Dave Bass Quartet at California Jazz Conservatory

Dave is excited to bring The Dave Bass Quartet West to CJC. Adept at both straight-ahead and Afro-Cuban, the Quartet features Darius Babazadeh – tenor/flute; Kerry Kashiwagi – upright bass; Brian Kendrick – drums.

DownBeat gave pianist Dave Bass’ 2015 CD, NYC Sessions a coveted 4-stars, stating that it “proves deeply satisfying…because it does so many things so well,” pointing to “Bass’ savvy as an arranger” and “his own sparkling keyboard work. The iconic altoist Phil Woods…sounds big and bold, fully engaged with Bass’ tuneful charts.” DownBeat goes on to say that Dave “plays with verve throughout.” Dave brings his savvy, verve, and his sparkling keyboard work to CJC to play new arrangements from NYC Sessions, his first CD, Gone, and some choice standards with his California Quartet...

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Dave is excited to bring The Dave Bass Quartet West to CJC. Adept at both straight-ahead and Afro-Cuban, the Quartet features Darius Babazadeh – tenor/flute; Kerry Kashiwagi – upright bass; Brian Kendrick – drums.

DownBeat gave pianist Dave Bass’ 2015 CD, NYC Sessions a coveted 4-stars, stating that it “proves deeply satisfying…because it does so many things so well,” pointing to “Bass’ savvy as an arranger” and “his own sparkling keyboard work. The iconic altoist Phil Woods…sounds big and bold, fully engaged with Bass’ tuneful charts.” DownBeat goes on to say that Dave “plays with verve throughout.” Dave brings his savvy, verve, and his sparkling keyboard work to CJC to play new arrangements from NYC Sessions, his first CD, Gone, and some choice standards with his California Quartet. NYC Sessions hit #5 on the national jazz charts and Gone hit #2.

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