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, September 26 2025 8:30 PM
Lisa Mezzacappa 5(ish)

Aaron Bennett - tenor sax
Kyle Bruckmann - oboes, synth
Mark Clifford - vibraphone
Brett Carson - piano
Lisa Mezzacappa - bass
Jordan Glenn - drums
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Saturday, September 27 2025 7:30 PM
Darren Johnston's Standard Issue
Saturday, September 27·7:30 – 9:30pm

Darren Johnston, peace cannon
Kai Lyons, guitar
John Wiitala, bass
Lorca Hart, drums

$20 cover charge (cash at the door, please); byob.
Reservations - 415-586-3733

Expect a mix of swinging and grooving standards, both familiar and off the beaten track, with just a few Johnston originals sprinkled in.
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Friday, October 3 2025 6:00 PM
Harold Carr with Bruce Ackley, Andrew Voigt, Flavia Cervino-Wood and Derek Coombs
Friday, October 3·6:00 – 8:00pm

Bassist Harold Carr has primarily been known as a sideperson (e.g., Lightnin' Hopkins, Bobby McFerrin, John McCuen, Crystal Gayle, Steve Lacy). He is excited to share his compositions in this album release concert featuring long time friends Andrew Voigt (sax & flute), Bruce Ackley (clarinet), Flavia Cervino-Wood (violin) and Derek Coombs (piano).

Harold has been musician/poet-in-residence at the Banff Centre in Canada, guest soloist at the Frutillar Music Festival in Chile, composer/soloist with the Guangdong Modern Dance Company in Guang Zhou, China, invited poet for the Utah State Governor at the Governor's Mansion, commissioned composer/performer at New Music America and artist-in-residence at Zion Canyon Mesa in Utah.
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Friday, October 17 2025 8:30 PM
Will Bernard / Beth Custer Duo
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