David White｜Trombonist, Composer & Music Director ｜New York, NY

Andrew Gould

Native New Yorker, saxophonist and composer Andrew Gould has established himself as one of the most in demand players on the NYC music scene.

He has performed with James Moody, Benny Golson, Wallace Roney, Jon Faddis, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the Mambo Legends Orchestra, David Weiss, Ray Vega, Chuchito Valdes, Ricky Rodriguez and many more. He was a 2013 Thelonious Monk Saxophone Competition Semi Finalist and has recorded for MTV, Universal Records, Warner Bros Music, and Capitol Records for world famous artists including Fifth Harmony, Mac Miller and more. He has also performed live on the Today Show, ABC News, WBGO Radio, and at Winter Jazzfest, The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, Bermuda Jazz Festival and the Caramoor Jazz Festival.

Andrew’s new album, First Things First was released this year on Outside in Music.

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Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Flashpoint, The Chase and Live at Midday Jazz

Omar Daniels

Omar Daniels saxophone.b. New York, NY. B.A., Harvard University; B.F.A, City College. Omar has been featured on WWFM, The Classical Network,his concert performance of his arrangements of Gershwin, recorded and broadcast, in full, across the country. Performances include: Musica Viva festival and club appearances in NYC and Boston. Served as director of the Jazz Ensemble, guest lecturer in jazz history, and saxophone instructor at The Lawrenceville School. Served as saxophone instructor at City College. Omar is actively composing new works for an upcoming CD.

Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Flashpoint, The Chase and Live at Midday Jazz

Sam Taylor

Saxophonist Sam Taylor is an active member of the New York City jazz community, performing at numerous venues including The National Arts Club, Cornelia Street Café, Webster Hall, Fat Cat and many others. Taylor has premiered his compositions with famed trumpeter Jon Faddis, and was invited to play for saxophone legend James Moody's 80th birthday celebration. The young saxophonist was also featured at The Nigunim Music Festival of New Jewish Music, and toured Europe as a guest soloist with The Noord-Nederlands Conservatorium Symphonic Jazz Orchestra. In 2014, Taylor was awarded a grant from The Netherland America Foundation to lead his band on a tour of Holland.

Taylor's debut recording, My Future Just Passed, (released on Cellar Live, August 2015) was hailed by the Toronto Music Report as a "remarkable release", with All About Jazz describing Taylor's playing as "wise beyond his years". It features the masterful, Taro Okamoto on drums along with bassist Aidan O'Donnell.

Along The Way, ​Taylor's second album was released on Cellar Live November, 2017.

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Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Flashpoint, The Chase and Live at Midday Jazz

Sam Dillon

Sam Dillon is a saxophonist, woodwind player, composer and teacher based in New York.  In 2013 Sam was selected as a semifinalist in the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition.  As a semifinalist, Sam performed at The Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. for Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Heath, Branford Marsalis, Bobby Watson and Jane Ira Bloom.  Most notably, Sam has performed at Carnegie Hall, Jazz @ Lincolin Center, Symphony Space, Smoke Jazz Club, The Iridium, Yoshi's Jazz Club, Smalls Jazz Club, The 55 Bar, The Zinc Bar, The Kitano Hotel, Cornelia Street Cafe and live on WBGO 88.3 FM.  In 2009 Sam received his Masters in Jazz Performance from SUNY Purchase College.

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Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Flashpoint, The Chase and Live at Midday Jazz

Stephen Plekan

Baritone and tenor saxophonist Stephen Plekan is a graduate of the Purchase College Conservatory of Music. Plekan also has recorded on bass guitar with the progressive rock group The Middle Eight.

Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Flashpoint

Tim Stocker

Tim Stocker has proved himself as a versatile and in demand Baritone Saxophonist during his almost 6 year tenure in NYC from 2010. He now lives in Singapore and has been welcomed into the local Jazz community as a performer, educator and event organiser.

Tim leads his own trio and quartet and composes original music for these groups. He has an upcoming  album as a leader currently in production.

timstockermusic.com

Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: The Chase

Jeff Newell

Born in 1955, in Kansas City, MO, Newell was raised in rural Nebraska and earned a B.A. in music conferred with distinction from the University of Nebraska and after a year of graduate school moved to Chicago in 1978 where he began performing in local jazz clubs and festivals. His professional experience began in earnest when he joined the Neoclassic Jazz Orchestra with which he toured Europe.

Jeff has played and/or recorded with such jazz notables as: Charles Earland, Houston Person, Kevin Mahogany, and Terrance Blanchard.  He leads his own group, the New Orleans style New-Trad Octet which recently released its first CD, Brownstone, on Blujazz records.

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Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Live at Midday Jazz