Jazz Articles about Stryker Slagle Band

Stryker/Slagle Band at Goat Cafe

by Joel Levin
November 9, 2006

Stryker/Slagle Band The Goat Café South Orange, NJ June 23, 2006

Jazz guitarist Dave Stryker and alto saxophonist Steve Slagle have been playing together for 20 years. That's longer than most marriages, and possibly better than most because of the extraordinary telepathy that drives their collaborations.

On June 23 at The Goat Café in South Orange, NJ, an enthusiastic audience sprinkled with musicians and industry people was treated to a last-minute warmup ...

The Stryker/Slagle Band: Live at the Jazz Standard

by John Kelman
September 14, 2005

While they've worked together regularly over the years, guitarist Dave Stryker and saxophonist Steve Slagle have never recorded live together and have only one eponymous recording out under their collaborative Stryker/Slagle Band moniker. When they booked two nights at New York's Jazz Standard earlier this year to test out new material for a planned studio date, Stryker had the idea that they should record the gig and release the best material on disc.

That was an inspired decision. When spontaneity ...

The Stryker/Slagle Band: Live at the Jazz Standard

by Jerry D'Souza
September 8, 2005

Guitarist Dave Stryker and saxophonist Steve Slagle are back with a live recording. What was to be a studio date turned around on a Stryker moment of inspiration when he suggested that the band record the two nights they were playing at the Jazz Standard in New York City. That idea has been augmented by the choice of material, with different styles bringing in a good balance and the sequencing adding to the impact.

The quartet is tight ...

The Stryker/Slagle Band: Live At The Jazz Standard

by Michael P. Gladstone
September 7, 2005

Although they've been playing gigs together for the past twenty years, guitarist Dave Stryker and saxophonist Steve Slagle didn't make it official until just a few seasons ago for their first joint venture. Stryker and Slagle are also members of Trio Mundo, which is currently recording on the same label. This latest effort, recorded earlier this year at New York's Jazz Standard, adds bassist Ed Howard and the venerable drummer Victor Lewis. The audience is clearly an eager recipient of ...

The Stryker/Slagle Band: Live at the Jazz Standard

by C. Michael Bailey
September 6, 2005

Guitarist Dave Stryker has the superhuman ability to be everywhere at once. In peering back at my recent reviews involving the artist, I find his fine recordings with Trio Mundo, Carnival and Rides Again, and the trio outing Exit 13 with drummer Sylvia Cuenca. But one of the most notable was Stryker's Zoho release with friend and multireedist Steve Slagle, The Stryker/Slagle Band . Stryker and Slagle's association is the kinetic definition of simpatico, because the pair's new recording, Live ...

Dave Stryker and Steve Slagle: The Stryker/Slagle Band

by C. Michael Bailey
October 9, 2003

The Stryker/Slagle Band documents a working group that finally made it into the studio to preserve its unique sound. Dave Stryker and Steve Slagle have been performing together in several contexts since 1986, including performing on each other's recordings. This is the first time the two musicians co-lead a date. Stryker, Slagle, and drummer Tim Horner provide seven original compositions for this recording. All of the pieces are wedged deep in the contemporary/post bop vein, full of craggy complex heads ...

The Stryker/Slagle Band: The Stryker/Slagle Band

by Jerry D'Souza
October 8, 2003

Familiarity breeds attempt. After 17 years and 14 albums playing in other groups, Dave Stryker and Steve Slagle finally got together to lead their own band. It was about time that they did!The success of an album is often spelt by the empathy between the players. There is no doubt that Slagle and Stryker have that bond. With Moring and Horner also tying into the relationship, the music gets a deep and satisfying groove as it moves through ...