Friday, September 19th
Art Pepper Tribute
A Live Jazz & Book Event
Laurie Pepper in person!
music 5:30 to 8:00;
Laurie’s reading at 8:30
Art Pepper was without question one of the most sublimely beautiful alto sax players who ever graced the jazz scene, in his music and visage both… The dozen records that…
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Thursday, Sept. 18 — 7:00 pm
Nancy Morejón, Cuban writer,
in a farewell reading and
70th birthday celebration!
Nancy Morejón is a highly regarded Cuban poet, essayist and literary critic, past president of the Writers’ Section of the Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC).  Her work has…
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Monday, September 15th – 7 pm
Poet Ed Mycue + open mic
Jerry Ferraz, m.c.
plus Thurs., Sept. 18 @ 7pm writer Nancy Morejon, from Cuba. Sun., Sept. 21 @ 2pm poets Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet & Robert Thomas. Tues., Sept. 23rd @ 7pm poet Maria…
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Friday, Saturday & Sunday
September 12, 13 & 14
live jazz 3 nights running!
Sunday “which way west “series always 4:30-6:30 pm Today, September 14th, THE LOST TRIO celebrates the release of their new cd, MONKWORK Phillip Greenlief, sax Dan Seamans – bass Tom Hassett – drums Join…
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Saturday, Sept. 6th – 8-11 pm
jazz club:The Smith Dobson Ensemble
Smith Dobson V — widely regarded a key young musician on the San Francisco jazz scene on vibes, drums and sax — leads Bird & Beckett’s first Saturday jazz club…
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Monday, September 1st – 7 pm
POETS! Charles Curtis Blackwell
open mic follows – Jerry Ferraz, mc
Charles Curtis Blackwell, though his vision is profoundly impaired, is a renowned painter as well as an incredible poet, steeped in jazz.  His books include Lou Next Door and Is, the Color…
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August 29, 30 and 31… jazz trifecta!
Live music from the Bird & Beckett bandstand three nights a week, EVERY week! Fridays, it’s “jazz in the bookshop” from 5:30 to 8:00 pm. Saturdays, “jazz club” from 8…
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Friday, August 29th – 5:30-8:00 pm
CD Release! “Jazz is My Religion”
Recorded LIVE! at Bird & Beckett
The Dave Parker Quartet
Join us for a Friday evening celebration of a fantastic recording! Â The Dave Parker Quartet — with Dave on bass, Charles Hamlton on trombone, Jerry Logas on baritone sax, guest…
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Monday, August 18th – 7:00 pm
POETS! Ayo Khensu-Ra
with saxophonist Ra-Ta
open mic follows, Jerry Ferraz m.c.
A voice in poetry like Ayo’s does not come along often. Â Attend to it and see what you find there. Â Ayo’s father, Ra-Ta, will ride along on saxophone. Â “some kind…
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Sunday, August 24th – 4:30-6:30 pm
Reconnaissance Fly
jazz and beyond
Aggressively whimsical and charmingly incoherent. Reconnaissance Fly deliriously mixes Spam poetry, found texts and original lyrics with jazz, progressive rock, funk, samba, free improvisation, a small Chinese gong, and an…
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