From Mississippi roots to New York City Heights!
<div>"THE BASS OF THE BAY" BENN BACOT: This San Francisco Jazz/Cabaret artist hails from McComb, Mississippi and wields a rich bass baritone that recalls Joe Williams & Johnny Hartman, while maintaining a style all his own. Given the title "The Bass Of The Bay" by a fan who stated "No one sings as low as you do. You can hear and feel those notes deep inside." He has performed on many of the major stages in the Bay Area including The Rrazz Room, Anna’s Jazz Island, Jazz at Pearl’s, and currently plays a 2 monthly dates at San Francisco’s Savanna Jazz Club ,named by Downbeat Magazine as one of the Top Great Jazz Rooms in the world for the second year in a row.</div> <div>His talents have taken him as far Berlin's ATrane, BBop, and BFlat jazz clubs, a special guest appearance with Linda Kosut at New York's Triad, a surprise performance at the 2009 Monterey Jazz Festival. Bacot's has recorded 4 independent CDs with a few copies of " What Love Is" still available and both My Romance and Retro Nouveau, his debut CD, out-of-print. He is a tireless promoter of local singers, co-hosting</div> <div>singer's open mics including Song Of The Month Club at Martuni’s and Savanna Jazz Club. Benn continues to expand his repertoire with songs from the American Songbook and contemporary tunes and is currently working on a tribute to singer, actress, & songwriter Abbey Lincoln</div> <p> </p>