Events

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…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y57qFx_LZn4 Rick Corrigan, piano; Chloe Allen, violin; Yates Brown, guitar; John Slattery, drums; Kurt Ribak, bass Acoustic music for the world cafe. From the street corner to the concert hall, the pickPocket ensemble have created a unique and original contemporary chamber cafe music. Based in Northern California, they have toured internationally and released six CDs…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

At Bird & Beckett on Friday, November 6th, pianist Mike Greensill is joined in a trio by Brad Buethe on guitar and Carla Kaufman on bass, extending the celebration of his 81st year on the planet! Sometimes what you want to hear is a great instrumental trio, though Mike has long been known and lauded…

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…

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…

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…

Eric Shifrin, piano; Ari Munkres, bass; Mark Lee, drums 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

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…

Guitarist Scott Foster performs with an ever-evolving cast of collaborators on the 3rd Friday of every month at Bird & Beckett. Lately, he's been focused on bringing to our bandstand some of the great jazz players who have contributed so much to the depth and beauty of the San Francisco jazz landscape over the past…

Dima, vocals David Udolf, piano Chris Amberger, bass Akira Tana, drums Singing from the heart with a voice and style reminiscent of the early 50's, Dima was influenced at an early age by the music that surrounded her as a child: the classic sounds of jazz. She began to develop her style as a jazz…