David Shapiro

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David "Dave" Shapiro (born April 24, 1952 in Brooklyn , New York City , † February 16, 2011 in Townshend , Vermont ) was an American jazz bassist and music teacher.

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Shapiro received a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Brooklyn College in 1973. In the following years he worked as a freelance musician in New York a. a. with Woody Herman , Chet Baker , Lee Konitz , Howard McGhee , Mel Lewis and vocalists Ray Charles , Anita O'Day and Chris Connor . He performed with Jackie Cain and Roy Kral at the Newport Jazz Festival in Carnegie Hall and was a member of the house bands of the Eddie Condon 's clubs and the Metropolitan Bopera House for several years .

In 1987 he moved to West Townshend, Vermont, where he taught and performed with musicians from the Vermont and western Massachusetts jazz scenes, a. a. with Attila Zoller , Howard Brofsky , Paul Arslanian, Bob Weiner, Jay Messer, Eugene Uman, Draa Hobbs, Claire Arenius and Tom McClung. Together with trumpeter Steve Sonntag he led a trio that soon expanded into a sextet. In 1997 the album Monk, Duke & Mingus was created . Shapiro has worked on recordings with Woody Herman ( World Class , 1982), Danny D'Imperio ( Blues For Philly Joe , 1991), Joshua Breakstone ( Evening Star , 1992) and most recently with Michael Musillami ( Perception , 2000).

Shapiro has taught math and jazz history at Westfield State College and Holyoke Community College in Massachusetts; he set up his own training programs and directed jazz ensembles. He also taught jazz history at the Vermont Jazz Center and directed the piano trio ensembles at VJC's Summer Jazz Workshop.

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  1. ↑ Information on Patty Carpenter at gmpfilms.com
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SURNAME Shapiro, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shapiro, Dave (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH April 24, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 2011
Place of death Townshend , Vermont