Sandi Poindexter, violin; David Udolf, piano; Ron Belcher, bass; Myron Cohen, drums.   “Billy Higgins used to say you have to get inside the music…listen,use your ears, and play from your heart, as you have people’s feelings in your hands… Also make the other musicians on the bandstand feel good so they can get their sound across… be supportive and uplifting… above all the drummer must swing plenty! …leave some space, and don’t play too many notes.” –Myron Cohen

Grant Levin, piano David Ewell, bass Jeff Minnieweather, drums Grant Levin has been one of the top jazz pianists in the Bay Area since arriving on the scene. His talent seems to have no limitations. We’ve been pleased to present him dozens of times at Bird & Beckett. His playing never fails to thrill the audience, and he never fails to put together a terrific group of collaborating musicians for the date.

Walker Brents III plumbs the poetic psyche of Gary Snyder.

Four giants of San Francisco jazz, setting the standard: Ian Carey, trumpet; James Mahone, saxophone; Adam Shulman, piano; Vijay Anderson, drums.   Supported by Jazz in the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund.  

Friday at the Late Show! Tonight, it’s a trio version of Sandor y su Mecanica! Pianist Eduardo Corzo from Havana, Cuba joins bassist David Pinto from Lima, Peru & the Nicaraguan/American drummer Sandor Moss from the Richmond District! About Eduardo Corzo: Born in “el Vedado”, neighborhood of Havana, Cuba, Corzo began his musical study with his father, Gregrio Corzo, a violinist of the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. Later, he embarked upon an independent study of guitar and piano, until he decided to complete a formal education at Ignacio Cervantes Conservatorio where he graduated as clarinetist. At 21, Corzo had the opportunity to compose and arrange music for Cuban television, an endeavor which allowed him to later complete further theatrical and cinematic works. He also served as musical director of the Conjunto Nacional de Espectaculos, under the talent of cuban humorist Alejandro Garcia (Virulo), and toured to Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela. While…

Tonight, bassist Al Obidinski sits in for 230 Jones Street regular Dean Reilly, with Ray Loeckle and Jerry Logas on reeds, Glen Deardorff on guitar and Tony Johnson on drums.

Neeli Cherkovski, born Neeli Cherry in San Bernardino California in 1945. was an integral part of the mid-1960s Los Angeles poetry scene, edited a literary magazine there with Charles Bukowski called “Laugh Literary and Man the Humping Guns” and came up to San Francisco in the early 1970s. Throughout those years and ever since, he has consorted with Surrealist, Beat, post-Beat and Baby Beat icons and poets to whom no categories apply, including Diane di Prima, Phillip Lamantia, Bob Kaufman, Gregory Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jack Hirschman, ruth weiss, Michael McClure, Gary Snyder, Joanne Kyger, John Wieners, Harold Norse, Allen Ginsburg and many, many others from Steve Richmond and Sharon Doubiago in his L.A. days to countless younger poets today. Neeli is the author of more than a dozen poetry collections over a fifty-year career from his first, Don’t Make a Move (Tecumseh Press, 1974) to Animal (Pantograph Press, 1996) to From the…

“ “Father Harry,” Msgr. Harry G. Schlitt, got his start in the rock & roll side of the Catholic Church (or maybe created it) in the 1970s in Springfield, Missouri. He’ll tell a sliver of the tale and sign books at Bird & Beckett March 22nd from 5:30-6:30 pm. Read up on Father Schlitt’s Springfield days and his subsequent career here: https://www.news-leader.com/story/life/faith/2016/12/31/rock-n-roll-priest-harry-schlitt-connected-kids/95962534/

Jerry Ferraz, m.c. Open mic starts at about 8 pm.

Dale timba pa que suena! Sandor y su Mecanica Fito Reinoso, tres & lead vocals Sandy Perez, congas Juan Ceballos. magic flute Gabriel Navia, bass Sandor Moss, drumset  

COPUS (Creation Of Peace Under Stars), comprising Royal Kent (poet/spoken word artist), Wendy Loomis (composer/pianist) , Melissa Finder (singer), Ann Souren (singer), Patrick Mahon (bassist) and Levon Washington ( drummer), convenes another in its long line of poets and composers salons. COPUS, which began in the late 1980s, presents powerful lyrics intertwined with beautiful melodies for the conscious listener. Formed by poet/spoken word artist Royal Kent (who opened major reggae concerts for Peter Tosh, Toots & the Maytals, and The Wailers) and composer/pianist Wendy Loomis (4-time winner of the ASCAP composition award), COPUS now also includes sung vocals, percussion, and bass. “COPUS is a musical group with some of the most talented musicians that I have yet come across…The jazz styles are very complex and the music that is created is absolutely masterful.” (Michael Allison, MusicDish.com). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7_gU77XEcM ROYAL KENT’s love of poetry goes back several decades. Originally inspired by the…

David Boyce, reeds Scott Foster, guitar Noah Schencker, bass Cairo McCockran, drums A slammin’ quartet! All fun! All jazz!