Dave Shulman graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in June 2005. There he studied saxophone with Martin Speake, Stan Sulzman, Steve Buckley, Tim Garland and Iain Ballamy, and composition with Mark Bassey and Pete Churchill.
He also studied klezmer with Merlin Shepherd, Ilana Cravitz, Deborah Strauss, Jeff Washchaur and Frank London, attended master classes with New York based bands The Klezmatics and Veretsky Pass and in addition has studied Balkan music with Dave Bitelli. He has also on numerous occasions travelled to Eastern Europe collecting field recordings in addition to playing with and learning from Gypsy musicians including members of 'Taraf de Haidouks' and 'Taraf de Clejani'.
Since leaving music college he has steadily built up his reputation as a highly adaptable and skilled musician, playing tenor, alto and soprano saxophones as well as clarinet and bass clarinet all to an exeptionally high level and in a diverse range of musical styles.
On the jazz curcuit he has worked with an array of well known musicians including Alan Barnes, Steve Warterman, Mark Nightingale, Andy Panayi, Mike Garrick, Trevor Tomkin and John Dankworth. He has also had extensive experience playing with big bands. A regular in Mike Garricks Jazz Brittania band, who he recently recorded with on their forth-coming album, he has worked with bands lead by Dave Foster, Bobby Lamb and the Renegade big band. During his time as lead tenor saxophonist with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra he played with Guy Barker, Tina May and Nikki Iles and has recorded with Sir John Dankworth and Cleo Lane.
On the world/klezmer music curcuit he has worked with Ilana Cravitz, Guy Schalom, Max Pashm (Never mind the Balkans), The Soloman Sisters and Ghetto Plotz and has played with London based samba group 'Rhythms of the city'. He also co-leads the Gadjo Club, Londons premiere Gypsy Rock and Roll band, and regularly provides klezmer and jewish music for weddings and Barmitzvahs.
He has lead numerous ensembles playing his own original music including the experimental fusion band Sonic Mutation as well as having collaborated in a number of musical collectives including The Magic Lantern, in addition to the Fluggerbulgars and Collage.
4-7 of June - FINDAMORALE FESTIVAL 2009, HOXTON, LONDON.
with SUPER double bills from Paris on 5th and 6th of June featuring
1) - HADRIEN FERAUD (Bireli Lagrene, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea) and RUMEURS
2) - LINLEY MARTHE ( Joe Zawinul, Mino Cinelu, Dave Liebman, Trilok Gurtu, Richard Galliano) Project. You will have a rare chance to see these two bands on one night for the price of one!
Only at CHARLIE WRIGHT'S INTERNATIONAL (45 Pitfield Street, N1 6DA). For more info call 07918635328 or go www.myspace.com/charliewrights
and his band ITALUBA playing two exclusive gigs at Charlie Wright's
on Sat 15th and Sun 16th of Nov as part of London Jazz Festival.
Horacio Hernandez has worked with McCoy Tyner and guitar icon Santana, yet he's revered for his ability to play four different rhythms at once in virtually any style.
Hi Dave Jailed by Communists for playing the wrong kind of music, discovered by legendary producer Joe Boyd (Floyd, Clapton, Drake...), admired by Frank Zappa.... Kazum! presents Bulgarian clarinet legend IVO PAPASOV... Fast and furious Balkan music. Monday 20 October at Cargo, London
The new Balanescu Quartet project and concert in London... film, music, dance, sculpture, history, beauty... Union Chapel, Thursday 17 April - www. unionchapel. org. uk Thanks.. Kazum!
