Guilhem Fourty brings his quartet to Bird & Beckett with a biography that reads like a masterclass in jazz immersion. The Toulouse-born drummer began playing at age five, studied at the Toulouse Conservatory and Jean Jaurès University, and earned a Berklee College of Music scholarship at 19 — where he was mentored by Ralph Peterson,...
Smith Dobson brings nearly two decades of Bay Area jazz experience to Bird & Beckett, performing as a rare triple threat on drums, vibraphone, and saxophone. He carries on a distinguished family legacy — his late father, Smith Dobson IV, was a renowned pianist who led the Jazz series at the Garden City in San...
Noel Jewkes appears at Bird & Beckett. He has earned his place as one of the premier saxophone players in Northern California, having worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 35 years. Noel has recorded with John Hendricks, Wesla Whitfield, Mary Stallings, Paula West, Mike Greensill, Lavay Smith, Bill Bell, Mimi Fox, Graham...
The Scott Foster Quartet is a jazz ensemble led by San Francisco-based guitarist and educator Scott Foster. Jim Peterson, saxophone; Scott Foster, guitar; Dan Seamans, bass; Tom Hasset, drums
Will and Beth interrupt their regular programming to introduce Ken Emerson, a long time friend and collaborator. The evening at Bird & Beckett will include, along with Will and Beth’s compositions, a selection of vintage jazz and blues as well as Hawaiian slack-key, hula and hapa-haole songs with Will on guitar, Beth on clarinet and...
Bird & Beckett welcomes the Nick Otis Orchestra, a dynamic Northern California musical ensemble led by veteran drummer and bandleader Nick Otis, carrying forward the legacy of the legendary Otis Family. The Nick Otis Orchestra. Gail (Li’l Bit) Muldrow, guitar & vocals. Paul Lamb, bass. Nick Otis, drums & vocals.
The Rova Saxophone Quartet is a legendary Bay Area avant-garde ensemble that pushes the boundaries of jazz and contemporary classical music through complex structured improvisation and experimental, all-saxophone soundscapes appears at Bird & Beckett. Rova Saxophone Quartet has returned to live performances to showcase their brand new and recently recorded commissions. Band line up: Bruce...
The Joshi Marshall Project will be performing at Bird & Beckett with music from bebop to Bob Dylan, including selections from Joshi’s 2009 debut album “In the Light.” Joshi had a large role in the Acid Jazz and Hip Hop Jazz scene in the San Francisco club area known as South of Market, culminating perhaps...
Ian Dogole & Music Beyond Borders plays a distinctive fusion of World Music and Jazz, blending creative jazz improvisation with the scales, rhythms, and indigenous instruments of global music traditions particularly from Africa, South America, and the Middle East. Band line up: Ian Dogole: Global percussion (cajon, udu, doumbek, African talking drum, kalimba) Richard Howell:...
Where funk meets soul and love meets grit, the powerful vocal stylings of Jairo Vargas, aka Rojai (Row-Juh), merge elements to produce a raw soulful sound as distinct and unique as the San Francisco streets that bred him. Rojai is the leader & vocalist for the widely recognized and highly acclaimed San Francisco bands Bayonics, The...
The Klaxon Mutant Allstars is a Bay Area-based electroacoustic jazz quintet known for their eclectic, genre-twisting sound that blends jazz with technology-driven effects The group features several prominent musicians from the San Francisco music scene: Henry Hung: Co-leader, trumpet, keyboards, and live effects. Eric Garland: Co-leader, drums, and composer. Kasey Knudsen: Saxophone and composer. Colin...
The Dave Parker Sextet is a San Francisco-based jazz ensemble led by musician, educator, and entrepreneur David Parker. The group is known for performing the works of legendary composers like John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Lee Morgan, Ornette Coleman, and Eric Dolphy.
Grammy Winner Jose Andres Rodriguez - “El Sinsonte”, Changüí master singer and musician from Guantanamo Cuba, in duo performance with Kai Lyons on Tres Cubano, exploring the funky, folkloric, 19th-century music of Eastern Cuba. $20 cover charge / students $10
French popular tunes from many decades. Big Lou, accordion; Kit Robberson, viola da gamba; David Golia, guitar; Bing Nathan, bass. $20 cover charge / students $10
Kata-Vento Reunion Concert: Music of Carlos Oliveira. Original tunes inspired by northeastern Brazil, featuring three flutes, guitar, and percussion. Carlos Oliveira, guitar and compositions; Chloe Scott, Rebecca Kleinmann, and Sonia Caltvedt, flutes; Brian Rice, percussion. $25-30 sliding scale cover charge / students $10
The 230 Jones Street Band is Bird & Beckett’s legacy combo, with its roots in the Chuck Peterson Trio’s weekly Friday happy hour that kicked off jazz in the bookshop as a regular feature starting 24 years ago. Tony’s one of the mainstays of a generation of players that came up when bebop was America’s...
Ben Stolorow, piano; Peter Barshay, bass; Vince Lateano, drums. Part of the Bird & Beckett Jazz in the Bookshop (Sundays 5–7pm). Seating is limited — reservations recommended: 415-586-3733. Suggested contribution: $20–30; students $10–15; younger kids free.
The Patrick Wolff Quartet plays classic jazz in Bird & Beckett. With Keith Saunders, Eric Markowitz and Smith Dobson.
The Scott Foster Quartet is a jazz ensemble led by San Francisco-based guitarist and educator Scott Foster. Jim Peterson, saxophone; Scott Foster, guitar; Dan Seamans, bass; Tom Hasset, drums
Ray Skjelbred & the Hot Corner plays at Bird & Beckett. The jazz ensemble led by pianist Ray Skjelbred that specializes in "Chicago style" jazz, a sound rooted in the 1920s with a focus on blues and swing rhythms.
Lynne Maes, rhythm guitar & vocals. Hank Maninger, lead guitar & vocals. Tim Wagar, bass guitar. Paul Revelli drums. You’re in for two sets in honky tonk heaven. Mainstays of the Bay Area Americana scene, and the Bird & Beckett bandstand, for nearly a decade, Nashville Honeymoon has traversed country, rockabilly, bluegrass, and pop across...
The Tom Griesser Trio at Bird & Beckett with Tom Griesser on saxophone, Kurt Ribak on bass, and Dan Foltz on drums. Tom notes: “I’m really excited to revive the Tom Griesser 3, a trio that had a weekly Friday night gig at the old Burritt Room from 2013 to 2017. Bird & Beckett is...
Eric Shifrin, piano/vocal; Heath Proskin, bass; Mark Lee, drums. Part of the Bird & Beckett Jazz in the Bookshop / Happy Hour series (Fridays 6–8pm). Seating is limited — reservations recommended: 415-586-3733. Suggested contribution: $20–30; students $10–15; younger kids free.
Open jam session hosted by Ben Stolorow, piano; Peter Barshay, bass; Vince Lateano, drums. Part of the Bird & Beckett Which Way West? / You Name It! series (Sundays 5–7pm). Seating is limited — reservations recommended: 415-586-3733. Suggested contribution: $20–30; students $10–15; younger kids free.
Darren Johnston, trumpet; Danny Lubin-Laden, trombone; Liberty Ellman, guitar; Mat Munz, bass; Tim Bulkley, drums. Part of the Bird & Beckett Jazz Club / When Lights Are Low series (Saturdays 7:30–9:30pm). Seating is limited — reservations recommended: 415-586-3733. Suggested contribution: $20–30; students $10–15; younger kids free.