Serving the San Francisco Bay Area New Music Community

                 
Bird & Beckett Books and Records
653 Chenery St.
San Francisco CA 94131  
(415) 586-3733
birdbeckett@yahoo.com

A bookshop/performance venue in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood.

Besides operating as a new/used generalist's bookshop with a small but sweet selection of vintage jazz vinyl and recent cds by local artists, the shop's allied Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project (BBCLP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization charged with the mission to present, document and archive the creative work of significant living writers and musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area, for a neighborhood audience and future generations. Established in 2007 to take over responsibility for an ever expanding slate of cultural programming at the bookshop (est. 1999), the BBCLP presents four live concert series each week (Fridays through Sundays), a twice monthly poetry series on Mondays, and many other cultural programs. The BBCLP also publishes AMERARCANA, an annual literary review, now in its fifth issue.

Bird & Beckett Books & Records is located at 653 Chenery Street between Diamond and Castro in San Francisco’s Glen Park neighborhood at the southern foot of Twin Peaks. 1-1/2 blocks from the Glen Park BART station (one stop past the 24th/Mission station) and is served by MUNI lines 23, 36, 44, 52 & J-Church.

By car, take the Monterey exit off I-280 South, or the Bosworth exit off I-280 North.
http://www.birdbeckett.com/

Upcoming Events:
Friday, April 11 2025 8:30 PM
Aaron Bennett Trio with Dan Seamans, bass, and Tim Bulkley, drums

Friday, April 11·8:30 – 10:00pm

Come experience an evening of boundary-pushing jazz with the Aaron Bennett Jazz Trio at Bird & Beckett Books! Saxophonist Aaron Bennett, known for his fiery improvisations and deep melodic explorations, leads a powerhouse trio with Dan Seamans on bass and Tim Bulkley on drums through a dynamic set of original compositions and bold reinterpretations of jazz classics. With masterful interplay and fearless creativity, this group delivers an unforgettable performance that blurs the lines between tradition and the avant-garde.

Join us in the intimate, book-filled atmosphere of Bird & Beckett—where great music and community come together.

A superlative saxophonist based in the Bay Area, Bennett has worked widely with many of the most adventurous artists on the scene including Vijay Anderson. Smith Dobson, Lisa Mezzacappa and the Rova Saxophone Quartet, as well as the Afrobeat band Lagos Roots. A student of Charlie Haden, Wadada Leo Smith, Larry Koonse, and Joe LaBarbara while studying at Cal Arts, Bennett leads his own superb trio with bassist Dan Seamans and Smith Dobson. Smith can't make this date, but Tim Bulkley is a force to be reckoned with! No slouch, he! As for Dan, just one of the very best and most intellectually satisfying bassist you can imagine.
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Friday, April 18 2025 8:30 PM
rob reich Quintet

Ben Goldberg - clarinet
Kasey Knudsen - alto saxophone
rob reich - accordion & piano
Daniel Fabricant - bass
Eric Garland - drums
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