ART • EQUITY • ACCESS
Saturday, June 30, 7:30-10pm at Bird & Beckett
NoCoasters is an innovative jazz piano trio comprised of three top-call musicians who all escaped their Midwestern (i.e. no coast) upbringing for a life in the San Francisco bay area: Lee Bloom, piano; Brandon Essex, bass; and Carrie Jahde, drums.… Read More
Saturday, June 9, 7:30pm at Bird & Beckett
Beth Custer, clarinets/voice, compositions — David James, guitar/voice, compositions — Diana Mangano, vocals — Jordan Glasgow, piano — Keith McArthur, bass — John Hanes, drums
David James and Beth Custer have been working together in each other’s ensembles for over a decade.… Read More
Saturday, May 26, 7:30-10pm at Bird & Beckett
Aaron Germain, bass — Mary Fettig, saxophone — Murray Low, piano — Jon Krosnik, drums
This is a Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund event where each musician will be paid $150 in advance, regardless of ticket sales.… Read More
Sunday, April 8, 4:30pm at Bird & Beckett
Dima Birich, vocals – Al Molina, trumpet — Larry Chinn, piano — Ron Belcher, bass
Trumpeter Al Molina and Dima blend their two voices presenting a repertoire and style paying tribute to Chet Baker and his musical works. … Read More
Saturday, March 24, 7:30pm at Bird & Beckett
Ian Carey, trumpet — James Mahone, saxophone — Adam Shulman, organ — Evan Hughes, drums
Ian Carey’s Takoyaki 4 is a streamlined, street-food-style version of his successful Quintet+1. The group will be performing a mix of original compositions by members of the group, including music from Carey’s 4-1/2 star Downbeat-rated album Roads & Codes, plus selected jazz rarities.… Read More
Saturday, February 3, 7:30pm at Bird and Beckett
John Clark, bass —Mike Greensill, piano and vocals — Charlie McCarthy, tenor sax and flute — Joe Cohen, alto sax — Akira Tana, drums
The seasoned players are first-call musicians and long-time fixtures on the Bay Area jazz scene.… Read More
Friday, February 2 at California Jazz Conservatory
Mike Zilber, saxes — John Stowell, guitar — Jason Lewis, drums
This critically acclaimed quartet has recorded three CDs on Origin Records and has a fourth in the works. Their Live Beauty was named a top CD of 2015 by Downbeat magazine. … Read More
Friday, January 12, 9pm at Bird & Beckett
Darren Johnston, trumpet — Larry Ochs, tenor/sopranino sax — Fred Frith, guitar — Allison Miller, drums
The concert is a special reunion of the ensemble on Reasons for Moving CD, featuring guitar iconoclast Fred Frith, ROVA co-founder Larry Ochs, and musical chameleon trumpeter Darren Johnston, with the addition of the New York based super-star of the drums Allison Miller.… Read More
Friday, December 1, 5:30pm–8pm at Bird & Beckett
Al Molina, trumpet and flugelhorn — Jerry Logas, flute and reeds — Jeffrey Burr, guitar — Dean Reilly, bass — Vince Lateano, drums
This is a Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund event where each musician will be paid $150 in advance, regardless of ticket sales.… Read More
Sunday, November 19, 7:30pm at Bird & Beckett
Grant Levin, piano, with Chris Amberger, bass, and Rodney Ruckus, drums
Levin’s trio performs spontaneous, high energy arrangements of classic jazz standards, as well as contemporary tunes and original compositions.… Read More
