Dave Meder / Songs and Stories Trio
Dallas, TX
Grant amount: $12,739
Performances
- Timucua Arts Foundation. April 20, 2021. Orlando FL
- B-Sharp's Jazz Club. April 21, 2021. Tallahassee FL
- Jacksonville Arts and Music School. April 23, 2021. Jacksonville FL
- Chatt Hills Music. April 24, 2021. Serenbe GA
About the Artist
The Songs and Stories Trio consists of Dave Meder, piano/leader, Marty Jaffe, bass, and Michael Piolet, drums. The trio met in 2011 while participating in a weeklong residency at Ravinia’s Steans Institute Jazz Workshop, led by the late David Baker. The ensemble has performed together in isolated shows but this will be the trio’s first time touring together.
Dave Meder is known for a panoramic, genre-inclusive approach that has earned him slots in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition and the American Pianists Awards. His latest album, Passage, was counted among the top five jazz debuts in the Ottawa Citizen, as well as the “Favorite Jazz Albums of 2019” from All Music Guide His works have won various competitions and commissions, including the ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Award, the International Songwriting Competition, and the First Music Commission of the New York Youth Symphony. His performances have headlined stages at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Smalls Jazz Club, The Kennedy Center, and internationally in Beijing, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, and others. Dave Meder is a YAMAHA Artist.