Posts by Eric

Annie Orzen, piano Maddox Rochman-Romdalvik, bass Will Davies, drums Lily Bogas, vocals Annie Orzen, born & raised in Glen Park, is studying jazz and contemporary media at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. She’s been home for the holidays and returns to school shortly, but first a stop at Bird & Beckett! The…

Welcoming back to Bird & Beckett, for our first jazz show of 2024, Danny Brown, tenor man extraordinaire, in superb company — with Smith Dobson drums, Eric Markowitz on bass and young Graham Messer on piano. Brilliant players, all! Don’t miss it! $20 cover charge; byob. Reservations, call 415-586-3733.

January 18th, Walker Brents III, gives one of his monthly live-streamed talks, this one on Marie Louise Von Franz, student of Carl Jung, who made great contributions in Jung’s footsteps as both thinker and therapist. Find it on our youtube channel or facebook page at 7:30pm Thursday. Want to come down and sit enthralled, listening…

Beau Beausoleil reads from his collection War News, a digital book published by AGITATE! War News is a collection of 90 poems, written one a day since October 8, 2023. The poems in the collection reflect on what it means to bear witness to war, killing and destruction in Gaza, Palestine. It asks, ‘what does…

Gaea Schell on flute leads a fabulous aggregation of musicians in two sets of Latin jazz tonight! Conguero Carlos Caro is driving in from the Central Valley to join Gaea, bassist Saúl Sierra and vibraphonist Dan Neville for two sets of dynamic music. $20 cover charge (cash or venmo at the door). BYOB. Reservations: 415-586-3733…

Jazz – the late show! 8:30-10pm $20 cover; byob The Isaiah Javier Quartet Isaiah Javier, tenor sax Simon Aks, guitar Giulio Cetto, bass Louis Sweatt, drums Isaiah Javier, Simon Aks, Giulio Cetto and Louis Sweatt meet on the Bird and Beckett stage for the first time as a unit, playing original music and their favorite…