Friday, April 1st – 5:30-8:00 pm
Don Prell’s SeaBop Ensemble
jazz in the bookshop every Friday night
Reed player Jerry Logas, guitarist Tom Lander and drummer Vinnie Rodriguez join bassist Don Prell for two sets of bebop-drenched music. Prell’s career in jazz began in Los Angeles in…
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Sunday, March 27th – 7:30-10 pm
The Cold Hard Facts of Mike
Misisipi Mike Wolf revisits his debut cd
Canyon Moonlight series… until the Riptide returns!
This Sunday, Misisipi Mike Wolf & Friends perform his 2009 debut album live, for you.  Mike says, “The Cold Hard Facts of Mike” was my redemption song,…
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Saturday, March 26th – 7:30-10:00 pm
Vinnie Rodriguez Quartet
featuring saxophonist Tim Lin
— spotlight on Hank Mobley
jazz in the bookshop! when lights are low…
Every Saturday night, Bird & Beckett undergoes the full transformation from bookshop to jazz boîte… that’s French to you… a jazz club like no other in the City that still…
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jazz in the bookshop! every Friday, 5:30-8 pm
March 25th: The Chuck Peterson Quintet w/Dorothy Lefkovits
and at the break (7 pm)— a book presentation by
Frank Hayde, author of Stan Levey: Jazz Heavyweight
Special guest tonight– Frank Hayde, author of a new biography, Stan Levey: Jazz Heavyweight, about the seminal bebop drummer, will give a short presentation at the break (about 7 pm).…
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Friday, March 25th – round about break time
Stan Levey: Jazz Heavyweight author Frank Hayde!
Stick around during the break between sets, when writer Frank Hayde will tell you a tale or two of seminal bebop drummer Stan Levey, a guy who was on the…
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Monday, March 21st – 7-9 pm
Poets Steve Arntson & Deborah Fruchey
open mic follows
Jerry Ferraz hosts
Bird & Beckett showcases featured poets and follows them with an open mic every 1st and 3rd Monday, from 7 to 9 pm. Tonight, Steve Arntson & Deborah Fruchey are…
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Rockabilly Explosion!
Jinx Jones at Bird & Beckett
Saturday, March 20th – 7:30-10 pm
You’ve heard him close out the Glen Park Festival many years running… and for a good stretch now at Bird & Beckett on the third Saturday night of each month,…
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which way west? Sunday concert series
March 20th – 4:30-6:30 pm: The Dave Rocha Trio
feat. Bob Brumbeloe, guitar and Chuck Bennett, bass
Dave Rocha has built his reputation on the San Francisco jazz scene for his work on trumpet and flugelhorn since coming to prominence in the past 20 years; likewise, he’s…
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Kenny Hawkins with the Muziki Roberson Quartet
March 19 – 7:30-10 pm
jazz club! when lights are low… every Saturday night
Bassist Aaron Germain and drummer Alcide Marshall join Kenny Hawkins (flute, sax) and Duane Muziki Roberson (piano) for two sets of top-flight jazz. Muziki Roberson’s distinct style and creative individuality have placed…
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jazz in the bookshop
Friday, March 18th – 5:30-8 pm
Scott Foster & Brad Buethe Guitar Summit
with Sam Bevan, bass, and Vince Lateano, drums!
Scott Foster invites one of the giants of the jazz guitar to join him on stage at Bird & Beckett– a double barrelled guitar laden rhythm section that don’t need…
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