| A native of the Pacific Northwest Dave Peck is known for his thoughtful, introspective style and rich harmonic coloring. His award winning CD’s (Trio, Solo, 3 and 1, Out of Seattle and Good Road) are featured on terrestrial, satellite and internet jazz radio. He has been on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz, PRI Jazz After Hours and NPR Jazz Alive. His collaboration with saxophonist Bud Shank includes Tales of the Pilot Bud Shank plays the music of David Peck, Live at Jazz Alley, Tomorrow's Rainbow and The Lost Cathedral. He has also performed with some of the great jazz artists of our time including Chet Baker, Joe Williams, and Freddie Hubbard. Coda Magazine calls him“…introspective and astute…lush and deeply attentive…warm, adept and perfectly subtle with enormous craft” and Downbeat Magazine says his playing is “lyrical and pastel, swinging and bluesy, with a ringing crystalline touch.” |
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Dave Peck Trio Records Live Album at Seattle's Jazz Alley
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| Dave returns to Jazz Alley September 11th and 12th with Jeff Johnson and Joe La Barbera. The trio will be making a live recording for a CD to be released in 2008. This will be Peck’s third album recorded live at Jazz Alley. The first was in 1987 with “Bud Shank Quartet at Jazz Alley” and the trio’s first recording “Out of Seattle, Live at Jazz Alley” was released in 2002. The trio most recently received honors from Earshot Jazz for NW Acoustic Jazz Ensemble of the Year and NW Recording of the Year for their 2005 release “Good Road”. Click on “News” for more information. |
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'Good Road' Lands Pianist Top Jazz Honors
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| Pianist Dave Peck won his second Golden Ear Award for Northwest Recording of the Year at the jazz awards ceremony Monday night at the Triple Door.In 2000, Peck's "Three in One," took top honors.This year, it was "The Good Road," a collection of jazz standards and one original composition, "The First Song of Spring," based on an unusual chord progression developed by students in Peck's music theory class at Cornish College.The Dave Peck Trio, rounded out by Jeff Johnson (bass) and Joe La Barbera (drums), also was named Best Northwest Acoustic Jazz Ensemble. |
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The "Good Road" Project on ArtistShare
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| Revisit the sound of great American music through Dave Peck’s latest endeavor – “Good Road”’ (release date 07/12/05). Through the Dave Peck ArtistShare project, you will witness his new recording transform from a simple CD into a fascinating experience. |
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How does Dave’s ArtistShare work?
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| Click on the ArtistShare link above and it will take you to the Good Road Experience. From there you can see what is available. With each offer you will receive updated bonuses and rewards all year long. So join up and log in often. Once you have signed up you just login to “My Account” and see what is new. Check in each month as there will be new things to download, streaming audio of music and essays and the monthly newsletter and photo galleries. |
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Participate in Question and Answer Sessions!
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The Mailbox is Open!
Sign up! Become a participant with Dave’s Good Road ArtistShare Experience. As a participant you will receive many new things throughout the year. For the Question and Answer Sessions Dave will answer questions from a variety of topics. Every other month we will open the Questions Mailbox and you can write to Dave with your questions. He will post a streaming audio show with the answers. If you sign up for the Musicians offer which includes monthly lessons you will have special quarterly question and answer sessions for more specific topics from the lessons. So login and become a Participant! |
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