Dave Easley Trio

As a young man Dave Easley found himself playing pedal steel with seasoned jazz  musicians twice his age, including Lin Halliday, a veteran of the Glenn Miller and  Maynard Ferguson groups. Dave’s first tackling of the classic, Giant Steps, was  accompanied with Lin’s personal account of John Coltrane’s private remarks on the  landmark recording. From this, “jumping into the deep end”, Dave carried away a sense  of spontaneity combined with a deep work ethic that has carried him through many  years of stage and studio appearances alongside superb performers such as, Brian  Blade, Jim Singleton, Charlie Byrd, Dr. John, Coco Robicheaux, Cyril Neville, Joni  Mitchell, Colonel Bruce Hampton, George Porter, Peter Rowan, Ruthie Foster (on her  Grammy nominated, Let It Burn), Howard Levy, Bill Kreutzman of the Grateful Dead,  Jeff Matika of Green Day, Jerry Jemmott…  

Dave’s two most recent releases are Byways of the Moon, which received a positive  review on NPR and was selected “Best Jazz on Bandcamp” for January 2022, and  Easley Rider featuring the rhythm section from the Iguanas along with Kass Krebs and  the late, great, Alfred Uganda Roberts.