West Orange, NJ
Guitarist Dave Stryker who leads his own group (with 37 CD’s), got his start with Stanley Turrentine and Jack McDuff. He was recently voted once again as one of the top Jazz Guitarists in the 2025 Downbeat Critics and Readers Polls. Dave has also worked with Jimmy Smith, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, Jimmy Heath, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Kevin Mahogany, Eliane Elias, Joe Lovano, Steve Slagle and many others.
Dave is the Adjunct Professor of Jazz Guitar at William Paterson University, Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, and at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. He also taught for 11 years at Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Stryker's online teaching school is at www.artistworks.com. His book “Dave Stryker’s Jazz Guitar Improvisation Method” is available on his website at www.davestryker.com.
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Bob Mintzer/Dave Stryker Quartet featuring Peter Erskine, John Clayton
Thursday, January 8, 2026
10:10 PM - 11:00 PM CST