Bill Evans Lives! And Smith Dobson’s got him!
Saturday night at jazz club
June 4th – 7:30-10 pm
The Smith Dobson Trio explores the music of Bill Evans Adam Shulman, piano Eric Markowitz, bass Smith Dobson, drums
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Friday, June 3rd – 5:30-8:00 pm: jazz in the bookshop!
Don Prell’s SeaBop Ensemble
The first Friday of the month is the province of one of our elder statesmen of bop and west coast jazz, Mr. Don Prell, bassist. He learned his trade in…
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Opening Reception at Gallery Ex Libris – Thursday, June 2nd – 7 pm
Join us Thursday, June 2nd from 7–9pm for the opening reception of Life After Death: Hand Lettering and Book Arts in the Digital Age featuring work by students from City…
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Sunday, May 29th -7:30 pm
in the canyon moonlight, live at Bird & Beckett!
The Evangenitals!!!
They’re fierce, they’re funny, and they’ll make your head spin while your toe’s tappin’. Plus, the Moby Dick album is deep. The rest is beyond category. Two sets, so you’ll…
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Sunday, May 29th – 4:30-6:30 pm
Charles Thomas Quartet
Trumpet player George Spencer pianist Grant Levin and drummer Mark Lee join bassist Charles Thomas for two sets of jazz Sunday afternoon, 4:30-6:30 pm, at Bird & Beckett Books That’s…
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Sunday, May 29th – 2:30 pm
Walker Talks! on Aldous Huxley
Walker Brents III never fails to spin a fascinating account of some aspect of philosophy, history, mythology, some poet, a cultural moment… This afternoon, Walker’s subject is novelist and essayist…
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Saturday, May 28th – 7:30-10 pm
The Vinnie Rodriguez Quartet featuring Jay Standards, trumpet
Focus on trumpeters Kenny Dorham and Donald Byrd
Saturday nights, the vibe shifts at Bird & Beckett as we put the lights down low and welcome to the stage an array of great jazz players from the Bay…
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Saturday, May 28th – 4-6 pm
Grant Levin / Charles Thomas Duo
Twice a month, on the 2nd and 4th Saturday afternoons, 2 pm to 4 pm, pianist Grant Levin invites another fine Bay Area jazz musician to the stage for two…
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Thursday, May 26th – 7-9 pm
Book Release Celebration
A World Less Away, a collection of poems by José Luis Gutiérrez
Poet Tracey Knapp will join José Luis Gutiérrez in a reading to celebrate the release of Jose’s new collection, A World Less Away.  Tracey’s book, “Mouth,” was published in 2015.…
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mark your calendar! Monday, May 23rd – 7:00 pm
LOAN live at bird & beckett
Tongo Eisen-Martin  •  Chris Peck  •  Miles Wick  •  Jon Rogers no cover charge — but we’ll need your donations to help us pay the band. give what you can…
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