BIRD & BECKETT CULTURAL LEGACY PROJECT
Grant Levin, piano
Chris Amberger, bass
Mark Lee, drums
Pepe Jacobo, congas
Exquisite jazz in San Francisco’s best listening room, bar none! With books and great acoustics. BYOB.
$20 suggested donation, but any amount is welcome.
You won’t find a better small combo live jazz experience than this!
Grant Levin is an extraordinary pianist, and his colleagues are every bit his equal. Bassist Chris Amberger was present and contributing at a high level to the birth of free jazz in Oakland in the late 1960s, toured with Art Blakey and is one of the key veteran bassists in the Bay Area. Mark Lee started working straight out of high school six days a week with legendary saxophonist Jules Broussard, and still gigs six days a week all over the Bay Area. Pepe Jacobo plays traps and percussion with the best of them, teaching and gigging constantly. The four have worked together extensively in various combinations since Grant arrived on the scene six or eight years ago, astonishing all who’ve heard him play.