Dave has played with a wide range of jazz outfits, from trad jazz all the way through to “squeaky door” free improv. In addition, he has played with a variety of rock (new wave, ska, soul) and world music bands.
Highlights of his career include playing with Brass’n’guitar pop band Helen and the Horns; gigs and recordings with Billy Jenkins and the Voice of God Collective and a stint in the socialist big band The Happy End.
Dave currently also plays with The Rawhides, a ten-piece R’n’B and soul function band.