Thursday, December 1st – 8-10 pm
Paul Griffiths & Meredith Edgar
with the Scofflaw 2
Born at an early age in Manchester England, Paul Griffith’s “at times comic, at times tragic” original songs have been characterized as “Briti-Cana: Americana with a British flavor.” Initially…
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Sunday, November 27th – 4:30-6:30 pm
New Squatoolas!
Jim Peterson, sax Scott Foster, guitar Joe Kyle, Jr., bass Larry Vann, drums Come on out to Bird & Beckett! New Squatoolas Celebrate the Musical Spirit of New Orleans!
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Sunday, November 27th – 2:30-4:00 pm
Chinese Myth & Poetry
A talk by Walker Brents III
Walker Talks! The last Sunday of each month, Walker Brents III edifies the Bird & Beckett audience with a wide ranging talk, always illuminating, always surprising…
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Saturday, November 26th – 7:30-10 pm
jazz club! when lights are low…
Dr. Mwanza Furaha
& Chocolate Medicine!
Dr. Mwanza Furaha & Chocolate Medicine  An “Art Is Health” Band  featuring Mwanza Furaha, vocals; Michael McQuilkin, piano; Pierre Archain, bass; Marty Garner, drums; jazz & soul, to take…
Read MorePostcards for Democracy! Swing those Electoral College voters to reason! Monday, 11/21, 6pm to 9pm
Concurrent with a poetry reading, and in the same shared bookshop space, we’re providing ten stamped postcards to each person interested in sending an appeal to Electoral College members in…
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Monday, November 21st – 7-9 pm
Poets Charles Curtis Blackwell and Ronald Sauer
followed by an open mic
Charles Curtis Blackwell’s poetry is suffused with soul, drenched with blues, sparked by jazz. His painting and drawing is likewise deep and personal. He’s one of a handful of poets…
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Sunday, November 20th – 4:30-6:30 pm
Charles Thomas Quartet!
Bassist Charles Thomas covers jazz, R&B, funk, classical and many points in the musical spectrum, but it’s clearly jazz that absorbs him most fully, and never more fully than when…
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Dean Reilly Jazz Trio
live at Bird & Beckett’s Saturday night jazz club
November 19th, 7:30-10 pm, $10 cover charge
Dean Reilly was right at the center of the wave of San Francisco jazz that came out of North Beach in the 1950s, playing bass in Vince Guaraldi’s first trio…
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A Life in Jazz! An intimate evening with bassist Walter Savage
Wednesday, November 16th – 7:30-9:30 pm
Walter Savage turns 75 on November 16th, and his musical life dates back 65 years to the age of ten. Â Tonight, we’ll celebrate his birthday and his life in…
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Sunday, November 13th – 4:30-6:30 pm
Eric Shifrin & The In Crowd!
the original line-up!
Bassist Bing Nathan and drummer Dennis Norby have been associated with pianist Eric Shifrin for decades, and the three made up the first iteration of The In Crowd, a good…
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