which way west? Mark Levine Trio

The Mark Levine Trio which way west? sunday concerts Sunday, May 22nd – 4:30 pm Mark wrote the book on jazz piano… specifically, The Jazz Piano Book (Sher Music, 2005 — but originally published in 1989) has been instrumental in the education of many thousands of  jazz pianists… and he himself studied in Boston and…

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POET Daniel Abdal Hayy Moore

Sufi Poet Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore with musical guest From a Fountain Sunday, May 22nd – 2 pm Born in 1940 in Oakland, California, Daniel Moore’s first book of poems, Dawn Visions, was published by Lawrence Ferlinghetti of City Lights Books, San Francisco, in 1964. In 1972 his second book, Burnt Heart, Ode to the War…

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which way west?

Jon Frank Quintet which way west? Sunday concerts Sunday, May 15th – sets at 4:30 & 5:30 pm Trumpeter Noah Frank is featured with drummer Jon Frank’s fine group, which includes seasoned veterans Ken Rosen (sax), Terry Rodriguez (piano) and Ron Crotty (bass). Noah is the product of a musical family (his father Jon has…

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Pugsley Buzzard

Pugsley Buzzard headed this way! catch him at Bird & Beckett on Sunday, May 8th, 4:30 pm…  HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! He boasts an unlikely name and a voice like gravel on a treacherous road, and he’s coming out of Australia for a foray into the Bay Area that’s bound to be talked about for some…

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Glen Park Festival

They’ll be dancin’ in the streets! Glen Park Festival All day Sunday May 1st 10 a.m to 4:30 p.m. there’ll be music… sweet, sweet music… Come out to the Glen Park Festival for the fun,  the sun and the beautiful neighborhood vibe, and a cavalcade of great bands mc’d by man-of-all-seasons Misisipi Mike. Dozens of…

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Living to spite the devil

here on the roof of hell… Thursday, April 14th, 7:00 pm Bird & Beckett Political Book Discussion Group This Month’s subject of discussion: All the Devils are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis Have a yen to hash out the cynical and self-serving machinations of the powerful? C’mon down! In its monthly meeting,…

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