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Friday, January 17th – 6-8pm
Threeocracy: Exploring the music of the
Lucky Thompson/Oscar Pettiford “Trichotism” trio
Threeology is: Tom Griesser, saxophone Scott Foster, guitar Ollie Dudek, bass Their book of music is full of tunes associated with Oscar Pettiford and Lucky Thompson as well as other material living in the cracks between swing and bebop. $20 suggested cover charge; byob. $10 for teens and students. Kids free.
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Thursday, January 16th – 7:30pm Live Stream
Walker Talks! An occasional series
Antonin Artaud in Mexico
Antonin Artaud, charismatic silent movie actor, visionary dramatic theorist and inspired prophet, was driven, by an increasingly troubled mind, in the years just prior to the second world war, to undertake a quixotic voyage to Mexico in search of an elemental connection to the life of the earth and the sky. Much of what actually…
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Sunday, January 12th – 8:30-10pm
Isaiah Javier Sextet
Isaiah Javier plays jazz saxophone. He’s on a west coast tour out of NYC with a sextet. Don’t miss it. Isaiah Javier – saxophone Joey Du Boi – trumpet Liam Rosenthal – guitar Max Levenson – piano Arlo Erwin – bass Sam Hicks – drums $25 cover charge; byob Isaiah came up in the Bay…
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Cowboys to Girls!
Sunday, January 12th – 5pm
Nashville Honeymoon
featuring Joe Goldmark
on pedal steel guitar
Nashville Honeymoon plays traditional country music, and pushes its boundaries. Two sets of true blue Americana this evening at Bird & Beckett! Hank Maninger’s lead guitar and Lynne Maes’ vocals are the right combination, riding a solid rhythm section with Tim Wagar on bass and Leor Beary on drums that can play a country shuffle…
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Saturday, January 11th – 7:30pm
Redshift Trio on tour from NYC
$20 cover charge; byob; reservations, 415-586-3733. Trumpeter Josh Deutsch and guitarist Nico Soffiato have worked together since 2006 and perform regularly in the New York City area, also touring extensively and giving master classes and workshops in the US and Italy. This January, they’ve joined up with drummer Ken Mastrogiovanni for a short West Coast…
Read MoreFriday, January 10th – shows at 6pm and 8:30pm
Howard Wiley fronts the Luis Peralta Quartet Friday at 8:30. With Isaac Coyle on bass and Andre Sumelius on drums, it promises to be a fine quartet, indeed. But first, at 6, Eric Shifrin, Ari Munkres and Mark Lee take you on an easy stroll down Tin Pan Alley, everyone’s favorite thoroughfare beyond…
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