Jazz Articles about Dave Kline

About Dave Kline

Live Review

Dave Kline Blues AlleyWashington, DC June 20, 2025 Keyboard, guitar, bass and drums: a standard jazz quartet, no doubt, no argument. But add electric violin, trombone and the Chinese dulcimer and you've got something entirely different. Dave Kline and friends brought that unique line-up and a passel of original tunes to Blues Alley in DC's Georgetown district. The result?--as tasty and exotic as the jambalaya and shrimp and grits we enjoyed while Kline and company ...

Album Review

Dave Kline: Shifting Borders

Read "Shifting Borders" reviewed by Geannine Reid

by Geannine Reid
July 5, 2017

Violinist Dave Kline is pushing the contemporary voice of strings to new heights, while maintaining a sophisticated yet approachable city sound. Kline's original compositions are intricate and push the violin as a lead instrument in an ensemble setting, assertively bending the borders of undiscovered territory with great result. This idea led to his new album entitled Shifting Borders. While this refers to the musical twists, turns and combinations, it also captures Kline's personal journey across the globe, and encompasses his ...