Archive for March 2015
Monday, May 18th – 7 pm
POETS! 1st & 3rd Mondays
Tonight, Patti Trimble,
with musician Peter Whitehead
Poet Patti Trimble shares the bill on May 18th with musician and instrument builder Peter Whitehead in our twice-monthly series, hosted by Jerry Ferraz with an open mic to follow. Patti recently put out a cd called “In The Middle of the Night of the Road of My Life I Found Myself in a Tangled…
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Sunday, June 7th – 4:30-6:30 pm
which way west? Sunday concert series
The Gerald Beckett Quartet
Gerald Beckett – flute Gary Zellerbach – guitar Trevor Murphy – bass Greg German – drums  Originally from Texas, flutist Gerald Beckett is now a stalwart of the San Francisco music scene. Eight years of classical training at the San Francisco Conservatory, combined with extensive jazz studies with some of the leading teachers in…
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Sunday, May 17th – 4:30-6:30 pm
which way west? Sunday concert series
Mean to Me – Ben Slater, Judy Butterfield, Dave Shaff + 3
Mean to Me resurrects jazz of the 1920s through 1940s–sometimes twisted by the more modern stylings of Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, and Ahmad Jamal–and an eclectic variety of soul-jazz and latin-jazz. This mix reflects the interests of its three core members: Judy, who trained as a cabaret singer but whose love is for soul music; Ben,…
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Saturday, May 16th – 8-11 pm
jazz club! when lights are low…
The Ways & Means Committee
Heshima Mark Williams presents The Ways & Means Committee, a tight quintet that delves deep into a book of straight-ahead jazz influenced by Herbie Hancock, Jerry Gonzalez, Buster Williams, and Fort Apache Band. For their Bird & Beckett date, this “boppish collective” comprises Gary Bean, cornet; Michael C. Bush, tenor sax; Sam Cady, piano; Joe McKinley, bass;…
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jazz in the bookshop every Friday!
This evening, May 15th, 5:30-8:00 pm:
The Chuck Peterson Quintet
Chuck Peterson, who leads his quintet on tenor sax and flute this evening, started this ball rolling over twelve years ago… six hundred fifty Fridays ago! And not once since that start in late 2002 has Bird & Beckett been without the sounds of live jazz on a Friday night. We feel that’s quite an…
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Saturday, May 9th – 8-11 pm
jazz club… when lights are low
The Grant Levin Quartet
On the second Saturday of every month, pianist Grant Levin assembles a quartet, choosing players from the ranks of San Francisco’s most talented jazz musicians. Tonight, enjoy Grant’s in-the-moment collaboration with tenor sax player Jonathan Bautista, bassist Chris Amberger and drummer Pepe Jacobo. Grant’s compositions are exceptionally lovely and exciting, his improvisational skills superb. Â And…
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