Saturday, November 18th – 7:30-10:00 pmThe Jim Grantham Jazz Quartet jazz club! when lights are low…$20 cover charge

Jim Grantham, saxophone stylist, bandleader and composer, plays tenor and soprano saxes and flute. His music springs from the tradition of melodic lyricism associated with such composers and instrumentalists as Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, Miles Davis and Wayne Shorter, and he has performed with many fine musicians including Bobby McFerrin, George Cables, Eddie Moore, Mark Isham, Ed Kelly, Noel Jewkes and Vince Wallace, among many others. He has recorded with Jessica Williams and Eddie Henderson as well as vocalist Maye Cavallaro.

For this date at Bird & Beckett, Jim’s quartet — which will comprise top San Francisco Bay Area veteran musicians Keith Saunders on piano, Jeff Neighbor on bass and David Rokeach on drums — plays contemporary jazz in a wide variety of styles and moods, featuring numerous original compositions as well as jazz standards from John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, and many others.

The Jim Grantham Jazz Quartet offers fine jazz brimming with spirit, creativity, energy, taste and exceptional musicianship.

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Tonight! Saturday, April 17 – 7:30 pmJohn Calloway Trio - jazz club! live streamed from the bookshopJohn Calloway trio with guest vocalist Angie Doctorwill be performing songs with themes for the season of Springand with that, the slow but sure opening up of music and arts venues in the city!John Calloway, flute & percussionMurray Low, pianoSaul Sierra, bassAngie Doctor, vocallive streamed on YouTube and Facebook.No audiences in the shop just yet.$20 suggested donation$2 to $200 sliding scale. No kidding!High or low, pay what your economics allow John Calloway is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger who has over 40 years of experience as a professional musician. He has performed with renowned jazz artists Israel Cachao Lopez, Max Roach, and Omar Sosa.In the San Francisco Bay Area, John has built a solid foundation as a as a performer and arranger, leading his own ensembles and projects as well as collaborations with John Santos, Marcus Shelby, Wayne Wallace and many others.His recording credits as a performer and composer include his two CD projects, Diaspora and The Code, and longtime collaborations with John Santos, Jesus Diaz, and Omar Sosa. Included in his recording and writing credits are the Grammy nominations given to “SF Bay” (2003) with the Machete Ensemble, and Ritmo y Candela (1996) and Ritmo y Candela II (1998), produced by Greg Landau and featuring Cuban percussionists Changuito, Patato, and Orestes Vilato.As an educator, John currently teaches jazz theory, Afro-Cuban and Latin American music in the School of Music at San Francisco State University. He also teaches social science and humanities courses with a concentration Latinx and Afro-Latinx cultures in the College of Ethnic Studies.John holds a B.A. in music from the City University of New York, an M.A. in music education from San Francisco State University and a Doctorate in Education from the University of San Francisco. ... See MoreSee Less

Saturday, November 18th – 7:30-10:00 pm
The Jim Grantham Jazz Quartet
jazz club! when lights are low…
$20 cover charge

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