TRANSVALUE - Wed. May 26 - LIVE!


Transvalue LIVE!
IN HOLLYWOOD at the CINEFAMILY SILENT MOVE THEATER

B L A S T    P H E M Y    5

8:00pm - Wed. May 26, 2010

featuring - Chuck Britt, Vocals/Poems/Verbal Expressions • Michael Vlatkovich, Trombone/Compostions
David Crigger, Drums/Percussion • Vinny Golia, Woodwinds • William Roper, Tuba
Domenic Genova, Acoustic & Electric Bass • Wayne Peet, Keyboards

with guest video artist - Steve Shoffner

Tickets are $13 from brownpapertickets.com

more info - http://www.newtownarts.org/shows/10_blast_phemy_5/index.php

for more about the music of Transvalue - scroll down to the mp3 sampler below or go to www.transvalue.info

Cinefamily is at 611 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles (323) 655-2510



Stu Goldberg - Trio plus Strings Album ReIssued!


Like so many great albums on the MPS label, the dream of ever seeing this album (that was never released in the USA) released on CD had long since faded. But with a marvelous turn of events, that is also responsible for the long-overdue CD debut of Don Ellis' Soaring album, that has all changed.

Eye of the Beholder features Stu Goldberg's compositions, arrangements and piano playing along with Jim Lacefield on bass and David on drums; augmented by a string quartet, and guest appearances by Stu's brother, Ken on woodwinds, and Lee Pastora on Congas.

As John Kelman recently wrote on AllAboutJAzz.com, "Eye of the Beholder is an album that should have garnered Goldberg significant acclaim; perhaps this beautifully remastered reissue will do what the original didn't." "I just hoping a few more folks this side of the pond finally get to hear it" - dc

For more info, click here.



New Burt Bacharach CD - LIVE @ THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE


Burt Sydney CD

"Early last year, Burt decided it was time to make a more definitive, complete recording of his concert show - at least, more so than we've done in the past. Obviously the great time we had the summer before performing with the Sydney Symphony was a large factor in his choice to return to the Sydney Opera House to record this new CD."

For more info, click here.



MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL with Milcho Leviev


Monterey - Milcho and DC 1
At the 2008 Monterey Jazz Festival preimere of the Don Ellis tribute film, Electric Heart, pianist Milcho Leviev invited David to join in an impromptu duet of some Don Ellis classics.

"What better place to screen a film about Don Ellis than at the site of his orchestra's 1967 national debut... the Monterey Jazz Festival! Milcho was scheduled to play a solo piano "warm-up" set prior to the screening and after hearing that I was planning to attend, called to see if I would join him in what turned out to be a very fun and VERY intimate performance of some of our favorite Don Ellis compositions. For a drummer, acoustic piano and a single snare drum - it doesn't get much more intimate than that! Of course, nobody plays Don's music with as much depth and passion as Milcho, so it was a huge pleasure to celebrate Don and his music with him, sans rehearsal or preperation... just the two of us."

For more info, pics and video, click here.



Transvalue Book III - AVAILABLE NOW!

Transvalue3 CD Cover 130x130


"Possibly the most exciting recording project I 've ever been involved with..."

The progressive, dramatic, irreverent large ensemble compositions and playing of trombonist, Michael Vlatkovich, plus the uniquely personal, quite esoteric spoken word performances of Chuck Britt combined with David's contributions not only on drums and percussion, but as producer, engineer and mixer as well. Overall the kind of dramatic, stylistically-unbound music that David thrives on.
For more info, go to www.transvalue.info

CD's are available now from Amazon and the Transvalue web-store.

Give it a listen here...


Note: Our Nimbit downloads are the only maximum quality (320bps) mp3 audio files available




Great time with the DON ELLIS REUNION BAND!



Over the last couple of years, Milcho Leviev has led a bunch of Don Ellis alumni in a handful of concerts celebrating Don's music.

On Oct. 15th, David had the great pleasure of joining in the festivities. A wonderful time was had by the players and audience alike!



from the LA Times - "The soloists -- especially drummer Dave Crigger, handling the difficult task of propelling a large ensemble through shifting arrays of rhythm; saxophonists Fred Selden, Ann Patterson and Gary Herbig; trumpeter John Daversa; and the ever-inventive Leviev -- were as commendable for their articulation as for their imagination."
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DRUMMER CAFE feature


Drummer Cafe - an online meeting place for drummers worldwide, novice to professional, recently designated David a "Honorary VIP Member". As a result the Cafe's owner, Nasville drummer/percussionist Bart Elliott, put together a great page featuring David and his work. Check it out here




BURT BACHARACH LIVE RECORDING at Sydney Opera House



On his recent Jan/Feb '08 tour of Australia and Japan, Burt Bacharach and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra decided to colloborate on a "live" recording at the Sydney Opera House with a CD expected for release later this fall.

Pictured in front of the Opera House: (from left to right) Josie James (vocals), Scott Weatherspoon (sound), John Pagano (vocals), Tom Ehlen (trumpet), Burt Bacharach, David Coy (bass), Rob Shrock (keyboards), Donna Taylor (vocals), DC, Sue Main (road manager), Dennis Wilson (woodwinds)

"Welcome to my website!

Lot's of changes to the site lately representing a bunch of projects I'm happy to be associated with. But none more so than the recently released Transvalue CD.I'm very excited about being able to finally share this music with everyone.

As always, thoughts, comments or questions are always welcome. So feel free to email me anytime"

- David

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