Jack Tone Riordan, guitar
Ben Stolorow, piano.
Ollie Dudek, bass.
Vince Lateano, drums.

$20 cover charge, cash at the door; byob.
For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733.

The trio returns for their ongoing 3rd Sundays residency at Bird & Beckett. Leader Vince Lateano has been a cornerstone of the San Francisco jazz scene since he arrived in 1966, gigging and touring assiduously for decades before settling in behind the drum kit as the leader of the house band at Jazz at Pearls, the famous club that was situated in North Beach opposite City Lights on Columbus Avenue just off the corner of Broadway. His jam sessions at Pier 23, the Dog Patch Saloon, the Seven Mile House, Sweeties and Bird & Beckett have been a staple of the local jazz world for decades.

Vince’s trio with the great bassist Peter Barshay and the elegant pianist Ben Stolorow has been a feature of Bird & Beckett for years now, harkening back to 1999 when Vince helmed the first trio ever to play in the bookshop shortly after we opened for business in Glen Park. But past is prologue. Plenty of jazz ahead.

Ollie Dudek subs for Peter Barshay today, and the guitarist Jack Tone Riordan is on the date as a guest.

Bodes well for a great afternoon of small combo jazz.

Jack “Tone” Riordan
photo Angela Bennett