Along Came Betty

Along Came Betty was formed in 1998 to celebrate the spirit of hard bop, a seminal movement of 1950s and 1960s jazz music. The quintet has become much more than an homage to an important era of jazz history, blending classic elements of that era with modern sensibilities.

The rich sound of harmonized sax and trumpet backed by the classic piano, bass, drums rhythm section result in fun, fresh, straight-ahead jazz.

Along Came Betty opened the 1999, 2003, 2007, 2013 and 2017 Monterey Jazz Festivals and performed at the Big Sur Jazz Festival in 2000 and 2002. The band plays regularly around the Monterey area and features Brian Stock, trumpet and flugelhorn; Paul Tarantino, saxophone; Peter Lips, bass; Bill Spencer, piano; and Patrick Tregenza, drums.