Oakland native son Kev Choice returned home Tuesday night to a well-attended show at Yoshi’s to play a concert with his band, the Kev Choice Ensemble.

At this point, it’s not a stretch to say the KCE may well be the most musical hip-hop act ever.

The Bay Area music community suffered a huge loss in January when 24 year old Dewey Tucker was killed driving along Highway 80. Tucker, a well known and respected bass player known for his both his musical skills and his easygoing ways, was on his way to Oakland for band practice.