Chris "Daddy" Dave is a

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, and

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from Houston, Texas. He attended Howard University. He is a drummer in jazz, gospel, hip hop, noted for his extremely virtuosic sticking technique and ability to play with a high degree of

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. He performed professionally as a gospel drummer with the Winans, before being introduced to jazz audiences nationally through his association with the accomplished alto saxophonist

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. He performed on Kenny Garrett's album ''Standard of Language'', before joining the Robert Glasper Experiment and performing on Adele's Grammy Award winning album, '' 21''.

Life and career

Chris Dave was born in Houston, Texas and began his music career in the late 1980s. He started out by playing in church and credits jazz music as his strongest influence. He states that although his father plays drums, he has never actually heard him play. As a teenager, he was exposed to jazz legends like Miles Davis and John Coltrane when listening to music with his father. Chris Dave blossomed on the drums, eventually graduating from Houston’s prestigious High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He studied at Howard University in Washington D.C. where he met acclaimed producers and former Prince associates Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Through this relationship, Chris Dave's professional career began as he started working with R&B band

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. Dave played drums in

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's live band, during the singer's period of touring in the aftermath of his unreleased but

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album '' Love for Sale''. This included a stint on Jill Scott's

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in 2008.

Personal life

Chris Dave married Madagascar native, singer-songwriter, Nataly Andria, in Houston, Texas on

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. They have apparently been in a long-term relationship prior to the wedding according to Andria website although the time when they truly began dating has never been revealed so far.http://iamnataly.com/nataly-andria-x-chris-daddy-dave-x-the-drumhedz-radio-show/ They have a daughter,

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, born in december 2021

Discography

As leader

* Chris Dave and the Drumhedz - ''Mixtape'' (Glow365, 2013) * Chris Dave and the Drumhedz - ''Radio Show'' (Glow365, 2017) * Chris Dave and the Drumhedz - ''

Chris Dave and the Drumhedz ''Chris Dave and the Drumhedz'' is the debut self-titled studio album by Chris Dave and the Drumhedz. It was released on January 26, 2018, by Blue Note Records. Critical reception Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5 and p ...

'' ( Blue Note, 2018) * Chris Dave & Daniel Crawford - ''Smoke Break'' (2020) * Chris Dave & Daniel Crawford - ''Cuffin Season'' (Drumhedz Music, 2020) * Chris Dave - ''Thine People'' (EP)(Drumhedz Music, Feb 2021) * Chris Dave - ''Thine People Vol.2'' (EP)(Drumhedz Music, Aug 2021) * Chris Dave - “The City of Everly” (EP) (Drumhedz Music, Oct 2021) * Chris Dave - “The City of Everly, Part. 2 SUPEREARTH” (EP) (Drumhedz Music, Dec 2021)

As sideman

With

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'' ( Perspective, 1993) * ''

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'' (Perspective, 1996) * ''

Life's Aquarium ''Life's Aquarium'' is the fourth studio album by American R&B group Mint Condition. The album was released on November 16, 1999, and it is their first album released for Elektra Records. Background ''Life's Aquarium'' is their first studio recor ...

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, 1999) * ''

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'' ( Image Entertainment, 2005) With

*''Simply Said'' ( Warner Bros., 1999) *''Standard of Language'' (Warner Bros., 2003) With Robert Glasper * ''

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'' ( Blue Note, 2009) * ''

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'' (Blue Note, 2012) * ''F**k Yo Feelings'' (Loma Vista Recordings, 2019) * “Black Radio III” (Loma Vista,2022) With Me'shell Ndegeocello * ''

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'' ( Maverick, 2003) * '' The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel'' ( Universal Music, 2005) With

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* ' (Epic, 2018) * Hikaru Utada and

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" in Ringo Sheena's cover album ' (Epic, 2018) With Eric Roberson * ''Mister Nice Guy'' (Blue Erro Soul/ eOne Music, 2011) * ''Lessons'' (Blue Erro Soul, 2022) With others *

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, 2009) * Adele - '' 21'' ( XL, 2011), “ 30” * PJ Morton - '' New Orleans'' (2013) * Lil' John Roberts - ''The Heartbeat'' (NIA Music Distribution, 2014) *

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- '' Malibu'' (ArtClub, 2016) *

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- ''Fever'' (Mass Appeal, 2018) *

- '' Oxnard'' ( 12 Tone, 2018) * Raphael Saadiq - '' Jimmy Lee'' (Columbia, 2019) *

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and Blake Mills - "Just Wrong" (Single) in ''Notes With Attachments'' (

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- “Love Quantum”, 2022

References

External links

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Blue Note Records Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Capitol Music Group. Established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it derived its name from the blue notes of jazz and the blues. Or ...

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