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Musical artist
Dave Ellis is an American saxophonist.
[1]
[2] A native of the
San Francisco Bay Area , Ellis came to prominence in the 1990s as a member of guitarist
Charlie Hunter 's band. Ellis has since been known for his work with
Bob Weir after the breakup of the
Grateful Dead
[3] and with flugelhornist
Dmitri Matheny .
[4]
Ellis has recorded albums as a bandleader. His State of Mind album (2003), is his second recording produced by
Orrin Keepnews and won a 2004 award for Outstanding Album from the California Music Awards.
[5]
Dave and his sister, Zoe Ellis, have collaborated as an act called ZADELL.
[6]
Discography
Raven (Monarch, 1996)
In the Long Run (Monarch, 1998)
State of Mind (
Milestone , 2001 [rel. 2003])
With
Black Crowes
With
Charlie Hunter
With
The Other Ones
With
Bob Weir and RatDog
References
^ Henderson, Alex.
"Dave Ellis: Biography and History" , AllMusic . Retrieved August 10, 2016.
^ Bryant, Forrest Dylan (January 4, 2005).
"Dave Ellis: Of Jams and Jazz" , All About Jazz . Retrieved August 10, 2016.
^ Hedlin, Mark (July 11, 2003).
"Berkeley Sax Star Back from the Dead: Despite Rock Interlude, Dave Ellis Remains Faithful to Jazz Roots" , San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved August 10, 2016.
^ Knobel, Lance (April 8, 2016).
"The It List: Five Things to Do in Berkeley This Weekend" , Berkeleyside . Retrieved August 10, 2016.
^
"Tenor Saxophonist Dave Ellis at Filoli Jazz" , NPR , 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
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"ZADELL: Zoë and Dave Ellis - Buoyant Jazz Sax Meets Funky R&B Vocals" , Brown Paper Tickets . Retrieved July 30, 2018.
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