Dave Stryker Organ Trio Upcoming Appearances

THE DAVE STRYKER ORGAN TRIO HITS THE ROAD IN SUPPORT OF THEIR NEW MEL BAY CD “THE CHASER'

The Chaser, Dave Stryker's new CD on Mel Bay Records, is his second release for the rapidly growing guitar label and his 19th CD as a leader.

DownBeat Magazine named Big City, Dave's first project for Mel Bay Records, one of the best CDs for 2005.

“Guitarist Dave Stryker harkens back a bit to his days with Brother Jack McDuff on this organ trio album of mostly originals. But the sounds aren't limited to soul jazz; while tunes like 'The Great Divide' and especially 'Our Miss Brooks' really groove, most of the album is decidedly straight ahead. Stryker is at his melodic best with a very slow reading of 'Close To You' and takes a swinging romp through tempos and time signatures on a breathtaking 'I Didn't Know What Time It Was.' And it's readily apparent that this is a working band - organist Jared Gold and drummer Tony Reedus are regulars as Stryker's trio in the jazz clubs of New Jersey ... While he has been a leader on close to 20 projects, Stryker is still not a household name among jazz fans, but this album should go a long way in fixing that"--Ed Trefzger,JazzWeek.com

Whether you've heard guitarist Dave Stryker fronting his own group or as a featured sideman with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, and Kevin Mahogany, you know why Gary Giddins in the Village Voice calls him “one of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years." He was just voted once more a Rising Star in the 2006 Critics poll of Downbeat Magazine.

THE DAVE STRYKER ORGAN TRIO UPCOMING APPEARANCES

Friday Aug. 25th
9:30 and 11 PM
The Goat
21 So. Orange Ave
So. Orange NJ
973-275-9000

Sun. August 27
2:30-3:30 PM
Monterey Cafe 8th Annual Jazz Picnic
Farnham Memorial Gardens
New Haven CT
203-468-8870
w/special guest Steve Slagle

Wed. Aug. 30
8 PM-12 PM
The New Haven Lounge
1552 Havenwood Rd.
Northwood Plaza
Baltimore MD
410-366-7416

Thur. August 31
11:45 AM-1:30 PM
Metro Park Lunch Concert
(btw N. Moore/N. Lynn St)
Arlington VA

Fri. September 1
6 PM-10 PM
Smithsonian Jazz Cafe
Washington DC
http://www.mnh.si.edu/jazz/

Sunday Sept. 10
OSPAC Jazz Festival
West Orange NJ
http://www.ospac.org/

Wed. September 20 8:30 and 10.30 PM
Iridium Jazz Club
NEW YORK CITY CD release gig for The Chaser Mel Bay Records
1650 Broadway (Corner of 51st)
New York, NY
Reservations: 212-582-2121
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com/

Fri. and Sat. Oct. 13-14
9PM-1:30 AM
Cecil's Jazz Club
364 Valley Rd.
West Orange,NJ
973-736-4800
http://www.cecilsjazzclub.com