Monday, September 6th – 7:30pm
El Sinsonte (“The Mockingbird”)
José Andrés Rodriguez of Changüí de Guantanamo
in duo performance with tres player & musicologist Kai Lyons
Tonight, Bird & Beckett is proud to present José Andrés “El Sinsonte” Rodríguez Ramírez of Guantánamo, Cuba — renowned gran maestro reginero, freestyle poet/lyricist of Grupo Changüí de Guantánamo, the…
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August 30th to 31st
at Bird & Beckett
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…
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September 3rd to 7th
at Bird & Beckett
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…
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September 10th to 13th
at Bird & Beckett
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 —…
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September 15th to 20th
at Bird & Beckett
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…
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Water under the bridge…
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…
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Dive into our archive of performances past!
Hundreds of live Bird & Beckett performances are preserved for posterity, and are yours for the browsing on our youtube channel and facebook page. If you’re a scholar, you might…
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Angel Adedokun
Saturday, August 29th
Angel Adedokun, vocals Jelani Noble, keys Chanelle Ignant, guitar Michael Reed, drums. A bilingual, multi-genre artist known for her ethereal vocals and raw, confessional songwriting, Angel Adedokun blends rock,…
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Dameron Powell
Saturday, August 29th
Henry Hung, trumpet; Kasey Knudsen, saxophone; John Wiitala, bass; Lorca Hart, drums. The brilliant compositions of two jazz masters, pianists both. But not a pianist in sight on this…
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Friday, August 28th – 7:30pm
Ron Vincent Quartet
Bruce Williamson, saxophone Brad Buethe, guitar Noah Schencker, bass Ron Vincent, drums $20 cover. Students $10. Drummer Ron Vincent graduated from Berklee in Boston in 1973, toured for six…
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