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DAVE SHELTON
Dave (or David) grew-up in Missouri and started accordion lessons at age 6. It's not clear "why the accordion", but it proved a good instrument on which to learn both notes and chords. He added clarinet and piano, and in high school won top honors in several state-wide competitions. He then attended Washington University in St. Louis. Outside the classroom, he continued to study classical piano. But he was increasingly drawn to jazz and while in grad school, began going to jam sessions and playing at local restaurants and pubs.
After college, David moved to Chicago and pursued a business career, most of it with a venture capital firm he co-founded. At the same time, music remained a passion. In due course, he began to perform professionally on a regular basis and has performed with some of the Chicago’s top musicians. He also started composing and recording. His first publicly released album was "Christmas Magic ... through the eyes of a child", which was solo piano plus several tracks with vocalist Beth Kuhn. Beth and David have recently collaborated on another project – DRIFT, which includes both trio and trio plus vocal tracks, and has three of Dave's originals. Mike Staron is on bass and Rick Shandling is drums.
Dave's official website is www.DaveSheltonJazz.com
Dave (or David) grew-up in Missouri and started accordion lessons at age 6. It's not clear "why the accordion", but it proved a good instrument on which to learn both notes and chords. He added clarinet and piano, and in high school won top honors in several state-wide competitions. He then attended Washington University in St. Louis. Outside the classroom, he continued to study classical piano. But he was increasingly drawn to jazz and while in grad school, began going to jam sessions and playing at local restaurants and pubs.
After college, David moved to Chicago and pursued a business career, most of it with a venture capital firm he co-founded. At the same time, music remained a passion. In due course, he began to perform professionally on a regular basis and has performed with some of the Chicago’s top musicians. He also started composing and recording. His first publicly released album was "Christmas Magic ... through the eyes of a child", which was solo piano plus several tracks with vocalist Beth Kuhn. Beth and David have recently collaborated on another project – DRIFT, which includes both trio and trio plus vocal tracks, and has three of Dave's originals. Mike Staron is on bass and Rick Shandling is drums.
Dave's official website is www.DaveSheltonJazz.com
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