The Duncan James Quartet featuring Ned Boynton

The Duncan James Quartet with Ned Boynton brings decades of Bay Area jazz mastery to Bird & Beckett — Duncan James has been a fixture on the scene since the 1960s, celebrated for his elegant chord-melody playing and bebop-infused single-note lines, while longtime collaborator Ned Boynton brings a perfectly matched musical sensibility rooted in swing, mainstream jazz, and blues. Together with Simon Planting on bass and Bob Blankenfield on drums, this is an intimate evening of timeless guitar jazz from two of San Francisco’s most seasoned and beloved string masters.