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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 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…

    $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 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…

    $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 a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733

    $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 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…

    $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). 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 States

    Readings 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…

    Free, donations welcome

  • 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 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…

    Free, donations welcome

  • Scott Foster Combo

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

    Guitarist 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

    $20

  • Dima + Four

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

  • Jam Session, hosted by the Vince Lateano Trio

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

    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. 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 States

    Local 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,…

    Free, donations welcome

  • Macy Blackman & the Mighty Fines

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

    Macy 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

    $25

  • New Squatoolas

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

    Jim 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

    $20

  • Monthly Morning Ragas

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

    Presented by Rootstock Arts.

    $20

  • Cottontails

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

    Karina 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 States

    They 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…

    Free, donations welcome

  • POETS! Featured Readers + Open Mic

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

    POETS! Every 1st Thursday, featured readers followed by a community open mic, hosted by Michael Koch & Jerry Ferraz

    Free, donations welcome

  • Le Jazz Hot

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

    Paul 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.

    $20

  • ATOM Ensemble (Amos/Trinidad/Oba/Mahadevan)

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

    Roopa 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,…

    $20

  • Next Gen Jam w/ RASOTA Jazz Combo Showcase

    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 several jazz combos from Ruth Asawa…

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  • Taurean Horn Poets: Jack Crimmins, Melissa Eleftherion & Bill Vartnaw

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

    Taurean Horn is a press without whom the Northern California poetry scene would be bereft. Its roster of poets and publication history is beyond valuable. On it goes!

    Free, donations welcome

  • Fog City Groove

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

  • Nashville Honeymoon

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

    Lynne Maes, rhythm guitar & vocals; Hank Maninger, lead guitar & vocals; Tim Wagar, bass guitar; Paul Revelli drums You’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…

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  • Ella Dair Ensemble

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

    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.” Ella continued her education in music and performance with SFArtsEd, falling in love with the songs of Harold Arlen…

    $25