The Klaxon Mutant Allstars burn the place down on Thursday, 1/12 – 7:30-10pm Eric Garland, drums; Kasey Knudsen, saxophone, Henry Hung, trumpet; Colin Hogan; keys; Nathaniel Brenner, bass Amplifier forges ahead across the smoldering rubble on Friday, 1/13 – 5:30-8pm Henry Hung, trumpet; Marcus Stephens, sax; Ian McCardle, keys; Giulio Cetto, bass; Jeff Marrs, drums   Grant Levin / Joe McKinley Duo (piano and bass) on Saturday, 1/14 – 4-6 pm Grant Levin Quartet, featuring saxophonist Tony Peebles on Saturday, 1/14 – 7:30-10pm with Giulio Cetto, bass, and Jeff Minnieweather, drums                     Writer Tamim Ansary presents his memoir, Road Trips: Becoming an American in the Vapor Trail of the 1960s Sunday, 1/15 at 2 pm The Rick Brown Quartet on Sunday, 1/15 – 4:30-6:30pm Rick Brown, trombone Steve McQuarry, sax Carl Herder, bass Vinnie Rodriguez, drums Monday,…

Erik Jekabson Quintet, with saxophonist Kasey Knudsen, pianist Keith Saunders, bassist John Wiitala and drummer Smith Dobson. $15 cover charge http://www.erikjekabson.com/events/ http://www.kaseyknudsen.com/ http://keithosaunders.com/ https://originarts.com/oa2/artists/artist.php?Artist_ID=159 http://www.bayimproviser.com/artist.aspx?a=303

Don Prell (bass) leads his premiere ensemble, featuring Al Molina (trumpet), Jerry Logas (reeds), Ray Scott (guitar), Vinnie Rodriguez (drums). Don got his start in the 1950s with the Bud Shank quartet and put in 30 years with the San Francisco Symphony.

Broken Shadows… An eclectic trip into the brave beyond — where fear is not an option. 2017 is coming, like it or not! Kick this year to the curb and move on! “This band has gone through a lot of incarnations,” says Darren Johnston. “I’m trying to get all of my creative impulses under one roof… to get to something deeper, because there are aesthetic through lines of intentions between, say, straight ahead jazz and Macedonian brass band music. They touch on a similar truth, and it all filters through me and these musicians.” Dig? You will! Happy Brave New Year! It’s gonna be fun.  

Veterans of the Bossa Nova! The late-Sunday-night house band of the famed Club Deluxe, long-time favorite of the late Jay Johnson, the Deluxe’s heart and soul… Ray Loeckle on sax and Ray Scott on guitar, Alex Baum on bass and Bob Blankenship on drums.  Sao Paulo soul!!! Sao Paulo born, Liza Silva toured internationally for years with Walter Wanderley–the man who helped popularize bossa nova in America and around the world in the 60’s with the hit “Summer Samba.” She has also shared the stage with such Brazilian greats as Joao Gilberto, Elsa Soares and Beth Carvalho, with Sade, Boz Skaggs and Bonnie Raitt, with Tito Puente, and with such Bay Area luminaries as Paula West, Tammy Hall, Wayne Wallace, Denise Perrier and Kim Nalley. For years, she has dedicated herself to performing the traditional music of the Brazilian repertoire and presenting them to American and international audiences — Samba,…

Year-End Events at Bird & Beckett!   Thursday, December 29th – 8-10 pm $10 suggested donation Jinx Jones & the King Tones Jinx Jones (guitar), Joe Kyle Jr. (bass), Ken Owen (drums) canyon moonlight series occasional Thursday and Sunday nights Friday, December 30th – 5:30-8 pm $10 suggested donation Voz do Brasil Liza Silva (vocal), Ray Loeckle (sax), Ray Scott (guitar), Alex Baum (bass), Bob Blankenship (drums) jazz in the bookshop every Friday evening since 2002! New Year’s Eve – 7:30-10 pm $20 cover charge Broken Shadows Darren Johnston (trumpet); Maya Kronfeld (piano), Sam Bevan (bass), Jordan Glenn (drums) jazz club! when lights are low… every Saturday night New Year’s Day – 7:30-9:30 pm $15 suggested donation The Grant Levin Trio Grant Levin (piano), Giulio Cetto (bass), Mark Lee (drums) Bookmark the home page of this website, and click on the “events calendar” button on the  navigation bar there. You can also sign up…

Sueños fuses jazz with Hip-Hop, R&B, and Indie Rock. Set your ears for Hip-Hop drum grooves, gospel harmonies, acoustic bass lines, bebop-tinged horns, and electronics.

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and all that signifies to you and yours! love you all madly