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Dave Pretty

Jazz, Rock, Blues, Country, Latin, Pop, Funk from Victoria BC
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Dave Pretty
"David Pretty"

Instruments: Drums, Vocals details
Bio: My father was a working jazz drummer in England and Victoria from the 1940s to roughly the 1970s. In 1973, when I was about 13, my father taught me to play drums. I played in a few bands as a young adult during the 70s and 80s. In the late 90s, I took an introductory jazz drumming course and started taking summer jazz workshops held at the Victoria Conservatory of Music as well as summer jazz workshops at Malaspina University College. At this point, I began playing regularly in working/performing bands. I play many styles of music including Jazz, Rock, Blues, Country, Latin, Funk and Praise Music.

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)
-Balm In Gilead Band, Knox Presbyterian Church - (Praise Music etc.)
-Take Cover- (Classic Rock / 60s-90s Rock Covers)
-Demographix- (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

Balm In Gilead Band
Drums
2024 - present
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
Soul Source
Drums
2014
The Jazz Houndz
Drums
2014 - 2016
The J-Tones
Drums
2014
Swingit
Drums
2014 - 2017
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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