Sunday Evening - Dave Stryker “strykin’ Ahead” at The Falcon

". … One of the most joyous feels around." - Pat Metheny

Whether you’ve heard guitarist Dave Stryker leading his own group (with 25 recordings as a leader to date), co-leading The Stryker/Slagle Band, Blue To The Bone or as a featured sideman with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, and many others, you know why the Village Voice calls him “one of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years.”

Dave Stryker was voted once again into the 2013 Downbeat Critics and Readers Polls. In addition to his own recordings, Stryker has appeared as a sideman or producer on over 100 others. As a composer he has recorded and published over 130 original compositions. He is passing it on as an Instructor of Jazz Guitar at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music....

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". … One of the most joyous feels around." - Pat Metheny

Whether you’ve heard guitarist Dave Stryker leading his own group (with 25 recordings as a leader to date), co-leading The Stryker/Slagle Band, Blue To The Bone or as a featured sideman with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, and many others, you know why the Village Voice calls him “one of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years.”

Dave Stryker was voted once again into the 2013 Downbeat Critics and Readers Polls. In addition to his own recordings, Stryker has appeared as a sideman or producer on over 100 others. As a composer he has recorded and published over 130 original compositions. He is passing it on as an Instructor of Jazz Guitar at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

Dave's CD "Eight Track" is a celebration of 70's pop hits, reimagined by his working trio with the addition of vibes. It spent twenty weeks on the JazzWeek Radio charts, topping off at #3 for three weeks.

“Strykin’ Ahead”, Dave's 28th recording as a leader, supports his notion of moving forward by triangulating a space between creative and pragmatic imperatives - a consistent thread throughout his four decades in the jazz business.

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