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David Ashkenazy

David Ashkenazy began his musical journey by studying piano and guitar at the age of nine and was later introduced to the drums. Growing up in Southern California he immersed himself in a wide variety of musical styles including Rock, Jazz, Klezmer, Reggae, and Blues. It was a love for improvisation and a swinging jazz time feel that David began to seriously dedicate himself to the art form of jazz. David's formal education began at California State University, Long Beach where he studied classical and world percussion and later had the honor of studying with Jeff Hamilton, Joe Labarbera. Peter Erskine, Kenny Washington, Steve Davis and Samir Chatterjee. He was a full time freelance drummer in Los Angeles for 10 years and is now living in New York City and actively performing in a wide variety of musical environments. David has played with many talented and inspiring musicians such as Joel Frahm, Jon Gordon, Brad Shepik, Steve Cardinas, Gilad Hekselman, Gary Versace, Alan Ferber, Matt Clohesy, Mike Moreno, Robin Verheyen, Clay Jenkins, Adrian Cunningham, Scott Ritchie, Dan Pratt, Rob Scheps, Jared Gold, Nate Radely, Matt Otto, Ricky Woodard, Bob Sheppard, Larry Fuller, Gilbert Castellanos, Christoph Luty, Ron Stout, John Campbell, Tony Dumas, Carl Saunders, Scott Whitfield, Steve Cotter, Roger Shew & Joe Bagg.

New Releases And Exploring Shorter

by Bob Osborne
January 6, 2022

On this week's show we feature new releases from Matías Formica, Nori Tani, Carn Davidson 9, Ayumi Tanaka, GNP and Edward Simon. There are also tracks from Posi-Tone Records new compilation which celebrates the music of Wayne Shorter. Playlist Matías Formica Trios “Inexorable" from Hastio y Paranoia (Numeral) 00:00 Nori Tani “Portrait in Black ...

Pianist Manuel Valera with The Tom Tallitsch Quartet at Miles Jazz Cafe (NYC) on Thursday, April 7th

April 4, 2011

Miles Jazz Cafe NYC Thursday, April 7th 9:30-11:30pm 212 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022-6201 (212) 371-7657 Subway: Lexington Av/53 St Tom Tallitsch—Saxophones Manuel Valera—Piano Peter Brendler—Bass David Ashkenazy—Drums Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger, Manuel Valera ...

Ralph Bowen, Dan Pratt, Brandon Wright: Posi-Tone strikes gold again

by J Hunter
April 27, 2010

Traditional jazz does not have to be boring. It does not have to be staid, or re-fried or adhere to a formula concocted in a New Orleans barroom over nine decades ago. A lot of the large labels don't get that. Fortunately, the creative triumvirate at Posi-Tone Records not only understands this concept, but they practice ...

David Ashkenazy: Out With It

By David Ashkenazy

Label: Posi-Tone Records
Released: 2009

Out With It

By David Ashkenazy

Label: Posi-Tone Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Children of the Night; Dadi-Yo; Simone; I Want You; Bokserboym; Zoology; Strange Meeting; Too Young to Go Steady.

David Ashkenazy: Out With It

by Woodrow Wilkins
October 4, 2009

Some music defies description. In the case of drummer David Ashkenazy's Out With It, words can hardly do justice to the varied moods and sounds of this eight-song set. Ashkenazy studied piano and guitar at age nine and later learned to play the drums. His varied musical tastes include reggae, blues, rock, bluegrass, and ...

David Ashkenazy: Out With It

by Martin Gladu
September 15, 2009

David Ashkenazy Out With It Posi-Tone 2009 The jazz drumming tradition abounds in models for emulation and study, and two such models stand out in importance. For its sheer power, Elvin Jones' work with saxophonist John Coltrane imposes itself on any serious student of the drum set. The ...

Organ Donations Welcome: Larry Goldings, Gary Versace, Jared Gold

by Mark Corroto
August 24, 2009

Organ jazz records flow into and out of our consciousness evoking memories of the roots of jazz, R&B and easy listening, but also awakening us to the possibilities of new musical exploration. Whatever inspired Wild Bill Davis, Milt Buckner and Jimmy Smith to take up the organ may never be known. Maybe it was ...