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Next Gen Jam w/ Lick-Wilmerding High School Jazz Ensemble
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesOn 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 StatesAngie 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
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Chris Trinidad’s Chroma Tonic
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesNaima 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…
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Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United Stateswith 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 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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Danny Rosen & J Grabowski w/ Starry Skemes: A Two-Way Book Party & Concert
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesTwo-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. Each morning Danny Rosen pees on the bank of the largest unnamed tributary to the East…
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Will Bernard + Beth Custer
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesBETH 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 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…
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George Rogers Quartet
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesGeorge 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 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…
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Eric & the In Crowd
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesPianist/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 a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
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In a Silent Way: Joel Harrison Quintet plays Miles Davis
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesPaul 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 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…
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Vince Lateano Trio
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesBen 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). 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…
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Poet Kim Shuck: A reading
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesReadings by Kim Shuck from three new books: November Dance Shirt: a new collection of Kim's poems written in November 2023. American Indian Stories by Zitkala-Ša, re-release, with an intro and new essay by Kim. More on Zitkala-Ša here (Wikipedia). This Music: Record of a Poet Becoming, Janice Gould's last and posthumous book which Kim…
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Walker Talks
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAn 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…
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Scott Foster Combo
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesGuitarist Scott Foster performs with an ever evolving cast of collaborators on the 3rd Friday of every month. $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
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Dima + Four
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Jam Session, hosted by the Vince Lateano Trio
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe 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. Ben Stolorow, piano; Peter Barshay, bass; Vince Lateano, drums SUNDAY HAPPY HOUR! Grab your partner! Gather your kids! Call…
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Tom Molanphy – Marie’s Tree: Implosions and Injustice in San Francisco
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesLocal journalist Tom Molanphy will discuss his new book, Marie's Tree: Implosions and Injustice in San Francisco, with the three people who played crucial roles in this biography of Bayview Hunters Point environmental activist Marie Harrison (1948-2019.) Arieann Harrison, her daughter who carries on her mother's fight through the Marie Harrison Community Foundation; Dr. Ahimsa Sumchai,…
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Macy Blackman & the Mighty Fines
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesMacy Blackman, piano/vocals; Snakebite, saxophone; Bing Nathan, bass; Larry Vann, drums $25 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
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New Squatoolas
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJim Peterson, saxophone; Scott Foster, guitar; Joe Kyle, Jr., bass; Larry Vann, drums $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
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Monthly Morning Ragas
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesPresented by Rootstock Arts.
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Cottontails
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesKarina Denike, vocals; Tom Griesser; saxophone; Michael McIntosh, piano; Joe Kyle, Jr., bass; Randy Lee Odell, drums THE 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…
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Esmail Rahimian – “I Was There Before: Stories Without Names”
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThey said it didn't happen. But someone remembers. Esmail Rahimian's book is a gripping work of literary fiction that draws you into the moments where everything begins to break, and nothing ever returns the same. A girl steps into the streets and does not come back. A mother listens through the night as the sky becomes…
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POETS! Featured Readers + Open Mic
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesPOETS! Every 1st Thursday, featured readers followed by a community open mic, hosted by Michael Koch & Jerry Ferraz
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Le Jazz Hot
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesPaul Mehling, solo guitar, vocals; Evan Price, violin; Dexter Williams, string bass; Nelsen Hutchison, rhythm guitar $20 cover charge (cash at the door, please) / byob Students $10.
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ATOM Ensemble (Amos/Trinidad/Oba/Mahadevan)
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesRoopa Mahadevan, vocals; Erika Oba, piano; Chris Trinidad, bass; Keven Amos, drums "exploring diaspora through music" Featuring 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,…
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