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Friday, September 27th – 6-8pm
The Tony Johnson Quartet
Drummer Tony Johnson’s quartet takes the stage at 6pm with Smith Dobson on saxophone. Keith Saunders on piano and Eric Markowitz on bass. Count on two sets of hard swinging bop and beyond. This was Smith’s quartet in the halcyon, much missed days of the Club Deluxe on Haight Street. Tony leads the charge…
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Tuesday & Wednesday, September 24 & 25
The Elé Salif Howell Trio &
The Art Khu Trio feat. Elé Salif Howell
Drummer Elé Salif Howell, a Bay Area native, plays Monterey in Chief Adjuah’s band on the Jimmy Lyons Stage Friday the 27th… but you can catch this young lion of jazz close to home at Bird & Beckett on Tuesday the 24th and Wednesday the 25th! We first heard Eli here on two dates in…
Read MoreIn this week’s run up to the Monterey Jazz Festival, we present six shows in five days between Tuesday 9/24 and Saturday 9/28…
Tuesday: The Elé Salif Howell Trio feat. Ryoma Takenaga, bass; Cecil Alexander, guitar – 7:30pm – $20___ Wednesday: The Art Khu Trio feat. Elé Salif Howell, drums, Ryoma Takenaga, bass – 7:30pm – $20___ Thursday: The James Mitchell Trio salutes Bud Powell – 7:30pm – $20___ Friday: The Tony Johnson Quartet – 6pm – $20___ Friday:…
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Sunday, September 22nd – 5-7pm
The San Francisco Sextet
The San Francisco Sextet plays the classic hard bop repertoire of the Jazz Messengers, Horace Silver, Sonny Clark, and Hank Mobley, and many more; as well as beautiful ballads and blues. Erik Jekabson, trumpet John Gove, trombone Charlie McCarthy, saxophone Benny Watson, piano Jeff Saxton, bass Greg Gotelli, drums $25 cover charge; byob Drummer Greg…
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Saturday, Sepember 21st – 7:30-9:30pm
Avotcja & Modúpue
afro-latin jazz and poetry
“AVOTCJA’s poetry is music and Avotcja’s music is poetry. Both are as hot as fire and as soothing as snow flakes. And in both she brings the best of her talent in Spanish and English. Listen to her. Read her. Enjoy her. Celebrate her.” • Camincha – Peruvian Poet/Novelist; & Pacifica Poet Laureate, 2017-2021. _______________…
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Friday, September 20th – 6-8pm
Mutant Audio Mini
Scott Foster / David Boyce Duo
Mutant Audio Mini takes jazz on a deep excursion into the pedal extremities. A half-decade of electronica exploration. David Boyce/saxophone; Scott Foster/guitar. $20 suggested, byob. Students/teens – $10. Kids free. https://www.facebook.com/bird.and.beckett/videos/811531316984745
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