Tonight, we went to see jazz at the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society. It was raining like crazy and at one point, the rain seemed like it was louder than the music.
We saw The Michael O’Neill Quintet featuring Kenny Washington, a virtuoso singer with an awe-inspiring four-octave range, and special guest, Joe Locke, regarded by many to be the most gifted vibraphonist of his generation.
The BDDS has a long history of being home on Sundays to many great jazz artists who were up in SF playing on Saturday night. The list of people who have played at BDDS is impressive, including Count Basic, who I remember meeting when I was 4 years old in Ohio. It is an intimate club and with the music being in the afternoon, it is suitable for bringing along your kids to expose them to jazz.
The BDDS founder, Pete Douglas, has this to say about music and art: