Spotlight our Friend David Bach!

Highlights

A winner of the 2016 Maryland Music Awards “Best Jazz Artist”, Bach’s recording Otherworld, reached #28 in the CMJ National Jazz Chart and #4 in the Canadian Earshot National Jazz Chart. Bach was also invited by the Tucson Jazz Society to perform in their city – and is working on new recordings for his upcoming sixth CD. Testament to his popularity as a recording artist, Bach’s discography extends back 15 years, starting with Window on the West (which received major airplay at notable smooth jazz stations in D.C. and NYC) and including the world music driven 5 Thousand Words, A Deep Breath and his 2008 concert album Live at Baker Park.

Press

With a natural onstage energy and charisma, and an eclectic style that incorporates jazz, world music ambient music European classical influences, Latin and Rock, Bach has been a powerhouse performer on the corporate circuit and a go-to performer for a multitude of live performance venues for years in townships across Maryland and in Annapolis, Baltimore and D.C.

A popular festival attraction and mainstay on the jazz and wine festival circuits, Bach has performed at the Rosslyn Jazz Festival (on a bill with Spyro Gyra), the Dauphin Jazz Festival (on a bill with Nick Colionne), the Maryland Wine Festival, Virginia Wine Festival, the 2013 Inaugural Ball at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, aWorld Series party for Major League Baseball in Philadelphia, the Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Awards at the NYC Public Library and the Great Grapes Wine Festivals. The recipient of two gold records and the winner of the Maryland State Art Performance Award, Bach’s band was also the winner of the Jazz Discovery Showcase on BET. The David Bach Consort was also voted Best Instrumental Band by Music Monthly Magazine and the keyboardist received a WAMMIE nomination for Best Instrumentalist and Best CD.

“You only have to watch a minute of David Bach’s slamming performance at the Silver Spring Jazz Festival on YouTube to realize he’s an explosive, funky player whose band – while still more of a regional sensation – is on par with that of any top act on the contemporary jazz scene. While the urban-funk jazz vibe of Otherworld puts him right in the pocket with the genre’s A-list artists, it’s those other worlds that really give his deeper musical spirit spotlights to shine. I love the bluesy touches on ‘Sapphire’, the way he rocks ‘Rite or Wrong’ and the elegance and ambiance of beautiful pieces like ‘Layer of My Heart’. I think Maryland’s best kept secret is out and hopefully this means that fans beyond his home region can expect regular performances of his delightfully eclectic music.”
– Jonathan Widran, Jazz Journal