Archive for April 2016

The heart and soul of jazz at Bird & Beckett are this band and singer Dorothy Lefkovits.  Tenor player Chuck Peterson started the whole Bird & Beckett jazz program back in late 2002, and Dorothy converged with the scene right back at the beginning.  Nowadays, Chuck leads a group that comprises five wonderful musicians who…

A jazz & literary evening in celebration  of Bloomsday! Joyce & Jazz Featuring celebrated Irish celtic-jazz vocalist Melanie O’Reilly with Frank Martin on piano   $15 cover charge / $10 seniors and students      Join us for an evening with Melanie O’Reilly, award-winning  Irish jazz singer and songwriter, teaming with top Bay Area jazz pianist Frank Martin…

On the second Sunday of the month, The Seducers continue a traditional booking that started at the Riptide Bar out on Taraval, and continues at Bird & Beckett until the Riptide is rebuilt and the doors flung back open. This lovely band is led by the self-effacing pedal steel master, Joe Goldmark, with loquacious and…

Inspired by the western swing and early country boppers of the late 1940s and early 1950s, The B-Stars bring the golden age of country & western swing back to the dancehalls and dental parlors, barrooms and bookstores, so hold onto your hats and bring your dancin’ shoes & your complete set of Zane Grey! The…

From 4 to 6 pm, the remarkable jazz pianist Grant Levin invites a his long-time jazz associate, bassist Chris Amberger to the stage for two sets as a duo, and then returns at 7:30 to lead a quartet featuring sax player Lyle Link, recently arrived on the Bay Area jazz scene from Washington, D.C., with Chris…