Sunday, July 31st – 7:30 pm
canyon moonlight music series
Misisipi Mike plays country hits
Certified Country Music Star Misisipi Mike, singer/bassist Glen Earl Brown, Jr., slide guitarist Ian Taylor Sutton and drummer Kenny Owen deliver a truckload of classic country songs by Ray Price,…
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Sunday, July 31st – 4:30-6:30 pm
Erik Jekabson Quintet
which way west? Sunday concert series
The Bay Area’s premier young trumpet player leads his fine quintet through their paces… Erik Jekabson, trumpet Kasey Knudsen, saxophone Matt Clark, piano John Wiitala, bass Hamir Atwal, drums Here…
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Sunday, July 31st – 2 pm
Author event: Joyce Wallace Scott
Entwined: Sisters and Secrets
in the Silent World of Artist Judith Scott
Entwined is the remarkable story of “outsider†artist Judith Scott, who was institutionalized for more than thirty years before being reunited with her sister, Joyce Wallace Scott, who will be…
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Saturday, July 30th – 7:30-10 pm
jazz club! when lights are low…
The Vinnie Rodriguez Quartet
plays Strayhorn, Ellington, Kern
Drummer Vinnie Rodriguez leads a quartet with trombonist Scott Larson, Â pianist Larry Chinn and bassist Adam Thompson exploring music by Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Jerome Kern and more. Scott is…
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Friday, July 29th – 5:30-8 pm
The Dave Parker Sextet returns to Bird & Beckett!
Bassist Dave Parker leads his sextet through two sets of exciting and challenging music, from Ornette Coleman to Eric Dolphy, Joe Henderson and Lee Morgan. Â The Sextet this time…
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Sunday, July 24th – 7:30-10 pm
canyon moonlight concert series
Pasha Ensemble
plays music of the Middle East
Pasha Ensemble performs music from many traditions of the Middle East, including classical Arabic, Kurdish and Turkish music and as well as modern songs from throughout the region — Egypt,…
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Sunday, July 24th – 4:30-6:30 pm
The Phil Hill Quartet
Phil Hill, vocal and guitar; Sam Cady, piano; Bill Langlois, bass; Mark Lee, drums. The Phil Hill Trio was already soaring before they added drummer Mark Lee, making the trio…
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Sunday, July 24th – 2 pm
Christopher Bernard presents his latest novel, and
poet Clara Hsu reads Chinese poetry in translation
with accompaniment on guqin
Christopher Bernard will read from his new novel, Voyage to a Phantom City, described as a spine-tingling adventure across the Sahara and a heart-breaking romance, provoking haunting memories of war…
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jazz club! when lights are low…
Saturday, July 23rd – 7:30-10 pm
Vocalist Lori Carsillo with the Jeffrey Burr Trio
“Lori Carsillo is a vocal musician of relaxed, cool self-assurance and her voice is special for its unfiltered feelings and melodic warmth.†– Herb Wong, jazz historian, producer, Black Hawk…
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Saturday, July 23rd – 4-6 pm
Grant Levin/Chris Amberger Duo
Pianist Grant Levin and his long-time jazz collaborator, bassist Chris Amberger converse in jazz over two generous sets of music. Arriving in Oakland in his early teens, in the early…
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