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Not everyone can afford a book, much less books, though they’re an essential need (as you’ll agree should you think about it for a New York minute!)
If you need books and can’t afford them, let us know. We have more than we need. The clearance cart will be in the vestibule every day, and the books there are now free for those who can’t afford them, despite any markings. Please help yourself if you have scant resources that you need for…
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postponed: Saturday, April 11th – 7:30–10pm
Dave Bass Afro-Cuban Quintet
jazz club! when lights are low…
every Saturday night at Bird & BeckettÂ
Dave Bass Afro-Cuban Quintet
We’ll reschedule when the smoke has cleared… sorry to say, it’s necessary… With a hit CD, “No Boundaries” under their belt, Dave Bass’s Afro-Cuban Quintet had been selling out shows and wowing audiences up and down the coast until, well, you know… Dave Bass, piano Jeff Sanford, reeds and flute Kerry Kashiwagi, bass Mario Salomon,…
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Duo Violao cancelled
Duo Violão + Trio Falsa Baiano
double bill!
which way west?
Sunday concert seriesÂ
CANCELLED – 3/15/20 Duo Violao + Trio Falsa Baiano concert Duo Violão Brasil stems from guitarists Rogério Souza and Edinho Gerber’s reverence for Brazilian guitar, the violão, and their desire to explore and expand the musical possibilities of putting two violões together. With repertoire from composers like Pixinguinha, Baden Powell and Tom Jobim, the duo navigates effortlessly…
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Sunday, April 5th – 2pm
Les Gottesman memorial reading
Memorial Poetry Reading for Les Gottesman and Omerta Publications Please join Omerta authors Genny Lim, Bill Crossman, Julie Rogers, and others in paying tribute to Les Gottesman, a true mensch for poets who left this world Oct. 21, 2019. Music by Bill Crossman
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TONIGHT’S SHOWS CANCELLED…Saturday, March 14th
two sets – 7:30pm and 9pm
separate $15 cover charge for each set
Otonowa
jazz club! when lights are low…
every Saturday night Â
Sorry for so little notice! The band has decided it’s too risky to play tonight, and doesn’t want to subject the audience to risk either. We’ll try to reschedule them for September,,, $20 cover charge; sliding scale available Famed drummer Akira Tana leads a jazz quartet working with Japanese folk and popular material, commemorating…
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Sunday, March 8th – 4:30-6:30pm
Grant Levin Trio
which way west?
Sunday concert series
$20 suggested donation; any amount appreciated Jazz Messenger Chris Amberger joins Grant and the drummer Michael Mitchell for two sets of bebop, hard bop and jazz standards. Exquisite piano trio jazz in San Francisco’s premier jazz listening room. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Michael Mitchell grew up behind the drums. A graduate of the Manhattan…
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