Posts by Eric

Duncan James, guitar Larry Chinn, piano Joe McKinley, bass Bob Blankenship, drums $20 requested donation; pay what you can. byob.  reservations, 415-586-3733 Four long-time bandstand colleagues play jazz as if it’s second nature to them, which it is, actually… byob and settle in for a set or two amidst friends and neighbors at Bird &…

Friday, 12/29 – 6-8pm: The Duncan James Quartet with Duncan on guitar, Larry Chinn on piano, Joe McKinley on bass and Bob Blankenship on drums, $20 suggested, pay what you can. Friday, 12/29 – 8:30-10pm: The Isaiah Javier Quartet with Isaiah on saxophone, Simon Aks on guitar, Giulio Cetto on bass and Lewis Sweatt on…

Long-time collaborators Beth Custer and Will Bernard have a new recording — “SKY” — to present. Beth is an incredible artist. Read just a few posts on her website www.bethcuster.com and you’ll be floored by her energy, commitment and engagement in the creative life. Hear her music and you’ll be floored by her talent. Hear…

The legacy band continues! 21 years and counting we’ve had Friday jazz after work in the bookshop. It’s too late to stop now! Charlie McCarthy, saxophones and flute Max Perkoff, piano Chuck Metcalf, bass Tony Johnson, drums From swing to bop, jazz is the thing! Byob and a twenty for the band! Kids under 12…

December 17th is the night that dervishes around the world whirl, each in their own place, celebrating the passage of the great wise man Rumi into the unseen realms. They celebrate the gift of his life and thought, which still inspires now, even after seven hundred and fifty years. Rumi’s rapturous turns of phrase, carried…

The Vince Lateano Trio has a long-standing monthly residency on the third Sunday of each month, from 5-7pm. Vince has been a mainstay of the San Francisco jazz scene since the mid-1960s. No better way to spend a late Sunday afternoon! Do come, byob and a twenty for the band, or whatever you can afford.…