Biographies - Dave Derge

Dave Derge - Drums, Co-Composer

A former member of the David Benoit band, he has also toured, performed and or recorded with Shawn Colvin, Richard Thompson, The Bone Shakers, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Clare Fisher, Ernie Watts, Scott Wilkie, Mark Murphy, Larry Carlton and once, for a week while in college, was the drummer with Cannonball Adderly's group while doing jazz clinics in the U.S. He has played on many television shows including Star Trek - The Next Generation. He also co-wrote 'Lobster' on Shapes' new cd, The Big Picture. He's also co-led the critically acclaimed jazz group, Dark Horses, with guitarist Barry Coats. As Burn says, "I couldn't figure out the meter for 'Lobster' until Dave figured out the"secret code" to the darnn thing as far as how the drums should play. He's an ace and real pleasure to work with."


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