Chris Dave
| Chris Dave | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Christopher Dave |
| Also known as | Chris "Daddy" Dave |
| Born | November 8, 1973 |
| Origin | Houston, TX, U.S. |
| Genres |
Jazz Hip hop Gospel Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Session musician |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Associated acts | Robert Glasper, The Winans, Adele, D'Angelo, Kenny Garrett, Maxwell, Meshell Ndegeocello, Jose James, Kim Burrell, Dolly Parton, Mint Condition, Angus & Julia Stone |
Chris "Daddy" Dave is a drummer, composer, and bandleader from Houston, Texas. He attended Howard University. He is an influential drummer in jazz, gospel, hip hop, noted for his extremely virtuosic sticking technique and ability to play with a high degree of syncopation. He performed professionally as a gospel drummer with the Winans, before being introduced to jazz audiences nationally through his association with the accomplished alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett. He performed on Kenny Garrett's album Standard of Language, before joining the Robert Glasper Experiment and performing on Adele's Grammy Award winning album, 21.
Early life
Chris Dave was born in Houston, Texas and began his music career in the late 1980s.[1] He started out by playing in church and credits jazz music as his strongest influence.[2] He states that although his father plays drums, he has never actually seen him play.[3] As a teenager, he was exposed to jazz legends like Miles Davis and John Coltrane when listening to music with his father. Chris Dave blossomed on the drums, eventually graduating from Houston’s prestigious High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
He studied at Howard University in Washington D.C. where he met acclaimed producers and former Prince associates Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Through this relationship, Chris Dave's professional career began as he started working with R&B band Mint Condition.[4]
Discography
- Mint Condition - From the Mint Factory (1993)
- Mint Condition - Definition of a Band (1996)
- Mint Condition - Life's Aquarium (1999)
- Me'shell Ndegeocello - Comfort Woman (2003)
- Me'shell Ndegeocello - The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel (2005)
- Maxwell - BLACKsummers'night (2009)
- Robert Glasper - Double-Booked (2009)
- Adele - 21 (2011)
- Eric Roberson - Mister Nice Guy (2011)
- Robert Glasper - Black Radio (2012)
- Chris Dave and the Drumhedz - Mixtape (2013)
- PJ Morton - New Orleans (2013)
- Lil' John Roberts - The Heartbeat (2014)
- D'Angelo - Black Messiah (2014)
- Anderson Paak - Malibu (2015)
- Justin Bieber - Purpose (2015)
References
- ↑ "Chris "Daddy" Dave". drummerworld.com. Drummer World. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ↑ "Chris Dave and the Drumhedz". ronniescotts.co.uk. Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOp0zNbb1Yo
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-23.