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David Series

David has studied with Mike Outram, Lage Lund and Dave Cliff. He has recorded with his Organ Trio, trio HSK, performed at the Queens Hall with The Paul Simon Project and Lorna Reid, played at China Orange Jazz Festival with Unkle Bob and performed alongside musicians such as Euan Stevenson, Konrad Wisniewski, Richard Kass, James Lindsay, Colin Steele, Ali Affleck, Herb reed and the Platters and Louis Abbott (admiral Fallow). He is always striving to develop the bands and projects he is involved in whilst developing his own playing as well. Most recently he has written, drawn the artwork, and recorded his own quartet project, 'Meerkat Parade'.

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Meerkat Parade: Disturbed Nature

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If Disturbed Nature's nature isn't quite as disturbed as advertised, it's still a bit unsettled much of the time on Meerkat Parade's second recording, and always in interesting ways. Guitarist David Series has a knack for spinning pieces just a little off-kilter, as is evident from the outset. “Nostalgia" coasts on a slinky zoot-suit-noir groove that would almost be catchy if it wasn't served up with some perversely odd-timed rhythm-skipping. It's in this manner that the offbeat quartet makes everything ...

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David Series: Meerkat Parade

Read "Meerkat Parade" reviewed by Geno Thackara


Apparently the official term is “clan" or “mob" when meerkats gather in a group. Despite their being social animals, nothing suggests they'd be organized enough for anything resembling a parade--that would only be a silly distraction from the business of burrowing, foraging and avoiding the jackals. Nonetheless David Series and a sharp crew find some good humor in the idea. His debut as leader doesn't aim to be quite as wild and aggressive as its namesake; this quartet's initial fusion ...

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from HSK EP: “Trio HSK gives Wayne Shorter’s “E.S.P.” a dynamic reading. It’s not without humor, too—the closing bars, where the trio slows down the tempo and engages in a series of false endings, form a light-hearted contrast to the tension created across most of the tune. Harrold gets the composer credit for the charmingly- titled “Stabfest.” It’s an apposite title, as the tune is characterised for much of its length by jagged, sudden, twists and turns. Series’ guitar is at its spikiest here.” Bruce Lindsay Allaboutjazz
Primary Instrument

Guitar

Location

Edinburgh

Willing to teach

Beginner to advanced

Credentials/Background

Have taught for over 15 years at amongst others: Fettes College Edinburgh, Cargilfield School Edinburgh, London Academy of music. I am keen to find a way of learning the guitar that each student enjoys individually and try to help with that. Areas I can help with include: Improvising concepts and ideas (e.g.through chords changes, motific development, how to build a language etc), Sight-reading, learning and building repertoire, transcribing (learning solos from the record etc), metronome use, developing rhythm, Chordal vocabulary, whilst my main interest is jazz I can also help with Classical guitar(beginner to Grade 8) and traditional Scottish/ Irish folk accompaniment.

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Disturbed Nature

Self Produced
2020

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Meerkat Parade

Self Produced
2017

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TRIO HSK

self-released
2014

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