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David K Mathews

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  • Genre: Jazz / Latin / Roots Music

    Location Male 13 Years old, California, Un

    Profile Views: 33588

    Last Login: 10/10/2011

    Member Since 2/20/2008

    Website www.davidkmathews.com

    Record Label Unsigned

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    Born April 16,1959,David K Mathews has been playing professionally since 1975,performing on the Piano.Electric Piano,Hammond organ,Clavinet and Synthesisers. As of August 25th 2010,Dave now is a member of SANTANA......... Prior to that, At age 23,Dave joined the legendary Funk/Soul group TOWER OF POWER,replacing original organist CHESTER THOMPSON.He toured with the group for 2 years.Since 1990,Dave has been organist/pianist with Grammy Award winning Queen of Rhythm&Blues,ETTA JAMES. He has appeared with her at most of the worlds' major jazz and blues festivals... ..Dave has appeared on 7 of Ettas' recordings, Life, Love and the Blues (Grammy nominee) Heart of a Woman (Grammy nominee) Matriarch of the Blues (Grammy nominee) Burnin' Down the House Live at the House of Blues (Grammy nominee) Let's Roll (2003 Grammy winner) All the way (Grammy nominee) New album (soon to be released).. ..Dave has performed on U.S television,radio,and video including the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,Jay Leno,the David Letterman Show, the George Lopez Show,Dancing with the Stars,Austin City Limits,Tavis Smiley, Regis and Kelly,etc. ..Known in the S.F bay area as an eclectic musician with the ability to play many musical styles in an idiomatically correct fashion,Dave has worked and/or recorded with such diverse artists as..INDIA ARIE,CHRIS DAUGHTRY,GAVIN ROSSDALE,THE GYPSY KINGS. SHEILA E,BOZ SCAGGS,MARIA MULDAUR,RAY OBIEDO,TAJ MAHAL,CHARLES BROWN,THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS,FRED WESLEY,PEE WEE ELLIS,ROBERT CRAY,ROBBEN FORD,TOOTS THIELMANS,JIMMY WITHERSPOON,PLAS JOHNSON,JOHN HANDY,HOUSTON PERSON,RED HOLLOWAY,BILL WATROUS,HERB POMEROY,BONNIE RAITT,PEABO BRYSON,COLD BLOOD,DAVID GRISMAN,OTIS CLAY,ALBERT COLLINS,THE MEMPHIS HORNS,VASSAR CLEMENTS,GATEMOUTH BROWN,HUEY LEWIS.... ..Further credits include performances with HERBIE HANCOCK,GEORGE DUKE,CARLOS SANTANA,DR JOHN,TITO PUENTE,ARMANDO PERAZA,GEORGE BENSON,THE MARSALIS BROTHERS,BOBBY MCFERRIN,JACO PASTORIOUS,MARCUS MILLER,DELBERT McCLINTON,CHAKA KAHN, LEROY VINNEGAR,JIMMY HEATH,FRANK FOSTER,WARREN VACHE,PAQUITO DE RIVERA,HAROLD LAND,ROY HARGROVE,KENNY G,JOHN SEBASTIAN,GREGG ALLMAN,PHEOBE SNOW,BERNARD PURDIE,PAUL BUTTERFIELD,AL KOOPER,OTIS RUSH,WILLIE DIXON,RUFUS THOMAS,JOSEPH"ZIGABOO"MODELISTE,LEO NOCENTELLI,GEORGE PORTER,MIKE CLARK,STEVE SMITH,BERNIE WORELL, ROOMFULL OF BLUES,CORNELL DUPREE.. ......Free MySpace Layouts by Iron Spider................
  • Members

    Tracks 1,2,3,5,6,and 7 on my player are by the VW Brothers.Marc Van Wageningen,Bass. Paul Van Wageningen,Drums.David K Mathews,Keyboards. Joe Cohen,Saxophones. Ray Obiedo,Guitars.Michael Spiro,Percussion.All compositions by Marc Van Wageningen....... Musicians on the other tracks include....Barry Finnerty,Guitar.Carl Lockett,Guitar, Larry Schneider,Tenor Saxophone.Mel Martin,Flute.....Deszon X Clayborne,Drums...Akira Tana,Drums.....
  • Influences

    Jelly Roll Morton,Louis Armstrong,James P Johnson,Fats Waller, Willie 'the Lion'Smith,Donald Lambert,Duke Ellington,Billy Strayhorn,Teddy Wilson,Nat Cole,Art Tatum,Bud Powell,Thelonious Monk,Errol Garner,Red Garland,WYNTON KELLY,PHINEAS NEWBORN,McCoy Tyner,Herbie,Chick,Keith,Bill Evans,Joe Zawinul,George Duke,Russell Ferrante,Richard Tee,Pete Johnson,Albert Ammons,James Booker,Big Joe Turner,TBone Walker,Noro Morales,"Lili"Martinez,Charlie Palmeri,Tom Jobim,Elis Regina,Alicia de Larrocha ,Artur Rubinstein,Vladimir Horowitz,Sviataslov Richter,Marc Andre Hamelin,James Cleveland,Billy Preston,Jimmy Smith,Don Patterson,Larry Young,Chester Thompson,John Coltrane,Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra,The Beatles,The Stones,Led Zeppelin,Frank Zappa,Burt Bacharach, Jimmy Webb,Carole King,Michel Legrand, Ray Charles,Stevie Wonder,Donny Hathaway,Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding,Al Green,James Brown,The Meters,Tower of Power,War,Sly&the Family Stone,Santana,Jimi Hendrix, Dinah Washington,Nancy Wilson,Etta James,Aretha Franklin, Chopin,Liszt,Johann Strauss,The Five, Debussy,RAVEL,,Stravinsky,Rachmaninov,Scriabin,Prokofiev,Liapunov,Liadov,Arensky, Leopold Godowsky,Albeniz,Granados,Falla,Rodrigo, Mompou,Charles Ives, Alban Berg,Krzysztof Penderecki,Ligeti
  • Sounds Like

    Lotsa Folks,depending on style and musical context.

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  • IVANO D'ORTENZI

    Grazie per l'add





    2 years ago
  • Nanette

    Hi David, Hope you had a nice Birthday. I'm happy and healthy. Looks as though you are as well. Life is good. Blessings, Nanette
     

    3 years ago
  • MELEM

    muchas gracias!

    3 years ago
  • kali

    I have heard that is was your birthday recently, so I wanted to wish you a happy birthday.    I hope to have the pleasure of meeting you someday, as I have become good friends with Jesse.

    3 years ago
  • Jimmy Crockett

    Great playing at JB's lounge last Friday David. It was nice meeting you..JC

    3 years ago
  • Nanette


     

    Old Chinese Proverb Confucius say, "If you cannot find the book for which you search, you are obviously in the wrong book store.

    3 years ago
  • Richard Harris

    David K Mathews,

    Just checking in with you my friend and hoping you are well!

    A THOUGHT ABOUT GRATITUDE ...

    "If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the MILLION who will not survive the week.

    If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep, you are RICHER than 75 percent of the world.

    If you have money in the bank or in your wallet, you are among the TOP 80 PERCENT of the WORLD'S WEALTHY.

    If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful, you are blessed because the majority can, BUT MOST DO NOT."

    LET US ALL BE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE BLESSINGS WE ENJOY!

    THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND YOUR MANY KIND WORDS!

    Please stay in touch from time to time and let me know how you are!

    Please give my music a listen and let me know what you think!

    Your friend,

    Richard

    GIVE THE GIFT OF MUSIC!

    CDs @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    OR

    CDBaby.com / ITunes

    3 years ago
  • Ikuho Tamura

    Hello David,
    Thank you very much.
    Love your music so much.
    Hope you always be happy.
    Cheers,
    Ikuho Tamura

    3 years ago
  • Alexis Gouesmel

    hello! I'm saxophonist.I saw you on the Etta James page.I hope that you will like my music.and thus, become your friend.I wish you the best. alexis

    3 years ago
  • Nanette

    Happy Hoildays to you and yours David.
     

    3 years ago
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