David K. Mathews

Born April 16, 1959, David K. Mathews has been playing professionally since 1975, performing on the piano, Hammond Organ, electric piano, clavinet and synthesizers.

At age 23, Dave joined the legendary Oakland funk/soul group Tower of Power, replacing the original organist Chester Thompson. He toured with the band for two and a half years. Since 1990 Dave has been organist/pianist with Grammy Award winning queen of Rhythm & Blues, Etta James. He has appeared with her at most of the worlds' major jazz and blues festivals.

Dave has played on five of Etta's recordings,

Dave has appeared on international and U.S. television, radio, and video, including the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, the David Letterman Show, and Austin City Limits.

A lover of American Roots piano styles, from traditional midwestern ragtime, Harlem stride, all blues styles, gospel and jazz, he has performed as accompanist for multi-faceted singer, Maria Muldaur since 1989. Dave appears on her Telarc release, "Meet Me Where They Play The Blues," and her Grammy-nominated Stony Point release, " Richland Woman Blues" and her latest, "Sweet Lovin' Old Soul."

Ever eclectic, Mathews exercises his passion for Afro-cuban and Brazilian music through an association with Pete and Sheila Escovedo and Ray Obiedo since 1980.

In 1997, Dave released "Down With It," a live jazz/blues organ combo recording.

In 2000, he played on the Fabulous Thunderbirds Live Concert DVD, "Invitation Only."

In 2004, Dave released "The Coltrane Connection," accompanied by Larry Schneider, Barry Finnerty, and Deszon Claiborne.

Further credits include performances and/or recordings with: Robert Cray, George Benson, Carlos Santana, Robben Ford, Albert Collins, Otis Rush, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, David Grisman, Elvin Bishop, Gatemouth Brown, Paul Butterfield, Cornell Dupree, Al Kooper, Taj Mahal, Huey Lewis, Gregg Allman, Rufus Thomas, Booker T. Jones, Roomful of Blues, Otis Clay, The Memphis Horns, Peabo Bryson, Delbert McClinton, Jimmy Witherspoon, Charles Brown, Bonnie Raitt, Tracy Nelson, John Sebastian, Phoebe Snow, Bobby McFerrin, Cold Blood, Jaco Pastorius, Marcus Miller, Herbie Hancock, George Duke, Toots Thielmans, Tito Puente, Paquito De Rivera, Orestes Vilato, Wynton, Branford and Delfayo Marsalis, Red Holloway, Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley, Jimmy Heath, Frank Foster, Lew Tabackin, Harold Land, Bill Watrous, Kenny G, Richard Elliot, Will Lee, Hiram Bullock, Barry Finnerty, Bernard Purdie, Joseph 'Zigaboo' Modeliste, Steve Smith, Fred Ross, Mike Clarke, Ray Obiedo, Chris Cain, Duke Robillard, Vassar Clements, Houston Person, John Handy and Chaka Khan.

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