Dave Stryker

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Dave Stryker
Birth nameDavid Michael Stryker
Born (1957-03-30) March 30, 1957 (age 68)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Genres Jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar
Labels SteepleChase Strikezone Records
Website www.davestryker.com

Dave Stryker (born March 30, 1957) is an American jazz guitarist. He has recorded over thirty-five albums as a leader and has been a featured sideman with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, and Kevin Mahogany.

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Career

Stryker grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. When he was ten years old, he was inspired by the Beatles to start playing guitar. His interest was rock and roll until he heard the albums My Favorite Things by John Coltrane and Beyond the Blue Horizon by George Benson. By seventeen, he was a jazz guitarist in Omaha. In 1978 he moved to Los Angeles where he took lessons from another Omaha native, Billy Rogers, and met organist Jack McDuff. After moving to New York City, he toured with McDuff in 1984-1985, then spent ten years with saxophonist Stanley Turrentine. [1]

Stryker formed a band with Steve Slagle and a trio with Jared Gold and Tony Reedus (later McClenty Hunter and Billy Hart). [1] He worked with Kevin Mahogany as sideman, composer, and arranger, appeared with him at Carnegie Hall, and toured with him in Europe and Japan. [2] He has also worked with Eliane Elias, Javon Jackson, and Andy LaVerne. [1]

He has taught jazz guitar at Indiana University and Montclair State University and at the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshop, the Litchfield Jazz Camp, and the Veneto/New School Workshop in Italy. [2]

In 2018 Stryker began teaching jazz guitar online through the ArtistWorks music education website. [3]

Stryker is the a member of the Jazz faculty at William Paterson University, [4] Rutgers University. [5] and Montclair State University

Awards and honors

Discography

As leader

Year recordedTitleLabelPersonnel/Notes
1988First StrikeSomeday of Mugen MusicWith Steve Slagle (soprano sax, alto sax) Marc Cohen (piano), Ron McClure (bass), Billy Hart (drums)
1990Strike Zone SteepleChase With Steve Slagle (soprano sax, alto sax, alto clarinet) Marc Cohen (piano), Ron McClure (bass), Ronnie Burrage (drums)
1991Passage SteepleChase With Steve Slagle (soprano sax, alto sax, alto clarinet), Joey Calderazzo (piano), Jay Anderson (bass), Adam Nussbaum (drums)
1991 Guitar On Top Ken Music With Mulgrew Miller (piano), Robert Hurst (bass), Victor Lewis (drums)
1992 Blue Degrees SteepleChase With Rick Margitza (tenor sax), Larry Goldings (organ), Jeff Hirshfield (drums)
1993Full Moon SteepleChase With Steve Slagle (soprano sax, flute), Jay Anderson (bass), Jeff Hirshfield (drums)
1994 Dave Stryker With The Bill Warfield Big Band SteepleChase With Bill Warfield Big Band
1994Stardust SteepleChase With Joey DeFrancesco (organ), Adam Nussbaum (drums)
1995The Greeting SteepleChase With Bruce Barth (piano), Scott Colley (bass), Tony Reedus (drums)
1996 Blue To The Bone SteepleChase With Brian Lynch (trumpet), Rich Perry (tenor sax), Bob Parsons (baritone sax), Conrad Herwig (trombone), Bruce Barth (piano, organ), Jay Anderson (bass), Billy Drummond (drums)
1996Big Room SteepleChase With Rich Perry (tenor sax), Ed Howard (bass), Billy Hart (drums)
1996Six String Santa Strikezone Records Solo Guitar
1997All The Way SteepleChase With Scott Colley (bass), Bill Stewart (drums)
1998Blue To The Bone II SteepleChase With Brian Lynch(trumpet), Steve Slagle (alto sax, flute), Bob Parsons (baritone sax), Clack Gayton (trombone, bass trombone) Bruce Barth (piano, organ), Jay Anderson (bass), Adam Nussbaum (drums)
1998Shades Of Miles SteepleChase With Brian Lynch (trumpet), Steve Slagle (soprano sax, alto sax), Billy Drewes (soprano sax, tenor sax, bass clarinet), Larry Goldings (electric piano, organ), Marc Copland (electric piano) Terry Burns (bass), Billy Hart (drums), Manolo Badrena (percussion)
1999Changing Times SteepleChase With Steve Slagle (soprano sax, alto sax), Bill Moring (bass), Tim Horner (drums), Manolo Badrena (percussion)
2001Blue To The Bone III SteepleChase With Brian Lynch(trumpet) Steve Slagle (alto sax), Bob Parsons (baritone sax), Clack Gayton (trombone, bass trombone) James Williams (piano, organ), Jay Anderson (bass), Tim Horner (drums)
2001Shades Beyond SteepleChase With Steve Slagle (soprano sax, alto sax, alto clarinet), David Berkman (electric piano, organ), Terry Burns (bass), Lenny White (drums) [6]
2003Strike Up The Band SteepleChase With Xavier Davis (piano), Andy McKee (bass), Billy Hart (drums)
2004Big City Mel Bay With David Kikoski (piano), Ed Howard (bass), Victor Lewis (drums)
2005The Chaser Mel Bay With Jared Gold (organ), Tony Reedus (drums)
2008One For Reedus SteepleChase With Jared Gold (organ), Steve Williams (drums)
2009Keystone SteepleChase With Stephen Riley (tenor sax), Jared Gold (organ), Quincy Davis (drums)
2010Blue Strike SteepleChase With Freddie Hendrix (trumpet), Stephen Riley (tenor sax), Jared Gold (organ), Billy Hart (drums)
2011Blue To The Bone IV SteepleChase With Freddie Hendrix (trumpet), Steve Slagle (alto sax), Gary Smulyan (baritone sax) Jared Gold (organ), McClenty Hunter (drums)
2013Eight Track Strikezone Records With Stefon Harris (vibraphone), Jared Gold (organ), McClenty Hunter (drums)
2014Messin With Mister T Strikezone Records With Houston Person, Mike Lee, Don Braden, Jimmy Heath, Chris Potter, Bob Mintzer, Eric Alexander Javon Jackson, Steve Slagle, Tivon Pennicott (tenor sax), Jared Gold (organ), McClenty Hunter (drums), Mayra Casales (percussion)
2016Eight Track II Strikezone Records With Stefon Harris (vibraphone), Jared Gold (organ), McClenty Hunter (drums)
2017Strikin' Ahead Strikezone Records With Stefon Harris (vibraphone), Jared Gold (organ), McClenty Hunter (drums)
2019Eight Track III Strikezone Records With Stefon Harris (vibraphone), Jared Gold (organ), McClenty Hunter (drums)Mayra Casales (percussion)
2019Eight Track Christmas Strikezone Records With Stefon Harris (vibraphone), Jared Gold (organ), McClenty Hunter (drums, percussion)
2020Blue Soul Strikezone Records With Bob Mintzer & The WDR Big Band
2021Baker's Circle Strikezone Records With Walter Smith III (tenor sax), Jared Gold (organ), McClenty Hunter (drums), Mayra Casales (percussion)
2022As We Are Strikezone Records With Julian Shore (piano, arranger), John Patitucci (bass), Brian Blade, String Quartet
2023Prime Strikezone Records With Jared Gold (organ), McClenty Hunter (drums)Mayra Casales (percussion)
2024Groove Street Strikezone Records With Bob Mintzer (tenor sax), Jared Gold (organ), McClenty Hunter (drums)
2025Stryker with Strings Goes to the Movies Strikezone Records With Brent Wallarab (arranger, conductor), Sarah Caswell (violin soloist, concert master), Xavier Davis (piano, electric piano), Jeremy Allen (bass, electric bass), McClenty Hunter (drums), 17 Piece String Section

With Stryker/Slagle Band

With Trio Mundo

With Others

As sideman

With Jared Gold

With Steve Slagle

With others

References

  1. 1 2 3 Yanow, Scott (2013). The Great Jazz Guitarists. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 190. ISBN   978-1-61713-023-6.
  2. 1 2 "Faculty: Dave Stryker". info.music.indiana.edu. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Renowned Jazz Guitarist Dave Stryker Joins ArtistWorks' Extensive List of Online Teaching Artists
  4. ↑ https://www.wpunj.edu/cohss/departments/music/faculty/faculty_jazz.html
  5. ↑ https://www.masongross.rutgers.edu/bio/Dave-Stryker/
  6. ↑
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