Jazz Articles about David Sancious

About David Sancious

Album Review

David Sancious: Eyes Wide Open

Read "Eyes Wide Open" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
June 11, 2020

After leaving Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band in 1974, keyboardist and guitarist David Sancious formed the band Tone, which was centered on jazz fusion, progressive rock, and melodic overtures. At the time, he became a highly respected artist, especially due to his drawling synth tones, fiery guitar work and penetrating rhythmic outbreaks. Moving forward, he performed with Jack Bruce and Friends, Peter Gabriel, Sting, and other notables, securing his A-list session guru status. Here, the artist sings and performs instrumentals, ...

Interview

David Sancious: From Monk to Sting

by Luca Muchetti
June 8, 2018

David Sancious is one of the most sought-after and sophisticated sidemen in the world of popular music. He has collaborated with the likes of Sting and Peter Gabriel and has been a member of the original E-Street Band led by Bruce Springsteen, not to mention countless gigs with superstars such as Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton and Santana. His love for jazz has never abandoned him--"It involves the ability to play in an ensemble, and at the same time ...

Interview

David Sancious: da Monk a Sting

by Luca Muchetti
March 12, 2018

Al fianco di Sting e Peter Gabriel, membro del primo nucleo della futura E--Street Band con Bruce Springsteen, senza contare la miriade di collaborazioni accanto a giganti come Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton e Santana. David Sancious è uno dei sideman più apprezzati e raffinati, un polistrumentista che --fra un disco e un tour mondiale --ha trovato il tempo di pubblicare album lungo una carriera solista che (prossimamente) vedrà venire alla luce due nuovi capitoli discografici. Uno dietro alle tastiere, l'altro ...

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Extended Analysis

Stanley Clarke: The Complete 1970s Epic Albums Collection

by John Kelman
February 29, 2012

Legacy Recordings' recent spate of Complete Albums Collection box sets have righted a whole slew of wrongs by bringing long out-of-print recordings back in a reasonably priced and tidily collected series. They may be relatively light on production values--simple clamshell-style boxes, mini-LP cardboard sleeves, and booklets whose information, beyond detailed track and personnel listings, is largely dependent upon how much the artist has to say, if anything at all--but the opportunity to collect an entire discography from a specific period ...