Dave Palmer (American keyboardist)

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Dave Palmer
Born(1968-11-08)November 8, 1968
Denton, Texas, U.S.
Genres Jazz, rock
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsPiano, keyboards
LabelsThree Crows, Two Ohm Hop, Leaning House

Dave Palmer is an American session keyboardist native to Texas and living in Ojai, California. Palmer has toured, performed, or recorded with Air, Fiona Apple, Seal, Chris Isaak, Joe Henry, Bobby Previte, Wayne Horvitz, Fleetwood Mac, Ponga, [1] Critters Buggin, MC 900 Ft. Jesus, Aimee Mann, Solomon Burke, Turin Brakes, Cake, Lindsey Buckingham, Tegan and Sara, and Avenged Sevenfold. [2]

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Palmer is a member of the Denton, Texas and Los Angeles, California-based Earl Harvin Trio. In 2006 Palmer released the solo album Romance .

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<i>Romance</i> (Dave Palmer album) 2006 studio album by Dave Palmer

Romance is a solo album by session keyboardist Dave Palmer. The album has seven piano solo tracks and two tracks, which are a trio of piano, drums and bass. The music is self described as "at once somber and beautiful, melancholy and hopeful." The piano is a "Blüthner Grand from the early 1900s."

Reviewer Glenn Astarita considers Palmer a "top-notch acoustic jazz pianist.". [3]

Selected discography

<i>Unincorporated</i> (album) 2001 studio album by Earl Harvin Trio

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References

  1. Spontaneous Composition: Ponga for the Sheer Sensual Pleasure of It James Kirchmer, The Stranger, December 6, 2001
  2. Bio Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine ThreeCrowsMusic.com
  3. Fred Hamilton & The Earl Harvin Trio: The Jam Glenn Astarita, AllAboutJazz, February 3, 2006