Archive for December 2013
Sunday, February 2nd, 1:30 pm
Tangents Turkey Music Tour Preview
Sixteen Days in Turkey…Ten Nights of Music Dore Stein’s Tangents Turkey Music Tour promo concert & talk Sunday, Feb. 2nd, 1:30-3:00 pm (before you might need to hustle over to Glen Park Station to watch the Super Bowl), come hear Gari Hegedus play Turkish music on oud & baglama, catch a few poems from Clara Hsu, and then hear…
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Sunday, February 2nd – 4:30 to 6:30 pm
The Michael Parsons Trio
Among the handful of astonishingly talented young piano players on the San Francisco jazz scene, Michael is often heard at Bird & Beckett on the first Friday of the month in bassist Don Prell’s group. This afternoon, we have the distinct pleasure of presenting Michael fronting his own trio, showcasing original compositions as well as wailing on…
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January 31st: Fifth Friday
“jazz in the bookshop”
The Dave Parker Quartet
Bassist Dave Parker leads this group, which features trombonist Charles Hamilton, reed player Jerry Logas and drummer Bob Marshall. Â Sizzling jazz, like you used to hear down on the corner at the Red Rock Lounge back in the early days of the 21st century!
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Sunday, January 26, 4:30 to 6:30 pm
Amazigh (Berber) musician
Moh Alileche & Ensemble
music of North Africa
Moh Alileche, born in Kabylia in the mountains of Algeria, came to the San Francisco Bay Area and took up residence in 1990. Â A few years ago, in 2011, he relocated to Portland, but he travels back to this area from time to time, and we are fortunate to be able to present him…
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Sunday, January 26th, 2:30-4:00 pm
Lines & Letters:
A Hydra-Headed Poetic Symposium
Walker Brents III offers a contemplative glance of the poem as a whole image of itself. See with the ears, Hear with the eyes. The last Sunday of each month, Walker Brents takes us along another meander. Â Where it takes you is the question…
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The Art of the Memoir
a reading of new works
Thursday, January 23rd, 7 pm
January 23 (Thursday) – 7 pm A reading by memoir students of Alan Kaufman. Kaufman is renowned for his work in teaching the art of the memoir, and can always be relied upon to bring in some terrific writers finding their way in the craft. Tonight: Laura Sydell, Maria Schulmann, Lee Collins,Thorina Rose, Laura Impellizzeri, Tara Reale. Kaufman’s…
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