27:
571:
412:
397:
367:
262:
247:
277:
337:
307:
382:
322:
352:
292:
175:
188:
The society's name came from an informal party hosted at the Ebb Tide Cafe in 1963. While Pete and his guests danced to a Bach
Brandenberg Concerti, others lit dynamite nearby on the beach. A guest suggested they call themselves the Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society and they incorporated under that
63:
596:
448:
476:
192:
Today a member-supported non-profit, the Bach has hosted performances for more than fifty years, often featuring jazz musicians visiting the
591:
586:
506:
232:
2024 International Jazz Venue Guide as presenting "world-class jazz in an intimate setting with stunning views of the ocean."
601:
178:
Pete
Douglas (1929-2014), founder and proprietor of the Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society in Half Moon Bay CA
56:
185:
Pete
Douglas moved to Half Moon Bay in 1957. He purchased a beer joint and ran it as the Ebb Tide Cafe.
182:
The venue was founded in 1964 by Pete
Douglas and is now run by his daughter, Barbara Douglas Riching.
168:
49:
342:
411:
396:
276:
261:
193:
366:
336:
246:
381:
321:
306:
8:
570:
533:
26:
351:
291:
481:
121:
282:
220:
212:
449:"Hidden Gems: Half Moon Bay's Legendary Jazz Spot That Started in a Living Room"
200:
580:
417:
402:
204:
78:
65:
387:
327:
267:
477:"Take a trip to live-jazz paradise at Half Moon Bay's 'Dynamite Society'"
372:
252:
216:
164:
357:
312:
297:
452:
208:
538:
228:
511:
174:
564:
151:
114:
237:
Performers at the Bach
Dancing & Dynamite Society
199:Musicians who have performed at the Bach include
578:
534:"DownBeat 2024 International Jazz Venue Guide"
507:"Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society hosts jazz"
569:
25:
525:
597:Jazz clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area
474:
173:
16:Music venue in Half Moon Bay, California
470:
468:
579:
531:
167:located at the Douglas Beach House in
500:
498:
465:
446:
161:Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society
20:Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society
13:
14:
613:
592:1964 establishments in California
556:
504:
495:
410:
395:
380:
365:
350:
335:
320:
305:
290:
275:
260:
245:
532:Alkyer, Frank (February 2024).
587:Music venues completed in 1964
440:
1:
475:Metcalfe, John (2022-06-07).
433:
163:is an oceanfront non-profit
7:
10:
618:
226:The Bach is listed in the
602:Half Moon Bay, California
447:Levi, Ryan (2018-06-22).
428:Photos taken at the venue
169:Half Moon Bay, California
150:
145:
130:
120:
110:
102:
94:
55:
50:Half Moon Bay, California
45:
37:
33:
24:
98:Barbara Douglas Riching
194:San Francisco Bay Area
189:name soon afterwards.
179:
177:
79:37.4946°N 122.46134°W
84:37.4946; -122.46134
75: /
21:
180:
19:
196:on larger tours.
157:
156:
152:www.bachddsoc.org
609:
573:
568:
567:
565:Official website
550:
549:
547:
546:
529:
523:
522:
520:
519:
502:
493:
492:
490:
489:
482:The Mercury News
472:
463:
462:
460:
459:
444:
414:
399:
384:
369:
354:
339:
324:
309:
294:
279:
264:
249:
141:
139:
90:
89:
87:
86:
85:
80:
76:
73:
72:
71:
68:
29:
22:
18:
617:
616:
612:
611:
610:
608:
607:
606:
577:
576:
563:
562:
559:
554:
553:
544:
542:
530:
526:
517:
515:
503:
496:
487:
485:
473:
466:
457:
455:
445:
441:
436:
431:
430:
429:
425:
424:
421:
415:
406:
400:
391:
385:
376:
370:
361:
355:
346:
340:
331:
325:
316:
310:
301:
295:
286:
283:Dannie Richmond
280:
271:
265:
256:
250:
239:
238:
213:Dizzy Gillespie
137:
135:
83:
81:
77:
74:
69:
66:
64:
62:
61:
41:311 Mirada Road
17:
12:
11:
5:
615:
605:
604:
599:
594:
589:
575:
574:
558:
557:External links
555:
552:
551:
524:
494:
464:
438:
437:
435:
432:
427:
426:
423:
422:
416:
409:
407:
401:
394:
392:
386:
379:
377:
371:
364:
362:
356:
349:
347:
341:
334:
332:
326:
319:
317:
311:
304:
302:
296:
289:
287:
281:
274:
272:
266:
259:
257:
251:
244:
241:
240:
236:
235:
234:
201:Duke Ellington
155:
154:
148:
147:
143:
142:
132:
128:
127:
124:
118:
117:
112:
108:
107:
104:
100:
99:
96:
92:
91:
59:
53:
52:
47:
43:
42:
39:
35:
34:
31:
30:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
614:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
584:
582:
572:
566:
561:
560:
541:
540:
535:
528:
514:
513:
508:
505:Flinn, John.
501:
499:
484:
483:
478:
471:
469:
454:
450:
443:
439:
419:
418:Bria Skonberg
413:
408:
404:
403:Regina Carter
398:
393:
389:
383:
378:
374:
368:
363:
359:
353:
348:
344:
343:Tony Williams
338:
333:
329:
323:
318:
314:
308:
303:
299:
293:
288:
284:
278:
273:
269:
263:
258:
254:
248:
243:
242:
233:
231:
230:
224:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
205:Dexter Gordon
202:
197:
195:
190:
186:
183:
176:
172:
170:
166:
162:
153:
149:
144:
133:
129:
125:
123:
119:
116:
113:
109:
105:
101:
97:
93:
88:
60:
58:
54:
51:
48:
44:
40:
36:
32:
28:
23:
543:. Retrieved
537:
527:
516:. Retrieved
510:
486:. Retrieved
480:
442:
388:Milt Jackson
328:Emily Remler
268:Barry Harris
227:
225:
198:
191:
187:
184:
181:
160:
158:
373:Milt Hinton
253:Arnett Cobb
217:Count Basie
165:music venue
106:Music venue
82: /
70:122°27′41″W
57:Coordinates
581:Categories
545:2024-01-15
518:2024-03-04
488:2024-03-04
458:2024-03-04
456:Retrieved
434:References
358:John Handy
313:Phil Woods
298:Red Rodney
221:Etta James
67:37°29′41″N
453:KQED Inc.
209:Stan Getz
539:DownBeat
229:DownBeat
122:Capacity
111:Genre(s)
46:Location
390:, 1980s
146:Website
136: (
38:Address
512:SFGate
420:, 2021
405:, 2020
375:, 1987
360:, 1987
345:, 1986
330:, 1984
315:, 1983
300:, 1982
285:, 1981
270:, 1981
255:, 1979
131:Opened
95:Owner
219:and
159:The
138:1964
134:1964
115:Jazz
103:Type
126:200
583::
536:.
509:.
497:^
479:.
467:^
451:.
223:.
215:,
211:,
207:,
203:,
171:.
548:.
521:.
491:.
461:.
140:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
