Poetryx2 + Jazzx5 = 4/2-4/5

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Thursday, April 2, 7:00pm
David Holper + Kimi Sugioka
+ open mic
{Free}

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Friday, April 3, 6:00pm 
Hipsteria
{$20}

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Friday, April 3, 8:30pm 
Dan Seamans Trio
{$20}

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Saturday, April 4, 7:30pm 
Swing Fever
{$30}

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Sunday, April 5, 1:00pm 
Sunnylyn Thibodeaux
{Free}

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Sunday, April 5, 5:00pm 
Next Gen Jam w/ UCB Jazz Quintet
{Free for players, $20 suggested for audience}

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Sunday, April 5, 7:30pm 
Billy Higgins Legacy Band w/ Rosalind Zhang & Richard Howell
{$30}

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Reserve a seat by calling the bookshop at (415) 586-3733. We’ll hold your reservation until the music starts. No advance ticket sales; plan to pay with cash at the door, and byob. Student price $10; kids free, unless otherwise noted. And, yes, the cover charge is always negotiable; if you can’t afford it, we’ll find a happy accommodation. In these times, music and poetry are not luxury items, they’re crucial. At the same time, the artists must eat. And pay the rent. Goes for us, too

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MORE DETAILS:

Thursday, April 2, 7:00pm, donations appreciated
David Holper + Kimi Sugioka
POETS! featured readers followed by an open mic, 1st Thursdays, hosted by Michael Koch & Jerry Ferraz
     Kimi Sugioka, is a Japanese-Scots-Irish-American poet, songwriter and educator, who navigates the many injustices she encounters through poetry and song. She is the current Poet Laureate for the City of Alameda, a post that includes creating platforms for the presentation of a diverse variety of poets and spoken-word artists.
David Holper has published four collections of poetry, most recently Bord för En (Swedish for “Table for One”) (Broken Tribe Press), and one novel, The Church of the Very Last Chance (Deeper Magic Press). He served as the City of Eureka’s inaugural poet laureate from August 2019-August 2021.
Hear the featured poets, then stick around for the open mic. It’s always a surprise and a pleasure, and fortifying in dispiriting times.

Friday, April 3, 6:00pm, $20 at the door
Hipsteria
Elaine Alt, tenor saxophone & clarinet; Jon Venker, organ; Luke Schwartz, guitar; “Tender” Tim Shea, drums; with special guest vocalist May Oskan
Tender Tim gathers a boisterous crew of top talents for two sets of funky, crowd pleasing jazz. Tim is ubiquitous around town, has been for decades, making it look easy and always like it’s nothing but fun. byob and your happy hour vibe to our hip little bookshop.

Friday, April 3, 8:30pm, $20 at the door
The Dan Seamans Trio
Darren Johnston, trumpet; Scott Foster, guitar; Dan Seamans, bass
Three jazz minds finding surprises in familiar territory and uncharted footpaths, conversing as they go and digging the trip. You’ll dig it too.

Saturday, April 4, 7:30pm, $30 at the door
Swing Fever
Bryan Gould, trombone/vocals; Noel Jewkes, saxophones; Brad Buethe, guitar; Doug Miller, bass; Tony Johnson, drums
Veteran musicians enjoying the ingenuity of the traditions and the aerodynamics of the ride, sneaking a few nips of bebop between the riffs.

Sunday, April 5, 1:00pm, donations appreciated
Sunnylyn Thibodeaux
celebrating the publication of Lucky Charms: New & Selected Poems, 2000-2025.
A necessary voice in these times.

Sunday, April 5, 5:00pm, donations appreciated
Next Gen Jam w/ UCB Jazz Quintet
Trumpeter Jeremy Emmerer brings a jazz quintet from Cal to perform and host a student-centric jam session

Sunday, April 5, 7:30pm, $30 at the door 
Billy Higgins Legacy Band w/ Rosalind Zhang
Rosalind Zhang, cello; Richard Howell, saxophone; Alex So, saxophone; Yoav Konig, bass; Myron Cohen drums
The future is now!