BIRD & BECKETT CULTURAL LEGACY PROJECT
The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project presents twenty-odd events every month in the bookshop, including at least 3 live concerts each week, plus poetry readings, talks, and all manner of cultural happenings.
See below for info on our next several events, or click here to view our extended calendar for details on events a bit further out.
Seating is limited! For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733. BYOB.
Friday, August 28th, 7:30pm: Ron Vincent Quartet — Bruce Williamson, saxophone; Brad Buethe, guitar; Noah Schencker, bass; Ron Vincent, drums. $20 cover. Students $10. _____ Saturday, August 29th, 5pm – Dameron Powell — Henry Hung, trumpet; Kasey Knudsen, saxophone; John Wiitala, bass; Lorca Hart, drums. Sneak date! Secret! Shhhh! Just come. Bring your posse! $20 cover. Students $10. _____ Satuday, August 29th, 7:30pm: Angel Adedokun — Angel Adedokun, vocals; Jelani Noble, keys; Chanelle Ignant, guitar; Michael Reed, drums. $20 cover. Students $10. _____ August 30th, 5pm (the happy hour show): Jam session hosted by the Vince Lateano Trio — Ben Stolorow, piano; tbd, bass; Vince Lateano, drums. It’s Happy Hour. Stay for a tune, stay for a set, stay for two sets. Contribute what you can, contribute what you will! No pressure. Bring your axe, and bring your ears! _____ August 30th, 8pm: Simon Aks Quartet…
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Thursday, September 3, 7:00pm: Tate Swindell & Shane King Zackery — POETS! Every 1st Thursday, featured readers + open mic, hosted by Michael Koch & Jerry Ferraz _____ Friday, September 4, 7:30pm: Hal Richards Quintet — Hal Richards, winds and reeds; Henry Hung, trumpet; Rumi Abe, piano; Ron Belcher, bass; Dan Foltz, drums. $25 cover. Students $10. _____ Saturday, September 5, 7:30pm: Danny Bittker Quintet — Danny Bittker, reeds; Dave Casini, vibraphone; Michael Price, bass; Mark Fishman and Ami Molinelli, percussion; with 2 guest vocalists: Carol Belcher and Lee Heuermann. $25 cover. Students $10. _____ Sunday, September 6, 5:00pm: Next Gen Jam hosted by the Dylan Acker RASOTA Quartet — It’s Happy Hour, and there’s no set cover charge! Bring your axe, your ears, or all three! _____ Monday, September 7, 7:30pm: Duo Changüísonico: José (“El Sinsonte”) Andrés + Kai Lyons. $20 cover. Students $10. The music of Guantánamo, Cuba, where José…
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Thursday, September 10, 7:30pm: Poets Joseph Simas + Yates Cessna, w/ Michael Schuffler, voice; t. persephone, cello — Joseph Simas reads from his latest book of poems, Shuffle (Introducing — Anime Titles), from The Bodily Press, 2026. Working writer and artist Yates Cessna will open with a reading of her work, followed by a selection from Shuffle set to cello, with poet Michael Schuffler on voice, and composed by poet and cellist t. persephone. Free! _____ Friday, September 11, 7:30pm: Eric & the In Crowd — $20 cover. Students $10. _____ Saturday, September 12, 7:30pm: Rob Zuckerman Quintet — Rob Zuckerman, saxophone; Dave Rocha, trumpet; Luke Schwartz, guitar; Heath Proskin, bass; Jeff Pera, drums. $25 cover. Students $10. _____ Sunday, September 13, 5:00pm: Marina Crouse — Marina Crouse, vocals; Danny Caron, guitar; Ruth Davies, bass. It’s our weekly Sunday Happy Hour show, so stay for a tune, stay for a…
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Tuesday, September 15, 7:30pm: Alon Nechustan Quintet — Matt Renzi and Jesse Levit, reeds; Alon Nechustan, piano; Sam Bevan, bass; Gregg Wyser-Pratte, drums. $25 cover. Students $10. _____ Thursday, September 17, 7:30pm, Livestream: Walker Talks! — This month, Walker Brents III explores the philosophy and literary work of Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936), Spanish modernist writer born in the Basque region city of Bilbao. Free, and to be found live on the Bird & Beckett YouTube channel. _____ Friday, September 18, 7:30pm: Scott Foster Quartet w/ Darren Johnston — Darren Johnston, trumpet; Scott Foster, guitar; additional personnel TBA. $20 cover. Students $10. _____ Saturday, September 19, 7:30pm: Excelsior Hill Mob Jazz Band — Charlie Keagle, reeds; Jim Zimmerman, vibes; Sue Crossman, piano; Chuck Bennett, bass; Jim Chanteloup, drums. $25 cover. Students $10. _____ Sunday, September 20, 5:00pm: Vince Lateano Trio — Ben Stolorow, piano; tba, bass; Vince Lateano, drums. It’s Happy…
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Hundreds, no, thousands of events have come and gone these past 25+ years… Much information–and often video documentation–can be found in our extensive archive. You can scroll through or search by musician or band name to find evidence of what you remember, or what you missed! Keep an eye on our calendar and listings for the upcoming events, and sign up for our email list. Make sure to get by the bookshop, if that’s even a possibility for you, to catch the next thing that catches your fancy. The live streams and recordings are great, but live music in a room with folks you know or ought to get to know, that’s irreplaceable… Past Events
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Kenny Warren, trumpet Liberty Ellman, guitar Raffi Garabedian, saxophone Ben Goldberg, clarinet. $20 cover. Students $10. Whoo boy! Big fun!
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Sunday, August 23rd, 5pm: Echo’s Bones + Evidence Trio. It’s Happy Hour. Pay what you will! That said, we have six professional musicians here, so pay $30 if you can. But donate whatever suits you. Students $10, or what you can manage. Beckett greets Monk, and more — if that’s even possible! Best damned avant garde players around! Echo’s Bones Sheldon Brown – clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute, bass flute Amber Lamprecht – oboe, English horn, alto flute Joseph Noble – flute, alto flute, bass flute Evidence Trio Kersti Abrams – saxophone, flute Andrew Joron – theremin Michael Wilcox – electric bass
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Soren Lee, guitar; John Wiitala, bass; Brian Melvin, drums. $20 cover. Students $10. Brian is here from Estonia, Soren is here from Denmark, and John Wiitala is just here. Was great. _____
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What is Threeocracy without saxophonist Tom Griesser? It’s an amazing duo of the trio’s guitar and bass players — Scott Foster and Scott Chapek. Making art from a tricky situation…
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Help us keep the arts alive and thriving!
