Thursday, March 20th — 7pm
A Year of Deep Listening:
text scores inspired by the
work of Pauline Oliveros
The Cornelius Cardew Choir, Thingamajigs Performance Group and Pet the Tiger Instrument Inventors Collective celebrate the life and work of composer Pauline Oliveros and the release of the new book…
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Wednesday, March 19th – 7:30pm
Walker Talks: A Monthly Live Stream
Walker Brents III on The Lotus Sutra
The Lotus Sutra is an operatic religious script, a poetic text. Epically visionary, yet utterly concrete. The poetry is only one element upon the palette of enlightened consciousness, and the…
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Sunday, March 16th – 5-7pm
The Vince Lateano Trio
with Tri Pham sitting in on guitar
The Vince Lateano Trio plays jazz in the bookshop on the third Sunday of every month. Make it a habit! You never know who’s going to drop in! Drummer Vince…
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Saturday, March 15th – 7:30-9:30pm
The Deep End
a quintet
jazz club, when lights are low…
The Deep End started out as a rehearsal band of five long-time Bay Area musicians who hoped to make the best of the pandemic, to explore lesser known music that…
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Friday, March 14th – 8:30-10pm
The Ahmad Jamal Project
Charles Chen / Mikiya Matsuda / Benny Amón
Out of Pittsburgh, Ahmad Jamal made the most exquisite piano trio jazz that’s ever been heard. On piano, Charles Chen evokes that music and adds his own sensibilities in unity…
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Tonight! Friday, March 14th – 6-8pm
Eric & the In Crowd
play jazz in the bookshop
For decades, Eric Shifrin has been wowing the swells and the swindlers, the singers and the swingers, the rowdy and the restless and the resolute barflies in dives, penthouses, lounges…
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Thursday, March 13th – 7:30pm
Jugalbandi Concert
Bruce Hamm, sarod / Joanna Mack, sitar
This concert features a Jugalbandi (duet) presentation of traditional North Indian classical stringed instruments. Bruce Hamm (sarod) is a disciple of the revered maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. He has…
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Sunday, March 9th – 5-7pm
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces
It’s all jazz at Bird & Beckett– except when it’s lit’rature, poetry, philosophy, belles lettres– or… ROCKABILLY RAVE-UPS & COUNTRY CROONING! CLASSIC BALLADS OF WINE, WOMEN, SONG…
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Sunday, March 9th – 10-11am
SF Lives Livestream
Journalist Denise Sullivan
in conversation with
poet Dee Allen
Independent reporter Denise Sullivan brings the SF Lives series to Bird & Beckett for a Sunday morning livestream. This month’s guest is Dee Allen, launching his 10th volume of poetry, The…
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Saturday, March 8th – 7:30pm
The Zen of Glenn
colleagues probe the influence of a fallen hero
Francis Wong, saxophone. Erika Oba, flute, piccolo, piano, melodica. Chris Trinidad, bass, synth. Carrie Jahde, drums. Helen Palma, vocals. $25 cover charge; byob. For a reservation, call the shop at…
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