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Dave Ellis is an American saxophonist. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Ellis came to prominence in the 1990s as a member of guitarist Charlie Hunter's band. Ellis has since been known for his work with Bob Weir after the breakup of the Grateful Dead and with flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny.

Ellis has recorded albums as a bandleader. His State of Mind album (2003), is his second recording produced by Orrin Keepnews and won a 2004 award for Outstanding Album from the California Music Awards.

Dave and his sister, Zoe Ellis, have collaborated as an act called ZADELL.

Discography

• Raven (Monarch, 1996)
• In the Long Run (Monarch, 1998)
• State of Mind (Milestone, 2001 )

With Black Crowes

• Freak 'n' Roll...Into the Fog: The Black Crowes All Join Hands, The Fillmore, San Francisco (Eagle, 2006)

With Charlie Hunter

• Charlie Hunter Trio (Prawn Song, 1993)
• Bing, Bing, Bing! (Blue Note, 1995)
• Ready... Set... Shango! (Blue Note, 1996)

With The Other Ones

• The Strange Remain (Arista, 1999)

With Bob Weir and RatDog

• Evening Moods (Arista, 2000)

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Dave Ellis: Biography and History", AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
2. Bryant, Forrest Dylan (January 4, 2005). "Dave Ellis: Of Jams and Jazz", All About Jazz. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
3. Hedlin, Mark (July 11, 2003). "Berkeley Sax Star Back from the Dead: Despite Rock Interlude, Dave Ellis Remains Faithful to Jazz Roots", San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
4. Knobel, Lance (April 8, 2016). "The It List: Five Things to Do in Berkeley This Weekend", Berkeleyside. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
5. "Tenor Saxophonist Dave Ellis at Filoli Jazz", NPR, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
6. "ZADELL: Zoë and Dave Ellis - Buoyant Jazz Sax Meets Funky R&B Vocals", Brown Paper Tickets. Retrieved July 30, 2018.

External links

• Official website

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