Chris Dave


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.
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Life and career

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

Personal life

Dave married Madagascar native, singer-songwriter, Nataly Andria, in Houston, Texas in January 2021. They have apparently been in a long-term relationship prior to the wedding according to Andria's website although the time when they truly began dating has never been revealed so far.
They have a daughter, Avo Dave, born in December 2021.

Discography

As leader

  • Chris Dave and the Drumhedz – Mixtape
  • Chris Dave and the Drumhedz – Radio Show
  • Chris Dave and the Drumhedz – Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
  • Chris Dave & Daniel Crawford – Smoke Break
  • Chris Dave & Daniel Crawford – Cuffin Season
  • Chris Dave – Thine People
  • Chris Dave – Thine People Vol.2
  • Chris Dave – "The City of Everly"
  • Chris Dave – "The City of Everly, Part. 2 SUPEREARTH"

As sideman

With Mint ConditionFrom the Mint Factory Definition of a Band Life's Aquarium Livin' the Luxury Brown
With Kenny Garrett
  • Simply Said
  • Happy People
  • Standard of Language
With Robert GlasperDouble-Booked Black Radio F**k Yo Feelings Black Radio III
With Me'shell NdegeocelloComfort Woman The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel
With Hikaru UtadaHatsukoi
With Eric RobersonMister Nice Guy Lessons
With others