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Introducing the
contemporary jazz sounds of Quad Venti! The name, " Quad Venti"
is a coffee-influenced metaphor with the numbers four and twenty meaning
four espresso shots in a twenty-ounce cup. The meaning behind the
meaning is the scripture, Acts 4:20: "For we cannot help speak about
what we have seen and heard."
The group is
comprised of the following members:
 Dave
McKay's outstanding creative musical accomplishments
have earned him international recognition in the United States and
Europe as an award-winning composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist
and educator. For over 20 years, audiences have celebrated Dave's
collection of musical compositions and rich jazz-piano stylings wherever
they are performed. As a MIDI, pro-audio, and notation expert, he has
been a beta tester for MoTU, Coda Music and Sibelius Software, Ltd. He
appears frequently as ambassador, clinician and trainer for Sibelius
Software, Ltd.
Dave's
commercial music credits include AT&T, McDonalds, Owens Corning, Proctor
& Gamble, Sears, Siemens Corporation, UniRoyal Tires and Wendy's Old
Fashioned Hamburgers.
Currently
Dave is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Recording Industry,
Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN. He resides with
his family in Nashville, Tennessee.
Carl Albrecht has been a
professional drummer & percussionist for over 25 years. He has a
Bachelors of Music Degree in Composition and Arranging with an emphasis
in Percussion Studies from Webster University in St. Louis, MO.
Currently performing with the Promise Keepers Band, his drum and
percussion work is heard on countless records with Integrity's Hosanna
Music, Maranatha Praise Band, as well as pop, country, jazz, &
commercial recordings. Carl has toured with such artists as Ron Kenoly,
Alvin Slaughter, Darrell Evans, Phil Driscoll, Kim Hill, Paul
Overstreet, LeAnn Rimes, and Paul Wilbur. He currently lives in
Nashville while doing recording sessions, producing, and writing. He
also continues to appear in various tours & seminar events.
Gary Lunn has been a Nashville studio
musician for more than 25 years. His bass guitar contributions to DC
Talk, Michael W. Smith, CeCe Winans, Billy Ray Cyrus, Toby Keith and
Montgomery Gentry are most prominent. Working for record labels,
publishing companies, and independent artists as a bassist, producer,
programmer, arranger, session leader, engineer and writer, Gary has made
TV appearances on The Today Show, The Tonight Show, Austin City Limits,
The Peter Cetera TV Special and American Bandstand. He has performed
live with artists such as Michael McDonald, Vince Gill,
Montgomery-Gentry, Dolly Parton and Israel Houghton. Gary was a founding
member of the Grammy Award Nomination group, Whiteheart. He
lives in Nashville, TN with June, his wife of eighteen years, and their
four children.
Michael Hodge graduated from California
State with a BA in Music and Michael and his wife Carrie moved to
Nashville in 1992. Michael recorded two albums from Starsong, EMI
and Two Hearts. He is a producer, writer and session guitarist and has
worked on many top recording projects. He has worked with artists like
Margaret Becker, Carmen, Kim Hill, 4Him, Newsong, Phillips Craig and
Dean, Point of Grace, and Truth.
Here are
samples from Quad Venti's CD, " Global Settings"!
Colori
 Moonlight
In Montreaux
Slow Samba 7
To purchase this CD or
for more info about Quad Venti visit:
www.quadventi.com
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