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Dave Gross

RIP Bo

About Me

Take The Gamble has been nominated for a 2007 Blues Music Award, in the cartegory of Best New Artist!!!
"This guy is so damned talented, it makes me sick!"
Dave Stone
Blues Matters!

"...OUTSTANDING...one of the year's best releases."
Richard Ludmerer
BluesWax

"He can play, man! THAT BOY CAN SMOKE!"
Hubert Sumlin
"...a force to be reckoned with...A MONSTER BLUES PLAYER."
Duke Robillard
"Gross is good, very good, extraordinarily good, almost obscenely..."
Francis Rateau
Crossroads Magazine

"...belongs at the top...HE SWINGS LIKE AN ANIMAL."
Freddy Celis
Rootstime

"...POWERHOUSE VOCALS AND FAT-TONED GUITAR..."
Mick Rainsford
Blues in Britain Magazine

"Dave Gross will help carry, if not lead, the blues into the next five or six decades."
Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro
Mary4Music

"His classy guitar work can slide effortlessly from straight blues to swing, jazz, rockabilly, and any style you can name.  If it's on the fretboard, Dave Gross will find it!!"
Don Crow
Music City Blues

"...ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST YOUNG NEW PROMISES OF ACTUAL BLUES MUSIC."
La Hora del Blues
"...considerable skills as a guitarist, songwriter, and singer...DOWNRIGHT SCARY...impeccable, tasteful guitar..."
Blues Bytes
"...along with the outstanding guitar work demonstrated by Gross, his voice is smooth, snappy and oozes style."
Karen Nugent
Boston Blues Review

"When you're ready for something new, this guitar god of tomorrow is ready, willing and able to blow your ears wide open."
Chris Spector
Midwest Record

"Wait until you hear this guy! The CD is excellent from top to bottom...his music is far beyond his year...SIMPLY FABULOUS."
Blue Barry
Smoky Mountain Blues Society

"Take note people, there is a new torch bearer for the 'mood' Blues sound and his name is Dave Gross."
Ray Hansen
Walla Walla Blues Society

"His vocals contain that edge of heartbreak that inhabit all good blues performances...way ahead of his contemporaries. HIS GUITAR PLAYING IS FIRST RATE..."
Mark Thompson
Crossroads Blues Society

"...Dave Gross will be carrying the torch for Mother Blues way into the future. SUPERB."
Mark Gresser
Long Island Blues Society

"Mighty fine, mighty fine indeed...the blues is in good hands..."
KVRX Radio
"I believe this boy has traded his soul to the devil to play like that!"
Keith Mulhare
WFDU Radio
"SERIOUS GUITAR PLAYIN'...PASIONATE VOCALS."
The Byrd of Paradise
KZSU Radio

"...marvelous CD...DON'T MISS THIS."
Nick Delay
WVKR Radio

"When I heard Dave my ears stood up and I thought 'man this kid can play!' Look out for Dave Gross."
Popa Chubby
"It's so refreshing to discover Dave Gross. Here is a young man who is digging deep into the blues, studying all of the masters, and yet simultaneously committed to finding his own voice as an artist."
Debbie Davies
"Every time I hear Dave Gross play he gets better and better! I only wish I played that good when I was his age. He's pretty amazing."
Arthur Neilson
"Those of us present at this naissance can only wait and see where his guitar---and his heart---will take him next."
Blues Who New York

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/20/2005
Band Website: DaveGrossBand.com
Band Members: Dave Gross Guitar/Vocals
Dennis Gruenling Harmonica
Doug Sasfai Tenor Sax
Scot Hornick Upright Bass
Michael Bram Drums
Influences: T-Bone Walker
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Lowell Fulson
Charlie Christian
Tiny Grimes
Hubert Sumlin
Lightnin' Hopkins
Arthur Neilson
Duke Robillard
BB King
Guitar Slim
Magic Sam
Otis Rush
Muddy Waters
Jordan Officer
Whit Smith
Eddie Lang
Django Reinhardt
Nick Lucas
Ray Charles
Sam Cooke
Otis Redding
Les Paul
Freddie King
Charles Brown
Little Charlie Baty
Albert King
Lester Young
Billie Holiday
Count Basie
Benny Goodman
Ike Turner
"Hot Lips" Page
Jimmy Rushing
Elmore James
Johnny Clyde Copeland
Bill Jennings
Illinois Jaquet
Jimmie Vaughan
Hollywood Fats
Junior Watson
Rick Holmstrom
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Sounds Like: Live @ the 2007 Montreal Jazz Festival:

"I'm Leavin' Baby"

"T-Bone Boogie"

"You Gotta Move"

Record Label:
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Day 3 of recording session for album 3!!!

Ok, so we wrapped up recording today, and I'm speechless. Everyone has been unbelievable in the studio, and it's by far the most fun I've ever had musically. There was never a single moment of tension...
Posted by Dave Gross on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:38:00 PST

Day 2 of recording session for album 3!!!

Hey all,We wrapped up day 2 in the studio today, and it was about as fun as it gets! Doing everything live together without overdubs is definitely a lot more of a challenge, but has a bit of magic in ...
Posted by Dave Gross on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:31:00 PST

Day 1 of recording session for album 3!!!

Hi everyone!!!Today we began the recording of our third album! It went unbelievably well, and the energy and musicianship blended in a beautiful way!We're recording the entire album "live" with no ove...
Posted by Dave Gross on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:56:00 PST

SPECIAL GIG THIS FRIDAY!!!

We'll be playing locally this Friday evening at Tierney's in Montclair, NJ. It's always a great time at Tierney's, and we hope to see you all this weekend!This is our last gig before we head into the ...
Posted by Dave Gross on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:38:00 PST

Blues Matters! Magazine Review

No shortage of press-material with this release, which is the second CD from the 21-year-old singer/guitarist Dave Gross. He is praised for his playing by Duke Robillard (who appears on this album, an...
Posted by Dave Gross on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 11:12:00 PST

Blues In Britain Magazine Review

Like Nick Curran, Dave Gross is building a formidable reputation as a purveyor of blues and R&B that is rooted mainly in the 40s and 50s. Blessed with a natural blues voice and a compelling guitar tec...
Posted by Dave Gross on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 11:10:00 PST

BluesWax Review

He'll Carry The TorchDave Gross' new album on Swing Nation Records, Take The Gamble, opens with Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's "She Walks Right In," which becomes here an homage to one of Gross' major g...
Posted by Dave Gross on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 11:02:00 PST

New CD: Take The Gamble

Hey guys, the new album, Take The Gamble, has just been released! We're very excited to put it out there for the world to hear, and we really hope you enjoy it. We had a great time recording this...
Posted by Dave Gross on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 10:25:00 PST