Pianist David Ervin brings a red-hot style of musical entertainment to the stage. Shifting from up-tempo smooth jazzy blues to oldtimey swing combined with funk, David calls himself a "swank pianist" which encompasses 100 years of piano styling, and gets crowds tapping and clapping right from the first beat. Expressing a wide musical range of expression, Ervin strives to create memorable one of a kind improv performances.
Influences
Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Parliament/Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Oscar Peterson, Billie Holiday.
Sounds Like
Sly and the Family Stone meets Smooth Jazz through New Orleans