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Dave Tucker
Pianist
Ragtime, Stride & Early Jazz Piano
Dave Tucker lives in Alexandria, Virginia, is married (Cindy) with two children (Michael &
Christina), and conducts patent research for a living. Dave has played piano, specializing in
ragtime, since 1970. In the early 1990s he took up piano performance with great enthusiasm and
began to expand his playing into other early jazz forms such at stride and novelty piano.
Dave is an internationally-known performer of early jazz styles. His first CD “Tickled Ragtime &
Novelties” in 2001 featured the music of Scott Joplin, Joseph Lamb, Zez Confrey and others.
Recently, while expanding his ragtime repertoire, Dave has explored many other forms of early
syncopated music including European novelty piano and the Harlem stride of James P. Johnson,
Willie “The Lion” Smith and Fats Waller. His second CD “Meadow Lark”, issued in April 2005,
reflects his intense research, study and numerous experiences since first becoming a regular
performer on the ragtime circuit. Meadow Lark includes songs of many styles, such as classic and
modern-era ragtime, Harlem stride and other examples of early jazz piano music. Dave is
currently working on a project to record the entire Scott Joplin repertoire while also working on
another CD of ragtime, stride and early jazz pieces.
Dave has performed at the International Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival, the Blind Boone Ragtime
Festival, the West Coast Ragtime Festival, the Lake Superior Ragtime Festival, the Eau Claire
Ragtime Festival, the Alexandria Bay Ragtime/Jasstime Festival and the Northern Virginia
Ragtime Society, among other numerous appearances. Dave has also conducted several ragtime
presentations for school children.
Dave now performs regularly in the Washington D.C. region. In 2005, Dave joined the New Hots
Jazz Orchestra as their pianist. In 2009 Dave became the Director of the Hot Society Orchestra Of
Washington, a dance orchestra specializing in presenting the music of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s
(http://hotsociety.net). In addition, Dave helped develop a new jazz trio/combo called Reverie
(http://www.reveriejazz.com), now performing regularly. This group specializes in presenting
early vocal jazz standards in their original style. In 2007 Dave joined the Jefferson Street
Strutters, a dixieland band based in Northern Virginia. Dave also works with other musicians and
vocalists for various projects in the D.C. area, and maintains a website covering his activities at
http://www.dave-tucker.com.
Contact Information
Dave Tucker
David W. Tucker & Associates LLC
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 160
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Home: 703.971.2321
Cell: 703.861.8218
Fax: 703.548.1878
Email: dave@turboragtime.com
www.dave-tucker.com
Pianist
Ragtime, Stride & Early Jazz Piano
Dave Tucker lives in Alexandria, Virginia, is married (Cindy) with two children (Michael &
Christina), and conducts patent research for a living. Dave has played piano, specializing in
ragtime, since 1970. In the early 1990s he took up piano performance with great enthusiasm and
began to expand his playing into other early jazz forms such at stride and novelty piano.
Dave is an internationally-known performer of early jazz styles. His first CD “Tickled Ragtime &
Novelties” in 2001 featured the music of Scott Joplin, Joseph Lamb, Zez Confrey and others.
Recently, while expanding his ragtime repertoire, Dave has explored many other forms of early
syncopated music including European novelty piano and the Harlem stride of James P. Johnson,
Willie “The Lion” Smith and Fats Waller. His second CD “Meadow Lark”, issued in April 2005,
reflects his intense research, study and numerous experiences since first becoming a regular
performer on the ragtime circuit. Meadow Lark includes songs of many styles, such as classic and
modern-era ragtime, Harlem stride and other examples of early jazz piano music. Dave is
currently working on a project to record the entire Scott Joplin repertoire while also working on
another CD of ragtime, stride and early jazz pieces.
Dave has performed at the International Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival, the Blind Boone Ragtime
Festival, the West Coast Ragtime Festival, the Lake Superior Ragtime Festival, the Eau Claire
Ragtime Festival, the Alexandria Bay Ragtime/Jasstime Festival and the Northern Virginia
Ragtime Society, among other numerous appearances. Dave has also conducted several ragtime
presentations for school children.
Dave now performs regularly in the Washington D.C. region. In 2005, Dave joined the New Hots
Jazz Orchestra as their pianist. In 2009 Dave became the Director of the Hot Society Orchestra Of
Washington, a dance orchestra specializing in presenting the music of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s
(http://hotsociety.net). In addition, Dave helped develop a new jazz trio/combo called Reverie
(http://www.reveriejazz.com), now performing regularly. This group specializes in presenting
early vocal jazz standards in their original style. In 2007 Dave joined the Jefferson Street
Strutters, a dixieland band based in Northern Virginia. Dave also works with other musicians and
vocalists for various projects in the D.C. area, and maintains a website covering his activities at
http://www.dave-tucker.com.
Contact Information
Dave Tucker
David W. Tucker & Associates LLC
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 160
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Home: 703.971.2321
Cell: 703.861.8218
Fax: 703.548.1878
Email: dave@turboragtime.com
www.dave-tucker.com
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