Guitarist Ed Cherry is in town briefly and comes into Bird & Beckett with his long-time colleague, the tenor saxophonist Bob Kenmotsu for two sets of trio work, with Eric Markowitz on bass. Ed and Bob traveled together in the 80s and 90s out of NYC in the band of R&B vocalist Ruth Brown, cementing a friendship that brings us this date. Call for reservations – 415-586-3733; limited seating. $20 cash cover charge; proof of vaccination and masks required; BYOB. Ed Cherry moved to New York from New Haven, Connecticut in 1978 to play guitar with Dizzy Gillespie from 1978 to 1992 performing in Gillespie’s quartet and big band, and with Diz’s United Nation Orchestra, which recorded the 1989 Grammy Award-winning lp, “Live at Royal Festival Hall,” for Enja Records. Ed was with Gillespie’s group in San Francisco for an SFJAZZ date in 1991 on a bill opened by saxophonist…

Wayne De La Cruz – Hammond B3 organ Ray Scott – guitar Jim Chanteloup – drums A groove, for sure. Live in the shop and viewable as a live stream on YouTube or Facebook! Attending in person? $20 cover charge; cash please. BYOB. Proof of vaccination required for shows. We love that you’re coming. You’re the lifeblood of this thing! Now the fine print: Until further notice, regardless of vaccination status, masks are required inside the store, except for performers, who may use their own discretion. If you’re sipping something, fine; just put your mask back up between sips. A drink in your hand doesn’t give you license to have your mask down or off. Please protect each other. Leave your ideological positions home tonight! Viewing in the live stream? You’ll find it on our YouTube channel or Facebook page (links above). Call the shop if you need help navigating…

Homeboy Dan Neville stops in town from Cali, Colombia to present an evening of Latin Jazz. Dan Neville, vibes Óskar Ly, piano Ayla Davila, bass Omar Ledezma Jr., percussion Dan has a ton of offer! This quartet, for instance. He himself is a nascent Bay Area treasure, and he know where to find fantastic collaborators. Let him be your guide. Do come! Live in the shop and viewable as a live stream on YouTube or Facebook! Attending in person? $20 cover charge; cash please. BYOB. Proof of vaccination required for shows. We love that you’re coming. You’re the lifeblood of this thing! The fine print: For the time being, regardless of vaccination status, masks are required inside the store, except for performers, who may use their own discretion. If you’re sipping something, fine; just put your mask back up between sips. A drink in your hand doesn’t give you license…

Launched in March 2020, the Bird & Beckett Poets!Zoom, hosted by San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck, has sustained a core family of local poets and has invited in poets from around the globe, every 2nd and 4th Monday. The tradition continues. Tonight, eight San Francisco poets collected in the new anthology, Fog and Light, from Blue Light Press, read their work. An open mic follows. You’re invited to join us. Zoom link below. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9353763287?pwd=R0RxUFNSMjA1YWJiQTRvY21FazQ5Zz09 Meeting ID: 935 376 3287 Passcode: 6ANvRZ One tap mobile +16699006833,,9353763287#,,,,*974318# US (San Jose) +13462487799,,9353763287#,,,,*974318# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) Meeting ID: 935 376 3287 Passcode: 974318 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcgSlD85IJ

http://thebluesmobile.com/howelldevine-performs-it-wont-be-long-now-live-in-the-bluesmobile/ From the hill country into the Delta, from their albums Delta Grooves to Howl, and always live, HowellDevine never fails to please. Joshua Howell, guitar, harmonica & vocals Pete Devine, drums, washboard, percussion, jug & vocals Joe Kyle, Jr., bass & vocals $20 cover charge; cash please. BYOB. Until further notice, regardless of vaccination status, masks are required inside, except for horn players when performing and imbibers while imbibing. Please protect each other. Live streamed on YouTube and Facebook. Donation requested to support the musicians and the stream. Read more! http://www.howelldevine.com/music.html

SF Lives Live Talks August 8 Filmmaker Eric Goodfield Join San Francisco Examiner columnist Denise Sullivan for a series of morning discussions with The City’s arts and cultural leaders and lesser-known workers, the everyday people who help make this place we call home, every second Sunday at 10 am, live streamed from Bird & Beckett Books in Glen Park. This morning, Sunday, August 8 at 10 a.m., Denise will engage filmmaker Eric Goodfield in a conversation on his work as a filmmaker documenting San Francisco during the pandemic. Donations to support the participants in Denise Sullivan’s ongoing conversation series are greatly appreciated. Eric Goodfield spent 140 days of the pandemic filming San Francisco, from deserted streets and businesses closed and boarded up, to the city streets filling up with parklets. He filmed artists creating murals on plywood to cover windows, went on marches with Black Lives Matter activists, and embedded…

Howard Wiley, saxophone Isaac Coyle, bass Ben Esposito – drums Two rising future stars on drums and bass with the legendary saxophonist Howard Wiley. Wiley has long been considered a giant on the Bay Area jazz scene, as a musician, as a musicologist, as a community pillar. Funds raised tonight in excess of the guaranteed fair wage paid to the musicians will benefit the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts. https://www.eastbaycenter.org/1-minute-video Whether attending the concert in person or watching on the live stream, donate generously to the East Bay Center! Cover charge at the shop: $20 — cash, if you please! BYOB, and enjoy the music! Call for a reservation: 415-586-3733. Masks required while inside Bird & Beckett, regardless of vaccination status. Thanks for keeping each other safe. Can’t make it down to the shop? Take in the show through the live stream on YouTube or Facebook, and send…

Patrick Wolff, saxophones Mike Olmos, trumpet Keith Saunders, piano Eric Markowitz, bass Evan Hughes, drums Five solid talents from the Bay Area jazz scene making music as vital and inspired as any being made in the world at this moment in time. A return engagement! Originals and jazz classics penned by Horace Silver, Clifford Jordan and Kenny Dorham. $20 cover — cash, if you please! BYOB, and enjoy the music! Call for a reservation: 415-586-3733. Masks required while inside Bird & Beckett, regardless of vaccination status. Thanks for keeping each other safe. Can’t make it down to the shop? Take in the show through the live stream on YouTube or Facebook, and donate to help us cover the musicians’ guarantee and the costs of streaming to you wherever you are. We do recommend you access the best speakers possible!

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World class in your neighborhood jazz joint. What’s not to like? $20 cover — cash if you please! BYOB, and enjoy the music! Call for a reservation: 415-586-3733. Masks required while inside Bird & Beckett, regardless of vaccination status. Thanks for keeping each other safe. Can’t make it down to the shop? Take in the show through the live stream on YouTube or Facebook, and donate to help us cover the musicians’ guarantees and the costs of streaming to you wherever you are. We do recommend you access the best speakers possible!

Darren Johnston, trumpet Kasey Knudsen, saxophone Jon Arkin, drums As Darren says, “While we’ve played together in various contexts over the years, this will be the first time for this particular ensemble.  Please join us as we freely frolic through some swing, grooves, abstractions, and surprising new takes on bebop standards.” $20 cover charge; cash please. BYOB Masks are required inside, except for horn players when performing and imbibers while imbibing. Please protect each other. Also live streamed on YouTube and Facebook. At show time, search either platform for Bird & Beckett to find our channel/page and locate the event. Your donation (instructions on the screen) help us compensation the musicians and maintain the live stream function. $10 is nice. Donate what you can. Please join us anyway you care to!

Avotcja – poetry and small percussion Francis Wong – saxophone Sandy Poindexter – violin Heshima – bass Myron Cohen – drums Avotcja digs deep in her poems and the band takes it to the outer limits of joy. Years and years of musical collaboration have yielded more ecstatic moments than we can count. To preserve Avotcja’s health as she turns 80, this show will be LIVE STREAMED ONLY. You can view it live on Facebook       YouTube $20 cover charge requested to help us pay Avotcja and the musicians. Send your contribution by paypal, venmo, cash app or drop it by the shop, or mail us a check. It all works and the love of Avotcja is well deserved! Thanks for supporting the musicians! Avotcja’s group Modupue was named best jazz group of the year twice, in 2005 and again in 2010, by the Bay Area Blues Hall of Fame. Avotcja…

Last date in our three week residency for Patrick Wolff’s quartet… don’t miss it. Patrick Wolff, tenor sax Keith Saunders, piano Eric Markowitz, bass James Gallagher, drums Guest musicians on the second set 7:30-10pm, $20 cover. Musicians, $10 ($5 back if you play) BYOB. Masks, please. Enjoy the music!