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The Stryker/Slagle Band: The Stryker/Slagle Band
by Elliott Simon
The Stryker/Slagle Band reveals the secret behind producing a crisp first effort with telepathic communication among all parties. That secret, in this case, is to play together for over fifteen years before recording as co-leaders. It also doesn't hurt to have the same rhythm section, in the persons of drummer Tim Horner and bassist Bill Moring, for six of those years. Guitarist Dave Stryker and alto/soprano saxophonist Steve Slagle are integral parts of the NYC jazz scene and have appeared ...
Continue ReadingStryker/Slagle Band Hits Pittburgh's North Side
by Matt Merewitz
If you haven’t heard an alto-guitar collaboration lately, be sure to check out The Stryker/Slagle Band, a self-titled album and the band’s most recent release, on the independent Khaeon label. The band headed out on tour recently with stops in Washington D.C., Northern Virginia, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore. I caught them on the second night of a two night residency at the James Street Restaurant on Pittsburgh’s North Side.When a band has an established relationship, it really shows in the ...
Continue ReadingDave Stryker and Steve Slagle: The Stryker/Slagle Band
by Franz A. Matzner
Dave Stryker (guitar) and Steve Slagle (alto, soprano sax) have a long standing musical relationship, and this “debut” album is far from the first time these veteran sidemen have recorded together in the studio. Nor is the rhythm section of Tim Horner (drums) and Bill Morning (bass) a new addition. All these musicians have not only played together, they’ve joined together in a working group that has stuck together for a remarkable seven years, gigging together even as each member ...
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