Dave Salvator

Dave is a multi-instrumentalist (reeds, keys) who has been making music for over 40 years who makes his home in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Today, Dave’s musical endeavors are focused on two groups. The Grease Traps is a hard-groovin’ funk band based in Oakland. And his own new Brazilian jazz quartet, Saravá, which combines the Brazilian songbook with an American jazz sensibility. This group visits different corners of Brazilian music, including bossa nova and samba, as well as styles from the Brazilian Northeast.