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SUMMARY:Duo Changüísonico: José "El Sinsonte" Andrés + Kai Lyons
DESCRIPTION:José “El Sinsonte” Andrés + Kai Lyons return to Bird & Beckett for the third time! \nKai Lyons of San Francisco\, versatile guitarist and devoted musicologist\, travels extensively to learn from the musical traditions of cultures beyond the borders of the U.S.\, particularly to various African countries as well as Mexico\, the Caribbean\, and Central and South America. Over the years\, he has often visited Cuba\, and most often recently the city of Guantánamo\, capital of the southeastern province of Guantánamo\, from whence hails the gran maestro reginero\, freestyle poet/lyricist José Andrés Rodríguez Ramírez of the Latin Grammy nominated Grupo Changüí de Guantánamo. In 2023\, at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival\, Kai encountered José Andrés\, recently retired from Changüí de Guantánamo and living in Tampa\, Florida. \nGrupo Changüí de Guantánamo\, historically the foremost proponent of its genre\, was formed in 1945 by the Veranes brothers\, “Chito” Latamblé Veranes\, renowned player of the small Cuban guitar called the tres\, and bonguero Arturo Veranes. Born in 1916 in Guantánamo’s Loma del Chivo neighborhood\, Latamblé rose to prominence as a musician through a succession of groups beginning in 1934 with a combo he and Arturo formed Los Jóvenes del Guaso. From there\, Latamblé moved through Rafael Inciarte Brioso’s Orquesta Cristal\, an ensemble led by Conchita Bravo and Los Champions de Lilí Martínez\, which became Los Siete Amigos after leader Martínez moved on. He then joined La Trova Tradicional de Guantánamo\, and subsequently Orquesta Siboney\, before Martínez recruited him for La Rareza del 43. Latamblé was influential in pianist Martínez’s incorporation of the nengón and changüí into contemporary son piano playing\, and in 1945\, Rafael Inciarte requested that Latamblé and his brother form an ensemble devoted entirely to the changüí. The resulting band was Grupo Changüí de Guantánamo\, which in recent decades was led by José Andrés\, El Sinsonte\, until his retirement a few years ago. The ensemble continues as the most widely traveled and successful changüí group today. \n$20 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/jose-andres-kai-lyons_2026-09-07/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Next Gen Jam w/ Dylan Acker Quartet
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 Dylan Acker Quartet. Trumpet player Dylan Acker\, a senior at Ruth Asawa School or the Arts\, brings a quartet this month to play a set and conduct a jam session. The quartet includes Asante Sims\, from Berkeley High\, on piano; Julian Deery\, from Nueva School\, on bass; and Amaru Duran\, from RASOTA\, on drums. All welcome\, particularly high school and college students. No charge. Donate what you can! \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_2026-09-06/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour,Live Music
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SUMMARY:Danny Bittker Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Danny Bittker\, reeds; Dave Casini\, vibraphone; Michael Price\, bass; Mark Fishman and Ami Molinelli\, percussion; with 2 guest vocalists: Carol Belcher and Lee Heuermann \n$25 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/danny-bittker_2026-09-05/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Hal Richards Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Hal Richards\, reeds; Henry Hung\, trumpet ; Rumi Abe\, piano ; Ron Belcher\, bass; Dan Foltz\, drums \n$25 cover charge; byob\nStudents $10 \nFor a reservation\, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/hal-richards_2026-09-04/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:POETS! Tate Swindell & Shane King Zackery + Open Mic
DESCRIPTION: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. \nArchivist\, Editor\, Poet and Photographer\, Tate Swindell is the founder of Unrequited Records\, which specializes in poetry records released on the vinyl format. Editor of On Valencia Street: Poems and Ephemera by Jack Micheline (Lithic Press\, 2019). Co-editor of the Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman for City Lights Books (2019). Tate\, and his brother Todd\, worked extensively on the Harold Norse archives\, which were donated to the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley. He is currently writing short stories about his experiences in the San Francisco medical cannabis movement. Previous collections of writings include Palpitations; The Creation of Deadlines; Fotopomes and the most recent SOLAR HITS (Lithic Press\, 2025). \nMichael Koch and Jerry Ferraz host Bird & Beckett’s 1st Thursdays poetry series. The reading starts at 7pm with two to three featured readers\, with an open mic following after a short break. \nThe reading\, including the open mic\, is welcomes all comers at no cost\, although tips to augment the small honorarium awarded the featured readers by the Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project are encouraged and welcome at the break before the open mic commences. BYOB. \nTo help underwrite this 25-year tradition at Bird & Beckett\, please consider a sustaining donation to the Cultural Legacy Project\, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization charged with presenting\, documenting and archiving the work of the region’s crucial corps of dedicated poets and musicians. Information can be found here: Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/poets-open-mic_2026-09-03/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
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