Past Artists-
David
Eastlee ( June,
2007)
What our
members had to say !
"David's
presentation on the history of Jazz in general
and bebop in particular was well researched and
documented. His handout was like a jazz
history textbook. and of course he can play all
the lines he talks about."
 David Eastlee Clinic
June, 2007
Clinic: “Playing Bebop Lines”
David Eastlee, who was born in Rochester,
Minnesota and grew up in nearby Kasson and
then Seattle, Washington. He first started
playing guitar when he was twelve.
Originally interested in the rock groups of
the era, Eastlee was soon investigating
their roots. "I explored the earlier black
blues masters who had inspired the rock
players, and the blues led me to jazz."
A professional at fifteen, Eastlee started
teaching when he was nineteen. Since moving
to Los Angeles in 1977, he has played at
hundreds of jam sessions and with scores of
bands over the past couple decades,
immersing himself in straightahead jazz
while being inspired and learning from Ron
Eschete, Don Mock, Joe Diorio and the late
Howard Roberts.
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