653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood

1-415-586-3733
[email protected]

Open to walk-in trade and browsing
Tuesday to Sunday
noon to six

 

Live Streams every weekend!

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But nothing beats being in the room with the music & the musicians!

Sunday, October 13th — 4:30-6:30 pm
Retro Blue
from the blues to beyond the edge…

jim_rya2nRetro Blue is a band that fully embraces the jazz tradition:  swing, bop, blues, r&b and free style, and explores uncharted sonic areas as well…

Leader Jim Ryan has been on the Bay Area music scene since the late 90’s and began his active music career in Paris, France in the early ’70s, participating in Steve Lacy’s weekly free jazz jam sessions in Paris.

Karl Evangelista is a young, highly original and accomplished guitarist who moved to Oakland from his hometown Los Angeles  several years ago.  He teaches and is constantly gigging in Oakland and San Francisco.

Eli Wallace, a native of the Bay Area, recently received his Masters Degree in Music from The New England Conservatory in Boston.  Now he’s back home writing, teaching and gigging with several area bands.

Eric Marshall plays upright and electric bass in jazz and improvised music groups.  He also leads his own group and is a regular performer with Eddie Gale.

Timothy Orr learned drumming from Ed Blackwell and constant gigging with rock and punk bands on the east coast.  He now lives in Oakland and plays all styles from Zydeco to Free Jazz.

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The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project

Our events are put on under the umbrella of the nonprofit Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project (the "BBCLP"). That's how we fund our ambitious schedule of 300 or so concerts and literary events every year.

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The Independent Musicians Alliance

Gigging musicians! You have nothing to lose but your lack of a collective voice to achieve fair wages for your work!
The IMA can be a conduit for you, if you join in to make it work.

https://www.independentmusiciansalliance.org/

Read more here - Andy Gilbert's Feb 25 article about the IMA from KQED's site

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