Dave Swanson
Full name: Dave Swanson
Nationality: Scottish
Roles: Musician
Instruments: Drums
Drum teacher and student of the vibraphone. Played with the ‘Alex Shaw Trio’. Frequently took part in select all-star sessions at the EIJF. More recently with Alan Anderson and bass player/vocalist Jimmy Taylor in a group called ‘The Mellotones’, focussing on the music of Mel Torme.
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Dave Swanson – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive
From 2017, the Scottish Jazz Archive has filmed a series of interviews with grandees of the Scottish jazz scene. Where possible, these interviews were filmed in a studio setting or in the interviewee’s home environment. A number of interviews were conducted online for reasons of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic or to minimise long-distance…