David Van Kriedt

David van Kriedt (born June 19, 1922, in Berkeley, California, USA, died September 29, 1994, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia) was a composer, saxophonist and music teacher.

Whilst Dave Brubeck (born 1920) and Paul Desmond (born 1924, died 1977), became world Jazz celebrities, the musician responsible for establishing their partnership was American tenor saxophonist, composer and arranger David van Kriedt.

Dave spent three years at Mills College in San Francisco studying composition with Darius Milhaud 1892 to 1974, and formed with fellow students “The Jazz Workshop Ensemble”. Later they became known as The Eight and subsequently the Dave Brubeck Octet. Mills College in 1946 was where eight young music students recorded Dave Brubeck's Curtain Music, the personnel for the Octet was, Brubeck – Piano; Paul Desmond - Alto Saxophone; Dave Van Kriedt - Tenor Saxophone; Bill Smith - Clarinet; Dick Collins - Trumpet; Bob Collins - Trombone; Jack Weeks - Bass; Cal Tjader - Drums.

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Dave Brubeck Remembers Paul Desmond The following is taken from a film interview recorded at the Montreal Jazz Festival, June 28, 1991. Producer/Interviewer: Paul Caulfield for Mirus Communications Inc. [1]