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Along Came Betty

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Along Came Betty is a jazz quintet based on the Monterey Peninsula in California. The band's focus is hard bop.

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History

The band was founded in 1998. Along Came Betty has opened the 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011 Monterey Jazz Festivals and has performed at the Big Sur Jazz Festival in 2000 and 2002. They play local shows in the Monterey Area.

Current Members

  • Biff Smith, piano and composer
  • Paul Tarantino, saxophone
  • Brian Stock, trumpet and flugelhorn
  • Patrick Tregenza, drums
  • Heath Proskin, Bass

    • Past Members

  • Stu Reynolds, saxophone
  • Pete Lips, bass

    • Discography

  • Along Came Betty (1998)
  • Apple Brown Betty (2003)
  • Brad Mehldau's Monogrammed Guest Towels (2008)

    • The Secret Parts of Fortune (2011) Smells like Christmas (2014)

    References

    Along Came Betty Wikipedia
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