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  • Next Gen Jam hosted by Walter Arron Quartet

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

    The Walter Arron Quartet comprises: Jairo Guerigay (Burlingame High School), alto saxophone; Ludovic “Tilu” Blain-Galvez (Berkeley High School), piano; Walter Arron (Nueva High School), bass & leader; Aaron Donohoe (Sequoia High School), drums Following their set, the quartet will conduct a jam session specifically attuned to student jazz players, though anyone may participate.A small honorarium…

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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
  • Gil Duran (The Nerd Reich) & Amy Westervelt (Brought to You By)

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

    Gil Duran, author of The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy; and Amy Westervelt, author or Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy, in conversation. Gil Durán was born in Tulare, California, in 1976. The grandson of Mexican immigrant farmworkers, he got his…

    Free, donations welcome
  • Dennis Mitcheltree Trio

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

    Dennis Mitcheltree, saxophone; Jesse Crawford, bass; Bill McClellan, drums. Dennis Mitcheltree's 8th album as a leader, Seeing Red, will be released this fall on the Dengor Music label. Based in Los Angeles since 2007, he makes regular forays to the Bay Area with his working trio and quartet and has enjoyed a great reception by…

    $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…

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  • Larry Vann Quartet with vocalist Derek Evans

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

    Derek Evans, vocals Richard Cruz, piano Tim  Landis, guitar A. J. Joyce, bass Larry Vann, drums Groove Merchant Larry Vann and vocalist Derek Evans guarantee a fantastic stroll through soulville. $25 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $25
  • 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, with guest Matthew Porter on trumpet Cantos De Mi Tierra is a cultural stewardship initiative that curates and presents the richness of Latin American music through cabaret performance. Blending storytelling, history, and live music, each show…

    $25
  • 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, on Attar of Nishapur – a live stream

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

    Attar of Nishapur, the 12th century Sufi poet, composed his poetry while working as an herbalist and perfume-maker, making medicines and potions as well as poems, in the city of Nishapur.  This was in the land once known as Khorasan, at the time of the Seljuk dynasty of ancient Persia, now Iran. Attar's classic poem…

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  • 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, 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…

    $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

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  • Tony Johnson Quartet

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

    Bob Kenmotsu, tenor saxophone; Keith Saunders, piano; Eric Markowitz, bass; Tony Johnson drums Sundays at five it's our weekly happy hour! BYOB and pay what you like to support the musicians. Grab your partner, gather your kids, call a friend! Find some new friends in the world's coolest bookshop/jazz club, and center yourself for the…

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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 bring a few bucks to throw in for the poets. And byob if you like... Milo Starr Johnson, Steve Arntson, and Tim Xonnelly read from…

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  • 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 the streets of Sunnyside where they took place. This compact book brings together a wealth of local stories that set you on the path to…

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  • 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 what happens when “Charles Mingus meets The Meters, and they go to Duke Ellington’s house to jam, with Cachao and Thelonious Monk sitting in.” Kurt…

    $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 bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $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 sister. It would not be long before he began to seriously pursue his musical studies under sarod maestro Arnab Chakrabarty. Soon after, Chakrabarty introduced Kamal…

    $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, 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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  • All About San Francisco’s Stairways: No Walking Required! w/ Mary Burk & Alexandra Kenin

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

    Take a comfy seat and celebrate the grand finale of SF Stairway Month hearing authors Mary Burk (Stairway Walks in San Francisco) and Alexandra Kenin (Urban Trails series, San Francisco, East Bay, Peninsula and South Bay). And sharpen your wits: We will have special SF stairway trivia game designed by moderator Liz Novoa (aka Instagram’s…

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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 that he doesn't usually pull out in the trio/quartet format. $15 cover charge / byob. Students $7.50 Cash at the door, please For a reservation,…

    $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? Ten will do. BYOB and share your candy. Reservations ill advised, but call us if you want -- 415-586-3733   The Potrero Hillbillies are Bird…

    $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 Francisco and around the bay, perform a set, then host a student-centric jam session for their peers. This month features the Lick-Wilmerding High School Jazz…

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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 follow. Michael Koch and Jerry Ferraz are your hosts and m.c.s No charge to attend or read. Donations appreciated to help us compensate the featured…

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  • 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 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…

    $25