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| Dave Anderson & Mike Wingo - Pathways A brand-new duo CD with percussionist Mike Wingo entitled Pathways was released on June 1, 2020. Pathways features 11 original compositions by Dave Anderson, plus an updated new arrangement of Miles Davis's classic "Milestones". Dave Anderson: Born and raised in the Philadelphia area, Dave Anderson studied classical piano for 10 years as a child and started playing music professionally during his teenage years. Dave discovered jazz while in college and performed as the pianist for the Syracuse University Jazz Ensemble. Returning to Philadelphia after college, Dave played local jazz clubs full time for 7 years and studied jazz theory with several teachers, most notably Jimmy Amadie. Moving to the DC area in 1981, Dave performed in a variety of settings, from solo piano to the jazz big band, and appeared in leading DC jazz clubs, including Blues Alley. In the late 90's, he started focusing on trio work. He began a long-term engagement at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Arlington VA and released his first trio CD, "Out of Nowhere". During this time, Dave also collaborated regularly with several vocalists, including Barry Neal. In 2006, interested in exploring the piano-percussion duo format, Dave started performing with Mike Wingo and evolving his duo repertoire. This duo format allows the pianist increased flexibility and freedom to improvise over the entire span of the piano keyboard. In 2010, Dave and Mike released their first duo CD, entitled "Conversations" to very positive reviews. The Anderson-Wingo duo also performed with a number of vocalists and recorded a CD with Kim Scudera entitled "Exploration". In June 2020, Dave and Mike's second duo CD, titled "Pathways", was released. Currently, Dave performs regularly at UUCF in Fairfax VA and occasionally at other DC area concert venues. Mike Wingo: Percussionist/drummer Mike Wingo has collaborated with jazz pianist Dave Anderson in their innovative piano/percussion duo for fifteen years. He also performs regularly with Batida Diferente (a jazz quartet focused on Brazilian music) and, as a freelance percussionist, has performed in a wide range of musical genres including jazz, symphonic, electro-acoustic improvisation, chamber music, and Balinese gamelan. Mr. Wingo holds degrees in percussion performance from the University of California at Santa Barbara and from SUNY Stony Brook. PLAYERS & INSTRUMENTS: Dave Anderson – Piano Mike Wingo - Percussion Track Names and Times, Composer: Modal Mood 3:59 Dave Anderson Deep Blues 4:10 Dave Anderson Perspective 4:41 Dave Anderson The Leprechaun's Jam 4:07 Dave Anderson Lament 4:00 Dave Anderson Milestones 4:22 Miles Davis Eb Minor Motion 5:07 Dave Anderson Mindful 4:08 Dave Anderson Joy Ride 3:41 Dave Anderson Life Step 4:15 Dave Anderson Journey 3:58 Dave Anderson Fragile 4:12 Dave Anderson write your comments about the article :: © 2020 Jazz News :: home page |