Dave Creamer

Guitar aficionados nationwide have known Dave Creamer for decades and for those familiar with his work, its no surprise that George Benson called Creamer "Absolutely the most fantastic guitar player alive in America." Constantly pushing the compositional and technical boundaries, Creamer continues to redefine the instrument and introduce new musical possibilities.

Well known for his modern jazz compositions and explorations with 12 tone music, intervallic theory, atonal music and most recently his own highly sophisticated Octatonic system, Creamer's  dedication and originality has led him to perform, and/or recorded with many of the Jazz greats including Miles Davis, master guitarist John Abercrombie, steel drummer Andy Narell, Bay Area favorite Mel Martin, Mel Torme, and many more.

As an educator, Creamer has worked with many outstanding and well known performers. Some of his former students include Tuck Andress, Rory Stuart, Joe Satriani, Barry Finnerty (Miles Davis, Crusaders, Brecker Brothers), Jason Becker (David Lee Roth) and Will Bernard (Will Bernard, T.J. Kirk).

An accomplished writer, Creamer's groundbreaking book "The Hidden Symmetry of the 43 Octatonic Scales and 43 Tetrachords" defines a new standard for post modern musical organization. Creamer has also authored "Arpeggio and Scale Relationships" the de facto reference for many musicians and "Symmetrical 12 Tone Patterns for the Heavy Metal Guitarist". Additionally Creamer has written articles for important educational publications and his unique improvisational concepts have been spotlighted in the Guitar Player magazine columns "Chops Builder" and "Master Series."

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