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Dave Fleschner

About Me

Dave is known as both a pianist and as a Hammond B-3 organ player and performs in a variety of styles. Dave has performed with countless jazz masters, rock stars, blues icons, soul legends, as well as the Portland Sympohony Orchestra. Some of the talent Dave has shared the stage with include: B.B. King, The Pointer Sisters, Steve Miller, Taj Mahal, Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughan, Charlie Musselwhite, Curtis Salgado, Kim Wilson, Jeff Tyzik, Charles Floyd, Mel Brown, Bobby Torres, Rob Scheps, John Gross, Warren Rand, Dan Balmer, Alan Jones, Paul Delay, Valerie Day, Chris Mayther, Kathy Walker, Shelly Rudolph, Gary Burford, Duffy Bishop, Monti Amundson, Seth Samuels, Rubberneck and many others. Currently you can find him playing in the Curtis Salgado Band, Miriam's Well (Original, Soulful Rock), Groove Revelation, the Ben Fowler Quintet or in one of the incantations of his own groups.He has recently been involved in theatre, arranging and leading the band through 1940’s wartime era “A Christmas from Home” and for a revue of Patsy Cline music. Dave also owns and operates a project studio out of his home, where he acts as both producer and engineer for his own projects and numerous others. He teaches lessons and classes through Ethos (a nonprofit music school) and the Multnomah Art Center.Dave has been profiled in JazzScene, The Statesman Journal, The Oregonian, Willamette Week, Postitively Entertainment & Dining, The Portland Tribune, and is a frequent guest performer on Homegrown Jazz with Mary Burlingame, a live broadcast from KMHD, the Portland area jazz radio station. His recorded performances and compositions can also be heard frequently on KMHD.

My Interests

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Member Since: 31/10/2007
Band Website: http://www.davefleschner.com
Band Members: Most nights Dave is playing with the Curtis Salgado Band, but you can often fine Dave playing solo piano, or with a classic Organ Trio, or he might play with a quintet. Some of the members of Dave's bands consist of: Dan Gildea on Guitar, Charlie Doggett or Ken Ollis on Drums, Tyler Smith or Bill Athens on Bass, Marc Hutchinson or Scott Hall on Saxophones,
Influences: Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Smith, Keith Jarrett, Little Brother Montgomery, Larry Young, Otis Spann, Bob Dylan ..
Sounds Like: Blues, Jazz, Soul, Funk, Americana.
Record Label: Fleschtone Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Curtis Salgado at Tampa Bay Blues Festival on 3/20/09

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-tQGcJRghs
Posted by on Mon, 11 May 2009 11:48:00 GMT

Curtis Salgado

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjR1fnt38so
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 14:30:00 GMT

Check out this event: Jam Session @ Oconnors Vault

Hosted By: David FleschnerWhen: Monday Sep 08, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere O'Connor's Vault7850 SW Capitol HwyPortland, OR 97219United StatesDescription:David Fleschner Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:53:00 GMT

Check out this event: Jam Session @ OConnors Vault

Hosted By: Dave Fleschner When: Monday Aug 25, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere O'Connor's Vault7850 SW Capitol HwyPortland, Oregon|38 97219United StatesDescription:Dave Fleschner Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:13:00 GMT

Check out this event: Oconnors Jam Session

Hosted By: Dave Fleschner When: Monday Jul 28, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere: O'Connor's Vault7850 SW Capitol HwyPortland, OR 97219United StatesDescription:Dave Fleschner Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:34:00 GMT

Check out this event: Jam Session @ Oconnors Vault

Hosted By: Dave Fleschner When: Monday Jul 21, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere: O'connor's Vault7850 SW Capitol HwyPortland, Oregon|38 97219United StatesDescription:Dave Fleschner Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:14:00 GMT

Check out this event: Jam Session @ Oconnors Vault

Hosted By: Dave Fleschner When: Monday Jul 14, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere: O'Connor's Vault7850 SW Capitol HwyPortland, Oregon|38 97219United StatesDescription:Dave Fleschner Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:11:00 GMT

Check out this event: Jam Session @ Oconnors Vault

Hosted By: Dave Fleschner When: Tuesday Jun 24, 2008 at 7:30 PMWhere: O'Connor's Vault7850 SW Capitol HwyPortland, OR 97219United StatesDescription:Dave Fleschner Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:30:00 GMT

This Friday at the Living Room Theaters

Hello Everybody,I'll be playing at the Living Room Theaters this Friday from 8:00 to Midnight. The band has me ..s, Drew Shoals on drums and Dan Gildea on guitar. We'll be playing standard organ tri...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:50:00 GMT