Sunday, August 2nd – 5pm
Jam Session!
The Sai Ray Quartet
— Sai Ray, trumpet; Armaan Mishra, piano; Yoav Konig, bass; Nicholas DiMaria; drums–
plays a set and hosts the August edition of our
First Sundays Student-Centric Jam Session.
It’s Happy Hour. Pay what you will!
Donate to the BBCLP to underwrite our emerging musicians programming and support the future of jazz in San Francisco!

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Sunday, August 2nd (the late show) – 8pm
The Sylvia Cuenca Quintet featuring saxophonist Rico Jones.
Joel Behrman, trumpet; Rico Jones, saxophone; Matt Clark, piano;
Essiet Okon Essiet, bass; Sylvia Cuenca, drums.
$25 cover charge (cash at the door, please!) / byob. Students, $10.

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August 6th, 7pm: Andrew Paul Nelson and Mukethe Kawinzi  – Poets! Followed by poetry open mic. Bring a few dollars for the featured readers!

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August 7th, 7:30pm: Jon Frank Trio — Grant Levin, piano; Chris Amberger, bass; Jon Frank, drums. $20 cover. Standards and jazz versions of Jewish songs.

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August 8th, 7:30: UFO Pilots. $20 cover. A new trio, UFO Pilots is made up of Vincent Maclauchlan on guitar, Aidan Macarthy on bass and Nadav Beary on drums. All three were born and raised in the East Bay and all three now reside in New York. “We all live within a five minute walk from each other in Brooklyn, so we started jamming, blending our love for East Bay funk with some jazz, blues, and pop music. The trio formed truly from the love of friendship and music, creating and inspiring to find new sounds while keeping the groove alive .”

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August 9th, 5pm: Maurice Tani – The Sangoire Sets — It’s our weekly Sunday Happy Hour slot! Stay for a tune, stay for a set. Pay what you will, pay what you can! That said, if money is no object for you, $25 is optimum — or donate big to our nonprofit to underwrite our no-cover Sunday shows. This one features a super-professional five-piece outfit led by one of the region’s best songwriters, with a 40-year track record reaching right back to the 1970s on Divisadero with Roy Loney & the Phantom Movers. His band today features a legendary piano player and our favorite  British Americana artist from the western edge of the Shropshire Plain lending vocal support to Maurice’s dark tales of crime, romance and the fashion industry. Maurice Tani, guitar & vocals, Pam Brandon, vocals; Henry Salvia, piano; Greg Kehret, bass; Kenny Owen, drums.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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August 9th, 7:30pm: Kay Kostopoulos album release party, featuring multi-instrumentalist Noel Jewkes; John DiMartino, piano and arrangements; Carla Kaufman, bass; Mark Lee, drums. $25 cover charge / byob. For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733.

Kay and her accompanists will share some tunes from her new album “All This Is Possible.” 15-year musical partners, Kay and Noel always enjoy the intimacy of Bird & Beckett, where heartfelt lyrics wed with Dr. Legato’s gorgeous tone and resonate in the bookshop’s beautiful acoustic space.

The album has received stunning reviews… A recording of depth, subtlety, and artistic uniqueness…a top-tier vocalist of significant versatility and honesty…A graceful and deeply personal recording that reflects both her lifelong devotion to jazz and the Mediterranean influences that have become her signature artistic voice.

Kay will also explore excerpts from Homer’s Odyssey, and jazz songs featuring legendary women including Delilah, Circe, Cleopatra and Persephone.

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Regarding the cover charges:
$20 is typical for a trio or quartet at Bird & Beckett.
$5 per musician is a good rule of thumb for larger outfits:
quintets $25, sextets $30, etc.
Bird & Beckett is committed to guaranteeing a fair wage
to the professional musicians who we book to entertain
our Glen Park patrons, and we appreciate your support!

There’s always a 50% student discount for our shows;
preteens free.

Reservations are always welcome.
For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733.

Financially challenged?
We understand and will accept what you’re able to pay.

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August 13th, 7:30pm: São Paulo Choro Quartet featuring Alessandro Penezzi & Alexandre Ribeiro — Brazilian choro by São Paulo Allstars! Alessandro Penezzi, guitar; Roberta Valente, pandeiro; Alexandre Ribeiro, clarinet; Jane Lenoir, flute. $25-$35 sliding scale cover.

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August 14th, 7:30pm: Mose Def : The Music of Mose Allison — Dean Mermell, vocals; Tom Griesser, tenor sax; Kymry Esainko, piano; Joe Kyle, Jr., bass; Eric Garland, drums. $25 cover.

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August 15th, 7:30pm: Nathan Tokunaga Quartet — Nathan Tokunaga, reeds; Charles Chen, piano; Mikiya Matsuda, bass; Benny Amon, drums. $20 cover.

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August 16th, 5pm (the happy hour show): The 230 Jones Street Band — Smith Dobson, saxophone; Sam Cady, piano; Chuck Bennett, bass; Tony Johnson, drums. It’s Happy Hour. Pay what you will!

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August 16th, 7:30pm: Nate Gilbreath and Alan Jones’s OHANA Collective — Nicolaus Gelin, trumpet; Nate Gilbreath, trombone; Mwanzi Harriot, guitar; Alan Jones, bass; Miles Turk, drums. $25 cover.

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August 21st, 7:30pm: Scott Foster Combo. $20 cover.

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August 22nd, 7:30pm: Brian Melvin Trio. $20 cover.

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August 23rd, 5pm: Echo’s Bones + Evidence Trio. It’s Happy Hour. Pay what you will! That said, we have six professional musicians here, so pay $30 if you can.

Echo’s Bones
Sheldon Brown – clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute, bass flute
Amber Lamprecht – oboe, English horn, alto flute
Joseph Noble – flute, alto flute, bass flute

Evidence Trio
Kersti Abrams – saxophone, flute
Andrew Joron – theremin
Michael Wilcox – electric bass

August 23rd, 8pm: Kenny Warren Quartet — Kenny Warren, trumpet; Liberty Ellman, guitar; Raffi Garabedian, saxophone; Ben Goldberg, clarinet. $20 cover.

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August 27th, 7:30pm: (tentative) Crystal Miller with the Randy Craig Quartet — Crystal Miller, vocals; Randy Craig, piano; Robbie MacGregor, guitar; John McArdle, bass;  drummer TBA. $25 cover.

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August 28th, 7:30pm: Ron Vincent Quartet — Bruce Williamson, saxophone; Brad Buethe, guitar; Peter Barshay, bass; Ron Vincent, drums. $20 cover.

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August 29th, 7:30pm: Angel Adedokun. $20 cover.

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August 30th, 5pm (the happy hour show): Jam session hosted by the Vince Lateano Trio — Ben Stolorow, piano; Peter Barshay, bass; Vince Lateano, drums. It’s Happy Hour. Pay what you will!

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August 30th, 8pm: Simon Aks Quartet — Simon Aks, guitar; Kevin Person, Jr., guitar; Alan Jones, bass; Miles Turk, drums. $20 cover.