Jazz Articles about Dave Stryker

Dave Stryker at The Turning Point Cafe

by David A. Orthmann
November 24, 2009

Dave Stryker The Turning Point Cafe Piermont, NY October 24, 2009

“That's what we like about jazz. It's never the same way once," quipped Dave Stryker near the end of an exhilarating seventy-five minute set. Forsaking the familiarity of his working bands for a fling with the Turning Point Cafe's Jazz Series rhythm section and front line soloist, the unrehearsed performance placed a premium on spontaneity and risk taking. Aside from introducing three ...

Dave Stryker Quartet: Strike Up The Band

by Jay Deshpande
February 22, 2009

Dave Stryker is a strong guitarist with an excellent back-catalog of credits to his name. While Strike Up The Band doesn't show off his full capabilities in their best light, it makes for a listenable jaunt, and a clear reminder that musicians on Stryker's level can seek out more demanding material. The album has a definite polish: Nils Winther's production is of a very high quality, and each of the four musicians plays with a distinctive and ...

Dave Stryker: The Chaser

by Rick Erben
February 21, 2007

This chapter in guitarist Dave Stryker's musical book, which already includes some 25 titles as a leader or co-leader in settings ranging from trios and quartets to his Blue to the Bone band, Trio Mundo and the exciting Stryker/Slagle Band, is a neoclassic organ trio outing providing ample opportunity for his agile playing with its warm, resonant tone. He's accompanied by organist Jared Gold, whose sound exhibits the influences of Larry Young's harmonic chording and Jimmy Smith's virile attack, along ...

Dave Stryker: Live at The Jazz Standard & Big City

by Ernest Barteldes
September 27, 2005

Dave Stryker/Steve Slagle Live at Jazz Standard Zoho 2005

On Live at The Jazz Standard, one can feel the intense chemistry that Dave Stryker and Steve Slagle, who have played together for several years, have in their first live recording, captured last March at the Manhattan club. The recording is as raw as it gets and showcases not only the two musicians' talent but also that of bassist Ed Howard and drummer Victor Lewis. ...

Dave Stryker: Big City

by John Kelman
June 22, 2005

While jazz's miniscule 3% of overall CD sales in North America argues that it's not only marginalized, but in serious trouble, the genre continues to see an upsurge in the number of gifted players who operate with loyal followings that may not make them wealthy, but certainly allow them to continue evolving. For every high-profile artist like Pat Metheny, there's a multitude of guitarists operating at or just below the radar. They may not be as eminently innovative, but in ...

Dave Stryker: Striking an Authentic Chord

by John Kelman
September 2, 2004

With the release of Trio Mundo Rides Again , guitarist Dave Stryker's Latin jazz collaborative band with bassist Andy McKee, percussionist/vocalist Manolo Badrena and guest saxophonist Steve Slagle, now is as good a time as any to reassess Stryker's career which, while remaining all too far below the broader public radar, is well-known to musicians and critics through fourteen records for the Danish SteepleChase label over thirteen years, as well as notable sideman roles with Stanley Turrentine and Kevin Mahogany. ...

Stryker's Shades: Insights Into the Multifaceted Work of Guitarist Dave Stryker

by C. Andrew Hovan
September 2, 2004

With a genuine feeling for the history of not only the jazz guitar, but of the blues and rock tradition too, guitarist Dave Stryker is a distinctive and resourceful musician who has made the most from such experiences as working with organist Jack McDuff and the late saxophonist Stanley Turrentine. Furthermore, over the course of the dozen albums he has lead for the Danish SteepleChase label he has worked in contexts from big bands to organ trios, not to mention ...