Outgoing

This event is in the past.It took place on April 25, 2026 at Bird & Beckett Books & Records.

Darren Johnston Quintet 1
Jazz & Blues
Darren Johnston Quintet 2
Darren Johnston Quintet 3
Darren Johnston Quintet 4
Darren Johnston Quintet 5

Darren Johnston Quintet

Glen Park

Jazz doesn't get more intimate than this: five players squeezed between poetry stacks and vinyl bins, where the acoustics are so unforgiving that every note has to be perfect. Darren Johnston's quintet brings trumpet, trombone, and guitar into a space where there's nowhere for sloppy playing to hide.

intimate jazz club
BYOB
live music in bookstore
acoustic perfection

Tips

🎺"No reverb to cover up mistakes" — the acoustics demand precision
📚"world-class jazz at said bookstore" — it's a real thing
đź’µcash preferred, BYOB encouraged

Bird & Beckett Books & Records

653 Chenery St, San Francisco, CA 94131, USA

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