Acoustic Jazz Bassist
A fixture on the Bay Area jazz scene
Acoustic bassist Dan Keller has been a fixture on the Bay Area jazz scene since the 1970s. And we do mean fixture — he's hardly budged.
He has served as sideman to numerous notables — John Handy, Jules Broussard, Carol Doda, Don Neely, Mal Sharpe, Lavay Smith, Kim Nalley, Lee Waterman and countless more. And we do mean sideman — never the main act. Oh well.
Tasty player, adulated by millions. Or anyway dozens.
Dan Keller, Acoustic Jazz Bassist
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A who's-who of Bay Area jazz
Dan Keller has accompanied
A half-century of sideman work, behind singers, horn players, bands and revues.
- Jonathan Alford
- Laurie Antonioli
- Burt Bales
- Rhonda Benin
- Big Butter and Egg Band (Tom Small)
- Dave Black
- Brenda Boykin
- Lauralee Brown
- Ann Brewer
- Jules Broussard
- Stephanie Bruce
- Shannon Bryant
- Shanna Carlson
- Maye Cavallaro
- Richard Chon
- Matt Clark
- Jennifer Clevinger
- Con Alma (Rich Kalman et al)
- Christopher Copeland Productions
- Memphis Cotton
- Phillip Crawford
- Steve Deutsch
- D'Cuckoo
- Sylvia Cuenca
- Elena de la Rosa
- The Ultras & The Dinos (Eric Lenchner)
- Carol Doda
- Joe Dodge
- Roberta Donnay
- Bill Duffy
- Larry Dunlap
- Sharman Duran
- Juan Escovedo
- Cash Farrar
- Cathy "Withacee" Felter and My Trio (Bruce Felter and Peter Eden)
- Laurent Fourgo
- Chuck Gee
- Susan Getz
- Michael Gidding
- Girl Talk Band (Valerie Bach)
- Michael Gold
- Michael Golds
- Brian Gould's Swing Fever
- Chris Grampp
- Juliet Green
- Mike Greensill
- Ross Gualco
- Lua Hadar
- Judy Hall
- Tammy Hall
- John Handy
- The Jubal Harshaw Trio
- Richard Hadlock
- Jana Herzen
- Sam Hiona
- Robin Hodes' Apollo Jazz Band
- Dave Howard & the Chitchat All-Stars
- John Hunt
- Dolly Mae Jackson
- Frank Jackson
- Noel Jewkes
- Randy Johnson
- Bob Karty
- Tom Keats and his Tom Kats
- Frankye Kelly
- Shane Kelly
- Eliot Kenin (Reinhardt Swing)
- Linda Kosut
- Lucy Lee
- Mike Lipskin
- Michelle Latimer
- Mark Little
- Barry Lloyd
- Zorina London
- Carol Luckenbach
- Carl Lunceford
- Peter MacDonough
- Jenna Mammina
- Chuck Mancini
- Jason Martineau
- The Felonious Monks
- Michael Moore
- Rebekah Montoya (JazzKwest)
- Alexa Weber Morales
- Kim Nalley
- Ken Muir
- Kim Nalley
- Bill Napier
- Don Neely's Penthouse Rhythm
- Joel Nelson Productions
- Gary Neuman
- Claudia Newberry
- Richard Nickol
- On the Air (Ned Ripple et al)
- Larry O'Leno
- Shota Osabe
- Dick Oxtot
- Stephanie Ozer
- Julie Paris
- Kelly Park
- Parlor Tricks
- Backen Tyme (Barbara Parker et al)
- Holly Penfield
- Sy Perkoff
- Kathleen Perry
- Emy Persiani
- Lisa Pollard
- Valeriana Quevedo
- Zeena Quinn
- Ben Randall
- Hal Richards
- Harvey Robb
- The Vince Robinson Collective
- Terry Rodriguez
- Dave Rokeach
- Gary Rowe
- Saint Peter's Jazz Band (David Giampietro et al)
- Toru Saito
- Spider Saloff
- Ricardo Scales
- Earl Scheelar
- Bob Scott
- Ray Scott
- Mal Sharpe's Big Money in Jazz
- John Stafford
- Joe Bithell's Silicon Gulch Jazz Band
- Lavay Smith & the Red Hot Skillet Lickers
- Danny Spencer
- Wayne Sutton
- Yancy Taylor
- Helen Thomas
- Dawes Thompson
- Woody Thompson
- Vic Turner
- Ellen von den Honert
- Harvey Wainapel
- Andrea Warkulwiz
- West Coast Cabaret Convention
- Zareen
From the Plush Room to the Pier
Venues played
Clubs, hotels, festivals, yachts, and the occasional Elk's lodge — across five decades of Bay Area gigs.
- 54 Mint
- 1351 Lounge
- Agenda Lounge
- The Alcazar Theater
- Aegis Living
- Alligator Ball
- Angelica's (Redwood City)
- Anna's Bistro
- Argent Hotel
- Art House Gallery & Cultural Ctr.
- Ashkenaz
- Axum East
- Bacchanal
- The Baltic
- Basin Street West
- Bauhaus
- Beach Chalet
- Blue Lamp
- Bohemian Grove
- Broadway Studio
- Bubble Lounge
- Butterfly
- Cafe Bastille
- Cafe Claude
- Caffe de la Presse
- Cafe du Nord
- Caffe Trieste
- California Culinary Academy
- The Cannery
- The Canvas Cafe
- Capitola Jazz Festival
- Carnelian Room
- Carta
- Channel 26 (Al Jazzbeau Collins show)
- Chez Yvonne
- Children's Day School
- Chitchat Caffe
- Claremont Hotel
- The Cliff House
- Club Jazz Nouveau
- Coconut Grove
- Le Colonial
- Concours d'Elegance
- Corinthian Yacht Club
- Culinary Institute of America
- Curio/Chapel
- Curtain Call
- Cypress Club
- Dick's at the Beach
- Domain Chandon
- DNA Lounge
- Donatello Hotel
- Eagle Cafe (Pier 39)
- Elks Club
- Earthquake McGoon's
- Eleven
- Embarcadero Center
- Embassy Suites
- Emerald Garden
- Enrico's
- Enzo's
- Fairmont Hotel
- The Fat Lady
- First Unitarian Church of SF
- Fillmore's
- Johnny Foley's Irish House
- Front Page
- The Galleon
- Gatsby's
- Gershwin Theater (USF)
- The Glas Kat
- Gold Dust Saloon
- Ghirardelli Square
- Golden Gate Yacht Club
- Great America
- Haight St. Fair
- Half Moon Bay Lodge
- Healdsburg Country Gardens
- Henry Africa
- Hilton Hotels
- Holiday Inn
- Hornblower Yachts
- Hossmoor
- Hotel Utah
- Hyatt Palo Alto
- Hyatt Regency
- Impala Club
- Imperial Palace (Chinatown)
- Inn at the Opera
- JazzCamp West
- Jillian's (Metreon)
- Juliana Hotel
- Kaiser Center Roof Garden
- KRON TV (Channel 4)
- Lagunitas Country Club
- La Note (The Jazz School)
- Larry Blake's
- Le Baron Hotel
- Left Bank
- Lefty O'Doul's
- The Liberties
- Loring Caffe
- Lou's
- Lush Lounge
- Major Pond's
- Manka's
- Marin Joe's
- Marin Rod & Gun Club
- Mark Hopkins Hotel
- Martuni's
- McGrath's Pub
- Medjool
- Merryvale Vineyards
- Mezzo Mezzo
- Michael's Pub
- Mill Valley Golf Club
- Mint Leaf
- Montesacro
- Moose's
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Musically Minded Academy
- Mustard Festival, Napa
- Caffe Neiman-Coppola
- Nickie's
- No Name Bar
- Oakland Coliseum
- Oyster Reef
- Paradise Lounge (upstairs & down)
- Piaf's
- Old West Billiards
- Piedmont Veterans Memorial Bldg
- Pier 15 (San Rafael)
- Pier 23 (San Francisco)
- Pier 80 Inn
- The Plush Room
- Popolo Restaurant
- The Prince of Wales
- Radio Habana Social Club
- The Ramp
- Rassela's
- Renaissance Stanford Court
- Revolution Caffe`
- Ricky's Hyatt
- The Rite Spot
- Ritz-Carlton
- The Royale
- Rutherford Hills Winery
- Santa Clara Convention Ctr.
- St. Francis Hotel
- The Saloon
- St. Francis Place
- San Francisco City Hall
- Sand Dollar
- Sausalito Yacht Club
- Savanna Jazz
- Saylor's Landing
- Sequoyah Country Club
- Shanghai 1930
- Shenanigans
- Sheraton Palace Hotel
- Shoreline Amphitheater
- Silhouettes
- Silverado Country Club
- Spaghetti Factory
- Specs'
- Stanford Jazz Workshop
- The Swallow
- Swingin' Door
- Triton Hotel
- Two Bird Cafe
- Union Street Fair
- Victorian Hotel
- Villa Roma
- Villa Traverna
- Walden School
- Washington Square Bar & Grill
- Whitehall Tavern
- Wild Fox
- Zebulon's
…plus weddings, bar mitzvahs, cocktail parties, receptions, soirees and corporate events
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Studied with
Teachers & Master Classes
Jon Appleton (composition)
Richard Davis (bass)
Rufus Reid (bass)
David Belove (bass)
Peter Barshay (bass)
Marcos Silva (Brazilian)
Ray Drummond (bass)
Lee Elfenbein (bass)
Glenn Richman (bass)
Michael Bluestein (piano)
Gordon Mumma (performance)
others
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