Here's some music from St. Bees, Keyboardist
Introduction
Dave Belzer, aka St. Bees, is a recording artist on Lesser Pyramid Records. St. Bees is a composer, pianist, multi-keys player, and improvisor.
Performances and Recordings
St. Bees performs live improvisations and performances at respected venues.
St. Bees has released 4 albums in the genres of jazz, classical, new age, and electronica:
"Co-comprovisation" by the Aleatoreadors
"Born of Water Suite" by the Mike n Dave Channel
"Cumbria" by the St. Bees Group
"Sound Paintings, Vol 1" by We Paint with Sound
St. Bees collaborates with distinguished percussionists and musicians of diverse backgrounds for live performances and to create the recordings heard below.
Artistic accomplishments
St. Bees was one of the early originators of the art form Co-comprovisation, a recording art capturing inspired improvisational performances.
St. Bees is originator of the "Drip" method of multi-track recorded improvisation, where multiple layers of music are recorded and used as a basis for further composition.
St. Bees has a home recording studio, and records original compositions, improvisations and original renderings of famous or not-so-famous songs. These can be heard on Soundcloud under the artist names Charles C. Carlos or Graham Kapowsin.
St. Bees performs every Friday at Wonder Bar, 1800 S Jackson St., Seattle, WA from 7:30 to 10:30, featuring different drummers and musicians in THE ST. BEES DUO.
St. Bees performs occasionally with selected collaborators at the Central Saloon, 207 - 1st Ave S., Seattle, WA.
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Goals
"My goal and passion have been to bring great music to the world, and create original and unique music, the likes of which have never been heard before. All styles and genres of music are integrated without distinction."
Approach
"My approach is a blend of improvisation and composition, demanding the most from the performer at a moment when it is most needed. My intent is to blur the distinction between the two art forms, and tap directly into inspiration."
Testimonials
"Senor Belzer, you are one of my favorite keyboard players." -- Luis Peralta, Chelan, WA
"When you told me you was a white boy, you didn't tell me you were funky and play your ass off." -- Pete Dupoe, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
"Dave and me go way back. We played in a band together!" -- Roger Fisher, Seattle, WA
"Dave, you really wail on the Hammond organ!" -- Mike Pinera, Los Angeles, CA
"To be aware of the resonance that exists around us and give it an avenue of expression is the purpose behind our music."-- Michael Pennington, Sammamish, WA