Dave Ellis
Jazz Intensive Guest Artist
Dave Ellis, Jazz Intensive Guest Artist
Dave Ellis received a bachelor’s degree in music production and engineering & Tenor Saxophone from Berklee College of Music in Boston. He recorded his debut CD as a leader, Raven, in 1996. Two follow-up CD’s, In The Long Run and State Of Mind, were produced by legendary jazz producer Orin Keepnews. He has performed, recorded, and toured with a diverse group of world-renowned artists and groups, including The Black Crowes, The Grateful Dead, Bruce Hornsby, Bobby Hutcherson, Phil Lesh, Christian McBride, Mulgrew Miller, Donny Osmond, Bonnie Raitt, Patrice Rushen, Bob Weir, and Narada Michael Walden. He has performed and taught at the Jazz School in Berkeley, Monterey Jazz Festival’s Next Generation High School Jazz Orchestra, Berkeley High School, Albany High School, Longfellow Middle School, Jazz Camp West, UC Berkeley’s Young Musicians Program, and Stanford Jazz Workshop. He was co-Chair and Jazz Program Director at Oakland School for the Arts from 2014 to 2021, where he designed and implemented a highly successful and competitive program in both middle and high school.
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