Dave Stryker (born March 30, 1957) is an American jazz guitarist. He has recorded more than 35 albums as a leader and has been a featured sideman with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, and Kevin Mahogany.
Career
Stryker grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. When he was 10 years old, he was inspired by The Beatles to start playing guitar. His interest was rock and roll until he heard the albums My Favorite Things by John Coltrane and Beyond the Blue Horizon by George Benson. By 17, he was a jazz guitarist in Omaha. In 1978, he moved to Los Angeles, where he took lessons from another Omaha native, Billy Rogers, and met organist Jack McDuff. After moving to New York City, he toured with McDuff in 1984âÂÂ1985, then spent ten years with saxophonist Stanley Turrentine.
Stryker formed a band with saxophonist Steve Slagle and a trio with organist Jared Gold and drummer Tony Reedus (later McClenty Hunter and Billy Hart). He worked with Kevin Mahogany as sideman, composer, and arranger, appeared with him at Carnegie Hall, and toured with him in Europe and Japan. He has also worked with Eliane Elias, Javon Jackson, and Andy LaVerne.
He has taught jazz guitar at Indiana University and Montclair State University and at the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshop, the Litchfield Jazz Camp, and the Veneto/New School Workshop in Italy.
In 2018, Stryker began teaching jazz guitar online through the ArtistWorks music education website.
Stryker is the a member of the jazz faculty at William Paterson University, Rutgers University, and Montclair State University.
Awards and honors
- Top Ten Guitarists, DownBeat magazine Readers and Critics' Poll, 2001âÂÂ2025
- Rising Star, DownBeat magazine Critics' Poll
- Hot House magazine Jazz Award â Best Guitar Fans' Decision 2017
Discography
As leader/co-leader
The Stryker/Slagle Band<br /> With Steve Slagle
- The Stryker/Slagle Band (Khaeon, 2003)
- Live at the Jazz Standard (Zoho, 2005)
- Latest Outlook (Zoho, 2007)
- The Scene (Zoho, 2008)
- Keeper (Panorama, 2010)
- Routes (Strikezone, 2016)
With Trio Mundo
- Carnaval (Khaeon, 2002)
- Trio Mundo Rides Again (Zoho, 2004)
With Others
- Exit 13 (Etoile, 2002) with Sylvia Cuenca, Kyle Koehler
- Suit Up! (Bounce-Step, 2013) with Matt Kane, Kyle Koehler
As sideman
With Allan Botschinsky
- Last Summer (MA Music, 1992)
- I've Got Another Rhythm (MA Music, 1995)
With Jared Gold
- Out of Line (Posi-Tone, 2010)
- Intuition (Posi-Tone, 2012)
- JG3+3 (Posi-Tone, 2014)
- Metropolitan Rhythm (Posi-Tone, 2015)
- Reemergence (Strikezone, 2018)
With Kevin Mahogany
- Another Time Another Place (Warner Bros., 1997)
- Pride & Joy (Telarc, 2002)
- Next Time You See Me (Mahogany Jazz, 2012)
With Jorge Nila
- The Way I Feel (Strikezone, 2003)
- Tenor Time (Ninjazz, 2018)
With Steve Slagle
- Smoke Signals (Panorama, 1991)
- Our Sound! (Double-Time, 1995)
- Steve Slagle Plays Monk (SteepleChase, 1998)
- New New York (OmniTone, 2000)
- Evensong (Panorama, 2013)
- Dedication (Panorama, 2018)
With Matthew Whitaker
- Outta the Box (Jazz Foundation of America, 2017)
- Now Hear This (Resilience Music Alliance, 2019)
With others
- Steve Allee Big Band, Naptown Sound (Jazzville Records, 2025)
- Don Braden, Luminosity (Creative Perspective Music, 2015)
- Kendall "Keyz" Carter, Introducing Kendall Carter (Lladnek Music, 2021)
- Rondi Charleston, Resilience (Resilience Music Alliance, 2017)
- Royce Campbell, Six by Six (Paddle Wheel/King [jp], 1994)
- Mike Freeman & Spellbound, Street Shuffle (Best Recordings, 1991)
- Giacomo Gates, Miles Tones: Giacomo Gates Sings the Music of Miles Davis (Savant, 2013)
- Craig Handy, Reflections in Change (Sirocco Music, 1999)
- Javon Jackson, Pleasant Valley (Blue Note, 1999)
- Matthew Kaminski, Swingin' On the New Hammond (Chicken Coup, 2013)
- Andy LaVerne, Stan Getz in Chappaqua (SteepleChase, 1997)
- Pete Levin, Jump! (Pete Levin Music, 2010)
- Tony Reedus, Minor Thang (Criss Cross, 1996)
- Larry Schneider, Ali Girl (SteepleChase, 1997)
- Stanley Turrentine, T Time (MusicMasters, 1995)
- Charenee Wade, Offering (Membran, 2015)
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