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Moore county schools timekeeper1/24/2024 ![]() ![]() The night spot is full, and the waitresses wend their way between the bar and tables. ![]() His discography numbers well over 100 listings he has recorded with just about every prominent local musician or ensemble, from local guitar slingers Peter Sprague and Patrick Berrogain, to singer/songwriters Dan Connor and Deborah Liv Johnson. He has played drums for the Little River Band, Mose Allison, Tom Scott, and scores of other ensembles and musicians. One of the top go-to drummers for the top jazz ensembles, he also performs in country and popular bands. Since he came to town in the late seventies, Duncan Moore has distinguished himself as one of the most accomplished and busiest musicians in San Diego. Entering, I skirt around a cymbal as I step past the band. And just off to our left, literally almost right in the doorway, is Duncan Moore behind his drum kit. Sitting in with the quartet is saxophonist Ben Schachter. With Rob Thorsen on bass, flutist Holly Hoffman, and pianist Mike Wofford are leading a quartet on some straight ahead jazz. It’s a Tuesday, and the sidewalks aren’t overflowing with the throngs of crowds that can sometimes turn this part of town into a confirmation of your worst Malthusian fears.Īt the corner of Fifth and F Streets my friends and I step in to Croce’s, the Gaslamp’s anchor since the late eighties. Pedicab drivers solicit fares, and the homeless solicit for anything that might help. Nighttime in the Gaslamp District, bar hoppers pass by, the women in heels and very short skirts, and their men looking like they still aren’t ready to leave their fraternities. Moore with the Peter Sprague String Consort ![]()
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