Friday, April 17th – 5:30-8:00 pmThe Scott Foster Trioconsiders the influence of trios past…

Guitarist Jim Hall, pianist Herbie Nichols, tenor player Joe Henderson, pianist Bill Evans… these and numerous other jazz artists assembled trios that beguiled and informed the ears of countless jazz cognoscenti and bystanders caught in the beauty of the moment.

You don’t have to be steeped in the history of jazz to recognize how beautiful the jazz trio can be, how richly it can create a musical soundscape in your head…

Scott Foster, Sam Bevan and Bryan Bowman will take you there this evening, if only you’ll come along for the ride, with an open mind and the ears to hear.

Leave your troubles at the doorstep and you chatter at the curb, and enjoy the ride.

Bring $10 for the band, wouldya? They do it for love, but they gotta eat.

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Tonight! Friday, June 2nd – 9pm - Luis Peralta QuartetLuis Peralta, pianoBrian Juarez, bassBen Esposito, drumsSpencer Hoeffert, guitarPianist Luis Peralta, a young lion on the local jazz scene, is joined by three players who have all been making their mark in a big way in this post-pandemic era of live music. Bassist Brian Juarez is making his first Bird & Beckett appearance. Luis, Ben and Spencer have each crossed our stage on multiple occasions, making memorable music.Luis is a 20-year-old native of Oakland who began playing piano at seven, embarking quickly on a serious study of European Classical and American Classical Music (Jazz). In 2017 he performed Alex Conde’s Concierto Para Piano Flamenco y Orquesta as a soloist with the Oakland Youth Orchestra. In 2019, Luis was awarded a full scholarship to study piano at the New School in New York City. He has studied with and performed with Bay Area figures such as Howard Wiley and Marcus Shelby. Currently, he studies with NYC pianist Sullivan Fortner and SF Conservatory of Music piano professor John McCarthy.A recent video may be found at: youtu.be/FZh_biGAt40$20 cover (cash, please); byob.For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733.Luis and his colleagues tonight are superb representatives of the wealth of young talent coming up in the Bay Area, and keeping them working and resident in the Bay Area relies on having a healthy venue landscape in San Francisco, the region’s cultural nexus. Thank you for supporting the venues throughout the region that present the musicians! Bird & Beckett presents its music and poetry events under the umbrella of the Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, which counts on the donations of individuals like you to augment audience revenues in order to pay the musicians fairly and cover operating costs. Please consider making a donation today. Only with a healthy donor base can we do what we do. ... See MoreSee Less

Friday, April 17th – 5:30-8:00 pm
The Scott Foster Trio
considers the influence of trios past…

The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project

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