Friday, July 29nd – 5:30 pm George Cotsirilos Trio Jazz in the Bookshop – 5th Friday Special Guest George Cotsirilos, guitar; Robb Fisher, bass; Ron Marabuto, drums A “blue collar jazz trio†with an impeccable sense of swing, celebrating the recent release of its cd entitled “Past, Presentâ€â€¦Â noted by one reviewer as being “happy…
Sundays, July 31st – August 28th Outfest! Five Consecutive Sundays of Spontaneous Improvization Bird & Beckett’s Which Way West? concert series, in association with Outsound Presents: July 31 – TIME IS NOW, NOT MONEY: Lorin Benedict, voice; Scott R. Looney, piano; Bishu Chatterjee, bass; Bryan Bowman, drums August 7 – FORWARD ENERGY: Jim Ryan, sax,…
Suzanne Kramer
This Sunday! 4:30-6:30 pm Vocalist Suzanne Kramer + Trio which way west? Sunday concert series Suzanne’s assembled a sharp outfit of musicians to back her in this foray into the classic jazz songbook. Michael Parsons on piano; Doug Pohorosky on bass and Wally Schnalle on drums. She’s a Glen Park denizen with a solid following…
Roads of Bread
POETS LIVING, AND LIVING ON… Sunday, 7/24 at 2:30 “Roads of Bread” Poets pay tribute to the late Eugene Ruggles hosted by Martin Hinkle, with readings by Clive Matson, Jack & Adele Foley, Doreen Stock, Carl Macki and Dela Moon (from a 2004 SF Chronicle article): Eugene Ruggles’ overriding sympathy for victims of injustice that…
230 Jones Street, Local 6 LJB
this evening at Bird & Beckett! Jazz at the bookshop jazz every Friday evening, 5:30 to 8:00 pm Singer Dorothy Lefkovits with the “230 Jones Street, Local 6 Literary Jazz Band” aka, the Chuck Peterson Quintet Tenor sax player Chuck Peterson inaugurated our weekly jazz party in the neighborhood back in late 2002, and it’s…
Poets!
Thursday, 7/21 at 7:00: Poets pay tribute to the late carol lee sanchez hosted by Bill Vartnaw, with readings by Avotcja, Duane BigEagle, Judy Grahn, Gail Mitchell, Kim Shuck, and others Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and raised in the village of Pagute, carol lee sanchez passed away in Sedalia, Missouri on April 6, 2011…
Faisal
Sunday July 17th – 4:30 pm Faisal Zedan Ensemble Which Way West? Sunday Concerts Percussionist Faisal Zedan, from Syria, is joined by violinists Husain Resan, from Iraq, and Younes El-Makboul in a program of pan-Arab music. These three expert musicians have all graced the Bird & Beckett stage in the past, and can be counted…
Laurie Barkin
Sunday, July 17th – 1:00 pm LaborFest Writers’ Group Each year, LaborFest hosts writers in a reading and workshop at Bird & Beckett. Come to listen and, if you like, to participate. LaborFest is in its 18th year, and this year, in addition to commemorating the 1934 San Francisco general strike, it will commemorate and…
Laborfest/Faisal
Monday, July 18, 7:00 pm Michael Koch & Willie Lizarraga followed by an open mic POETS! 1st & 3rd Mondays Willie Lizarraga, shown here, was born and raised in Peru, arriving in the Bay Area as a teenager in the 1970s. He teaches at Berkeley City College, and has won awards for his prose fiction….
Sukhawat Ali Khan
Sunday, July 10th, 4:30 pm Sukhawat Ali Khan Ensemble A “which way west?” concert from the Sham Chorasi gharana tradition of Sufi music Sukhawat Ali Khan‘s music is rooted in the 600-year-old Sham Chorasi traditional school of music, established by his direct ancestors during the reign of Emperor Akbar of India. His training in both…