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  • Vince Lateano Trio +1

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

    Ben Stolorow, piano; Peter Barshay, bass; Vince Lateano, drums; with guest guitarist Brad Buethe Drummer Vince Lateano performs with his trio on the 3rd Sunday 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…

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  • Erik Jekabson Quartet plays Rodgers & Hart

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

    Erik Jekabson, trumpet; Adam Shulman, piano; Eric Markowitz, bass; Smith Dobson, drums. Trumpeter Erik Jekabson plays signature tunes by the legendary songwriting duo Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, arranged for jazz quartet.  The composer and lyricist wrote songs that have become part of popular culture, including "Blue Moon," "My Funny Valentine" and "The Lady is…

    $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. Brian Rice, 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” and Composer Wendy Loomis -“Gaudi’s Curves”

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

    Leslie Simon is a labor and progressive activist hero, and established CCSF's Poetry for the People class, which continues to this day. She has brought countless students into creative communion with progressive ideals.  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…

    Free, donations welcome

  • Devin Gray Quartet

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

    Darren Johnston, trumpet; Liberty Ellman, guitar; Lisa Mezzacappa, bass; Devin Gray, drums/compositions The Devin Gray Quartet is an ensemble of forward-thinking improvisers operating at the intersection of modern jazz, contemporary composition, and fluid, exploratory group dynamics. Led by Brooklyn/Berlin-based drummer and composer Devin Gray, the quartet brings together four distinct voices from the contemporary jazz…

    $20

  • Swati Jhaveri: Monthly Morning Ragas

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

    Presented by Rootstock Arts. Swati Jhaveri pursues music with a deep passion. She is currently under the guidance of Pandit Hemang Mehta (disciple of Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj and Pandit Chandrasekhar Swamy) of the Mewati Gharana as part of the guru shishya parampara. Swati ji started learning music at the age of 4 and has had…

    $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; Smitti Supab, bass; Kirk Duplantis, drums Virtuosic pedal steel player, Dave Easley has worked with artists as diverse as Brian Blade, Joni Mitchell, Peter Rowan (Dharma Blues), Ruthie Foster (the Grammy nominated Let it Burn), Chris Schlarb’s multifaceted Psychic Temple, and New Orleans blues legend Coco Robicheaux (Louisiana Medicine Man, Yeah…

    $20

  • POETS! Paul Fericano & K.Lipschutz + Open Mic

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

    Paul Fericano & K.Lipschutz 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…

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  • Haymaker – a Ben Goldberg joint

    NKT debut album cover art by Molly Barker Ben Goldberg, clarinet. Matt Robidoux, electronics. David Ewell, bass. Tim Bulkley, drums. $20 cover charge at the door (cash, please) /  byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 Ben Goldberg pulls no punches, and has been pulling tricks from various bags for three…

    $20

  • Dennis Mitcheltree 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

  • Jonah Raskin, Marc Zegans, Larry Beckett read some of their poetry, and Jonah introduces his latest book

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

    Jonah Raskin introduces his most recent book of cultural writings, Keeping the Beat (Regent Press, 2026), a collection of original, groundbreaking reviews and essays about the writers of the Beat Generation, plus their contemporaries and fellow travelers. Jonah's five and a half decades' output of short and long-form literary/cultural criticism and journalism has traced three-quarters of…

    Free, donations welcome

  • Larry Vann Quartet

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

    Richard Cruz, piano; Tim  Landis, guitar; A. J. Joyce, bass; Larry Vann, drums $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $20

  • Cantos de mi Tierra

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

    Armando Fox, piano; Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, guitar; Anastasia Preston, bass; Ryan Friedman, percussion; Laura Ramos & Edu González, vocals Formed in the summer of 2023, the latin cabaret ensemble Cantos di mi Tierra had its first public performances in October 2023 with three sold-out shows at Martuni’s in San Francisco and returned for two shows…

    $25

  • Deep Thicket Dwellers

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

    Forrest Allen, vocals/fiddle/mandolin; Iggy, vocals/guitar; Tarah Williams; vocals/percussion; Scotty Brown, bass Deep Thicket Dwellers are a four‑piece ensemble originating from Alaska and Virginia, now based in Oakland, California. Their music weaves together Bluegrass, Old‑time, Gypsy Jazz, and the playful ingenuity of John Hartford into a distinctive style called Hillbilly Jazz. With the fiddle at the…

    $20

  • 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

  • Jeffrey Burr Trio

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

    Jeffrey Burr, guitar Eric Markowitz, bass Smith Dobson, drums $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 Normally, guitarist Scott Foster performs with an ever evolving cast of collaborators on the 3rd Friday of every month, but this month he's off in another direction. Check back on 11/20 for…

    $20

  • Standard Issue – CD release! – Johnston / Lyons / Shelby / Hart

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

    Darren Johnston, peace cannon; Kai Lyons, guitar; Marcus Shelby, bass; Lorca Hart, drums Celebrate the release of their eponymous album: Standard Issue $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $20

  • Tony Johnson Quartet

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

    Charlie McCarthy, sax; Sam Cady, piano; Chuck Bennett, bass; Tony Johnson drums 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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