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Mamboléo tonight at 7pm!
Note time change!
it’s too hot out there at 5!
three stripes of jazz this weekend
10/4-10/6 at Bird & Beckett!
~Mamboléo Sunday at 7pm~
~Jam Session at 8pm~
Friday, October 4th, 8:30-10pm, Swerve: Darren Johnston, trumpet; Kai Lyons, guitar; Rob Ewing, electric bass; and Dillon Vado, drums. Darren says the combo, Swerve, is “not a swing thing, more a collective groove band doing each others originals.” It’s always a thrill to hear what Darren and his cohorts cook up. At a simmer or…
Read MoreArt Walk in Glen Park!
Come out to the neighborhood for the Art Walk! Merchants and cafes up and down Diamond Street between Bosworth and Chenery will feature fine and graphic art for your pleasure, perusal & purchase from noon to five on Saturday. Take a leisurely stroll in the canyon after you’ve stowed your treasures in your trunk, enjoy…
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Thursday, October 3rd – 7-9pm
Poets Sara Biel & Daphne Gottlieb
followed by an open mic
Sara Biel is a social worker and poet in Oakland, CA. She is an editor with Colossus Press and one of the founders of Oakland’s Starting Points open mic series. Her chapbook, Prescribed Burn was published in 2023. Daphne Gottlieb stitches together the ivory tower and the gutter just using her tongue. She is…
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Saturday, September 28th – 7:30-9:30pm
The Noel Jewkes Quartet
https://www.facebook.com/bird.and.beckett/videos/563350992916034 sound starts at the 1:42 mark… fabulous to the end! The towering master of tenor saxophone (and many another instrument), Noel Jewkes brings his fine quartet that includes Grant Levin on piano, Chris Amberger on bass and Mark Lee on drums. Exceptional jazz beautifully played. We’re always grateful when any of these four fine…
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Friday, September 27th – 8:30-10pm
The Lost Shapes
Led by bassist Safa Shokrai, with Max Miller-Loran on trumpet, Beth Schenck on saxophone, Mark Clifford on vibes and Jason Levis on drums, the Lost Shapes is a supergroup of players with a taste for jazz on the “out” side. Superb music guaranteed. You’re gonna have a good time with this one. $20 cover charge;…
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Thursday, September 26th – 7:30-9:30pm
The James Mitchell Trio
salutes pianist Bud Powell
Pianist James Mitchell, with his trio that includes Curtis Aikens on bass and Evan Williams on drums, pays tribute to Bud Powell, born September 27, 1924. Bud Powell was one of the true geniuses who spurred the evolution of modern jazz in the 1940s and ’50s. $20 cover charge, cash or venmo at the door, byob.…
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