Dave Babcock

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Dave Babcock
Born1960 or 1961 (age 64–65) [1]
Vancouver, British Columbia
Occupations Saxophonist, singer, bandleader, producer
Instrument Saxophone
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Dave Babcock is a Canadian saxophonist, [2] singer, [3] bandleader, and producer. He was a guest on Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne's Jumpin' & Boppin' album. [4] He played at a memorial event for ice hockey player Dave Semenko in 2017. [5]

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Biography

Originally from Vancouver, Babcock began playing the saxophone in Edmonton. After graduating from the Grant MacEwan College music program, he performed with local groups across several genres, including jazz, blues, R&B, and pop.

In 1997, Babcock played baritone saxophone on the Jay McShann album Hootie's Jumpin' Blues. [6] [7] In the spring of 2003, he began pre-production on his first solo album, Happenstance. The instrumental jazz album features ten original compositions, most of which were written by Babcock in collaboration with keyboardist Chris Andrew. Happenstance was released on April 10, 2004, at the Yardbird Suite in Edmonton. [8]

In 2008, Babcock played Saxophone on the Amos Garrett album Get Way Back: A Tribute To Percy Mayfield, in which he also arranged the horn section. A critical review in Sing Out! stated his contribution as "inobtrusively effective". [9]

Babcock leads the Jump Orchestra, a Jump blues group originally active from 1989 to 1994 but was reformed in 2010 whence they released the album Jump To It. [10] [1]

Babcock received a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2023. [11]

Personal life

Babcock lives in Edmonton with his wife, Jennifer. He works full-time as a consultant with Rawlco Radio Ltd., serving as executive producer of Project 10K20. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Metella, Helen (19 January 1990). "The Jump Orchestra serves up mix of nostalgic dance tunes". Edmonton Journal. ProQuest   251591988.
  2. ↑ "Events". The New Times. 2026-01-11. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  3. ↑ Giancola, Dillon (2024-02-21). "Dave Babcock and trio coming to St. David's". The Leduc Rep. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  4. ↑ Levesque, Roger (12 April 2017). "Monster jazz-blues piano players Michael Kaeshammer and Kenny Wayne just keep evolving". Edmonton Journal.
  5. ↑ Jones, Terry (10 July 2017). "Fitting tribute to former Oilers icon Dave Semenko". Edmonton Journal.
  6. ↑ Romano, Mark. "Hootie's Jumpin' Blues Review". Allmusic . Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  7. ↑ Hadley, Frank-John (April 1999). "Roomful of Blues" (PDF). DownBeat: 68.
  8. 1 2 "Babcock, Dave Jump Orchestra". citizenfreak.com. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  9. ↑ Gvon, T (2008). "Get Way Back: A Tribute To Percy Mayfield". Sing Out!. 52 (2). ISSN   0037-5624. EBSCOhost   34074365.
  10. ↑ Levesque, Roger (17 April 2010). "Jump done the old-fashioned way; Blues, jazz saxophonist pays tribute to classic style". Edmonton Journal. ProQuest   251440481.
  11. ↑ "Meet our 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award winners". MacEwan University. Archived from the original on 2024-01-21. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
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