You’ve heard him close out the Glen Park Festival many years running… and for a good stretch now at Bird & Beckett on the third Saturday night of each month, 7:30-10 pm. It’s like a party in your living room! Jinx is a legendary guitarist, and most definitely the king of rockabilly in these parts, whether in the guise of jazzabilly, surfabilly, psychabilly… And keep in mind that for us in Glen Park, April will be King Jinx’s month for sure, when he’ll wear the triple crown — featured twice at B&B (on the 3rd and 17th) and again at the Glen Park Festival on April 24th!  Visit http://glenparkfestival.com/entertainment.shtml  

Dave Rocha has built his reputation on the San Francisco jazz scene for his work on trumpet and flugelhorn since coming to prominence in the past 20 years; likewise, he’s done significant work and built followings in New York, Los Angeles and Seattle. His list of bandstand associations with great players is long and solid. For this gig, Dave is bringing in a stellar trio with Bob Brumbeloe on guitar and Chuck Bennett on bass. Having played with each other on numerous gigs, they’re sensitive to each other’s styles, making for great energy and spontaneous creativity in their musical interactions. The combination of trumpet, guitar and bass makes for a unique combination and balance of instrumental tones from the three instruments, and the absence of drums creates a singular and wonderfully open space in which to solo. The trio will perform a wide range of tunes for the Bird &…

Bassist Aaron Germain and drummer Alcide Marshall join Kenny Hawkins (flute, sax) and Duane Muziki Roberson (piano) for two sets of top-flight jazz. Muziki Roberson’s distinct style and creative individuality have placed him among the most respected musicians in the Bay Area. It’s been said that “Muziki’s music and playing will move you at the very depths of your being.” His breathtaking compositions are always characterized by the hippest of rhythms and the deepest elements of swing. Muziki arrived in the Bay Area in 1968 after 4 years in the Army, 22 years old with the firm idea that he wanted to be a musician, having met and become close to drummers Michael Carvin and George Suronovich in Viet Nam. George, who passed away some years ago, played with the rock group “Love.” Michael and Muziki remain friends, have played together and plan to do so again at some point. Both of…

Scott Foster invites one of the giants of the jazz guitar to join him on stage at Bird & Beckett– a double barrelled guitar laden rhythm section that don’t need no stinkin’ horns. Especially when you’ve got the master, Vince Lateano on drums and the sublime Sam Bevan on bass! It’s gonna start big and get bigger. Be here.

Joe Goldmark is the pedal steel guitar king of San Francisco, and his band the Seducers just won’t quit. Mitch Polzak, the guitar wizard Mayor of Port Costa, and honey-voiced Eddie Kendrick on electric bass share the vocal honors, with solid rockin’ Kenny Owen making it all flow. Every second Saturday, you’ll find the Seducers wheedling their way into your simple hearts. Why resist? See you when the moon is high and the coyotes howl and the cats in the canyon fear for their lives. 7:30-10 pm, $10 helps us pay the band.

Lewis Jordan…plays a mean sax, sweet and mellow, sharp and staccato, richly complex, as the mood demands.  Jordan is a triple threat– a virtuoso on alto saxophone, a deft and ingratiating comic actor and a poetically humorous writer. — Robert Hurwitt Music at Large is Lewis’ vehicle for jazz expression.  Much can be learned about the man and the artist from his website at www.lewisjordan.com. His collaborators on the bandstand this afternoon, John Carlos Perea (electric bass, Native American flute, vocal) and Jimmy Biala (traps & percussion), are well-traveled and well-respected Bay Area artists of the first rank, active and supremely talented participants in a multicultural fabric of musicians and artists that have been producing art of the highest magnitude across the region for decades. This performance of Music at Large will be a deep and electrifying, and joyful, afternoon of music at Bird & Beckett — the kind of experience the…

Come early, from 4 to 6 pm, to hear Grant play two sets of duo work with bassist Charles Thomas.  A sublime way to spend a rainy afternoon… Then grab a bite and come back at 7:30 pm for the quartet session featuring Jonathan Bautista on tenor sax, the great Jazz Messenger Chris Amberger on bass and a stellar drummer from Sacramento, Jeff Minnieweather.  Two sets of top flight small combo jazz to take you through the evening! jazz club! every Saturday night at Bird & Beckett… when lights are low…

Liza Silva, vocal Ray Loeckle, sax Ray Scott, guitar Alex Baum, bass Michaelle Goerlitz, drums For well more than a decade we’d imagine, this band has held forth with the marvelous vocalist Liza Silva as the Club Deluxe’s Sunday night bossa nova band– with its roots in the Never on Sunday band that was the homebase of owner Jay Johnson’s forays into the vocal realm of the bossa nova and songbook of Sinatra and his ilk. Still to this day you can catch them at the Club Deluxe, at the storied intersection of Haight and Ashbury, Sunday nights after 10 pm or so, often with Paul Smith, Bob Blankenship and other stalwart musicians. We’re more than pleased to host them this Friday night at Bird & Beckett! Thanks Dennis Hearne for the photo here: Born in Sao Paulo, Liza Silva performs the traditional music of the Brazilian repertoire and presents…

J.B. Frame is a frequent reader in the Monday night open mic, a sometimes wry and always observant, perceptive and considered voice in poetry. We’re pleased to present him in a full-length reading tonight. James Queen is a former high school English teacher, and a lover of art, plants, and tender moments. His poetry generously explores the topics of love, loss, travel, and handsome men. Jim has a new collection of poems to present, and what’s more, many will remember him as a genial and kind presence behind the register for a few years back in the late 1990’s at Glen Park Books on Diamond Street; he remains a Glen Park resident to this day. His book is available at the store. Our twice-monthly poetry series (1st & 3rd Mondays) is hosted by peripatetic bard and troubadour Jerry Ferraz, a Eureka valley native who proves the adage that if you…

Eric Shifrin and Ralph Carney are the E and the R in EaR Candy– so that must make Joe Kyle, Jr. and Randy Odell the a… Regardless, they have a fabulous time, delving into an eccentric book of music, mostly obscure old jazz tunes and the occasional high lonesome ballad. Shifrin is a consummate saloon pianist, rolling out standards and rarities with alacrity, never at a loss for a tune and each tune embellished with perfect good cheer or heartfelt and wry… no matter the state of things out in the streets, boardrooms and political caucuses, it’s deep in his soul. Carney has a resume longer than your arm, a jazz man from another probably mythical era, well known for his association with Tom Waits who says, “Ralph’s great… He’s guided by some other source of information. He’s like a broken toy that works better than before it was broken.”And…