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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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  • 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…

    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…

    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…

    $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…

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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…

    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…

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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…

    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