Historical Lists of Musicians
Who’s Played Jazz at the Bach
Updated March 2012
Below is a partial listing of principal jazz musicians who have performed at the Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society since 1964, most of whom are listed in the Grove Dictionary of Jazz and the Leonard Feather Encyclopedia of Jazz or will be! Musicians we may have omitted due to incomplete records should contact us to be included in future listings. Musicians are listed by their instrument. DOWNLOAD pdf file is also available.
Selected Past Performers in a Timeline format
Updated 1998
Be sure to check out our list of Past Performers in a timeline format.
Who’s Played Classical at the Bach
Updated October, 2008
Though most people have known the Bach Society for our Jazz programs, many have yet to discover our Classical concerts over the years. We apologize if we have omitted any artists, and invite visitors to our website to contact us with additions or corrections to this list. DOWNLOAD pdf file
Musician Comments
The Douglas Beach House has a huge reputation in the music community as being one of the best places to perform. Our respect for them, the great acoustics and vibe of the concert room, and great audiences are repetitive themes in their comments: “We’re treated so good as musicians . . . nice vibe . . . It’s like being home with a bunch of friends and your audience is tremendously awesome.” The audience is an important part of the musical equation: great venue, talented musicians + appreciative audiences = an incredible musical experience. Check out some of their comments.
Selected Musician Quotes
- . . . it was the best gig on the tour. It’s nice when we can play the more intimate venues and the crowd gets to interact with the band.” – Albert Sun, Manager, Mingus Big Band
- “My favorite venue in the world, including Ronnie Scott’s. No better vibes anywhere. We all had a ball!” – Jackie Ryan
- Your audience was so open—they were in my corner, up for the journey. – Nancy Zeltsman,
- I have known about this club for as long as I’ve been playing and this is my first time here. Thank you for making it so special. – Ravi Coltrane
- The Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society – a musician’s house. – Joyce Cooling
- This place is a legendary club – the level that you aspire to get to. – Rachel Z
- This space is what life is about – love, heat, passion, true oneness! It sounds like God’s bedroom stereo! – Bobbie Rae, drummer (Rachel Z Trio)
- The audience is the best and the room has the right vibe! – Steve Smith
- As always, a great experience for me, Pete. Thank you. – Mack McCray
- It’s like playing in someone’s living room. Comfort on the stage is very important to me, and the Bach puts you in a comfort zone every time! – Kenny Washington
- Hearing live music at the Douglas Beach House is like “having food” versus looking at a photo of food. – Rachael Sage
- The Bach is all about the music: physical setup is focused to the stage, it’s intimate, the piano is awesome, the audience shares the environment. – Michael Wolff
- That’s a ‘boss’ piano.” – Harold Mabern
- It’s like being home with a bunch of friends – nice vibe. – Ruth Davies
- Total musical heaven – sound and sight. Thanks. – Pete Yellin
- After you’ve heard about this place for years, there is no way to know until you get here – so beautiful and beyond our expectations. – Brian Blade