LUNA’S JAZZ SERIES KICKS OFF WITH DAVE STRYKER TRIO

The Dave Stryker Trio Eight Track WHEN: Sunday November 2, 7 PM WHERE: Luna Stage. 555 Valley Road, West Orange TICKETS: $18 in Advance; $20 at the Door CLICK HERE To Purchase Tickets For a jazz subscription (4 concerts) of $60 CLICK HERE A celebration of classic pop tunes from the 70's reimagined by this working trio. Featuring Dave Stryker on guitar, Pat Bianchi on organ, and McClenty Hunter on drums. Whether you've heard guitarist Dave Stryker fronting his own group (with 23 CDs as a leader to date), or as a featured sideman with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, and many others, you know why Gary Giddins in the Village Voice calls him "one of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years." He was voted one of the Top Ten Guitarists in the 2001 Downbeat Readers poll, and a Rising Star for 5 years straight in the Downbeat Critics Poll. His approach combining the jazz burn to a soulful blues feeling is communicating to new fans wherever he plays. His CD, "Blue Strike," made many Best of 2011 lists including WBGO Jazz Radio and Tom Reney/New England Public Radio.