Scott Foster, guitar Lorenzo Farrell, organ Dan Foltz, drums Taking it down to the fundamental blues base of jazz, in myriad forms.

Joe Goldmark, pedal steel guitar Hank Maninger, lead guitar and vocals Tim Wager, bass guitar and vocals Kenny Owen, drums [arve url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S2j5JvYm6M” /]

Randy Craig and Robbie MacGregor convene a revolving cast of characters, veteran players all, at the Marsh in Berkeley on a regular basis, for a romp through a cavalcade of rock, jazz and pop tunes. Tonight they bring their show to Bird & Beckett! [arve url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifP0KU5qslg” /]

The Cartoon Jazz Octet plays classic tunes from the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s by Raymond Scott & John Kirby plus a slew of originals! Jeff Sanford, reeds Eric Wayne, trumpet Hal Richards, reeds Andy Ostwald, piano Randy Johnson, guitar, banjo & vocals Zachariah Spellman, tuba Simon Planting, bass  Mark Rosengarden, drums

Reasons for Moving Darren Johnston, trumpet Larry Ochs, sax Fred Frith, guitar Allison Miller, drums This all-improvised concert at Bird & Beckett by the group “Reasons for Moving” is in preparation for a 2018 tour of Europe starting at the Jazzdor festival in France, and will feature a first meeting of core members Frith/Ochs/Johnston with one of NYC’s most in-demand and creative drummers, Allison Miller.           This will surely be an exciting event not to be missed!! A limited number of seats can be reserved in advance by calling the bookshop Tuesday, January 2nd, until the allotment is exhausted. Some seats will also be available at the door. The cover charge for this show is $20.           This concert will mark a special reunion of the group, featuring guitar iconoclast Fred Frith, ROVA co-founder Larry Ochs, and musical chameleon trumpeter Darren Johnston, this…

jazz in the bookshop, every Friday evening, 5:30-8:00 pm Jonathan Bautista, sax Grant Levin, piano Chris Amberger, bass Jaz Sawyer, drums

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s brand new bachelor’s of music Roots, Jazz & American Music program sponsors this monthly jam. Local college and high school players particularly encouraged to come out! Free

Avotcja small percussion and spoken word Sandi Poindexter, violin Francis Wong, sax and flute Jon Jang, piano Sascha Jacobsen, bass Myron Cohen, snare drum $10-20 suggested donation; students – $5        

Contributors to the new anthology from Manic D Press Your Golden Sun Still Shines: San Francisco Personal Histories & Small Fictions Dee Allen Peter Case Patsy Creedy Michael Koch Kim Shuck Denise Sullivan

The Jazz Philanthropists Union presents… Harvey Wainapel, reeds Ben Stolorow, piano Ken Okada, bass Sylvia Cuenca, drums $20 cover charge; students – $10

Vocalist Denise Perrier with Oop Bop Sh’Bam… Al Molina, trumpet Jerry Logas, sax Jeffrey Burr, guitar Dean Reilly, bass Ulf Bjorkbom, drums $15-20 sliding scale cover charge; students – $10

Young players from the SF Conservatory of Music’s “Roots, Jazz & American Music” BMUS program kick off Bird & Beckett’s 2018 live music schedule. This evening, Friday, January 5th, from 5:30-8:00pm, it’s the Knox Barber Quartet! Setting the bar for the future of San Francisco jazz! Jayden Clark – tenor sax Liam Hughes-Butler – guitar Knox Barber – bass Julian Archer – drums You can also hear these young musicians and their SFCM classmates at a monthly jam session at Bird & Beckett — every second Monday of the month. Local college and high school jazz players are encouraged to turn out to meet their peers and participate!  

Guitarist Tony Corman and trombonist Frank Phipps join forces for two sets of duo work, closing out another year of beautiful music at Bird & Beckett — San Francisco’s southernmost outpost of literary and jazz culture!