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Dave Babcock is a Canadian saxophonist, singer, bandleader and producer who is originally from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Styles

Earlier in Dave's career the styles of music he was most interested in and comfotable playing were blues, jazz and R&B. He plays all saxophones but mostly tenor for jazz and blues while still very comfortable with alto and baritone. Babcock plays Selmer MK VI saxophones. The Temptations, [Mary Wilson of [The Supremes]], K.D. Lang and Taj Mahal are all artists with whom he has played. He has also opened for artists such as Dr. John, Stevie Ray Vaughan and The Pointer Sisters. Dave counts among his influences Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, and Stanley Turrentine. He has stated that "my way into jazz music is through the blues and most of my music can be traced back to that."

History

Dave Babcock was born in Vancouver but moved to Edmonton and graduated from Grant MacEwan College's music program. He has played on a variety of albums with a number of groups. Return of the Formerly Brothers, on which Babcock made an appearance, won a 1988 Juno Award for best roots and tradition album. Long John Baldry's Right to Sing the Blues won the same award in 1996 and featured guests Dave Babcock and Colin James (with whom Babcock has played). Babcock has been a part of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival house band since 1995 and is a member of the Edmonton Jazz Orchestra.

Dave Babcock and his Jump Orchestra

Dave Babcock & The Nightkeepers

The Dave Babcock Group

Future

"I'm into music for the long haul and intend to play as long as I can. I want to continue to record my own albums, develop my sax playing, singing and writing and look for new musical possibilities. I'd like to record a new album every year or so and build my following through Canada and beyond. I also want to help the Edmonton jazz music scene continue to develop its players and help them gain more recognition nationally."

Discography

(includes albums on which he appears) [1]

Jazz Notes (Dave Babcocks' Jump Orchestra and Various Artists)
The Return of the Formerly Brothers
Long John Baldry - Right to Sign the Blues
Amos Garrett- Off the Floor Live
Dave Babcocks' Jump Orchestra - Both Feet
Edmonton Folk Music Festival-Compilation 1 (Various Artists)
Jay McShann - Hootie’s Jumpin’ Blues
Jay McShann - Still Jumpin’ the Blues
Stony Plain’s 25 (Various Artists)
Stony Plain’s Christmas Blues (Various Blues)
Dave Babcock - Happenstance (first solo debut album)

References

Dave Babcock Website- [2]
Magic 99 biography- [3]
Edmonton Jazz Festival Society- [4]
Babcock, Dave October 17, 2008. E-mail interview.

External links

Discography: [5]

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-'''Dave Babcock''' is a Canadian [[saxophonist]], singer, and producer who is originally from [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. His music is best classified as [[smooth jazz]]. He plays at clubs and special events in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], where he now lives.
+'''Dave Babcock''' is a Canadian [[saxophonist]], singer, bandleader and producer who is originally from [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]].
 ==Styles==
-Earlier in Dave's career the styles of music he was most interested in and comfotable playing were [[blues]], [[jazz]], [[R&B]] and [[pop (music)|pop]]. Dave has continued pursuing his roots, but has also begun to initiate other styles of music into his playing, such as [[hip-hop]], [[funk]], [[Latin jazz]] and [[electronic music]]. He plays all saxophones but mostly tenor for jazz and blues while still very comfortable with alto and baritone. Babcock plays Selmer MK VI saxophones. [[The Temptations]], [[The Supremes]], [[K.D. Lang]] and [[Taj Mahal]] are all artists with whom he has played. He has also appeared as the opening act for some artists such as [[Dr. John]], [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]] and [[The Pointer Sisters]]. Dave counts among his influences [[Dexter Gordon]], [[Sonny Rollins]], and [[Stanley Turrentine]]. He has stated that "my way into jazz music is through the blues and most of my music can be traced back to that."
+Earlier in Dave's career the styles of music he was most interested in and comfotable playing were [[blues]], [[jazz]] and [[R&B]]. He plays all saxophones but mostly tenor for jazz and blues while still very comfortable with alto and baritone. Babcock plays Selmer MK VI saxophones. [[The Temptations]], [Mary Wilson of [The Supremes]], [[K.D. Lang]] and [[Taj Mahal]] are all artists with whom he has played. He has also opened for artists such as [[Dr. John]], [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]] and [[The Pointer Sisters]]. Dave counts among his influences [[Dexter Gordon]], [[Sonny Rollins]], and [[Stanley Turrentine]]. He has stated that "my way into jazz music is through the blues and most of my music can be traced back to that."
 ==History==
-Dave Babcock was born in Vancouver but moved to Edmonton and graduated from [[Grant MacEwan College]]'s music program. He has played on a variety of albums with a number of groups. ''Return of the Formerly Brothers'', on which Babcock made an appearance, won a 1988 [[Juno Award]] for best roots and tradition album. [[Long John Baldry]]'s ''Right to Sing the Blues'' won the same award in 1996 and featured guests Dave Babcock and [[Colin James]] (with whom Babcock has separately played). Albums such as ''Jazz Notes'' (produced by CBC radio) and various jazz and folk compilation CDs have featured guest appearances by Dave Babcock among CDs featuring other artists. Babcock has been a part of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival house band since 1995. Edmonton smooth jazz radio station Magic 99 has funded a project for Edmonton musicians to record local music, which Dave Babcock works full time producing with Rawlco Radio Ltd.
+Dave Babcock was born in Vancouver but moved to Edmonton and graduated from [[Grant MacEwan College]]'s music program. He has played on a variety of albums with a number of groups. ''Return of the Formerly Brothers'', on which Babcock made an appearance, won a 1988 [[Juno Award]] for best roots and tradition album. [[Long John Baldry]]'s ''Right to Sing the Blues'' won the same award in 1996 and featured guests Dave Babcock and [[Colin James]] (with whom Babcock has played). Babcock has been a part of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival house band since 1995 and is a member of the Edmonton Jazz Orchestra.
-==Dave Babcock's Jump Orchestra==
+==Dave Babcock and his Jump Orchestra==
-Babcock's Jump Orchestra released an album in 1992 which won an award for "Best Jazz Artist on Records" from ARIA awards. The album was released on Jump Records and was called Dave Babcock’s Jump Orchestra - Both Feet. The group was started in 1990 by Babcock as bandleader, and features a distinctively heavy horn sound. They toured throughout western Canadian and broke up in 1994, but have re-formed in recent years. A new Jump Orchestra album is in the works for a summer 2009 release.
+==Dave Babcock & The Nightkeepers==
-==Other groups==
-Audioluxe is one of Dave Babcock’s other bands which is a smooth jazz group. It features Chris Andrew on keyboard, Mike Lent on Bass and Sandro Dominelli on drums. Dave also has a blues band called Dave Babcock and the Nightkeepers. It is a high energy band featuring Alex Herriot on guitar, Doug Organ on Hammond B3 and Sandro Dominelli on drums, and formed in the late 90s. He also has performed with the Edmonton Jazz Orchestra, and led Tex-Mex and the Zydeco, The Kit Kat Club (later re-formed as The Top Ten Show & Revue), Fat Tuesday and the Retro show.
 ==The Dave Babcock Group==
-The Dave Babcock Group is Dave’s main band. It has produced one album so far, entitled 'Happenstance', consisting of original songs co-written by Dave Babcock and pianist Chris Andrew. It began pre-production in early spring of 2003 and was released on April 10, 2004. The release party was at an Edmonton jazz club called the Yardbird Suite and had a sold out audience. On this album Chris Andrew played keyboards, Greg Smith and Russ Broom played guitar, Bob Tildesley played trumpet, Sandro Dominelli played drums and Mario Allende provided percussion. Mike Lent co-produced the album and played bass. Babcock states that when choosing players for his band(s) he "tries to find the most proficient players [he] can [and] that [he] looks for players who are versatile and can play different styles". Babcock also states "personality and character are also important [and while] leading three bands he must have a pool of good players”.
 ==Future==
-Dave Babcock says, "I'm into music for the long haul and intend to play as long as I can. I want to continue to record my own albums, develop my sax playing, singing and writing and look for new musical possibilities. I'd like to record a new album every year or so and build my following through Canada and beyond. I also want to help the Edmonton jazz music scene continue to develop its players and help them gain more recognition nationally."
+"I'm into music for the long haul and intend to play as long as I can. I want to continue to record my own albums, develop my sax playing, singing and writing and look for new musical possibilities. I'd like to record a new album every year or so and build my following through Canada and beyond. I also want to help the Edmonton jazz music scene continue to develop its players and help them gain more recognition nationally."
 ==Discography==
 (includes albums on which he appears)
 [http://www.davebabcock.com/discography]
-* ''Jazz Notes (Various Artists)''
+* ''Jazz Notes (Dave Babcocks' Jump Orchestra and Various Artists)''
 * ''The Return of the Formerly Brothers''
-* ''Long John Baldry- Right to Sign the Blues''
+* ''Long John Baldry - Right to Sign the Blues''
 * ''Amos Garrett- Off the Floor Live''
-* ''Dave Babcock’s The Jump Orchestra-Both Feet''
+* ''Dave Babcocks' Jump Orchestra - Both Feet''
 * ''Edmonton Folk Music Festival-Compilation 1 (Various Artists)''
-* ''Jay McShann-Hootie’s Jumpin’ Blues''
+* ''Jay McShann - Hootie’s Jumpin’ Blues''
-* ''Jay McShann- Still Jumpin’ the Blues''
+* ''Jay McShann - Still Jumpin’ the Blues''
 * ''Stony Plain’s 25 (Various Artists)''
 * ''Stony Plain’s Christmas Blues (Various Blues)''
-* ''Happenstance (first solo debut album, the Dave Babcock Group)''
+* ''Dave Babcock - Happenstance (first solo debut album)''
 ==References==