Dave Bass

Pianist, composer and lyricist, Dave Bass, is a great American success story that reads like a riveting bio-pic script. This Cincinnati kid began piano lessons at age seven, and shortly after graduating high school, played in bands that opened for Captain Beefheart and Alice Cooper. He was soon accepted into Boston’s Berklee College of Music, leaving after just a few months to study piano with the legendary Madame Margaret Chaloff. Madame schooled him and other young, immensely talented jazz artists as Keith Jarrett, Leonard Bernstein, Steve Kuhn and Kenny Werner, who understood the importance of developing a signature sound and style. Chaloff taught in the “Russian Technique” – a unique tool for tone production and musical articulation. A typical lesson might not go beyond using a “weightless wrist” to correctly play a single note. While in Boston, he also studied composition with George Russell and Avram David, again formed his own band, worked a variety of commercial gigs, serendipitously landing a great stint as Brenda Lee’s pianist, leaving Boston behind for multiple tours of Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.

Trio Nuevo Vol 2

By Dave Bass

Label: Dave Bass Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Legrand/Lester Left Town; Heart Above My Head; Frevo; Melquiades; Latin Journey; Questions; Trinkle Tinkle; Fools Rush In; Dance Of The Infidels; Journey With Bach; Lennie's Pennies.

Alan Broadbent, Jacob Chung, Allan Harris, Nicole Glover and more

by Benjamin Boddie
July 18, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Alan Broadbent, Jacob Chung, Bill O'Connell, Allan Harris, Nicole Glover, Michael Dease, Joshua Redman, Tessa Souter, Tim Jago, Mike Clark & Mike Zilber, Tyler Henderson, Jed Levy, Joe Kennedy, Kieran Brown, Nicholas Payton, Dave Anderson, Dave Bass, Karla Harris, Jordan VanHemert, Dom Salvador, Eric Scott Reed, Tyreek McDole, and more. ...

Michael Dease, Spike Wilner, Bobby West, Antonia Bennett and more

by Benjamin Boddie
June 26, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Michael Dease, Spike Wilner Trio, Bobby West, Antonia Bennett, Alon Farber & Hagiga, Dom Salvador, Mark Masters Ensemble, Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell, Neff Irizarry, Mads Tolling, Danny Grissett, Luc��a, Tyler Henderson, Sharel Cassity, Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap, Jed Levy, Hiromi, Freedom Art Quartet, Ben Sidran, James ...

Freedom Art Quartet, Tyreek McDole, Noah Haidu, Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap and more

by Benjamin Boddie
June 19, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Freedom Art Quartet, Peter Anderson & Will Anderson, Mike Thompson, Tyreek McDole, Noah Haidu, Marcello Carelli, Ron Rieder, Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap, Isaiah J.Thompson V., Joe Kennedy, Eric Scott Reed, Danny Grissett, Dave Bass, Ben Sidran, Dena DeRose, Gabriel Latchin Trio, Reid Hoyson, Diva Jazz Orchestra, Carrie Jackson, ...

Dave Bass Trio: Trio Nuevo Vol 2

by Kyle Simpler
June 13, 2025

Pianist and composer Dave Bass continues to chart his singular path with Trio Nuevo No. 2, a follow-up to his self-produced Trio Nuevo released in 2024. This second outing pulses with rhythmic vitality and harmonic nuance, blending compositional innovation with expressive depth. Rooted in Latin jazz traditions but never bound by them, ...

Dave Bass Trio: Trio Nuevo Vol 2

by Pierre Giroux
June 12, 2025

With Trio Nuevo Vol. 2, pianist Dave Bass continues to chart his unique course through the jazz landscape, delivering an album that is both grounded in tradition and fearlessly progressive. Joined by the superb Tyler Miles on bass and the ever- responsive Steve Helfand on drums, Bass offers a multifaceted recording that celebrates the breadth of ...

Dave Bass Trio: Trio Nuevo Vol 2

by Jack Kenny
June 9, 2025

This is a splendid, joyful, intriguing album. A captivating vitality and melodic intensity marks Dave Bass's piano playing. He immerses himself in each piece, which draws the listener in and carries them forward. The tight synergy between Tyler Miles (bass) and Steve Helfand (drums) drives the music. The musical selections span diverse jazz composers: Thelonious Monk, ...

Albare, Pete McGuinness, Royce Campbell and Vosbein Magee, Marilyn Kleinberg and more

by Benjamin Boddie
May 29, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! ... Fantastic music by Albare, Pete McGuinness, Royce Campbell and Vosbein Magee, Marilyn Kleinberg, Bob James & Dave Koz, Rob Clearfield, Dave Robbins, Gillian Margot & Geoffrey Keezer, Leon Anderson, Posi-Tone Swingtet, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Cyrus Chestnut, Rodney Jordan, Nnenna Freelon, Max Leake, Eric Alexander, Reid Hoyson, John Stein, The Empress, Steve Allee, ...

Eric Scott Reed, John Clayton, Kandace Springs, George Colligan and more

by Benjamin Boddie
May 23, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Eric Scott Reed, Beatle Jazz, John Clayton, Ellie Martin, Premazzi / Nasser Quartet, Gabriel Latchin, Jane Ira Bloom, Kandace Springs, George Colligan, Jordan VanHemert, James Moody, Bobby West, Dave Anderson, Mira Choquette, Shiri Zorn & George Muscatello, Mads Tolling, Reggie Watkins, Atlantic Jazz Collective, Michael Waldrop, Romain Pilon, Brandon Woody, ...