🎹 Dave remains a top tier jazz pianist, right up there with the greatest of the greats. I first met him in London, where we were both performing in the 70s.
@Arturo-sm1tbАй бұрын
I once told a piano player playing at a famous Cape Cod restaurant that he reminded me of Dave McKenna. His eyes lit up, and he replied- "that was the greatest compliment of my life, thank you, thank you....Dave is my idol".
@jamieevans18905 жыл бұрын
Met Dave three times in London...I approached him once and he was so friendly. "You a piano player? he asked. How did he know? We shook hands and he nearly crushed a couple of bones. He was my piano hero and I was heart-broken when he passed.
@monzhao39526 жыл бұрын
Oh my, I'm so glad to see this! Dave is my man, my piano hero!
@neilpollicino804 жыл бұрын
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@donaldscherzi1694 жыл бұрын
Love his piano. Truly a giant of a musician and a man. Miss him.
@ghairraigh6 жыл бұрын
Table of Contents: Biography -- Mother was a musician / Depression era -- Served as a cook in the Korean War / Charlie Ventura gig at age 14 -- Father's drumming / First hearing Buddy Rich -- Loves small group context/Boring, high comfort level solo gigs -- Influences : Radio swing, not "Mickey Bands" / "A song player" -- Woody Herman personnel / Developing left hand skills -- Recording on Concord : "a small major label" -- Hard times in the 1960's -- Contemporary of Bill Evans, but worked backward -- Musical tastes : singers, songwriters -- Creating medleys for solo piano / Golden age of songwriting vs. Andrew Lloyd Weber -- Seeing business slow down in clubs -- Conclusion : Playing for dancers / Changes in audiences.
@Arturo-sm1tb3 жыл бұрын
Never got to see Dave in concert...one of my great regrets. I have listened to his CDs for 30 years, and he is one of my 2 alltime favorites. Greatest left hand in history.
@clfm203 ай бұрын
It broke my heart to hear this great artist light heartedly mentioning his concerns at the potential expense of new glasses and the amount of 'business' his playing attracted at venues. His abilities were such that he should have been showered with treasure and adulation wherever he went.
@filliusjazzarchive3 ай бұрын
Yes, the reality of most jazz musicians lives. Even if they receive treasure and adulation, it may not translate to a decent living. My experience is that the majority of these musicians remain upbeat and positive. Monk
@davindaire4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for this, I got to see him live in Manhattan once. Unforgettable Dave McKenna.
@ber334 Жыл бұрын
Wow his father work for the post office during the depression. That's pretty cool
@jasonbennett32936 жыл бұрын
Beautiful cat!
@geraldnichols27226 жыл бұрын
Dave is a widely experienced musician and a fine one.
@ber334 Жыл бұрын
I heard he knows over a thousand tunes
@filliusjazzarchive Жыл бұрын
He had an amazing left hand! Monk
@ber334 Жыл бұрын
And of course you knew one of his parents had to play and it was his mother who played classical violin and piano in bands for money.