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  • Postponed: Deep Thicket Dwellers

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

    This date will be rescheduled. Check the band's website at https://www.deepthicketband.com/  

  • 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…

    Free, donations welcome

  • Jeffrey Burr Trio with Noel Jewkes, reeds

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

    Jeffrey Burr, guitar; Eric Markowitz, bass; Smith Dobson, drums with special guest Noel Jewkes, reeds $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 Normally,…

    $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…

    $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…

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  • Poets Milo Starr Johnson, Steve Arntson & Tim Xonnelly + open mic

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

    Tuesday, October 20th at 7pm, come and enjoy a reading by three poets, with a little solo piano thrown in for good measure. No charge, but it doesn't hurt to…

    Free, donations welcome

  • Amy O’Hair presents “History Walks in Sunnyside”

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

    Author Amy O'Hair presents her new book, History Walks in Sunnyside. Take a walk through history! Share with friends or family. Enjoy short tales of San Francisco’s past while walking…

    Free, donations welcome

  • Kurt Ribak Trio

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

    Lincoln Adler, saxophone Scott Foster, guitar; Kurt Ribak, bass $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 Kurt Rebak's compositions signify his reach for…

    $20

  • Pickpocket Ensemble

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

    Rick Corrigan, accordion, piano, composition; Chloe Allen, violin; Yates Brown, guitar, banjo, bass, sitar; John Slattery, percussion; Kurt Ribak, bass $25 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the…

    $25

  • Kamal Ahmad: A Program of Morning Ragas

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

    Kamal Ahmad is a sitar player and teacher of raga music. He started his musical journey learning tabla before being initiated in the art of sitar playing by his elder…

    $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. Ben Stolorow,…

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  • Kazemde George / Kai Lyons Duo

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

    Kazemde George, saxophone; Kai Lyons, guitar A new duo project cooked up by the saxophonist and the guitarist, playing Brazilian songs and some original music by Kazemde in that vein…

    $15

  • Hillbillies on Halloween

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

    Joshua Raoul Brody Christopher Gray Joe Cunningham The Potrero Hillbillies tricked out as their favorite band(s).  It'll be a treat, rest assured!   $20 for the show. Just passing through?…

    $20

  • Next Gen Jam w/ Lick-Wilmerding High School Jazz Ensemble

    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…

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  • POETS! Angie Minkin & Heather Saunders Estes + Open Mic

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

    Angie Minkin and Heather Saunders Estes both have new poetry collections out: LineageSongs and Crosswinds, respectively. Come hear their poems, and bring one of your own for the open mic to…

    Free, donations welcome

  • Mike Greensill Trio

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

    $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $20

  • Chris Trinidad’s Chroma Tonic

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

    Naima Shalhoub, voice/keyboards; Scott Oshiro, flute/quantum electronics; Alex Heigl, guitar/effects; Chris Trinidad, bass/guitar/synth/bass; Cy Thompson, drums/percussion Chris Trinidad's latest project Chroma Tonic weaves together musicians from wildly divergent backgrounds in order…

    $25

  • Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces

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

    with Joe Goldmark, pedal steel; Tim Wagar, bass; Kenny Owen, drums SUNDAY HAPPY HOUR! Grab your partner! Gather your kids! Call a friend! Come on down to the bookshop to get…

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  • Will Bernard + Beth Custer

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

    BETH CUSTER Beth 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…

    $20

  • George Rogers Quartet

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

    George Rogers, saxophone; Graham Messer, piano; Aidan McCarthy, bass; Smith Dobson, drums Winner of the 2025 Vandoren Emerging Artist Award, George Rogers is a saxophonist, composer, and arts administrator originally…

    $20

  • 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). $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For…

    $20

  • In a Silent Way: Joel Harrison Quintet plays Miles Davis

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

    Paul Hanson, reeds; Joel Harrison, guitar; Michael Manring, bass; Scott Amendola, drums Former Berkeley resident, guitarist Joel Harrison, returns to the Bay Area to journey into Miles Davis' iconic 1970…

    $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).…

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