Dave has been the driving force behind Swansea Jazz for 30 years. Dave has always played an active part in the Swansea Jazz Scene as a musician at the Swansea Jazz Society sessions at the Liberal Club/St James Club since 1975 and subsequently arranging the weekly events for Swansea Jazzland/Swansea Jazz since 1997 and starting the Swansea International Jazz Festival in 2014. 
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Accomplished in handling all areas off Concert and Festival management, arranging the programme of events, dealing with Artists/Accommodation and Logistics/ Marketing and Ticket Sales.
Dave has consistently put together exceptional programmes of events, whilst managing to bring in sufficient ticket outcomes to balance the budgets.

 

Since 1995, Dave has been the resident house pianist  at SWANSEA JAZZ CLUB    

(The UK’s longest running weekly Jazz Club, founded 1949 )  

He has accompanied 100’s of Jazz artists from all over the world & is adept at playing many different styles of music. Dave has been Artistic Director at Swansea Jazz since 1995, arranging the weekly programme of events PLUS all the events at the annual

SWANSEA INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL that Dave founded in 2014.  (Dave has to date arranged around 4000 events & concerts for the club & Festival over the last 30 years) 

Since COVID, Swansea International Jazz Festival is managed by City and County of Swansea, Dave is Artistic director arranging the full programme of events.