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 "Dave"

Dave Pretty

Jazz, Rock, Blues, Country, Latin, Pop, Funk from Victoria BC

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Dave Pretty
"Dave"

InstrumentLevel
Drums Semi-Pro
Vocals Semi-Pro
Bio: Hello, my name is Dave and I come from a musical family. I was taught to play drums by my father, Mike, was a working jazz drummer in Victoria for many years. I have been playing drums since 1973. I play many styles of music including Jazz, Rock, Blues, Country, Latin, Funk and Praise Music. I am a very experienced drummer. Over the last 27 years I have been playing regularly in working/performing bands.

Bands I have played with include:
-Ricochet ( Heavy Rock)
-Joyce and the Blades (Rock)
-Four (Jazz Standards)
-Panorama Jazz Quartet (Jazz Standards)
-Wharf Street Band (Blues and Classic Rock)
-Pacific Standard Time (Jazz Band)
-Lindsay Barber Quartet (Vocal-Oriented Jazz)
-Groovin' Hard Big Band (Big Band Jazz)
-Russell in the Bushes (80's Rock)
-Soul Source R & B band. (R & B, Soul, Motown etc.)
-Frayed Knots (Blues)
-Swingit/Jazz Houndz (Progressive Jazz, Funk and Pop)
-Seacruze (Rock, Pop, Country, Rock and Roll, Jazz, Latin etc.)
-Blues Hawks- (Blues and Elvis)
-The Hung Jury (Funk, Soul, Rock, Modern Pop)
-Price Tag/ Tune Raiders ( Jazz, Pop, Modern Covers)
-Knox Presbyterian Church - (Praise Music etc.)
-Take Cover- (Classic Rock / 60s-90s Rock Covers)

Goals: I hope to continue to improve as a player and continue to play in the local music scene in whatever musical genre that may be.

Influences: 70's Progressive Rock, New Wave, 50s- 60s Jazz, Latin Jazz, Cal Tjader,

Drummers I admire: Neil Peart, Carl Palmer, Mark Brzezicki, Richard Bailey, Tony Williams, Art Blakey, Dave Weckl, Philly Joe Jones, Papa Joe Jones, Elvin Jones and Max Roach to name just a few.
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Current Projects

Take Cover Band Victoria
Drums / Vocals
2023 - present

Past Projects

Tune Raiders
Drums Vocals
2019 - 2022
Blues Hawks
Drums Vocals
2018 - 2019
Seacruze
Drums and Vocals
2015 - 2018
The Jazz Houndz
Drums
2014 - 2016
The J-Tones
Drums
2014
Swingit
Drums
2014 - 2017
Soul Source
Drums
2014
Groovin Hard Jazz Band
Drums
2013 - 2014
The Street
Drums, Vocals
2011 - 2013
Lindsay Barber Quartet
Drums
2006 - 2009
Pacific Standard Time
Drums
2005 - 2007
Wharf Street Band
Drums and Vocals
2003 - 2023
Al Denoni
Drums
2002 - 2006
Panorama Jazz Quartet
Drums
2000 - 2005
FOUR
Drums
1997 - 2000
Ricochet - Victoria
Drums
1975 - 1977

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