Dave Guy

When you hear Dave Guy play his trumpet you know it is him right away. Like many of the greats before him he has a distinct tone and sensibility that sets him apart from his peers. Unless you are the type to read album credits you may never have heard his name, but you have heard him play. In fact, you have likely seen him play. Whether in person at a show or on national television he has lent his talents to a who’s who list of world famous artists both in the recording studio and on stage. And now, with his first solo LP on Big Crown Records, Dave is stepping from a band's flank straight to the front—with a well deserved light shining directly on him and his sound. Dave has played, toured, and / or recorded with Amy Winehouse, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Pharell, The Menahan Street Band, Lee Fields, Al Green, and Mark Ronson to name a few. But fast forward to now, and you may best know Dave Guy as the trumpeter playing with The Roots on tour, in the studio, and on TV with Jimmy Fallon. On his new record Dave steps to the front of the stage with a debut album that could have only come from a seasoned veteran. It’s a record that mixes his musical influences with the energies of the city that raised him. A New York jazz record that pushes the boundaries of the genre by incorporating shades of hip hop and soul making it both unique and modern. An album of songs that capture different moods and an invitation into the world as Dave Guy sees it and feels it.