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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Christopher Dave
| birth_name = Christopher Dave
| alias = Chris "Daddy" Dave
| alias = Chris "Daddy" Dave
| death_date =
| birth_place = [[Houston]], Texas, U.S.
| origin = [[Houston]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]
| instrument = Drums
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| genre = [[Jazz]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[Gospel music|gospel]], pop
| instrument = [[Drums]]
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| genre = [[Jazz]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[Gospel music|gospel]], [[pop music|pop]]
| occupation = [[Session musician]]
| occupation = [[Session musician]]
| years_active = 1993-present
| years_active = 1993–present
| label =
| label =
| associated_acts = [[Robert Glasper]], [[The Winans]], [[Adele]], [[D'Angelo]], [[Kenny Garrett]], [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]], [[Meshell Ndegeocello]], [[Jose James]], [[Kim Burrell]], [[Dolly Parton]], [[Mint Condition (band)|Mint Condition]], [[Angus & Julia Stone]]
| associated_acts = [[Robert Glasper]], [[The Winans]], [[Adele]], [[D'Angelo]], [[Kenny Garrett]], [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]], [[Meshell Ndegeocello]], [[Jose James]], [[Kim Burrell]], [[Dolly Parton]], [[Mint Condition (band)|Mint Condition]], [[Angus & Julia Stone]]
| website = http://chris-dave.com/
| website = {{URL|allchrisdave.com}}
| spouse = [[Nataly Andria]]
| current_members =
| current_members =
| past_members =
| past_members =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|11|8}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|11|8|df=y}}
}}
}}


'''Chris "Daddy" Dave''' is a [[drummer]], [[composer]], and [[bandleader]] 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 [[syncopation]]. 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 [[Kenny Garrett]]. 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 (Adele album)|21]]''.
'''Chris "Daddy" Dave''' is a drummer, composer, and bandleader 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 [[syncopation]]. 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 [[Kenny Garrett]]. 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 (Adele album)|21]]''. He also recorded on [[D'Angelo]]'s album ''[[Black Messiah (album)|Black Messiah]]'', and joined the band for the world tour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Behind the Scenes of D’Angelo’s Black Messiah |url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/05/behind-the-scenes-of-d-angelo-s-black-messiah |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com |language=en}}</ref>


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Chris Dave was born in Houston, Texas and began his music career in the late 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris "Daddy" Dave|url=http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Chris_Daddy_Dave.html|website=drummerworld.com|publisher=Drummer World|accessdate=2015-01-31}}</ref> He started out by playing in church and credits jazz music as his strongest influence.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris Dave and the Drumhedz|url=http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/1500-chris-dave-and-the-drumhedz-late-show-special|website=ronniescotts.co.uk|publisher=Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club|accessdate=2015-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313002252/http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/1500-chris-dave-and-the-drumhedz-late-show-special|archive-date=2016-03-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> He states that although his father plays drums, he has never actually heard him play.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/GOp0zNbb1Yo Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20111015185928/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOp0zNbb1Yo&gl=US&hl=en&amp;has_verified=1 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOp0zNbb1Yo| title = Vater Percussion - Chris Dave | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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]].
Chris Dave was born in Houston, Texas and began his music career in the late 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris "Daddy" Dave|url=http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Chris_Daddy_Dave.html|website=drummerworld.com|publisher=Drummer World|accessdate=2015-01-31}}</ref> He started out by playing in church and credits jazz music as his strongest influence.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris Dave and the Drumhedz|url=http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/1500-chris-dave-and-the-drumhedz-late-show-special|website=ronniescotts.co.uk|publisher=Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club|accessdate=2015-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313002252/http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/1500-chris-dave-and-the-drumhedz-late-show-special|archive-date=2016-03-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> He states that although his father plays drums, he has never actually heard him play.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/GOp0zNbb1Yo Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20111015185928/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOp0zNbb1Yo&gl=US&hl=en&amp;has_verified=1 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOp0zNbb1Yo| title = Vater Percussion – Chris Dave | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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 (musician)|Prince]] associates [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]]. Through this relationship, Chris Dave's professional career began as he started working with R&B band [[Mint Condition (band)|Mint Condition]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chris-dave.com/bio/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-09-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927072955/http://chris-dave.com/bio/ |archivedate=2013-09-27 }}</ref>
He studied at Howard University in Washington D.C. where he met acclaimed producers and former [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] associates [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]]. Through this relationship, Chris Dave's professional career began as he started working with R&B band [[Mint Condition (band)|Mint Condition]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chris-dave.com/bio/ |title=BIO &#124; &#124; Chris Dave &#124; the Official Chris Dave WebsiteChris Dave &#124; the Official Chris Dave Website |accessdate=2013-09-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927072955/http://chris-dave.com/bio/ |archivedate=2013-09-27 }}</ref>


Dave played drums in [[Bilal (American singer)|Bilal]]'s live band, during the singer's period of touring in the aftermath of his unreleased but [[Music leak|leaked]] album ''[[Love for Sale (Bilal album)|Love for Sale]]''. This included a stint on [[Jill Scott]]'s [[The Real Thing Tour]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last=Swan|first=Rachel|date=August 20, 2008|url=https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/rough-style-romancer/Content?oid=1091351|title=Rough-Style Romancer|newspaper=[[East Bay Express]]|accessdate=August 18, 2020}}</ref>
Dave played drums in [[Bilal (American singer)|Bilal]]'s live band, during the singer's period of touring in the aftermath of his unreleased but [[Music leak|leaked]] album ''[[Love for Sale (Bilal album)|Love for Sale]]''. This included a stint on [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]]'s [[The Real Thing Tour]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last=Swan|first=Rachel|date=20 August 2008|url=https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/rough-style-romancer/Content?oid=1091351|title=Rough-Style Romancer|newspaper=[[East Bay Express]]|accessdate=18 August 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Chris Dave married [[Madagascar]] native, singer-songwriter, [[Nataly Andria]], in [[Houston]], [[Texas]] in January 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.houstoniamag.com/arts-and-culture/2021/11/chris-daddy-dave-new-residency-platform-rising-artists | title=Renowned Drummer Chris "Daddy" Dave's New Monthly Residency Will Open the Door for Rising Artists }}</ref> 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.<ref>http://iamnataly.com/nataly-andria-x-chris-daddy-dave-x-the-drumhedz-radio-show/</ref>
They have a daughter, [[Avo Dave]], born in December 2021


==Discography==
==Discography==
===As leader===
===As leader===
* Chris Dave and the Drumhedz - ''Mixtape'' (Glow365, 2013)
* Chris Dave and the Drumhedz – ''Mixtape'' (Glow365, 2013)
* Chris Dave and the Drumhedz - ''Radio Show'' (Glow365, 2017)
* Chris Dave and the Drumhedz – ''Radio Show'' (Glow365, 2017)
* Chris Dave and the Drumhedz - ''[[Chris Dave and the Drumhedz]]'' ([[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]], 2018)
* Chris Dave and the Drumhedz – ''[[Chris Dave and the Drumhedz]]'' ([[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]], 2018)
* Chris Dave & Daniel Crawford - ''Smoke Break'' (2020)
* Chris Dave & Daniel Crawford – ''Smoke Break'' (2020)
* Chris Dave & Daniel Crawford - ''Cuffin Season'' (Drumhedz Music, 2020)
* Chris Dave & Daniel Crawford – ''Cuffin Season'' (Drumhedz Music, 2020)
* Chris Dave - ''Thine People'' (EP)(Drumhedz Music, Feb 2021)
* Chris Dave – ''Thine People'' (EP)(Drumhedz Music, Feb 2021)
* Chris Dave - ''Thine People Vol.2'' (EP)(Drumhedz Music, Aug 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===
===As sideman===
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* ''[[Black Radio]]'' (Blue Note, 2012)
* ''[[Black Radio]]'' (Blue Note, 2012)
* ''F**k Yo Feelings'' (Loma Vista Recordings, 2019)
* ''F**k Yo Feelings'' (Loma Vista Recordings, 2019)
* ''Black Radio III'' (Loma Vista,2022)


'''With [[Me'shell Ndegeocello]]'''
'''With [[Me'shell Ndegeocello]]'''
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'''With [[Hikaru Utada]]'''
'''With [[Hikaru Utada]]'''
* ''{{nihongo|[[Hatsukoi (Hikaru Utada album)|Hatsukoi]]|初恋}}'' (Epic, 2018)
* ''{{nihongo|[[Hatsukoi (Hikaru Utada album)|Hatsukoi]]|初恋}}'' (Epic, 2018)
* Hikaru Utada and [[Nariaki Obukuro]] - "[[Marunouchi Sadistic#Hikaru Utada and Nariaki Obukuro version|Marunouchi Sadistic]]" in [[Ringo Sheena]]'s cover album ''{{nihongo|Adam to Eve no Ringo|アダムとイヴの林檎}}'' (Epic, 2018)
* Hikaru Utada & [[Nariaki Obukuro]] – "[[Marunouchi Sadistic#Hikaru Utada and Nariaki Obukuro version|Marunouchi Sadistic]]" on [[Ringo Sheena]]'s cover album ''{{nihongo|Adam to Eve no Ringo|アダムとイヴの林檎}}'' (Epic, 2018)


'''With [[Eric Roberson]]'''
'''With [[Eric Roberson]]'''
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'''With others'''
'''With others'''
* [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]] - ''[[BLACKsummers'night]]'' ([[Columbia Records|Columbia]], 2009)
* [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]] – ''[[BLACKsummers'night]]'' ([[Columbia Records|Columbia]], 2009)
* [[Adele]] - ''[[21 (Adele album)|21]]'' ([[XL Recordings|XL]], 2011)
* [[Adele]] – ''[[21 (Adele album)|21]]'' ([[XL Recordings|XL]], 2011)
* [[PJ Morton]] - ''[[New Orleans (album)|New Orleans]]'' (2013)
* [[PJ Morton]] – ''[[New Orleans (album)|New Orleans]]'' (2013)
* [[Ed Sheeran]] – ''[[X (Ed Sheeran album)|X (album)]]'' (2014)
* Lil' John Roberts - ''The Heartbeat'' (NIA Music Distribution, 2014)
* [[Angus & Julia Stone]] - ''Angus & Julia Stone'' (American Recordings, 2014)
* Lil' John Roberts – ''The Heartbeat'' (NIA Music Distribution, 2014)
* [[D'Angelo]] - ''[[Black Messiah (album)|Black Messiah]]'' (RCA, 2014)
* [[Angus & Julia Stone]] – ''Angus & Julia Stone'' (American Recordings, 2014)
* [[Justin Bieber]] - ''[[Purpose (Justin Bieber album)|Purpose]]'' ([[Def Jam Recordings]], 2015)
* [[D'Angelo]] – ''[[Black Messiah (album)|Black Messiah]]'' (RCA, 2014)
* [[Anderson .Paak]] - ''[[Malibu (album)|Malibu]]'' (ArtClub, 2016)
* [[Justin Bieber]] – ''[[Purpose (Justin Bieber album)|Purpose]]'' ([[Def Jam Recordings]], 2015)
* [[Nariaki Obukuro]] - ''Bunriha no Natsu'' (Sony Music, 2018)
* [[Sir (singer)|SiR]] – ''Seven Sundays'' (Fresh Selects, 2015)
* [[Black Milk]] - ''Fever'' (Mass Appeal, 2018)
* [[Anderson .Paak]] – ''[[Malibu (album)|Malibu]]'' (ArtClub, 2016)
* [[Anderson .Paak]] - ''[[Oxnard (album)|Oxnard]]'' ([[Doug Morris#12 Tone Music|12 Tone]], 2018)
* [[Nariaki Obukuro]] – ''Bunriha no Natsu'' (Sony Music, 2018)
* [[Raphael Saadiq]] - ''[[Jimmy Lee (album)|Jimmy Lee]]'' (Columbia, 2019)
* [[Black Milk]] – ''Fever'' (Mass Appeal, 2018)
* [[Anderson .Paak]] – ''[[Oxnard (album)|Oxnard]]'' ([[12Tone Music Group|12Tone]], 2018)
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* [[Robbie Robertson]] - ''Sinematic'' (UME Direct, 2019)
* [[Raphael Saadiq]] – ''[[Jimmy Lee (album)|Jimmy Lee]]'' (Columbia, 2019)
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* [[Pino Paladino]] and [[Blake Mills]] - "Just Wrong" (Single) in ''Notes With Attachments'' ([[Impulse! Records|Impulse!]], 2021)
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* [[Robbie Robertson]] – ''Sinematic'' (UME Direct, 2019)
* Preservation – "A Scholar's Rock" (with GrandeMarshall) on ''Eastern Medicine, Western Illness'' (MonDieu Music / [[Nature Sounds]], 2020)
* Slingbaum – "Behoove" (with [[D'Angelo]] & [[Erykah Badu]]) on ''Slingbaum One'' EP (Muabgnils Incorporated, 2020)
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* [[Pino Paladino]] and [[Blake Mills]] – "Just Wrong" (single) and "Ekuté" on ''Notes With Attachments'' ([[Impulse! Records|Impulse!]], 2021)
* [[Adele]] – ''[[30 (album)|30]]'' ([[Columbia Records]], 2022)
* [[Theo Croker]] – ''Love Quantum'' (Masterworks, 2022)
* [[Little Simz]] – ''[[No Thank You (album)|No Thank You]]'' (Forevering Living Originals, 2022)
* [[Goapele]] – ''Colors'' (Skyblaze Recordings, 2023)
* [[Keyon Harrold]] – ''Foreverland'' (Concord Jazz, 2024)


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:American male drummers]]
[[Category:American male drummers]]
[[Category:20th-century American male musicians]]
[[Category:20th-century American male musicians]]
[[Category:Male jazz musicians]]
[[Category:American male jazz musicians]]

Latest revision as of 01:43, 4 August 2024

Chris Dave
Chris Dave (2019)
Chris Dave (2019)
Background information
Birth nameChristopher Dave
Also known asChris "Daddy" Dave
Born (1973-11-08) 8 November 1973 (age 51)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
GenresJazz, hip hop, gospel, pop
OccupationSession musician
InstrumentDrums
Years active1993–present
SpouseNataly Andria
Websiteallchrisdave.com

Chris "Daddy" Dave is a drummer, composer, and bandleader 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 syncopation. 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 Kenny Garrett. 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. He also recorded on D'Angelo's album Black Messiah, and joined the band for the world tour.[1]

Life and career

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Chris Dave was born in Houston, Texas and began his music career in the late 1980s.[2] He started out by playing in church and credits jazz music as his strongest influence.[3] He states that although his father plays drums, he has never actually heard him play.[4] 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 Mint Condition.[5]

Dave played drums in Bilal's live band, during the singer's period of touring in the aftermath of his unreleased but leaked album Love for Sale. This included a stint on Jill Scott's The Real Thing Tour in 2008.[6]

Personal life

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Chris Dave married Madagascar native, singer-songwriter, Nataly Andria, in Houston, Texas in January 2021.[7] 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.[8]

They have a daughter, Avo Dave, born in December 2021

Discography

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As leader

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  • 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 (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

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With Mint Condition

With Kenny Garrett

  • Simply Said (Warner Bros., 1999)
  • Standard of Language (Warner Bros., 2003)

With Robert Glasper

With Me'shell Ndegeocello

With Hikaru Utada

With Eric Roberson

  • Mister Nice Guy (Blue Erro Soul/eOne Music, 2011)
  • Lessons (Blue Erro Soul, 2022)

With others

References

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  1. ^ "Behind the Scenes of D'Angelo's Black Messiah". daily.redbullmusicacademy.com. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Chris "Daddy" Dave". drummerworld.com. Drummer World. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Chris Dave and the Drumhedz". ronniescotts.co.uk. Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  4. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Vater Percussion – Chris Dave. YouTube.
  5. ^ "BIO | | Chris Dave | the Official Chris Dave WebsiteChris Dave | the Official Chris Dave Website". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  6. ^ Swan, Rachel (20 August 2008). "Rough-Style Romancer". East Bay Express. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Renowned Drummer Chris "Daddy" Dave's New Monthly Residency Will Open the Door for Rising Artists".
  8. ^ http://iamnataly.com/nataly-andria-x-chris-daddy-dave-x-the-drumhedz-radio-show/
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