Serving the San Francisco Bay Area New Music Community

Fri, Dec 12 2025 8:30 PM


Russian Telegraph

Named after two adjacent hills in San Francisco, Russian Telegraph mixes the funk and soul of Curtis Bumpy, the art song of the Beth Custer Ensemble, and the worldly compositional stylings of David James's GPS.

Along with presenting original music by its members, the collective also performs their arrangements of songs by Caetano Veloso, Soundgarden, Paolo Conte, Nelson Cavaquinho, and others.

Beth Custer – clarinets, voice
David James – guitar, voice
Chris Grady – trumpet, flugelhorn
Jordan Glasgow – keyboards
Keith McArthur – bass
John Hanes – drums

$30 cover charge; students - $10
For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733.
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