David Belove
David Belove is an American Afro-Cuban and Brazilian jazz bass guitarist based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Biography
[edit]Belove was born in Kansas City and relocated to California in the early 1980s.[1] He studied at San Francisco State University and at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.[2] He later settled in Oakland.[3]
Belove has recorded and toured with Pete and Sheila Escovedo, Tito Puente, Rebeca Mauleon-Santana, Claudia Villela, and Oscar Castro-Neves. He has also worked with jazz artists Joe Henderson, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, and many others.[1] He has been a member of various groups, including the Machete Ensemble,[4] the Roger Glenn Latin Jazz Ensemble,[5] the Latin Jazz All Stars,[6] and Canoneo.[3] He was also a member of the Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet,[7] with whom he has been nominated for several Grammy Awards.[1]
Belove has taught at the California Jazz Conservatory.[8] He co-directed the school's Latin Jazz Ensemble.[9]
Belove was featured in the documentary The Last Mambo.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "David Belove". Bass Mods. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "Jazzschool Faculty". California Jazz Conservatory. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ a b Kelp, Larry (April 8, 1987). "Canoneo is fusing an identity with jazz fans". Oakland Tribune. p. 56. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ^ "John Santos and the Machete Ensemble: The Farewell Concert". KQED. December 7, 2006. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ^ Bartlett, Jean (June 6, 2012). "Vibist Roger Glenn and his Latin Jazz Ensemble play Saturday night at Pacifica Performances". Pacifica Tribune. p. 10. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ^ Worsham, Doris G. (October 10, 1983). "Whispers, Bay Area jazz artists make a musical feast". Oakland Tribune. p. 21. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ^ Gilbert, Andrew (December 31, 2015). "Bay Area jazz hits right notes in 2015". Oakland Tribune. p. 45. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ^ Robinson, Kit (November 20, 2019). "The Last Mambo: Documenting Bay Area Salsa and Latin Jazz". Open Space. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ^ Gilbert, Andrew (April 22, 2016). "Strings on steroids… This ain't no chamber music". Berkeleyside. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ^ Robinson, Jennifer (September 12, 2024). "The Last Mambo". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- This article incorporates material from the Citizendium article "David Belove", which is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License but not under the GFDL.
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