Brad Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 This was the go to jazz place in the 50s and 60s according to this article from the San Francisco Chronicle, which was posted in the Jazz Gazette. Bop City Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 L to R: John Handy, Pony Poindexter, John Coltrane, Frank Fischer, at Bop City. https://www.harlemofthewestsf.com/gallery/#jp-carousel-396 Pony Poindexter and Leo Wight at Bop City Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Bop City came up in my interview with John Handy ten years ago, but the story he told about him and Chet Baker trying to sit in with Dexter Gordon circa 1950 happened at an Oakland venue, apparently: John Handy talks with Night Lights part 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) Some more pics from the site above - their portrait of Bop City still seems to be in the making: Musicians Frank Butler, Armando Peraza and George Walker inside Bop City, early 1950s. Frank Jackson Collection Jimbo Edwards and Arthur Prysock at Bop City, early 1950s. Frank Jackson Collection A late night jam session at Bop City, mid 1950s. photo by Steve Jackson Jr. - Look at the names on the bass fiddle! Could this be Pony Poindexter and Teddy Edwards? Source of these pics: https://www.harlemofthewestsf.com Edited September 8, 2018 by mikeweil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 On 9/8/2018 at 6:58 AM, mikeweil said: Could this be Pony Poindexter and Teddy Edwards? Definitely Teddy Edwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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