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SUMMARY:Next Gen Jam w/ Lick-Wilmerding High School Jazz Ensemble
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis month features the\nLick-Wilmerding High School Jazz Ensemble \nLucas Yan\, trumpet\nImane Moosa\, tenor saxophone\nLyla Shapiro\, alto saxophone\nOliver Save de Beaurecueil\, electric violin\nArmaan Mishra\, piano\nSaya Dominy\, electric bass\nColeton Namie\, drums\nand more!\n  \n\n\nSUNDAY HAPPY HOUR! Sundays at 5pm\, there’s no set cover charge — pay what you will\, knowing that it’s going to a good cause — helping us pay working musicians and poets a fair wage\, and giving performance opportunities to the next generation. \nSo grab your partner! Gather your kids! Call a friend! Come down to the bookshop to get better acquainted with your neighbors and recharge your spirit the start of yet another work week! \nBird & Beckett’s cultural programming (well over 200 events each year — live music\, poetry readings\, etc.) is funded from three directions: \n— audience contributions & cover charges at the shows \n— tax-deductible contributions to our nonprofit organization\, the Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project\, a 501(c)3 charity\, from people like you; hundreds of individual donors offering support in amounts from $25 to $5\,000 each year to meet our $250\,000 budget \n— grants (of which we have next to none) \nHelp keep San Francisco culture real and vibrant. Donate if you possible can!
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/next-gen-jam_2026-11-01/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour,Jam Session,Live Music
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SUMMARY:Mike Greensill Trio
DESCRIPTION:At Bird & Beckett on Friday\, November 6th\, pianist Mike Greensill is joined in a trio by Brad Buethe on guitar and Carla Kaufman on bass\, extending the celebration of his 81st year on the planet! \nSometimes what you want to hear is a great instrumental trio\, though Mike has long been known and lauded as a superb accompanist for vocalists. That reputation is well earned and hardly a surprise\, given his nearly four-decades-long run in tandem with vocalist Wesla Whitfield. That’s Wesla at right in the photo above\, along with just a few of their many\, many friends in the business — pianist Larry Dunlap and vocalists Bobbe Norris\, Madeline Eastman and Denise Perrier\, with drummer Vince Lateano sauntering by bemused in the background. \n \nIn the photo at right — Mike flanked by fellow pianists Dick Hindman and Dave McKenna — that’s one of the many teddy bears made by Wesla for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. \nMike and Wesla began working together in 1980\, married in 1986 and made twenty albums together in the years leading up to Wesla’s passing in 2018 — beginning with “Just for a Thrill\,” featuring saxophonist Al Cohn\, with Mike playing piano\, arranging and producing; Paul Breslin on bass; and Vince Lateano on drums. \nMike and Wesla traveled the world with their music\, celebrating the Great American Songbook with unforgettable and sparkling devotion. Mike was the pianist on Sedge Thompson’s KQED West Coast Live radio show for more than a decade until the show went off the air in 2018. Since 2020\, he’s been livestreaming “jazz in the afternoon” on Facebook from his home every Thursday at 3pm. For years\, he’s celebrated his birthday with an annual concert on Labor Day at Old First Church in San Francisco. And he’s played in every saloon of note in Northern California since he arrived from England via Hong Kong in 1977 at the ripe old age of 31. \nAlong the way\, in his accompanist/arranger/producer role\, he’s lent his elegant and witty support to superb singers from Madeline Eastman and Denise Perrier to Rita Moreno and Margaret Whiting\, and most lately his newest partner\, Gale Terminello. \nMike needs no vocalist to set off what he does at the piano\, though it certainly brings out the best in him. \nHe’s an elegant\, spirited and witty pianist & raconteur you’d do well not to miss. \n  \nMike with Orrin Keepnews\, photo by Rick Walsh \n“Greensill is an accompanist in the great tradition of Jimmy Rowles and Ellis Larkins. It’s worth twice the price of admission just to hear him!”\nTerry Teachout – NY Daily News \nThe San Francisco Chronicle’s Jesse Hamlin calls Greensill\,\n“The perfect accompanist.” \nPhillip Elwood\, jazz writer for the San Francisco Examiner states\,\n“Greensill is a wonderful jazz pianist.” \n  \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 \nMike at Stars with lyricist Sammy Cahn
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/mike-greensill_2026-11-06/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Chris Trinidad's Chroma Tonic
DESCRIPTION:Naima Shalhoub\, voice/keyboards; Scott Oshiro\, flute/quantum electronics; Alex Heigl\, guitar/effects; Chris Trinidad\, bass/guitar/synth/bass; Cy Thompson\, drums/percussion \nChris Trinidad’s latest project Chroma Tonic weaves together musicians from wildly divergent backgrounds in order to concoct unique sounds and intriguing groove music. Drawing inspiration from ambient music pioneers Brian Eno and Robert Fripp\, the early avant-garde space psychedelia of Pink Floyd\, the progressive electronic rock of Tu-Ner\, the adventurous electric hybrid experimentations of early seventies Miles Davis\, Chris Trinidad’s Chroma Tonic blends these explorations with the influences of the members of the group. \nNaima Shalhoub provides vocal and synthesizer textures\, Alex Heigl plays ambient and looped guitars\, Cy Thompson brings an array of Afro-Caribbean percussive elements\, Scott Oshiro performs on flute and programs the quantum (!!) electronic improvised live interactions\, while Chris Trinidad holds down the foundation on bass guitar and synth bass. \n$25 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/chroma-tonic_2026-11-07/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces
DESCRIPTION:with Joe Goldmark\, pedal steel; Tim Wagar\, bass; Kenny Owen\, drums \nSUNDAY 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!
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/mitch-polzak_2026-11-08/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261108T193000
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SUMMARY:Danny Rosen & J Grabowski w/ Starry Skemes: A Two-Way Mirror Book Party & Concert
DESCRIPTION:Two-Way Mirror books celebrates the release of its latest books: Danny Rosen‘s A Love Poem Called War and J Grabowski‘s POMPEI: or The Notes Are In The World\, with music by J Lee’s Starry Skemes. Publisher Marina Lazzara hosts. \nEach morning Danny Rosen pees on the bank of the largest unnamed tributary to the East Branch of Big Salt Wash which flows into the Colorado River several miles below Fruita\, Colorado. Early on he learned to swing a hammer and that changed everything. He has been a poet\, publisher\, teacher\, geologist\, astronomer\, and carpenter. In the middle of his journey he found himself running an astronomical observatory in the heart of the Namib Desert under the southern sky where he cultivated an optimistic outlook based on his familiarity with big space and deep time. He is the author of Suspended Erosion (2024)\, The Tuscan Journals & Other Poems (2022)\, Primate Poems (2016)\, Ghosts of Giant Kudu (2013)\, and That Curve (2006). He founded Lithic Press in 2007 and has run Lithic Bookstore since its opening in 2015. An inveterate rock hanger\, he has collaborated with beavers on a variety of landscape installations. \nJ Grabowski is an artist from New York whose practice explores drawing\, writing\, painting\, sculpture\, movement\, and music. He cofounded PUSH Press\, the Heliopolis Project (2010-2015)\, POMPEI and Turtle Records. Previous publications include Time Landscape (Bird & Beckett\, 2017). \nJ.Lee is a San Francisco is a San Francisco multi instrumentalist\, songwriter\, improviser\, modular synthesist and visual artist. He is a member of the indie psych rock band Starry Skemes and the experimental rock band Warm Spell. He has formerly played with the Rabbles\, Static Faction and Aerosol Species. jleeartsandmusic.com
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/rosen_grabowski_starry-skemes/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Event,Live Music,Poetry Reading
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SUMMARY:Will Bernard + Beth Custer
DESCRIPTION:BETH CUSTER \nBeth Custer is a member of the ensembles Russian Telegraph\, Club Foot Orchestra\,Trance Mission\, Eighty Mile Beach\, Will Bernard/Beth Custer and Beth Custer Ensembles\, Clarinet Thing\, and The Mighty New Farm Band. She has composed for Zeitgeist and Left Coast Chamber Ensembles\, and for the films of William Farley\, Cathy Lee Crane and Brad Coley\, and for the dance troupes Joe Goode Performance Group\, AXIS Dance Company\, Harupin Ha\, and Osseus Labyrinth\, and for the theatre productions of Campo Santo\, The Magic\, San Diego Repertory\, and California Shakespeare. \nWILL BERNARD \nTwice Grammy nominated guitarist Will Bernard’s unique voice was formed from the most part from the rich cultural roots of the San Francisco Bay Area. Along the way he studied classical music\, jazz\, played in basements and coliseums and absorbed the Bay Area Multi Kulti \, the funk of New Orleans\, and the New York Downtown edge. He has performed and/or recorded with Charlie Hunter\, Stanton Moore\, Robert Walter\, John Medeski\, Bill Laswell\, Ben Sidran\, Peter Apfelbaum\, Dr John\, Tom Waits and a lot of other known and unknowns. His 2007 CD “Party Hats” as well as his 1997 collaborative project T.J. Kirk “If Four Was One” were both nominated for Grammys. “Pond Life”\, released 2022 on Dreck to Disk records is his11th album as a leader.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/bernard-custer_2026-11-11/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261112T193000
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SUMMARY:George Rogers Quartet
DESCRIPTION:George Rogers\, saxophone; Graham Messer\, piano; Aidan McCarthy\, bass; Smith Dobson\, drums \nWinner of the 2025 Vandoren Emerging Artist Award\, George Rogers is a saxophonist\, composer\, and arts administrator originally from the San Francisco Bay Area\, now based in New York City. His playing and composing are rooted in the jazz tradition\, occasionally extending into classical\, folk\, and experimental influences. \nRogers has performed nationwide at venues such as Dizzy’s Club\, Nublu\, SFJAZZ\, The Sound Room\, and LIBRETTO\, and at festivals including the Vail Jazz Festival\, Charles River Jazz Festival\, Concord Jazz Festival\, and West Oakland Sound Series. He is a former student of Gary Bartz\, Justin Robinson\, Dann Zinn\, Mary Fettig\, and Alex Murzyn. \nAs a composer\, Rogers has had works premiered by professional chamber ensembles\, including HYPERCUBE and resident performers at New Music On The Point. In 2024\, he was awarded a Flint Initiative Grant to compose and record EIGHT VIGNETTES for alto saxophone\, which premiered in February 2025. Most recently\, Rogers was commissioned by CAPACITY—a cello duo comprising Daniel Knapp and Hannah Stone—to compose Precious Seconds\, a new work that explores adaptation and nostalgia by combining notated and improvisatory forms. \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/george-rogers_2026-11-12/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261113T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261113T213000
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SUMMARY:Eric & the In Crowd
DESCRIPTION: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). \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/eric-the-in-crowd_2026-11-13/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261114T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261114T213000
DTSTAMP:20260905T172831Z
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SUMMARY:In a Silent Way: Joel Harrison Quintet plays Miles Davis
DESCRIPTION:Paul Hanson\, reeds; Joel Harrison\, guitar; Michael Manring\, bass; Scott Amendola\, drums \nFormer Berkeley resident\, guitarist Joel Harrison\, returns to the Bay Area to journey into Miles Davis’ iconic 1970 record\, “In a Silent Way.” The band consists of old allies\, some of the Bay Area’s finest and most creative musicians—they will also perform some of Harrison’s original music. Harrison recently released a live record from the Big Ears Festival of this music. The band’s approach will be to “make it new.” \nGuitarist\, composer\, arranger\, lyricist\, writer\, educator and vocalist Joel Harrison has “created a new blueprint for jazz” (New Orleans Times-Picayune). He has released 27 records\, a body of work that connects multiple American traditions. While rooted in jazz\, his music moves fluidly through classical\, rock\, country\, and American roots music. The New York Times has described his work as “protean… brilliant.” \nHarrison is the founder and director of the Alternative Guitar Summit\, an annual festival devoted to innovative and unconventional guitar music. The Summit has featured artists such as Fred Frith\, Nels Cline\, Bill Frisell\, Julian Lage\, Michael Gregory Jackson\, Mary Halvorson and Pat Metheny\, who has called it “one of the most interesting and distinguished forums for guitar on the planet.” Harrison is the author of Guitar Talk: Conversations with Visionary Players\, Pity the Genius and Modern Jazz Standards for Guitar. \nhttps://joelharrison.com/\nhttps://www.paulhansonmusic.com/\nhttps://manthing.com/\nhttps://scottamendola.com/ \n$25 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/in-a-silent-way_2026-11-14/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261115T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261115T190000
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SUMMARY:Vince Lateano Trio
DESCRIPTION:Ben Stolorow\, piano; Peter Barshay\, bass; Vince Lateano\, drums \nDrummer Vince Lateano performs with his trio on the 3rd Sudnay every other month (i.e. January\, March\, May\, July\, September\, November). \nSUNDAY 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!
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/vince-lateano_2026-11-15/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261120T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261120T213000
DTSTAMP:20261017T211317Z
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SUMMARY:Scott Foster Meets the Masters... Buethe/Wiitala/Lateano
DESCRIPTION:Guitarist Scott Foster performs with an ever-evolving cast of collaborators on the 3rd Friday of every month at Bird & Beckett. Lately\, he’s been focused on bringing to our bandstand some of the great jazz players who have contributed so much to the depth and beauty of the San Francisco jazz landscape over the past seven decades. Tonight\, Scott has invited guitarist Brad Buethe\, bassist John Wiitala and drummer Vince Lateano to join him in two sets of music. \nFor 24 years and counting now\, Scott has been a consistent and wonderful presence at Bird & Beckett. In late 2002\, veteran tenor sax player Chuck Peterson invited Scott to join Chuck’s weekly “Jazz in the Bookshop” gig in a combo that featured three jazz veterans — saxophonist/arranger Bill Perkins\, bassist Don Prell and drummer Jimmy Ryan. At the time\, Scott was still in his early twenties and had only recently returned to the Bay Area\, fresh out of Berklee College of Music in Boston. He’s been on our stage virtually every month since 2002\, and has led his own date here each month for the past dozen years. \nVince Lateano\, a Sacramento kid\, got his start on the local scene in his early twenties under the mentorship of the late drummer John Markham\, when Vince rousted out of the Army in the mid-1960s\, playing all the jazz clubs of the era\, touring\, leading the house band at Jazz at Pearl’s\, leading notorious jam sessions at Pier 23\, the Dogpatch Saloon\, the Seven Mile\, Sweeties\, Bird & Beckett… never pausing\, always happy to play close to home\, always swingin’. \nBrad Buethe came out of UC Berkeley in the late 1970s\, backing major artists including Joe Williams\, Jon Hendricks and John Handy in Bill Bell’s big band\, playing in David Hardiman’s San Francisco All-Stars Big Band in the chair most frequently associated with guitarist Calvin Keys\, and working in the Mark Levine Quintet\, before setting out for New York in 1982 where he played with Jack McDuff\, Jacky Byard and Barry Harris and led his own quintet with Joe Lovano and Mike Clark. Brad returned to San Francisco in 1989\, and the rest\, as they say\, is (more) history. One of the greats. \nJohn Wiitala cut his teeth in the late 1980s and early ’90s\, a fixture at Keystone Korner\, playing with Joe Henderson\, Junior Cook\, Charlie Rouse\, James Moody\, Bud Shank\, Cecil Payne and Jessica Williams\, touring with Williams as well as Richie Cole\, Arturo Sandoval and Shorty Rogers\, and appearing at jazz festivals including Monterey\, North Sea\, Montreux\, Detroit\, JVC/Concord. \nBird & Beckett is proud to have presented all four of these giants of Bay Area jazz countless times in the past twenty seven years (Vince was the drummer in the first jazz trio date at Bird & Beckett\, back in 1999\, in a combo put together by bassist John Clark with Lee Bloom on piano; Vince’s current trio with bassist Peter Barshay and pianist Ben Stolorow plays here on the third Sunday of every other month and conducts a monthly jam session here as well). \nWe’re more than pleased to hear these four musicians together tonight. \n$20 cover charge; byob.\nStudents $10. Kids free. \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/scott-foster_2026-11-20/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261121T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261121T213000
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SUMMARY:Dima + Four
DESCRIPTION:Dima\, vocals\nDavid Udolph\, piano\nChris Amberger\, bass\nAkira Tana\, drums \nSinging from the heart with a voice and style reminiscent of the early 50’s\, Dima was influenced at an early age by the music that surrounded her as a child: the classic sounds of jazz. \nShe began to develop her style as a jazz singer while studying with Merrill Hoover\, a well known jazz pianist best known for his eloquent accompaniment of vocalists such as Ernestine Anderson\, Anita O’Day\, and Mary Stallings. This rare opportunity set the foundation for her to establish her own unique approach to singing as she fell in love with the jazz standard. \nKnown for her command of the lyric\, beautiful soothing tone\, soulful improvisation\, and carefully chosen repertoire\, Dima keeps alive the true art of the jazz singer. She’s backed on this date by the best in the business\, attesting to the respect she merits for her art.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/dima_2026-11-21/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261122T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261122T190000
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UID:39157-1795366800-1795374000@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:Jam Session\, hosted by the Vince Lateano Trio
DESCRIPTION:The Vince Lateano Trio hosts an open jam session normally on the last Sunday of every month\, but this months it’s on the 4th Sunday\, welcoming local jazz giants\, stalwarts\, new comers\, and those just passing through. \nBen Stolorow\, piano; Peter Barshay\, bass; Vince Lateano\, drums \nSUNDAY 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!
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/jam-session_2026-11-22/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour,Jam Session,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261127T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261127T213000
DTSTAMP:20261001T032204Z
CREATED:20260826T003555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T032204Z
UID:39162-1795807800-1795815000@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:Macy Blackman & the Mighty Fines
DESCRIPTION:Macy Blackman\, piano/vocals; Snakebite\, saxophone; Bing Nathan\, bass; Larry Vann\, drums \n$25 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/macy-blackman_2026-11-27/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261128T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261128T213000
DTSTAMP:20261001T032516Z
CREATED:20260826T003939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T032516Z
UID:39164-1795894200-1795901400@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:New Squatoolas
DESCRIPTION:Jim Peterson\, saxophone; Scott Foster\, guitar; Joe Kyle\, Jr.\, bass; Larry Vann\, drums \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/new-squatoolas_2026-11-28/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261129T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261129T110000
DTSTAMP:20260904T213314Z
CREATED:20260904T213241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T213314Z
UID:39350-1795942800-1795950000@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:Monthly Morning Ragas
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Rootstock Arts.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/monthly-morning-ragas_2026-11-29/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261129T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261129T190000
DTSTAMP:20261001T033047Z
CREATED:20260826T004250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T033047Z
UID:39166-1795971600-1795978800@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:Cottontails
DESCRIPTION:Karina Denike\, vocals; Tom Griesser; saxophone; Michael McIntosh\, piano; Joe Kyle\, Jr.\, bass; Randy Lee Odell\, drums \nTHE COTTONTAILS are one of San Francisco’s most exciting musical groups\, playing a wide range of styles ranging from 20’/30’s Gatsby-era jazz\, classic 40’s swing\, and vintage 50’s/60’s R&B.  The band’s versatility allows it to accommodate many settings\, from quiet acoustic duo to jazz quintet\, to full dance band with horns and guitar.  Able to custom tailor our line-up to fit your event’s specific needs\, the Cottontails are available to perform for parties\, weddings\, corporate occasions and public concerts. \nThe Cottontails are Karina Denike on vocals\, Michael McIntosh on piano\, Vic Wong on guitar\, Joe Kyle\, Jr. on bass\, Tom Griesser on saxophone/clarinet\, and the irrepressible Randy Odell on percussion.  Also featuring some of the Bay Area’s finest musicians as guests\, including Scott Larson on trombone\, Henry Hung on trumpet\, Ari Munkres on bass\, and vocalist Christie Winn. \nThe Cottontails have performed at jazz clubs\, dance halls\, cabarets and art events\, at venues including SF City Hall\, California Academy of Sciences\, Bimbo’s 365 Club\, Palace of Fine Arts\, Amoeba Records\, SF Legion of Honor\, Yoshi’s SF/Oakland\, San Francisco Maritime Museum\, Cell Space\, Great American Music Hall\, and various clubs\, concert series and jazz festivals in Northern California\, New York City\, Tokyo\, England\, and Germany.  Our clients include Google\, Apple\, Ebay\, Facebook\, and SF MOMA\, among many others.  The Cottontails have shared the stage with James Hunter\, Richard Cheese\, The California Honeydrops\, Veronica Klaus and other musical luminaries. \nSUNDAY 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!
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/cottontails_2026-11-29/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261204T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261204T213000
DTSTAMP:20260921T202210Z
CREATED:20260921T202210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T202210Z
UID:39556-1796412600-1796419800@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:Le Jazz Hot
DESCRIPTION:Paul Mehling\, solo guitar\, vocals; Evan Price\, violin; Dexter Williams\, string bass; Nelsen Hutchison\, rhythm guitar  \n$20 cover charge (cash at the door\, please) / byob Students $10.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/le-jazz-hot_2026-12-04/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261205T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261205T213000
DTSTAMP:20260930T211719Z
CREATED:20260826T032751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T211719Z
UID:39179-1796499000-1796506200@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:ATOM Ensemble (Amos/Trinidad/Oba/Mahadevan)
DESCRIPTION:Roopa Mahadevan\, vocals; Erika Oba\, piano; Chris Trinidad\, bass; Keven Amos\, drums \n“exploring diaspora through music” \nFeaturing some of the busiest jazz and crossover musicians on the Bay Area scene\, ATOM Ensemble is an exciting new project formed in 2025 over a series of residencies produced by Wyldflowr Arts/Rootstock Arts in Oakland. Vocalist Roopa Mahadevan\, pianist and flautist Erika Oba\, bassist Chris Trinidad\, and drummer Kevin Amos integrate their multifaceted musical and cultural heritages to create a new diasporic sound that is uniquely Bay Area. \nTheir multilingual repertoire features original music drawing on experimental jazz\, Indian Carnatic traditions\, Japanese folk music\, Gregorian Chant\, Original Pilipino Music (OPM) and more. Their work has been supported by Oaktown Jazz and the Zellerbach Family Foundation and their debut album releases in Fall 2026. \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/atom-ensemble_2026-12-05/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261206T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261206T190000
DTSTAMP:20261027T151001Z
CREATED:20260825T230808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T151001Z
UID:39113-1796576400-1796583600@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:Next Gen Jam w/ RASOTA Jazz Combo Showcase
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis month several jazz combos from Ruth Asawa School of the Arts perform and host the jam. \nSUNDAY 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!
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/next-gen-jam_2026-12-06/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour,Jam Session,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261211T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261211T213000
DTSTAMP:20260902T162129Z
CREATED:20260826T032952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T162129Z
UID:39181-1797017400-1797024600@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:John Calloway's Fall to Winter Musings
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/john-calloway_2026-12-11/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261212T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261212T213000
DTSTAMP:20260902T162134Z
CREATED:20260826T033214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T162134Z
UID:39183-1797103800-1797111000@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:Fog City Groove
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/fog-city-groove_2026-12-12/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birdbeckett.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Fog-1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261213T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261213T190000
DTSTAMP:20260902T162139Z
CREATED:20260826T033821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T162139Z
UID:39185-1797181200-1797188400@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:Nashville Honeymoon
DESCRIPTION:Lynne Maes\, rhythm guitar & vocals; Hank Maninger\, lead guitar & vocals; Tim Wagar\, bass guitar; Paul Revelli drums \nYou’re in for two sets in honky tonk heaven. Mainstays of the Bay Area Americana scene\, and the Bird & Beckett bandstand\, for nearly a decade\, Nashville Honeymoon has traversed country\, rockabilly\, bluegrass\, and pop across four albums\, writing songs that uplift the tangled mess of day-to-day life and investigate universal themes of love and loss – often at the same time. Their latest album\, Sidewinder\, is true to its title\, offering a collection of songs that are grounded in classic country while edging into different sounds\, genres\, and themes that run through American pop music. This is some of the sweetest\, sauciest\, and most sincere country music you’ll ever hear. \n\nSUNDAY 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!
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/nashville-honeymoon_2026-12-13/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261213T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261213T213000
DTSTAMP:20260930T212302Z
CREATED:20260930T212302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T212302Z
UID:39639-1797190200-1797197400@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:Ella Dair Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Ella Dair is a NYC-based jazz vocalist. Originally from San Francisco\, she started singing at a young age\, performing with many Bay Area legends in her aunt’s swing band “Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers.” \nElla continued her education in music and performance with SFArtsEd\, falling in love with the songs of Harold Arlen and Kander & Ebb\, among other classics of the Great American Songbook. As a teenager she was a vocal soloist with the youth choir at Glide Memorial\, the renowned non-denominational church presided over by civil rights leader Cecil Williams. \nElla earned her bachelor’s degree from Bard College\, studying anthropology and Latin American studies with a particular interest in ethnomusicology. Her studies broadened her musical tastes and sent her to Mexico City\, where she lived post-grad. Ella then moved to New York City\, joining the staff at Dizzy’s Club at Jazz At Lincoln Center\, where she has been exposed to many of the greatest jazz musicians in the world. \nOn her regular trips to the West Coast Ella performs at The Royal Cuckoo Organ Lounge in San Francisco\, an iconic institution that has received rave reviews from the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. At the Royal Cuckoo\, Ella has sung with Etta James’ trumpet player Mike Olmos\, Lyle Lovett’s alto player Brad Leali\, and tenor saxophonist Howard Wiley\, a resident Artistic Director at the SFJAZZ Center. \nElla covers a range of material\, including jazz standards\, soul\, country and folk tunes. She has a keen eye for unique and beautiful songs\, and she continues to work tirelessly on expanding her repertoire\, always on the lookout for obscure gems in addition to timeless classics.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/ella-dair_2026-12-13/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261218T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261218T213000
DTSTAMP:20260902T162200Z
CREATED:20260825T234529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T162200Z
UID:39149-1797622200-1797629400@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:Scott Foster Combo
DESCRIPTION:Guitarist Scott Foster performs with an ever evolving cast of collaborators on the 3rd Friday of every month. \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/scott-foster_2026-12-18/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261219T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261219T213000
DTSTAMP:20260902T162205Z
CREATED:20260826T034121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T162205Z
UID:39187-1797708600-1797715800@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:Nick Otis
DESCRIPTION:Nick Otis is the scion of the great Johnny Otis clan\, carrier of the big\, swingin’ beat\, a drummer like his dad was\, but with a younger take on rock and roll. With vocalist Li’l Bit Gail Muldrow and bassist Paul Lamb\, and making a big nod to brother Shuggie’s legacy\, this will be a great evening to brighten your holidays. \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/nick-otis_2026-12-19/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261220T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261220T190000
DTSTAMP:20261012T143530Z
CREATED:20260902T164705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261012T143530Z
UID:39317-1797786000-1797793200@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:Tony Johnson's 230 Jones Street Literary Jazz Band
DESCRIPTION:Charlie McCarthy\, tenor saxophone; Sam Cady\, piano; Chuck Bennett\, bass; Tony Johnson drums \nSundays at five it’s our weekly happy hour!\nBYOB and pay what you like to support the musicians. \nGrab your partner\, gather your kids\, call a friend!\nFind some new friends in the world’s coolest bookshop/jazz club\,\nand center yourself for the week to come! \nThe 230 Jones Street Band plays jazz at Bird & Beckett three times a year\, on the third Sunday of April\, August and December\, from swing to bop and beyond. Tony has been a mainstay of San Francisco’s jazz scene since he hit the coast in 1959!
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/230-jones-street_2026-12-20/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261226T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261226T213000
DTSTAMP:20260930T212606Z
CREATED:20260826T034347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T212606Z
UID:39189-1798313400-1798320600@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:Duncan James Memorial Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Larry Chinn\, piano; Carla Kaufman\, bass; Bob Blankenship\, drums \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/duncan-james_2026-12-26/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261227T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261227T190000
DTSTAMP:20260902T165449Z
CREATED:20260902T164935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T165449Z
UID:39319-1798390800-1798398000@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:Jam Session\, hosted by the Vince Lateano Trio
DESCRIPTION:The Vince Lateano Trio hosts an open jam session normally on the last Sunday of every month\, but this months it’s on the 4th Sunday\, welcoming local jazz giants\, stalwarts\, new comers\, and those just passing through. \nBen Stolorow\, piano; Peter Barshay\, bass; Vince Lateano\, drums \nSUNDAY 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!
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/jam-session_2026-12-20/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour,Jam Session,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261227T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261227T213000
DTSTAMP:20260930T213019Z
CREATED:20260902T165242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T213019Z
UID:39321-1798399800-1798407000@birdbeckett.com
SUMMARY:Annette A Aguilar Beans on the Left
DESCRIPTION:Annette A Aguilar\, NYC Latin/Brazilian drummer with San Francisco roots\, returns with her seven-piece band\, Beans on the Left\, including Anthony Blea on violin\, Chloe Scott on flute\, Murray Low on piano\, Gary Brown on bass\, Ricky Aguilar on congas and Mena Ramos on bata. Her New York band\, StringBeans\, has been a major force on the Latin Jazz scene there for years\, and lately she’s been working with the legendary Arturo O’Farrill in BronX BandA. $25-35 sliding scale cover tonight. Cash please. Call ahead to reserve as seating is limited!
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/beans-on-the-left_2026-12-27/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project":MAILTO:eric@birdbeckett.com
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR