Archive for December 2013
which way west? concert series
4:30-6:30 pm every Sunday
January 5th: Avotcja & Modupue!
Afro-Nuyorican by birth, Avotcja is a Bay Area treasure now & has been for decades! Â Hear her radio shows on KPFA and KPOO, and catch her performances of music & poetry around the Bay and you’ll know why. Â She’s a brilliant and deep poet, a champion of la cultura, an inspiration to countless young, creative…
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Thursday, Dec. 26th – 3:00 to 6:00 pm
Butterfly Jazz Trio
cd release!
Ready to relax a bit as the holidays wind down…and regroup before celebrating the new year? Â Drift into the shop mid-day on the day after Christmas for a few sets of jazz that will put you in a solid late ’50s groove… Â remember those Miles albums like Cookin’, Relaxin’, Workin’? Â remember Wes Montgomery’s gorgeously…
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Sunday, Dec. 22nd – 4:30 to 6:30 pm
Buena Vista Jazz Band
A Christmas season tradition at Bird & Beckett, join us for a trad jazz blowout on Sunday the 22nd with the sweet sounds of the 20s & 30s and a few Christmas favorites from the Buena Vista Jazz Band on the last Sunday before Christmas… The bandstand will be full to bursting with seven fine instrumentalists…
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Sunday, Dec. 15th – 4:30 to 6:30 pm
The Joe Warner Trio
During the holidays, we’re excited to welcome back the supremely talented young pianist Joe Warner, who’s been making a big impression on jazz audiences — and on some of the best jazz musicians in the Bay Area — for the past several years. This afternooon at Bird & Beckett, he’s playing with bassist Josh Hari and…
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