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  • POETS! Tate Swindell & Shane King Zackery + Open Mic

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Shane King Zackery is a queer black poet, filmmaker, and technologist who has lived in the Bay for over 10 years. They like to sit in the river and talk in circles about being human. Occasionally, they write something down about the nature of time, space, and love. Archivist, Editor, Poet and Photographer, Tate Swindell…

    Free, donations welcome

  • Hal Richards Quintet

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Hal Richards, reeds; Henry Hung, trumpet ; Rumi Abe, piano ; Ron Belcher, bass; Dan Foltz, drums $25 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $25

  • Danny Bittker Quintet

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Danny Bittker, reeds; Dave Casini, vibraphone; Michael Price, bass; Mark Fishman and Ami Molinelli, percussion; with 2 guest vocalists: Carol Belcher and Lee Heuermann $25 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $25

  • Next Gen Jam w/ Dylan Acker RASOTA Quartet

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    On the 1st Sunday of every month, bands of local youth, often fielded from one or another of the many fine music programs in colleges and high schools in San Francisco and around the bay, perform a set, then host a student-centric jam session for their peers. This month features the Dylan Acker RASOTA Quartet.…

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  • Poets Joseph Simas & Yates Cessna, with music from Michael Schuffler and t. persephone

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Joseph Simas reads from his latest book of poems, Shuffle (Introducing — Anime Titles), The Bodily Press, 2026. Working writer and artist Yates Cessna will open with a reading of her work, followed by a selection from Shuffle set to cello, with poet Michael Schuffler on voice, and composed by poet and cellist t. persephone.…

    Free, donations welcome

  • Eric & the In Crowd

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Pianist/vocalist Eric Shifrin performs with a variety of friends on the 2nd Friday every other month (i.e. Jan, March, May, July, September, November). This month it's Ari Munkres, bass; and Mark Lee, drums. $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $20

  • Rob Zuckerman Quintet

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Rob Zuckerman, saxophone; Dave Rocha, trumpet; Luke Schwartz, guitar; Heath Proskin, bass; Jeff Pera, drums $25 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $25

  • Marina Crouse Trio

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Marina Crouse, vocals; Danny Caron, guitar; Ruth Davies, bass SUNDAY HAPPY HOUR! Grab your partner! Gather your kids! Call a friend! Come on down to the bookshop to get a bit better acquainted with your neighbors and just have a ball before the start of another long hard work week!

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  • Alon Nechustan Quintet

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Matt Renzi and Jesse Levit, reeds; Alon Nechustan, piano; Sam Bevan, bass; Gregg Wyser-Pratte, drums $25 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $25

  • Walker Talks

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    An almost-monthly series of talks by Walker Brents III (9 or 10 talks a year for more than two decades) on various topics in poetry, mythology, folklore, philosophy, etc. Although primarily a live stream viewable on our YouTube channel and Facebook page, it’s also fine if you slip into the darkened shop to listen in…

    Free, donations welcome

  • Scott Foster Combo w/ Darren Johnston

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Darren Johnston, trumpet; Scott Foster, guitar; additional personnel TBA Guitarist Scott Foster performs with an ever evolving cast of collaborators on the 3rd Friday of every month. $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $20

  • Excelsior Hill Mob Jazz Band

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Charlie Keagle, reeds; Jim Zimmerman, vibes; Sue Crossman, piano; Chuck Bennett, bass; Jim Chanteloup, drums $25 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $25

  • Vince Lateano Trio

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Ben Stolorow, piano; Peter Barshay, bass; Vince Lateano, drums Drummer Vince Lateano performs with his trio on the 3rd Sudnay every other month (i.e. January, March, May, July, September, November). SUNDAY HAPPY HOUR! Grab your partner! Gather your kids! Call a friend! Come on down to the bookshop to get a bit better acquainted with your…

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  • Erik Jekabson Quartet w/ Shulman, Shelby & Marrs

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Erik Jekabson, trumpet; Adam Shulman, piano; Marcus Shelby, bass; Jeff Marrs, drums $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $20

  • Garotas da Lua

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Sandy Cressman,  Catia Machado, Lillian Yee, vocals; Ricardo Peixoto, 7-string guitar; Ami Molinelli, percussion $25 cover charge; byob. Students $10. For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733. Garotas da Lua is an exciting new three voice harmony group, singing MPB, Samba and Bossa Nova. The group honors the great tradition of Brazilian Vocal groups…

    $25

  • Poet Leslie Simon – Everything Appeared That Night

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Bottlecap Press recently published Leslie Simon's chapbook "Everything Appeared That Night. For the evening, she'll bundle copies of the chapbook with old copies of High Desire from Wingbow and sell each bundle for $10 with the entire amount from each purchase going to Bird and Beckett. Leslie Simon established CCSF's Poetry for the People class.

    Free, donations welcome

  • Devin Gray Quartet

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Darren Johnston, trumpet; Matt Renzi, saxophone; Devin Gray, drums; TBA, bass $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $20

  • Jam Session w/ Vince Lateano Trio

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The Vince Lateano Trio hosts an open jam session on the last Sunday of every month, welcoming local jazz giants, stalwarts, new comers, and those just passing through. Keith Saunders, piano; Peter Barshay, bass; Vince Lateano, drums SUNDAY HAPPY HOUR! Grab your partner! Gather your kids! Call a friend! Come on down to the bookshop to…

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  • Easley / Duplantis Trio

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Dave Easley, pedal steel guitar; TBA, bass; Kirk Duplantis, drums $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $20

  • POETS! Featured Readers + Open Mic

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    POETS! Every 1st Thursday, featured readers followed by a community open mic, hosted by Michael Koch & Jerry Ferraz

    Free, donations welcome

  • Alchemist Quintet

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Doug Pet, saxophone; Michele Walther, violin; John Kiskaddon, piano; Ted Burik, bass; Greg German, drums $25 cover charge; byob. Students, $10. Kids Free. For a reservation, please call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 after September 1st.

    $25

  • Hard Bop Collective

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Bob Kenmotsu, tenor sax; Jordan Samuels, guitar; Tomoko Funaki, bass; Austin Harris, drums The Hard Bop Collective presents "Beyond the Pulse: Rhythm Section Edition + Celebration of Jimmy Heath's 100th Birthday" The HBC will be playing tunes composed by rhythm section players, i.e., jazz guitarists, bassists and drummers. Additionally, they will be honoring Jimmy Heath's…

    $20

  • Next Gen Jam w/ Band TBA

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    On the 1st Sunday of every month, bands of local youth, often fielded from one or another of the many fine music programs in colleges and high schools in San Francisco and around the bay, perform a set, then host a student-centric jam session for their peers. SUNDAY HAPPY HOUR! Grab your partner! Gather your…

    Happy Hour Sliding Scale

  • Dennis Micheltree Trio

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Dennis Mitcheltree, saxophone; Jesse Crawford, bass; Bill McClellan, drums $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $20