Alfred Scott "Scotty" McLean

Alfred Scott "Scotty" McLean Jazz drummer and long-time participant in the San Francisco music scene died of a heart attack in his sleep on April 1 in San Leandro. He was 78. A native of the northwest, he moved to San Francisco in 1957 where he became a familiar presence at jam sessions in such local clubs as Jimbo's Bop City, the Cellar, the Tropics and, more recently, Pearl's in North Beach. A regular fixture in the local jazz landscape for 40 years, he was a tireless leader and promoter of his own small group combos well into the 1990s. Scotty is survived by his two brothers, Richard of Castro Valley and Bruce of Carson City, NV; nephew, Ian McLean of Castro Valley and niece, Caitlin Silver of Van Nuys.