Jazz in the Loft

Curated by Grammy Award-winning producer John Lee, Jazz in the Loft features award-winning artists from the greater SOMA area and beyond who are master improvisers and consummate band leaders. Blues, Bebop, Bossa — as long as it’s swinging, you’ll hear it at SOPAC! This performance features Dave Stryker.

Dave Stryker

Praised by The Village Voice as “one of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years,” guitarist and composer Dave Stryker has released more than 35 albums as a leader and collaborated with iconic artists, including Stanley Turrentine and “Brother” Jack McDuff. Stryker’s working trio featuring Jared Gold and McClenty Hunter plays regularly across New York and tours frequently, including opening for Steely Dan on the iconic band’s recent tours. Recent recordings Prime and As We Are received wide acclaim, the latter featuring John Patitucci, Brian Blade, Julian Shore and a string quartet arranged by Shore, and earning spots on a number of “Best of” lists including the DownBeat Readers Poll, and one for JazzTimes. His albums often hit #1 on the JazzWeek Radio chart, and he earned recognition as one of the top Jazz Guitarists in the 2022 DownBeat Critics and Readers Polls for the 15th time. Stryker grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and moved to New York City in 1980. In addition to McDuff and Turrentine, he has performed with Freddie Hubbard, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Smith, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Jimmy Heath, Kevin Mahogany, Eliane Elias, Joe Lovano, and Steve Slagle, among many others. Stryker serves as adjunct profession of jazz guitar at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, and John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. His also leads an online teaching school of his own and has released multiple books on improvising methods and techniques.

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