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Upcoming Live Appearances
Wed July 26 – 8:30pm and 10:30pm
Dave Stryker Trio
• Dave Stryker – guitar
• Jared Gold – organ
• McClenty Hunter – drums
The Bar Next Door
129 Macdougal St at West 4th NYC
Sat July 29 – 8:00pm and 10:00pm
Dave Stryker Quartet w/ Jackie Jones
• Dave Stryker – guitar
• Jared Gold – organ
• Sylvia Cuenca – drums
• Jackie Jones – vocals
Trumpets
6 Depot Square | Montclair, NJ
Sun July 30 – Aug 4
Dave Stryker Clinician at Litchfield Jazz Camp
Litchfield Jazz Camp
101 Aspetuck Ave, New Milford, CT
Sun Aug 6 – Aug 12
Dave Stryker Clinician at Samba Meets Jazz Workshop
Samba Meets Jazz
College of the Atlantic / Bar Harbor Maine
Fri Aug 25 – 8:00pm
Dave Stryker Quintet w/ Eric Alexander and Steve Nelson
• Dave Stryker – guitar
• Eric Alexander – tenor sax
• Steve Nelson – vibraphone
• Jared Gold – organ
• Byron Landham – drums
Northwest Jazz Festival – Lewiston NY
Lewiston NY
Sat Aug 26 – 8:30pm – 10:30pm
Dave Stryker Quartet w/ Eric Alexander
• Dave Stryker – guitar
• Eric Alexander – tenor sax
• Jared Gold – organ
• Byron Landham – drums
Nighttown – Cleveland OH
12383 Cedar Rd, Cleveland, OH (216) 795-0550
Sun Sept 3 – 7:00pm
Dave Stryker Quartet CD Release for “Strykin’ Ahead”
• Dave Stryker – guitar
• Jared Gold – organ
• McClenty Hunter – drums
• Joe Doubleday – vibraphone
The Falcon
1348 Route 9W, Marlboro NY 845-236-7970
Sat Sept 9 – 8:00pm and 10:00pm
Dave Stryker Quartet CD Release for “Strykin’ Ahead”
• Dave Stryker – guitar
• Jared Gold – organ
• Mark Whitfield Jr – drums
• Monte Croft – vibraphone
Trumpets
6 Depot Square | Montclair, NJ
Sat Sept 16- 8:00pm
Dave Stryker Organ Trio
• Dave Stryker – guitar
• Jared Gold – organ
• McClenty Hunter – drums
Jazz on 2nd Ave
Niwot Rd and 2nd Ave/ Niwot CO
Sat Sept 23 – 8:30pm to 11:00pm
Dave Stryker Quartet CD Release for “Strykin’ Ahead”
• Dave Stryker – guitar
• Jared Gold – organ
• McClenty Hunter – drums
• Monte Croft – vibraphone
The Side Door
OLD LYME INN
85 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, Connecticut
Thur Sept 28 – 8:00pm to 11:00pm
Dave Stryker Quartet CD Release for “Strykin’ Ahead”
• Dave Stryker – guitar
• Jared Gold – organ
• McClenty Hunter – drums
• Steve Nelson – vibraphone
Jazz at New Brunswick Hyatt
Hyatt Regency – 2 Albany St. New Brunswick, NJ
Thur Oct 5- 5:30pm – 8:00pm
Dave Stryker Quartet CD Release for “Strykin’ Ahead”
• Dave Stryker – guitar
• Kendall Carter – organ
• Steve Houghton – drums
• Walter Smith III -tenor sax
Bears Place
1316 E 3rd St, Bloomington, IN
Fri Sept 6 – 7:00pm-10:00pm
Dave Stryker Quartet CD Release for “Strykin’ Ahead”
• Dave Stryker – guitar
• Kendall Carter – organ
• Steve Houghton – drums
• Rob Dixon – tenor sax
The Jazz Kitchen
5377 N College Ave, Indianapolis, IN (317) 253-4900
Sat Oct 7 – 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Dave Stryker Quartet CD Release for “Strykin’ Ahead”
• Dave Stryker – guitar
• Jared Gold – organ
• McClenty Hunter – drums
• Monte Croft – vibraphone
Smalls
183 W 10th St, New York, NY
Fri Oct 27 – 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Dave Stryker Organ Trio
• Dave Stryker – guitar
• Jared Gold – organ
• McClenty Hunter – drums
Jazz at the Poli Club -Palace Theatre
100 East Main Street, Waterbury, CT
Dave Stryker is a 2017 DownBeat Critics Poll Finalist
Advance Praise For Strykin' Ahead
"A mainstream record of undeniable beauty”
Vittorio Lo Conte / Music Zoom Italy
If you have chops like Dave’s; his musical sensibilities; his uncanny ability to put together interesting instrumentations; his skill at selecting just the right band mates to make Jazz with; wouldn’t you want to work all the time, too?
It becomes like anything you’re good at; you want to do it as often as possible but occasionally vary the context to keep it from getting stale.
– Steven Cerra Jazz Profiles
A real burner of a set, it feels like an artifact from the past, unreleased from Bluenote/Verve, but it’s modern, contemporary touches are well evident showing how a cat that’s been hitting all the right notes for all these years can’t make a false step now. – CHRIS SPECTOR, Midwest Record Editor and Publisher
I give Dave and his talented crew a MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, with an “EQ” (energy quotient) rating of 4.99 for this one… and keep in mind that you heard it here first… this one is BOUND for the awards.
– Dick Metcalf Improvijazzation Nation
About The New CD
Artist: Dave Stryker
Title: Strykin’ Ahead
Label: Strikezone Records 8815
Artists Website: www.davestryker.com
Release Date: September 1, 2017
UPC Code: 88829560583
Track listing, track times:
1 SHADOWBOXING Dave Stryker (D. Strike Music BMI) 5:59
2 FOOTPRINTS Wayne Shorter (Miyako Music BMI) 6:39
3 NEW YOU Dave Stryker (D.Strike Music BMI) 5:50
4 PASSION FLOWER Billy Strayhorn (Billy Strayhorn Songs Inc ASCAP)
5:33 5 STRYKIN’ AHEAD Dave Stryker (D. Strike Music BMI) 6:12
6 BLUES DOWN DEEP Dave Stryker (D. Strike Music BMI) 7:15
7 JOY SPRING Clifford Brown (Second Floor Music BMI) 8:12
8 WHO CAN I TURN TO Newley/ Bricusse (Musical Comedy Prod Inc BMI) 7:32
9 DONNA LEE Charlie Parker (Atlantic Music Corp BMI) 6:27
DAVE STRYKER guitar STEVE NELSON vibraphone JARED GOLD organ McCLENTY HUNTER drums
The notion of moving forward by triangulating a space between creative and pragmatic imperatives is a consistent thread throughout Dave Stryker’s four decades in the jazz business, not least on Strykin’ Ahead, his 28th CD as a leader. Stryker augments his working trio of Jared Gold on organ and McClenty Hunter on drums with vibraphone player Steve Nelson, all on-board for a second go-round after their stellar contri- butions to last year’s Eight-Track II. Like the leader, Nelson is a preternaturally flexible and in-the-moment improviser with deep roots in the tradition who knows how to push the envelope without damaging the contents. Stryker internalized those imperatives on a 1984-1986 run with Brother Jack McDuff, and he received further invaluable training in the art of musical communication during a decade on the road with Stanley Turrentine, to whom he paid homage on the 2015 release Don’t Mess With Mister T.
In contrast to his Eight Track II conception of putting his spin on pop hits of his formative years, Stryker returns to his long-standing practice of presenting originals and reharmonized standards from the jazz and show music songbooks. "Shadowboxing" is a burning 14-bar minor blues; his well-considered chordal variations on Wayne Shorter's "Footprints" proceed to a simmering 5/4 figure. Next is "New You" (a stimulating Stryker contrafact of the oft-played "There Will Never Be Another You"). He personalizes Billy Strayhorn's "Passion Flower," set to Hunter's insinuating bossa-funk groove. The title track “Strykin’ Ahead” has a Cadillac-racing-down-the-freeway-feel; he imbues the lovely melody of "Who Can I Turn To" with the full measure of his plush, inviting tone.
That Stryker knows his Albert King is evident on the slow-drag “Blues Down Deep,” which evokes wee-hours third sets in the inner city grills and lounges of Stryker’s apprentice years. He knows his bebop, too. On Clifford Brown’s “Joy Spring,” the solo flights over Stryker’s “modernized” progressions transpire over Hunter’s drum-bass beats and crisp, medium-up four-on-the cymbal; on the chopbusting “Donna Lee,” all members springboard off a churchy vamp and Hunter’s funk-infused swing.
“I’ve always wanted to write vehicles that are fun and interesting to blow over,” Stryker says. “Trying to come up with a beautiful melody that lasts is very fulfilling. Writing is a big part of my voice in this music.” Stryker is too modest to say that his voice is also a big part of jazz, to which he’s devoted a career marked by consistent application of the values that he espouses. But that’s all right—I’ll say it for him.
(edited liner notes from Ted Panken)
Produced by Dave Stryker
Executive Producer – Rick Simpson
Engineered and Mixed by Chris Sulit at Trading 8’s Studio, Paramus NJ on June 28, 2016
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