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Dave Stryker
Whether you've heard guitarist Dave Stryker
fronting his own group (with 17 CD's as a leader to date) 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 voted
one of the Top Ten Guitarists in the 2001 Downbeat Magazine Critics and
Readers Poll and a Rising Star in the 2004 Downbeat Magazine Critics Poll.
Dave Stryker grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and moved to New York
City in 1980. After establishing himself in the local music scene, he
joined organist Jack McDuff's group in 1984 and toured the U.S. for two
years. Stryker played with tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine from 1986
to 1995, performing at major festivals, concert halls and clubs throughout
the world.
He is featured on two Turrentine CDs and played with jazz
legends Dizzy Gillespie and Freddie Hubbard during this period. Dave has
released 17 CDs as a leader, mostly on the Steeple Chase label. Blue to
the Bone III was voted one of the top CD's of 2002 by WBGO, the top jazz
station in the New York City area, and by Jazz Review.com.
Dave released two CDs in 2004 - Trio Mundo Rides
Again on Zoho andShades Beyond, featuring drummer Lenny
White, on Steeple Chase. Stryker has recorded and published over eighty of
his own compositions. Other artists who have recorded his music are
Stanley Turrentine, Kevin Mahogany, Victor Lewis, Steve Slagle and
Ultrablue. Dave continues to perform with longtime-partner Steve Slagel in
their working unit, The Stryker / Slagle Band.
His other current projects
include The Blue to the Bone Band, The Shades Project with Lenny
White, and his latest group Trio Mundo, featuring Manolo Badrena on
percussion and vocals and Andy McKee on bass. Recent gigs for The Stryker
/ Slagle Band have included the Monterey Jazz Festival, The Blue Note in
Las Vegas, The Jazz Bakery in LA, and a 2003 tour of Japan. In addition to
private lessons, Dave teaches at Outreach Jazz Workshop in Austria, the
Litchfield Jazz Fest Summer Music School and the Aebersold Summer Jazz
Workshop.
Dave Stryker - Jazz Guitar Improvisation Method - Book and Online Audio
Dave explains his approach to jazz
improvisation with musical examples that he himself uses, learned from years of playing
with the greats (Grant Green,
Wes Montgomery,
Pat Martino). He explains the
minor sub approach using minor scales to play over dominant seventh chords and
then includes several solos over often-played jazz standards using this approach.
Also described are the use of the blues and pentatonic scales as well as
be-bop ideas, the melodic minor scale, and whole-tone and diminished scales and
patterns. Hanon-type warm up exercises and Dave's own fingerings shown in tab
are also described. Dave's concise way of explaining his approach will open
up the students to developing their own improvisational ideas. Songs include:
"Autumn Leaves, All The Things You Are, I Got Rhythm, Cherokee, Giant
Steps". He also plays the examples and solos on the online audio including
tracks with a rhythm only section for student play-along.
Notation and tab..................................................................Price - $22.95
Click To Hear Audio Samples
Jazz Guitar Chords & Arpeggio Patterns - Stacy McKee
- This unique book includes 300 jazz guitar chord
formations and matching single note arpeggio patterns in a quick reference
format that no one has ever done before! Cross indexing makes this manual
extremely easy to use and regardless of what style of music you play, we know
you will find this to be a valuable, "must have" addition to your library.
Stacy McKee was the featured guitarist with "Les Brown and The Band Of Renown"
and for a limited time only, we will include an exclusive copy of his book
FREE with your first order!
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