ONWARD! DAVID MELTZER: A benefit!
Sunday, Nov. 9th at 7:30 pm
David Meltzer’s a brilliant poet and he could use a hand! Â So come give him a hand, and let’s put together some funds to meet medical expenses. Â A $20 donation…
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Sunday, November 9th – 4:30-6:30 pm
The Tom Lander Quartet
Guitarist Tom Lander brings in a quartet including saxophonist Charlie McCarthy, bassist Chuck Bennett and drummer Tony Johnson for two sets of jazz standards and originals. All this other stuff…
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Sunday, Nov. 9th-Noon to 1:30 pm
Surf-a-billy Swing Time!
Hey y’all! It’s the new thing at Bird & Beckett! Second Sunday of Every Month Surf-a-billy Swing Time Dance Party! First date: November 9th! Lavay Smith’s Swingin’ Trio Featuring Jules…
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Saturday, Nov. 8 – 8-11 pm
jazz club!
Grant Levin Quartet
Noel Jewkes, reeds. Grant Levin, piano. Joe McKinley, bass. Myron Cohen, drums. Always a new twist when Grant Levin brings in some of San Francisco’s finest and most interesting players.…
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Sunday, Nov. 2nd – 4:30-6:30 pm
Craig & MacGregor
Randy Craig, piano; Robbie MacGregor, guitar; Alex Baum, bass; and Ken Owen, drums play an eclectic mix of jazz, blues and originals. Â Craig and MacGregor have been playing regularly on…
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Saturday, November 1st – 8-11 pm
jazz club!
The Smith Dobson Quartet
Tenorman Smith brings in a crack quartet– with Ben Goldberg on clarinet, Adam Gay on bass and Omar Aran on drums. Â Smith has a brand new cd in hand! Â Come…
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Friday, October 31st – 5:00 to 8:00 pm
jazz in the bookshop
John Calloway Quartet
Special 5th Friday booking: Â John Calloway, flute and percussion, brings in a quartet featuring Andrew Hall on piano; Mike Arnold on bass; and Brian Andres on drums. Recently, John spent…
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Sunday, October 26th – 2:30 pm
Walker Brents III on Rumi
Walker Brents III gives monthly talks at Bird & Beckett on the last Sunday of each month. Oct. 26th at 2:30 pm, he’ll address the vastness of Rumi’s contribution to…
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Saturday, October 25th – 8-11 pm
The Terrance Tony Quartet
Saturday night, you’ll want to unwind from Giants mania with the Terrance Tony Quartet – Eugene Pliner, piano; Aaron Cohn, bass and Vinnie Rodriguez, drums. Alto player Tony was Houston based until…
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Sunday, November 2nd – 4:30-6:30 pm
Sorry! Pugsley Buzzard will have to return later!
Right now, Randy Craig will rise to the occasion with a quartet!
Sure, Pugsley Buzzard has flat out delighted Bird & Beckett audiences several  years running, as he’s made the store’s stage a regular stop on his mostly annual U.S. tours since…
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