Taken from DAVE STRYKER OFFICIAL PAGE
Edition, adaptation and comments by Toni Basanta from Fairfax, Vermont, USA
Whether you’ve heard guitarist DAVE STRYKER leading his own group (with 28 CDs as a leader to date), co-leading The Stryker/Slagle Band, or as a featured sideman with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, and many others, you know why the Village Voice calls him “one of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years.”
He was recently voted once again into the 2017 Downbeat Readers and Critics Polls.
“…one of the most joyous feels around” wrote Pat Metheny
Dave’s new CD “Strykin’ Ahead” is now available on this site since it’s official release on Sept 1st !.
His previous CD “Eight Track II” went to # 2 on the JazzWeek Radio chart staying on the chart for 20 weeks and received 4 Stars in Downbeat.
“Messin’ with Mister T”, (Tribute to Stanley Turrentine) available here, is a celebration of the man he worked with for over a decade — Stanley Turrentine, “Mister T” — with ten of the greatest tenor sax players on the scene today.
It went to # 1 on JazzWeek Radio and stayed in the Top 50 for 20 weeks and received great reviews including 4 1/2 stars in Downbeat magazine.
…one of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years. – Village Voice
Most recent blog post
- News Flash: Dave’s new CD STRYKIN’ AHEAD CD and VINYL IS HERE! -> –
- Hello Friends ! Happy Fall to you all.
- I had a great summer of gigs including a West Coast Tour, the Healdsburg Jazz Fest, the Sequoia Room in Northern CA, the Saratoga Jazz Festival as well as the annual Aebersold Jazz workshop…… Some big news !
- My new CD “Strykin’ Ahead” is available here NOW on my website on CD and Vinyl. It features my QUARTET playing some new originals and my arrangements of some Jazz standards.
- Jared Gold, McClenty Hunter and Steve Nelson (the same group from Eight Track II) join me once again. News Flash : “Strykin’ Ahead” just received 4 Stars in the Nov 2016 Downbeat !
- “…Overall, the album casts a warm, clear glow, with plenty of cohesive interplay between Stryker, organist Jared Gold, drummer McClenty Hunter, and vibraphonist Steve Nelson.
- While influenced by many guitarists, STRYKER remains true to his own vision. WES MONTGOMERY and KENNY BURRELL may be touchstones, but Stryker forges his own sound throughout.” 4 Stars Martin Kasdan / Downbeat Nov 2017 BTW this is also my first Vinyl release, so I hope you will check it out if you dig vinyl. It sounds great ! You can order it right here on the website along with all of my recordings and my book. Just click Buy CD’s Icon. Also please check out my itinerary page for more info on upcoming gigs. Hope to see you soon !
- DS
My comment
I have been familiar to DAVE STRYKER’s Music since 2009, and I am glad to say and promote that he is one of my favorite guitarists as well.
All the aforementioned albums have been in the playlists of my radio show THE CUBAN BRIDGE @ WWPV 92.5 FM “The Mike” – the Saint Michael’s College Campus station in Colchester, Vermont, USA.
Just two days ago, I received another delight : He’s been voted BEST GUITARIST in 2017 by FANS DECISIONS in The Hot House event promoted by Jim Eigo.
This truly is a special AWARD and for all of us who love JAZZ and the Guitar Sound will continue setting force for DAVE STRYKER, for all his disciples and music band.
Enjoy this AWARD in the sprint of The Fall and Stryker’s efforts in making us rejoice with much more and better music, and for this matter, to the entire JAZZ guitar loving world as well !.
Toni Basanta
DJ Host of The Cuban Bridge on the radio and on television
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