BIRD & BECKETT CULTURAL LEGACY PROJECT
August 13th to 31st at Bird & Beckett
August 13th, 7:30pm: São Paulo Choro Quartet featuring Alessandro Penezzi & Alexandre Ribeiro — Brazilian choro by São Paulo Allstars! Alessandro Penezzi, guitar; Alexandre Ribeiro, clarinet; Roberta Valente, pandeiro; Jane Lenoir, flute. $25-$35 sliding scale cover. _____ August 14th, 7:30pm: Mose Def : The Music of Mose Allison — Dean Mermell, vocals; Tom Griesser, tenor sax; Kymry Esainko,…
Water under the bridge…
The posts that follow show you what’s come and gone. Search the videos on our youtube channel or facebook page to find evidence of what you remember, or what you missed! Then, make sure you catch the next thing that catches your fancy. The live streams are great, but live music in a room with…
Sunday, August 9th – 7:30pm
“All This is Possible”
album release concert
Vocalist Kay Kostopolous
with the Noel Jewkes Quartet
Kay Kostopoulos celebrates her new album, “All This is Possible,” in the company of the marvelous saxophonist Noel Jewkes, arranger/pianist John DiMartino, bassist Carla Kaufman and drummer Mark Lee. She caresses a set of jazz standards from the album with her own exotic flair, and augments those numbers with spoken excerpts from Homer’s Odyssey…
Sunday, August 9th – 5pm
Maurice Tani: The Sangoire Sets
dark tales of crime, fashion and romance
Maurice Tani, guitar and vocals. Pam Brandon, vocals. Henry Salvia, piano. Greg Kehret, bass. Kenny Owen, drums. $25 suggested; pay what you will! It’s Happy Hour at Bird & Beckett! BYOB. Born and raised in San Francisco, Maurice Tani has spent five decades on the California alt-country/Americana scene. Fronting his own bands including 77 El…
Saturday, August 8th – 7:30pm
UFO Pilots
A new trio, UFO Pilots is made up of Vincent Maclauchlan on guitar, Aidan McCarthy on bass and Nadav Beary on drums. All three were born and raised in the East Bay and all three now reside in New York. “We all live within a five minute walk from each other in Brooklyn, so…
Friday, August 7th – 7:30pm
The Jon Frank Trio plays jazz!
Grant Levin, piano. Chris Amberger, bass. Jon Frank, drums. $20 cover charge (cash at the door, please) / byob. Students $10. Kids free. For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733. The Jon Frank Trio plays standards and jazz versions of Jewish songs. The trio has built a solid rapport over the past several…
Thursday, August 6th – 7pm
Poets Andrew Paul Nelson
& Mukethe Kawinzi
open mic follows
Andrew Paul Nelson is a poet living in North Beach where he owns and operates Golden Sardine with his wife Caitlyn. His book of poems How to Draw A Guillotine was released by Living Poets in 2024. Mukethe Kawinzi is a transsexual goatherder and land steward working at the intersection of the pastoral, modern Black…
Sunday, August 2nd – 7:30pm
The Sylvia Cuenca Quintet
featuring saxophonist Rico Jones
Joel Behrman, trumpet. Rico Jones, saxophone. Matt Clark, piano Essiet Okon Essiet, bass. Sylvia Cuenca, drums. $25 cover charge / byob. Students $10. For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733. Sylvia Cuenca, born and raised in San Jose, was called while still in her teenage years for her first professional gig by the…
Sunday, August 2nd – 5pm
Jam Session! hosted by The Sai Ray Quartet
Sunday, August 2nd – 5pm Jam Session! The Sai Ray Quartet — Sai Ray, trumpet; Armaan Mishra, piano; Yoav Konig, bass; Nicholas DiMaria; drums– plays a set and hosts the August edition of our First Sundays Student-Centric Jam Session. It’s Happy Hour. Pay what you will! Donate to the BBCLP to underwrite our emerging musicians programming…
Saturday, August 1st – 7:30pm
Harold Carr Quintet – cd release!
A Bird is Whiter than The Moon”
Flavia Cerviño-Wood, violin Andrew Voigt, woodwinds Derek Coombs, piano Harold Carr, bass and compositions Susanna Goldenstein, percussion. Album release concert celebrating A Bird Is Whiter Than The Moon. Everyone who attends will receive a free copy of the album! $25 cover charge / byob for adults — cash at the door, please! Students $10….