Dave Zoller

Dallas-based pianist Dave Zoller’s desire for jazz arrived during his adolescence when at age 13 he noticed a Dave Brubeck album, while attending a Boy Scout camp, believe it or not. He became totally connected after hearing Kilometers Davis’ Sort of Blue. There wasn’t very much jazz played round the Zoller home until after that. Zoller’s 1st professional gig arrived while going to S.M.U. in Dallas, TX. In 1965, following a three-year hitch within the Military, he went to U.M.K.C. Conservatory of Music in Kansas Town where he caused lots of the regional jazz music artists. Zoller after that migrated once more to Dallas, which includes since been his long lasting abode. In 1985, he became musical movie director for trumpet participant Al Hirt just before embarking on a dynamic recording profession under his very own name. From 1993 to 2001, Zoller produced five albums for dpz JAZZ, which he founded with Dr. Ambrose G. Hampton Jr. Furthermore to his very own albums, wife and vocalist Genie Grant provides released two albums in the label. His most recent work, Between Us Felines, is a cooperation with bass participant and guitarist Fred Hamilton where he is constantly on the mainly make use of his own materials. Zoller in addition has appeared on many albums being a sideman. Zoller isn’t only adept at composing jazz compositions and graphs but in addition has prepared a lot more than 1,600 music paths for radio and Television. Zoller’s pianism demonstrates the wide variety of affects on his design, working from Thelonious Monk to Jimmy Rowles. He avoids over-embellishment, but at exactly the same time his music is certainly in no way stark and extra. He is not really reluctant to activate in some unusual timings and rhythms permitting his music to go up above the normal. Zoller is constantly on the function in Dallas co-leading a quartet with Give and freelancing like a pianist. He also publishes initial jazz orchestra and combo music through his company, DPZ Music Creation, Inc.