The Stryker/ Slagle Band Appearing At Trumpets - Fri-Sat. Nov. 1-2

Appearing at TRUMPETS in Montclair NJ
Fri-Sat. Nov. 1-2 / 9 PM and 11

THE STRYKER/ SLAGLE BAND Guitarist Dave Stryker and saxophonist Steve Slagle will be bringing their quartet to Trumpets in Montclair NJ, Fri. and Sat. Nov. 1-2, fresh off a SRO performance at this years Monterey Jazz Festival. They have been developing a group sound for over 15 years. Dave and Steve consider this band their main focus after years as sidemen with many of the greats. Dave spent over 10 years with Stanley Turrentine and has 16 CD's out as a leader, most featuring Slagle. He was voted one of the Top Ten Guitarists in the both the Critics and Readers Poll of Downbeat Magazine in 2001. Gary Giddins in the Village Voice calls him “one of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years." Steve was musical director of the Mingus Big Band for many years. His most recent CD “New New York" (OmniTone) features Stryker and Joe Lovano. He is also on Joe Lovano's Grammy winning CD “52nd St. Themes" on Blue Note. Jazz Times says “Slagle ranks in the upper echelon of alto sax players on the scene today." Drummer Tim Horner works with The Maria Schneider Orchestra and bassist Bill Moring has worked with Count Basie and many others.

“Get ready for a tag team of jazz heavyweights, a pair of soulmates who bring some of the hippest sounds the Big Apple has to offer." Tom Surowicz Minneapolis Star Tribune

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