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Friday, December 27th – 6-8pm
Tony Johnson’s 230 Jones Street Band
It’s a bebop to bossa, blues to Broadway night at Bird & Beckett when Tony Johnson calls the 230 Jones Street crew to assembly, this time out joined by the mighty and soulful vocalist Darlene Langston. Rooted in the 2002 Chuck Peterson Trio, the 230 Jones Street Band is our legacy ensemble, an assemblage of…
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Thursday, December 26th – 7:30-9:30pm
Xiomara Torres
with the Dan Neville Trio
Dan Neville brings Colombian vocalist Xiomara Torres and the rich musical traditions of the Pacific coast of her native country to the San Francisco latin music scene for a special boxing day concert at Bird & Beckett. Xiomara Torres, vocals Dan Neville, vibraphone Aaron Germain, bass Brian Andres, drums $25 cover charge; byob. Reservations, call…
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Sunday, December 22nd – 4-5pm
Denny Berthiaume, solo piano
Playing for your browsing pleasure! Denny is one of the great lyrical pianists on the San Francisco scene. Enjoy his music on this holiday Sunday afternoon. No charge. A dozen chairs… A donation bucket to help the shop pay the performer and fund its ambitious concert series! Denny will perform a dozen or so tunes,…
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Saturday, December 21st – 7:30-9:30pm
The Chris Trinidad Collective
The Chris Trinidad Trio brings its sounds to Bird and Beckett this Saturday night, playing Chris’s book of tunes spanning a range of Iridium Records releases including Common Themes, Certain Times, and Chant Triptych II. His compositions are inspired by such writers as Ralph Towner, Pat Metheny, Jack DeJohnette, Jan Garbarek, Bill Evans, Brad Turner,…
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Friday, December 20th – 8:30-10pm
The San Francisco Quintet
Todd Dickow – sax. Joel Behrman – trumpet. Benny Watson – piano. John Donnelly – bass. Greg Gotelli – drums. $20 cover charge; byob. Reservations, call 415-586-3733. The SF Jazz Quintet, helmed by drummer Greg Gotelli, brings to you the classic composers of hard bop era as well as the best of the Great American…
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Friday, December 20th – 6-8pm
The Scott Foster Quartet
plays Rollins & Hall
Guitarist Scott Foster’s quartet with tenor saxophonist Bob Kenmotsu, bassist John Wiitala and drummer Dan Foltz will be playing repertoire exclusively from the collaboration between Sonny Rollins and Jim Hall — music from the album “the Bridge” and beyond. What a treat! It’s getting to be a lot like Christmas! Scott weighs in: “This is…
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