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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

    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,…

    $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 Quartet

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

    Noel Jewkes, reeds; Dick Whittington, piano; Peter Barshay, bass; Vince Lateano, drums Drummer Vince Lateano typically performs with his trio and a guest on the 3rd Sunday every other month…

    $20

  • 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 Meets the Masters… Buethe/Wiitala/Lateano

    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 at Bird & Beckett. Lately, he's been focused on bringing to our bandstand…

    $20

  • Dima + Four

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

    Dima, vocals David Udolph, 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…

    $20

  • 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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  • Virtual Poets: Kim Shuck hosts an all open mic reading

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    Kim Shuck conducts the twice-monthly Virtual Poets series, with featured readers followed by an open mic on the 2nd Monday of each month and an all-open mic session on the…

    Free, donations welcome

  • 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

  • Morning Ragas: Vocalist Arjun Ravi Shankar with tabla accompaniment

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

    RootStock Arts and Bird & Beckett co-present Morning Ragas: a four-month series of Hindustani and Carnatic Classical Music concerts from 9 to 11 a.m. on the last Sunday of September,…

    $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; tba, drums THE COTTONTAILS are one of San Francisco's most exciting musical groups, playing a wide range of…

    $30

  • 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

  • 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,…

    $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…

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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

    Jack Crimmins is the Sonoma County-based author of seven poetry collections, including his latest trilogy, "The Light in California" (Taurean Horn Press). In her introduction to his first book, "Kit Fox Blues,"…

    Free, donations welcome

  • Fog City Groove

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