March 21st – 8-11 pm
jazz club! when lights are low…
Guitarist Calvin Keys with the
Heshima Mark Williams Trio
Guitarist Calvin Keys has been featured on many acclaimed recordings since the early 1970s, both as a leader and a sideman, with such artists as Ahmad Jamal, Ray Charles, and Bobby Hutcherson.  He’s also long been a mainstay of the Oakland jazz scene.  We are more than pleased to welcome him for his second appearance…
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Monday, April 20th – 7:00 pm
Poets Clyde Always, Stephen Kopel & Tom Stolmar, followed by open mic
Three poets out to make you laugh, or at least be awed by… we do  believe! Open mic follows. Jerry Ferraz has been hosting this shindig for as long as we can remember. Do come! Per Kopel & Always:  “you’ll find poetic adventures (mysterious, joyous, even wondrous)featuring zesty language, robust verse and a moustache!”
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Monday, March 16th – 7 pm
poets Devreaux Baker
and Doren Robbins
open mic follows
Devreaux Baker and Doren Robbins will converge on Bird & Beckett for what promises to be a rich and rewarding reading, she from Mendocino and he from Santa Cruz.  Though they haven’t met, they’ve known and admired each other’s poetry and are anxious for this chance to share the stage. “One enters Devreaux Baker’s [work]…
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Sunday, March 15th — 4:30-6:30 p.m.
The Jim Grantham Quartet
which way west? Sunday concert series
Jim Grantham – reeds & flute Eric Swinderman – guitar Jeff Neighbor – bass Jack Dorsey – drums Veteran jazz players unite under the leadership of Jim Grantham, who plays from deep within the tradition of melodic lyricism—Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter. Jim has performed with the likes of Bobby McFerrin,…
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Sunday, March 15th – 2 pm
David Schooley on San Bruno Mtn
David Schooley has been minding the mountain for 25 years or more, working hard to keep it in the minds of those who might help him protect it from encroaching development. Â He regularly leads hikes over its rolling terrain, and spends many hundreds of times as many hours exploring and nurturing it on his own.…
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Saturday night, March 14th – 8-11 pm
jazz club! when lights are low…
The Grant Levin Quartet
Jonathan Bautista, sax Grant Levin, piano Joe McKinley, bass Jon Arkin, drums More fantastic jazz from Grant Levin and a hardy band of co-conspirators. Jazz club at Bird & Beckett is the thing for sure! Â Come and dig it.
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