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Dave Easley, pedal steel guitar; Smitti Supab, bass; Kirk Duplantis, drums Virtuosic pedal steel player, Dave Easley has worked with artists as diverse as Brian Blade, Joni Mitchell, Peter Rowan (Dharma Blues), Ruthie Foster (the Grammy nominated Let it Burn), Chris Schlarb’s multifaceted Psychic Temple, and New Orleans blues legend Coco Robicheaux (Louisiana Medicine Man, Yeah…
$20
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Paul Fericano & K.Lipschutz POETS! Every 1st Thursday, featured readers followed by a community open mic, hosted by Michael Koch & Jerry Ferraz
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Michele Walther, violin; Michael Gold, tenor and soprano saxophones; John Kiskaddon, piano; Ted Burik, bass; Greg German, drums $25 cover charge; byob. Students, $10. Kids Free. For a reservation, please call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 after September 1st.
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Bob Kenmotsu, tenor sax; Jordan Samuels, guitar; Tomoko Funaki, bass; Austin Harris, drums The Hard Bop Collective presents "Beyond the Pulse: Rhythm Section Edition + Celebration of Jimmy Heath's 100th Birthday" The HBC will be playing tunes composed by rhythm section players, i.e., jazz guitarists, bassists and drummers. Additionally, they will be honoring Jimmy Heath's…
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Independent reporter Denise Sullivan brings the SF Lives series to Bird & Beckett for a Sunday morning livestream. This month's guest is Dr. Saidah Leatutufu-Burch. We expect a wide-ranging discussion on the legacy of local Black history, community organizing, economic justice and the November San Francisco ballot. Dr. Sai (Sy) is a Black and Sāmoan… 
The Walter Arron Quartet comprises: Jairo Guerigay (Burlingame High School), alto saxophone; Ludovic “Tilu” Blain-Galvez (Berkeley High School), piano; Walter Arron (Nueva High School), bass & leader; Aaron Donohoe (Sequoia High School), drums Following their set, the quartet will conduct a jam session specifically attuned to student jazz players, though anyone may participate.A small honorarium…
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NKT debut album cover art by Molly Barker Ben Goldberg, clarinet. Matt Robidoux, electronics. David Ewell, bass. Tim Bulkley, drums. $20 cover charge at the door (cash, please) / byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 Ben Goldberg pulls no punches, and has been pulling tricks from various bags for three…
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Gil Duran, author of The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy; and Amy Westervelt, author or Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy, in conversation. Gil Durán was born in Tulare, California, in 1976. The grandson of Mexican immigrant farmworkers, he got his…
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Dennis Mitcheltree, saxophone; Jesse Crawford, bass; Bill McClellan, drums. Dennis Mitcheltree's 8th album as a leader, Seeing Red, will be released this fall on the Dengor Music label. Based in Los Angeles since 2007, he makes regular forays to the Bay Area with his working trio and quartet and has enjoyed a great reception by…
$20
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Jonah Raskin introduces his most recent book of cultural writings, Keeping the Beat (Regent Press, 2026), a collection of original, groundbreaking reviews and essays about the writers of the Beat Generation, plus their contemporaries and fellow travelers. Jonah's five and a half decades' output of short and long-form literary/cultural criticism and journalism has traced three-quarters of…
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Derek Evans, vocals Richard Cruz, piano Tim Landis, guitar A. J. Joyce, bass Larry Vann, drums Groove Merchant Larry Vann and vocalist Derek Evans guarantee a fantastic stroll through soulville. $25 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
$25
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Armando Fox, piano; Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, guitar; Anastasia Preston, bass; Ryan Friedman, percussion; Laura Ramos & Edu González, vocals, with guest Matthew Porter on trumpet Cantos De Mi Tierra is a cultural stewardship initiative that curates and presents the richness of Latin American music through cabaret performance. Blending storytelling, history, and live music, each show…
$25
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This date will be rescheduled. Check the band's website at https://www.deepthicketband.com/ |
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Attar of Nishapur, the 12th century Sufi poet, composed his poetry while working as an herbalist and perfume-maker, making medicines and potions as well as poems, in the city of Nishapur. This was in the land once known as Khorasan, at the time of the Seljuk dynasty of ancient Persia, now Iran. Attar's classic poem…
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Jeffrey Burr, guitar; Eric Markowitz, bass; Smith Dobson, drums with special guest Noel Jewkes, reeds $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733 Normally, guitarist Scott Foster performs with an ever evolving cast of collaborators on the 3rd Friday of every month, but this month he's off in another…
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Darren Johnston, peace cannon; Kai Lyons, guitar; Marcus Shelby, bass; Lorca Hart, drums Celebrate the release of their eponymous album: Standard Issue $20 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
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Bob Kenmotsu, tenor saxophone; Keith Saunders, piano; Eric Markowitz, bass; Tony Johnson drums Sundays at five it's our weekly happy hour! BYOB and pay what you like to support the musicians. Grab your partner, gather your kids, call a friend! Find some new friends in the world's coolest bookshop/jazz club, and center yourself for the…
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Tuesday, October 20th at 7pm, come and enjoy a reading by three poets, with a little solo piano thrown in for good measure. No charge, but it doesn't hurt to bring a few bucks to throw in for the poets. And byob if you like... Milo Starr Johnson, Steve Arntson, and Tim Xonnelly read from…
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Author Amy O'Hair presents her new book, History Walks in Sunnyside. Take a walk through history! Share with friends or family. Enjoy short tales of San Francisco’s past while walking the streets of Sunnyside where they took place. This compact book brings together a wealth of local stories that set you on the path to…
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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…
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Rick Corrigan, accordion, piano, composition; Chloe Allen, violin; Yates Brown, guitar, banjo, bass, sitar; John Slattery, percussion; Kurt Ribak, bass $25 cover charge; byob Students $10 For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733
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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…
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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…
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Take a comfy seat and celebrate the grand finale of SF Stairway Month hearing authors Mary Burk (Stairway Walks in San Francisco) and Alexandra Kenin (Urban Trails series, San Francisco, East Bay, Peninsula and South Bay). And sharpen your wits: We will have special SF stairway trivia game designed by moderator Liz Novoa (aka Instagram’s…
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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,…
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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…
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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 features the Lick-Wilmerding High School Jazz…
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