Dave Stoler Duo

Thu, Oct 29 | 6 pm Smalls Jazz Club

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Dave Stoler is a native of Madison WI, and has formerly resided in New York City, Milwaukee and Miami. One of the busiest keyboardists in the area, Dave works with his own jazz trio and the Tony Castaneda Latin Jazz Band. He performs regularly with his trio and quartet at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City. His recording, titled "Urban Legends" is available on cdbaby.com. Currently, he is preparing several upcoming recordings slated for release in 2018. He was a semifinalist in the Thelonious Monk Piano Competition, The American Jazz Piano Competition, and a finalist in the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition. He received a Master Of Music Degree in Jazz Performance from the University of Miami-Coral Gables, and has a Bachelor's Degree in Music Composition from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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Dennis Marks: (Acoustic and Electric Bass). Much in demand as an accomplished musician and composer, Dennis has toured the world many times over, most recently as the bassist playing with the legendary trumpeter Arturo Sandoval for over twenty years. Dennis Marks has also performed with other jazz luminaries including Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Liebman, Bob Mintzer, Maynard Ferguson, Pat Metheny, Bunky Greene, Lynne Arriale, Danny Gottlieb and Ed Calle. He has appeared on six of Arturo Sandoval’s recordings, including the Grammy-Award Winning "Hot-House, and on "My Passion for the Piano," for which he wrote two of the compositions. Dennis has performed at almost every major jazz festival in the world, including the JVC Festival in New York, the Playboy Festival in L.A., and the North Sea Festival in Holland. In 2013, he played at the White House with Arturo Sandoval who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Dennis Marks recorded his debut album "Images" in 1996, containing all original compositions, receiving much critical acclaim. In 2010 Dennis released his second album entitled “The Bickel/Marks Group Featuring Dave Liebman on Zoho records, which also features numerous original compositions. He regularly appears with the Kelly/Scott Quintet, featured on the 2013 CD recording, “Renditions: the Summer Sessions.” Most recently Dennis performed on the recording "Mamblue" from internationally renowned saxophonist Ed Calle, which won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album in 2015. Dennis Marks taught music for 9 years at Florida International University, 2 years at the University of Miami, and has been Professor of Bass at the University of North Florida for over 15 years. Teaching acoustic and electric bass, jazz improvisation, and jazz fundamentals, he is also the Director of the UNF Jazz Ensemble II big band. Dennis has served frequently as a guest artist/clinician for numerous schools and in clinics that include the FMEA Conference in Tampa, Florida, and the Jazz Educators Convention. Dennis holds a B.M. in Jazz Performance and a M.M. in Studio Jazz Writing from the University of Miami.

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Smalls Jazz Club

183 West 10th Street West Village