6 Events in 4 days: Jan 15-18!
A talk on Ursula Le Guin’s
Mythopoeic California
Four Jazz Dates
Ukuleles Gone Wild!

January 2, 2026

Thursday, January 15, 7:30 – 9:00pm {no charge, donations welcome} Walker Talks…a live streamed rumination from the darkened shop. Walker Brents III on the mythopoeic California of Ursula Le Guin. Walker addresses topics in poetry, mythology & folklore, philosophy and more, once a month. Find Walker’s talks on our YouTube channel or Facebook page; or…

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5 live events January 8-11!
Saturday, 7:30pm – Triology, a jazz trio

January 1, 2026

Poetry – Jazz – Jazz – Jazz – Country _____ Thursday, January 8, 7:00 – 8:30pm: Sixteen Rivers Press poetry reading {free} _____ Friday, January 9, 6:00 – 8:00pm: Eric & the In Crowd [Songs that start with “C”] {$20} _____ Friday, January 9, 8:30 – 10:00pm: Chris Aschman & Skyy Daddy {$20} _____ Saturday,…

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New Year, New Music:
3 Concerts to kick off 2026

December 31, 2025

Jazz – Jazz – Jazz y más! _____ Friday, January 2, 7:30pm: Andrew Higgins Trio {$20} _____ Saturday, January 3, 7:30pm: Noel Jewkes Quintet {$25} _____ Sunday, January 4, 5pm: Avotcja & Modúpue {$25-$40 sliding scale} _____ Reserve a seat by calling the bookshop at (415) 586-3733. We’ll hold your reservation until the music starts.…

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Friday, March 31st – 5:30-8pm
Jinx Jones Trio

January 12, 2024

Luxurious guitar and exotica. Cool swing and soul with a hot trio. That’s Jinx’s jazz bag! Long-time Bird & Beckett fans know that bag well, though most beyond our cozy niche know him only for his rockabilly twang and train songs, whether wafting out the swinging doors of the Saloon across from Caffe Trieste or…

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Thursday to Saturday, Feb 8-10

January 7, 2024

STANDARD ISSUE Jazz standards from the depths Thursday, 2/8/24 – 7:30-9:30pm Darren Johnston / Kai Lyons / Marcus Shelby / Jeff Mars ERIC & THE IN CROWD Eric Shifrin / Ari Munkres / Mark Lee Friday, 2/9/24 – 6-8pm The songs of Harry Warren and Fats Waller! Ari Munkes on bass and Mark Lee on…

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Friday, December 1st – 6-8pm
Noel Jewkes Quartet

December 1, 2023

Noel Jewkes, reeds Randy Vincent, guitar Chris Amberger, bass Josh Setala, drums $20 adult cover charge Under 12 free Teens and music students, $5-10 sliding scale read an insightful article on Noel from SF Classical Voice at this link. Noel Jewkes has long been known as Dr.  Legato by his legion of admirers and praised…

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