Ruth and her trio
Ruth Keady sings and her trio swings which way west? Sunday concert series Sunday, June 12, 4:30 & 5:30 pm (two sets) She’s a mighty vocalist in a diminutive frame, Ruth is… and for this date she’s assembled a trio of crack instrumentalists, to provide the field and the direction for her excursion through some…
Jimmy Ryan Quintet
Bassists in town! The Jimmy Ryan Quintet with guest bassist Charles Thomas jazz in the bookshop every Friday Friday, June 9, 5:30 to 8:00 pm With Jimmy’s regular bassist, Bishu Chatterjee, off to Kolkata this month, we’re pleased to welcome Charles Thomas to the stage — and also a brief cameo appearance during the second…
QR Hand
QR Hand, Jr. — Kim Shuck — Bill Vartnaw POETS! reading series with open mic Jerry Ferraz, m.c. 1st and 3rd Monday of every month Monday, June 6, 7 pm Q. R. Hand, Jr.’s poetry, according to his late, great compadre Reginald Lockett, “traverses the terrain of form, music, and language. This is an inspired,…
Misisipi Mike
Misisipi Mike all by his lonesome which way west? Sunday concert series Sunday, June 5th, 4:30 & 5:30 pm (two sets) Mike Wolf moved out west from Pass Christian, Mississippi, a punk rock kid filled with frustration, lived the life, hit the bottom, and climbed back up again, with a lot of help from his…
POETS!
POETS! Stewart Florsheim and Tom Centolella read their work Sunday, June 5th, 2:30 pm Two practiced and well published writers at the top of their game. To get a fuller picture of these two poets, read the write-up on our “Events” page (click here or on the link on our navigation bar above). Stewart’s newest…
Which Way West? Redwood String Quartet
The Redwood String Quartet which way west? sunday concerts Sunday, May 29th – 4:30 pm Violinist Janice MacIntosh, a Glen Park resident, brings in three compatriots for a program of classical music. Janice has been a member of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, since 1983, playing 1st violin throughout her career there; and is Associate…
Walker Talks
Tales of Ghostly Japan Walker Talks! Sunday, May 29th – 2:00 pm Each month, until he breaks for his summer ramble through the western states, Walker Brents III presents a spellbinding set of musings on topics mythological, literary and historical. This month, the supernatural folktales and legends of a country that has recently had its…
which way west? Mark Levine Trio
The Mark Levine Trio which way west? sunday concerts Sunday, May 22nd – 4:30 pm Mark wrote the book on jazz piano… specifically, The Jazz Piano Book (Sher Music, 2005 — but originally published in 1989) has been instrumental in the education of many thousands of jazz pianists… and he himself studied in Boston and…
POET Daniel Abdal Hayy Moore
Sufi Poet Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore with musical guest From a Fountain Sunday, May 22nd – 2 pm Born in 1940 in Oakland, California, Daniel Moore’s first book of poems, Dawn Visions, was published by Lawrence Ferlinghetti of City Lights Books, San Francisco, in 1964. In 1972 his second book, Burnt Heart, Ode to the War…
POETS Froude Denrow Morse
Richard Froude Jennifer Denrow Jesse Morse POETS! Monday, May 23rd, 7:00 pm Three poets, passing through — two out of Denver, one headed that way… Richard Froude — born in London, raised in Bristol — lives now in Denver. He is the author of The History of Zero, The Margaret Thatcher Trilogy, and FABRIC, brand…