Friday, May 5th – 5:30-8 pm
Don Prell’s Seabop Ensemble
jazz in the bookshop — every Friday since 2002

January 5, 2017

Trumpeter Al Molina and reed player Jerry Logas are at the core of bassist Don Prell’s Seabop Ensemble these days, with drummer Steve Nelson joining the group this Friday. Bassist…

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Thursday, May 4th – 8-10 pm
Randy Lee Odell presents
Twelve Chimes It’s Midnight radio theater!
canyon moonlight series — occasional Thursday and Sunday nights

January 5, 2017

At midnight, anything can happen. Twelve Chimes, It’s Midnight creates and podcasts original “radio” dramas of mystery, suspense, and horror! They’ll create one before your eyes and ears at Bird &…

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Monday, May 1 – 7-9 pm
POETS!
Tony Robles & Tommi Avicolli-Mecca, followed by an open mic
every 1st & 3rd Monday

January 4, 2017

Tony Robles, born and raised in San Francisco, is co-editor and a revolutionary worker scholar of Poor magazine, and recently published Cool Don’t Live Here No More: A Letter to San…

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Sunday, April 30th – 4:30-6:30 pm
The Bruno Pelletier Quartet

January 4, 2017

Bruno Pelletier, guitar Matt Renzi, saxophone Ken Lenga, bass Tom Hassett, drums Bruno Pelletier-Bacquaert was born in Paris, France in 1960. He says, “I grew up in a musical family and…

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Saturday, April 29th – 7:30-10 pm
B3B4 – soulful funky organ jazz!

January 3, 2017

The Jazz Philanthropists Union presents… jazz club! at Bird & Beckett–every Saturday night, when lights are low… B3B4 Tom Griesser, saxophone Kevin Gerzevitz, organ Scott Foster, guitar Dan Foltz, drums This…

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Friday, April 28 – 5:30-8 pm
230 Jones Street Jazz Band
jazz in the bookshop every Friday since 2002

January 3, 2017

Talk about your San Francisco jazz… On the fourth Friday of each month, our weekly jazz in the bookshop series features The 230 Jones Street, Local 6 Literary Jazz Band…

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Thursday, April 27 – 7:30-10:00 pm
Eric Shifrin & the In Crowd

January 3, 2017

Tonight, the In Crowd features Joe McKinley on bass and Pete Devine on drums. Eric met Joe in 1969, in Joe’s high school play… Joe played bass on Eric’s first…

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Sunday, April 23rd – 4:30-6:30 pm
The Flying Salvias
which way west? Sunday concert series

January 3, 2017

Flying Salvias is an alt-everything duo from Brisbane, CA– the City of the Stars! A quartet for this appearance, actually! We appear to be at a watershed moment with the…

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Sunday, April 23rd – 2-4 pm
A Holy Trinity of Poets: Beck, Cherkovski, Shurin

January 2, 2017
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Saturday, April 22nd – 7:30-10pm
The Linchpins
jazz club! when lights are low… every Saturday night

January 2, 2017

The Linchpins, a quintet comprising the personnel of two fine trios, pivoting on their bassist-in-common. Philip Greenlief and Cory Wright, reeds Scott Foster, guitar Dan Seamans, bass Tom Hassett, drums…

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