Dave Scandurra

Bio:

If you have any ideas about combining music with activism, Dave would love to hear them. Send him a message.

And check out his new band, The Excited People! ..

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Musicians/Bands that Dave plays with regularly or non-regularly: Joe Delaney, Will Slater, The Ginger Ninjas, Gary Backstrom, Brian O'Connel, Dave Osoff, The Grass Gypsys, Vanessa Morris, Kapr Bangora, Chuck Wansley After Hours Band, Character Farm, Electric Wildlife, Pat Ryan, Lori Colombo, Chris Belden, Glenway Fripp, Justin Chaves, Fred Fried, Joel Hiller, Bob Schlink, Bill Vint, Cory Schechtman, Lou Colombo, Dave Zinno, Laird Boles, Jon Scales, Dave Slater, Kenny Wenzel, Noah Preminger, Shango Axe, Steve Ahern, Jake Svenson, Reddy Teddy, Steve Langone, Joey Ziemba, Maz Zemanovich, Jack Pritchet and on and on

Influences:

Artists/Bands (not in any order)....Charles Mingus, Fela Kuti, The Bad Plus, Chico Buarque, Squarepusher, John Coltrane, Jagajazzist, Gilberto Gil, Jamiroquai, Sergio Mendez, Louis Armstrong, Joshua Redman, Zappa, Jazz Mandolin Project, Manu Chao, Wayne Shorter, The New York Voices, Johnny Vidacovich, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby McFerrin, Max Roach, Aphex Twin, Mills Brothers, Bill Evans, Earth Wind & Fire, Good barbershop, Bjork, James Singleton, Miles Davis, Take 6, Weather Report, Cannonball, Steeley Dan, Jamie Janover, Dave Holland, Stanley Jordan, Stevie Wonder, Antibalas, Ravi Shankar, Quincy Jones, Fred Fried, Jaco Pastorious, Sergio Mendez, Pat Metheny, George Benson, New Orleans, Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Dixieland, Wes Montgomery, Eric Dolphy, Jean-Luc Ponty, The Real Group, John Scofield, Victor Wooten, Lambert Hendricks & Ross, The Singers Unlimited, Astral Project, Will Slater, Max Zemanovich, Joey Ziemba, Django Reinhardt, Jimmy Smith, Roy Haynes, McCoy Tyner, Monk, Eddie Daniels, Charlie Parker, Steve Coleman, Stan Getz, Max Roach, Stanley Jordan, Chet Baker, Chick Corea.......We could be here for days

M.L.K. , Ghandi, Buddha, Jesus, The Dali Lama, Chico Mendez, The Freedom Riders, John Trudell, Che, Julia Butterfly-Hill.......Anyone who risks their life or stands for what is right.

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