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Get involved with the new DSQ album | March 2009

Sign up to be involved with the making of DSQ's new album due out in early 2010.

Listen to DSQ's trumpet player, Jonny Bruce talk about the new album and how you can be involved - click here.

To pay by cheque - click here and print the form

STAGE A

1 | Receive DSQ’s 3rd and most exciting album so far one week before the official release date and get your name credited in the album artwork.

2 | Receive a photograph of DSQ playing live in concert at Midem, Cannes signed by each band member (only if you sign up before 1st May).

STAGE B

1 | Receive DSQ’s 3rd and most exciting album so far one week before the official release date and get your name credited in the album artwork.

2 | Receive a photograph of DSQ playing live in concert at Midem, Cannes signed by each band member (only if you sign up before 1st May).

3 | Receive FREE score sheet music (score and parts) for one of the tracks from the new album.

4 | Receive a free professionally edited video of DSQ’s recording session.

5 | Get 50% off any title from ‘When Life Was In Black or White’, ‘The House Always Wins’ and ‘Catching Sunlight’.

STAGE C

1 | Receive DSQ’s 3rd and most exciting album so far one week before the official release date and get your name credited in the album artwork.

2 | Receive a photograph of DSQ playing live in concert at Midem, Cannes signed by each band member (only if you sign up before 1st May).

3 | Receive FREE score sheet music (score and parts) for one of the tracks from the new album.

4 | Receive a free professionally edited video of DSQ’s recording session.

5 | Get 50% off any title from ‘When Life Was In Black or White’, ‘The House Always Wins’ and ‘Catching Sunlight’.

6 | Receive a signed limited edition print of the new album front cover artwork.

7 | Attend a recording session on a first come first served basis and watch DSQ record their album. The recording session will take place in Bristol, UK.

8 | Automatically receive a link and password to downloads of DSQ gigs and rehearsals.

DSQ to play Midem | December 2008

DSQ have been selected to play at Midem Jazz Talent Showcase in Cannes in Jan 09.

Read more here

Catching Sunlight Myspace | November 2008

Check out the Catching Sunlight Myspace page here - http://www.myspace.com/catchingsunlightproject

Visit to listen to excerpts, read reviews etc.

"Here is some of the best new jazz around, both in conception and writing and its performance is exquisite. It really is brilliant". Cardiff Jazz Society

“Stapleton’s writing mostly revolves around propulsive piano vamps with nods to Gil/Miles circa Sketches of Spain”. Jazzwise

"His compositional building blocks, repeated ostinati, short motifs that shift through registers and keys, and choppy phrasing alternated with smoother melodic or freely improvised sections, remain the basis of his technique, but the structures are tighter and his playing more deftly controlled than on his earlier recordings". Piano Magazine (Alyn Shipton)

DSQ - Midem Showcase | November 2008

DSQ have been lucky enough to to have been asked to play at the Midem World Showcase in Cannes, France on 18th Jan. Any promoters please contact info@editionrecords.com for more info.

Catching Sunlight Available NOW | October 2008

Edition Records have made 'Catching Sunlight' available as an exclusive pre release. Please visit their website and buy or download your copy today. - CLICK HERE

Also, don't forgot we are playing in Cardiff on 18th Nov in Dempsey's. Be great if you can make it.

Thanks

Re-releases on Edition | October 2008

My last four albums are now available to buy on Edition Records.

Dismantling the Waterfall - £8.49
The House Always Wins - £8.49
When Life Was In Black and White - £7.49
The Conway Suite - £7.49

All albums are available to download as well as physical CD.

Update | September 2008

Catching Sunlight

The release of my new project with Lunar Saxophone Quartet (LSQ), Neil Yates, Paula Gardiner and Elliot Bennett will see the light of day in Nov 08. Entitled Catching Sunlight, it is an hour long piece and was commissioned in 2007 by LSQ and will be released on Edition Records.

Check out Edition's website for more info and to listen to some excerpts - www.editionrecords.com

Andy Scott Gigs

I will be playing some gigs with Andy Scott's Sax Assault in late Oct / early Nov in Manchester and Aberdeen. I will also, during the same period by playing 2 gigs with Ben Waghorn at Royal Northern College of Music and at the Sound Festival in Aberdeen. Dates are as follows:

30th Oct - Andy Scott's SaxAssault, DeBees, Winsford. Cheshire. - www.saxassault.com

31st Oct - 11am - 1pm - Royal Northern College of Music - Workshop with Ben Waghorn

1st Nov - 1pm - Duo with Ben Waghorn - Sound Festival, Aberdeen

1st Nov - 8.30 - Sax Assault - Sound Festival, Aberdeen

Dismantling the Waterfall

You can now buy the CD and Download all and individual tracks of Dismantling the Waterfall on the Edition Records Store page. Click here NOW to buy the CD.

DSQ - Jazz Services Tour

Check out our gig page for upcoming gigs includng Budapest Jazz Fest, Cork Jazz Festival, Lincoln, Birmingham Symphony Hall and Teignmouth Jazz Festival.

Gig Guide

Jazzwise news story

Thanks!

Dave

BUY NOW FROM EDITION | September 2008

You can buy my duo album with Matthew Bourne 'Dismantling the Waterfall' direct from Edition Records NOW for only £8.49 incl FREE P and P. You can also download the album fro £7.99 and individual tracks for £0.79.

CLICK HERE TO BE TAKEN TO THE EDITION STORE

Download from I-tunes | June 2008

Click on image below to download 'Dismantling the Waterfall' from I-Tunes

Album - £7.99
Each Track - £0.79

Guardian review for Dismantling the Waterfall | June 2008

Check out the Guardian review by John Fordham for Dismantling the Waterfall

Click hear to read

Dave

Dismantling the Waterfall - OUT NOW | May 2008

My album with Matthew Bourne 'Dismanlting the Waterfall' is OUT NOW and available to buy from all good record stores and online retailers.

- Buy from www.amazon.co.uk - £11.99
- Vortex Jazz Club Review
- Indpendent on Sunday Review
- Downlaod from www.emusic.com store

You will soon be able to order direct form Edition Records for £10.00 - FREE P & P.

DSQ

A last minute gig has come in at Cafe Jazz, Cardiff on 8th June. Be great to see you there! 8.45pm / £5 (£4)

"...genuinely kick-ass" Time Out

Reviews | May 2008

Jazzwise review of 'Dismantling the Waterfall' - read full review here

"...fine collaboration between two of the UK's most exciting young pianists...restless imagination". Jazzwise

Guardian review of 'Cheltenham Jazz Festival and DSQ's performance' - read full review here

"...his afternoon set reiterated his group's melodic flair, varied repertoire, punchy rhythmic feel and solo diversity". The Guardian

Pre-order Dismantling the Waterfall | April 2008

To coincide with the launch of Edition Records, pre-order your copy of ‘Dismantling the Waterfall’ NOW and receive a 10% discount. Offer ends 24th May 2008.

Click 'BUY NOW' below to pre-order securely via Paypal.

Only £9.00 (including P and P)

Visit www.myspace.com/editionlabel to hear tracks

Bratislava date confrimed | March 2008

A date for my duo with Ben Waghorn has been confirmed in Bratislava on 17th Sept 2008. This performance will be prior to a performance by DSQ at the Budapest Jazz Festival.

Jerwood Jazz Generation | March 2008

The Jerwood Jazz Generation website is now live - check out DSQ's page here
DSQ - Cheltenham Jazz Festvial - Sat 3rd May 08 - 5.30pm Pillar Room

Matthew Bourne and Dave Stapleton | March 2008

I will be releasing a new album in May 08 with pianist and composer Matthew Bourne. The album is called 'Dismantling the Waterfall' and is linked by a 17 line poem by Julie Tippetts where each line provides a title. Watch this space for more info.

Click here to read more...

Cafe Jazz Gig Metro Preview | February 2008

Cafe Jazz, Cardiff Metro Preview - click on image to read

Web Updates | December 2007

- Photos: DSQ Orchestra concert at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
- Music and Video: 2 tracks FREE from the DSQ Orchestra - Out Of Focus and Aquamarine plus some video links of DSQ at Brecon, Vortex and part of a feature film soundtrack.

Subscribe here to receive links to more free downloads and podcasts as and when they appear on the website.

Videos of DSQ live in Zagreb and DSQ Orchestra live at Chapter Arts Centre coming soon...

BBC Radio 3 'Jazz On 3' - 'Best CDs of 2007' | December 2007

The House Always Wins has been chosen by John Fordham as one of his best CDs of 2007 on BBC Radio 3 'Jazz On 3' this Friday 7th Dec. The programme is from 11.30pm - 1.00am and will be playing an extract from Out of Focus. It'll be available on Listen Again for a week here.

DSQ have been awarded financial assistance from Jazz Services for touring in 2008. Keep posted here for dates.

Latest News | November 2007

The Gate - Jazz for Jed (supporting Wayne Krantz) - Check out some photos here:

Piano Magazine - Nov / Dec Issue

Read more from a recent interview with Alyn Shipton in Nov/ Dec issue of Piano magazine discussing the new album and future plans.

DSQ - Tour of Balkans

DSQ have recently returned from a 4 date tour of the Balkans which included gigs at Zagreb, Belgarde, Sabac and Indjija Jazz festivals. Two out of the four gigs were filmed and will, in time appear on you tube. Check out the news story here about the tour - www.jazzwise.com

See some photos of the tour here and here for a slideshow.

Check out some live performances from Zagreb Jazz Festival:
Images
Intro To Second Life
Zonk - Part 1

More tracks to follow soon - keep posted.

Check out the Belgrade Jazz Festival Poster

Forthcoming Gigs
11th Nov - with Ben Waghorn (The Gate, Cardiff) - supporting Wayne Krantz - 8.00pm
18th Nov - DSQ - London Jazz Festival - 6.00pm FREE ENTRY
9th Dec - DSQ Orchestra (Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff) - 8.00pm

Touching Extremes review
"Pianist and composer Dave Stapleton loves to write music that's firmly rooted in the 70s, yet manages to sound refreshingly welcome each and every time we approach it". read more...

Film Work
I'm currently working on a webiste dedicated to my work in film, arranging etc. - www.davestapletonmusic.com or click image below to watch some short films I have worked on over the past few years and catch with up with some latest projects.

Cardiff Jazz Society

"Their creativity switch is fully on and they have produced a true eye-opener...don't wait, treat yourself now, it's superb" - click here to read in full

Thank you to those of you who have bought the album. I hope you are enjoying it. Dave

NEW GIGS | September 2007

New Gigs - read more

24 - 28th Oct - TOUR OF BALKANS - Including Belgrade / Zagreb Jazz Fest
11th Nov - THE GATE, CARDIFF - Supporting Wayne Krantz and John Etheridge
18th Nov - LONDON JAZZ FEST - RFH - prior to Jan Garbarek gig
9th Dec - DSQ ORCHESTRA - Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
16th Jan - THE Y THEATRE - The Leicester Jazzhouse
20th Mar - THE SWANS - Gainsborough

Scores and Instrumental Parts

Scores and Instrumental Parts of DSQ tracks I'm slowly adding new scores from 'The House Always Wins' to the shop. Check it out

ALBUM REVIEWS | September 2007

The Guardian (4 Stars ****) - John Fordham
"...hooks that could hardly be more accessible but which none the less avoid any formulaic references...quality and fiery, fearless soloists...A real UK jazz revelation."

Jazzwise (4 stars ****) - Stuart Nicholson
"There's some excellent thematic writing here...stays in the memory long after the record has finished".

BBC Radio 3 'Jazz on 3'
"know how to build a groove...bold and catchy compisitions"

The Independent on Sunday - Phil Johnson
"Fiery, bluesy...A cracking band...Fast establishing a formidable rep...whether in acoustic or proggy Fender Rhodes there's a steely strength"

Timeout, Sept 2007
"Deft melodies and hard hitting grooves make his music genuinely kick-ass".

Pre-order your copy from AMAZON here

LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL confirmed | September 2007

A performance at the London Jazz Festival has been confirmed on 18th Nov at Royal Festival Foyer. FREE ENTRY - 6pm. It will take place prior to Jan Garbareks gig. Hope you can make it!

DSQ Orchestra @ Dempseys | September 2007

7th Sept - 9.00pm @ Dempseys, Cardiff
Friday night will see the debut performance of the DSQ Orchestra. Same material as DSQ but arranged for 16 piece big band. Don't Miss it! Read more...

BBC Radio 3 'Jazz on 3' | September 2007

The track 'Out of Focus' from 'The House Always Wins' will be played on BBC Radio 3 'Jazz on 3' this Friday (7th Sept) from 11.30 - 11.00. If this is too late for you, you can catch it on the BBC website for the following week.

Jazzwise Review / Feature | September 2007

Jazzwise - 4 star review | Sept 2007
DSQ's second album 'The House Always Wins' has been awarded 4 stars in Jazzwise this month. Click here to read the review in full.

Jazzwise - Feature | Sept 2007
On the eve of the release of his latest quintet The House Always Wins Dave talks to Stuart Nicholson. Click here to read the 2000 word feature and interview

Brecon Jazz 2007 Reviews | August 2007

Some links to Brecon Jazz reviews:

http://www.24dash.com
http://www.bbc.co.uk
http://www.jazzinwales.co.uk

DSQ Tops Jazzwise Chart | August 2007

The new DSQ album 'The House Always Wins' is at the top of the Jazzwise Chart in this months issue! Click here to read more...

Brecon Jazz - DSQ are playing at Brecon Jazz Festival on Friday 10th Aug 2007 at 9.30pm at Captains Walk. We will be playing tracks from the new album and will be the only opportunity to buy the album prior to release on 10th September. Check out excerpts of tracks at www.myspace.com/davestapletonquintet

DSQ Orchestra make their debut performance on 7th Sept at Dempsey's in Cardiff. Click here to find out more.

Dave

DSQ 'The House Always Wins' - Out September 07 | July 2007

DSQ's new album 'The House Always Wins' is now finished and will be released on Red Eye Music in September. The album includes 8 new original compositions and features Julie Tippetts and Tabla Virtuoso Aref Durvesh on a couple of tracks. You can hear tracks from the album below.

UPDATE | May 2007

I thought it was about time to update my website as a few projects I have been working on are almost coming to an end:

Keith Tippett Tapestry Orchestra

The Keith Tippett Tapestry Orchestra record which I have produced for Red Eye Music will be released on 11th June and you will be able to buy that double album from all good record shops as well as I-Tunes. Check Keiths myspace page out here. The album includes some of Europes best improvisors and marks a pivotal point in Keiths carear.

Lunar Saxophone Commission

I have also just completed the 45 min commission 'Just Around The Next Corner' for piano and the Lunar Saxophone Quartet. Our first perormance will take place at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama on 21st June. You will be able to get tickets from the college box office.

DSQ New Album

We have also just finished recording the new quintet album which will see the light of day in September. It includes 8 new originals and features guest soloists Julie Tippetts and Tabla maestro Aref Durvesh. The album will be launch in Wales at the Brecon Jazz Festival on 10th August and in London at the Vortex on the 5th September.

I-tunes / Downloads

Full Circle Explorations, The Conway Suite and DSQ - When Life Was In Black and White are now all available from I-tunes and www.redeyemusic.co.uk - All tracks are £0.79 and each album is £7.99.

Thanks

Dave

NEW ALBUM LAUNCH GIG DATES ANNOUNCED | March 2007

I ve added some new dates to the gig page and on my myspace pages including the Welsh Album Launch at the Brecon Jazz Festival (10th August 2007) and the London Launch at the Vortex (5th September 2007). I ve also booked a gig at Dempseys, Cardiff on 7th September for the debut performance of the DSQ Orchestra, a 17 piece big band playing new arrangements of DSQ material. You can see the line-up here.

More coming soon...

Dave

Black Mountain Jazz Review | February 2007

Had a fun gig last Wednesday at Black Mountain Jazz in Abergavenny. Here is review of the gig. Hope to see you at our next gig.

Review by Peter Scaddan

Scores | January 2007

Hello, I've now added all the scores from 'When Life Was in Black and White'. Each piece includes the score and instrument parts to purchase and download. Click here to preview them. Enjoy!

The Outsider - Winner of Best Welsh Short Film | November 2006

The short film, The Outsider, by Rahil Patel which I recently wrote the music for, has won the audience award for 'The Best Welsh Short Film' at the Cardiff Film Festival which took place in November at Chapter Arts Centre. To see more info and other awards please click here.

Westbury Music Publishing Deal | October 2006

I have recently signed an exclusive worldwide creative admin contract with Brixton based music publishing company Westbury Music Ltd.

Westbury Music Ltd is an independent publisher of contemporary British music. Currently looking after some 40,000 works spread over several hundred catalogues, it is now one of the most respected independent publishing companies in the world.

Check their website out for more info: www.westburymusic.net

DSQ Video / Dempseys Gig | October 2006

Hi, I ve added a couple of excerpts from Brecon Jazz Fest gig. Here are the links:

Fourmotion, Nearly But Not Quite and Dedication Song

There is also another gig for your diaries:

14th November - Dempseys, Cardiff - Music Starts 9pm - http://www.myspace.com/dempseysjazz

New DSQ Gig dates | September 2006

Two new DSQ gigs have been added to the listings for 2007:

2nd March - Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer, London,

14th April - Isle of Wight Jazz Festival

Hope to see you there!

News Updates | June 2006

Hey all,

Thanks to all who came to our gig at Brecon Jazz Festival. It was Marcin's last gig with us so was a kind of special gig for us. Our next gig is at the Vortex in London on 17th Oct which Ben Waghorn will be playing on saxophones. Hope you can make it down! If not we will be playing a week later at the Riverside Arts Centre, Newport on Thurs 26th October.

Latest News

Had a great trip to Tokyo a couple of weeks ago. It was a successful business trip and have hopefully found some labels to license a couple of albums.

A very belated and very in-depth review of the Conway Suite and When Life Was in Black and White albums have been put up on www.24dash.com website. Click here to read.

Thanks. Be back soon with more news.

Dave

DSQ @ Cheltenham - Observer Review | May 2006

Check out 'The Observer' review below of DSQ and Julian Seigel at Cheltenham Jazz:

Stuart Nicholson, Sunday May 7, 2006, The Observer

Julian Siegel Trio / Dave Stapleton Quintet - Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham

Maybe it's because we're an island joined to the United States by a common language and separated from Europe by the Channel that we haven't worked out which way to face. This cultural ambivalence was played out in two absorbing concerts at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival's Rising Stars series. Main attraction was saxophonist Julian Siegel's Trio, which contained two pinch hitters from New York, drummer Joey Baron and bassist Greg Cohen. Siegel is an accomplished young musician, but his angular, asymmetrical compositions prompted improvisations that tended to follow the example of many current young American musicians by displaying technique at the expense of content. It was what Cohen and Baron delivered in spades. Though dazzling, they were curiously unfulfilling. In contrast, Dave Stapleton's quintet performed tunes from their current CD, When Life Was in Black and White. Allowing his European classical background to shine through in compositions of arresting melodic continuity, his band - Jonny Bruce on trumpet, Marcin Wright on saxophones, Paula Gardiner on bass and Elliot Bennett on drums - succeeded not so much through individual voices but by the strength of their collective musical personality.

JAZZWISE ARTICLE - March 2006 | | February 2006

Click HERE to see the Jazzwise article on Dave Stapleton written by Duncan Heining.

DSQ @ QEH | February 2006

The Dave Stapleton Quintet have been booked for a gig at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer, London as part of the 'Jazz on a Spring Day' Mini Festival on Monday 29th May 2006 (Bank Holiday).

12.30pm Start. FREE ENTRY. See you there!

MYSPACE.COM | February 2006

Check out the following accounts at myspace.com:

Red Eye Music

www.myspace.com/redeyemusiclabel

Dave Stapleton Quintet

www.myspace.com/davestapletonquintet

Catch the latest tracks, updates, post your comments as well as check in for any latest blog entries. Enjoy!

LATEST NEWS | December 2005

Latest News: The Cheltenham Jazz Festival has confirmed that the Dave Stapleton Quintet will be playing on Friday 28th April at the Everyman Theatre at 7.30pm - As Part of the Jerwood Rising Stars Series at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival they will perform in a double bill with Julian Siegel, Eric Revis and Jeff Tain Watts.

Latest Press: Please click here to check out latest press from Independent on Sunday and Jazzwise.

Private Tuition in Piano, Composition or Improvisation | November 2005

Anyone who may be interested in private tuition in Piano, Composition or Improvisation please contact me for details.

DSQ - Jazzwise Album Review | October 2005

Following hot on the heels of the excellent Conway Suite, Stapletonâ€™s improvised duo with Deri Roberts, this quintet release deserves a wide audience. Stapleton is a highly talented composer and pianist and these nine originals are full of powerful riffs, melodic hooks and intriguing and surprising turns of phrase. With a remarkable young band from the Welsh scene, itâ€™s truly heartening to hear music this vital and fresh. Paula Gardiner is an unusually imaginative and forthright bass player. With Jonny Bruceâ€™s jabbing trumpet and Elliot Bennett a brave and subtle keeper of complex time, this group is a real find. However, in a way, saxist Marcin Wright seems the most interesting of the bunch. On tenor in particular, thereâ€™s a rich sense of history to his approach. Heâ€™s obviously listened far wider then the usual â€˜Trane, Shorter and Brecker checklist, with hints of Shepp and Golson but also of Mobley and Turrentine. But heâ€™s no young fogey and what he does is genuinely creative and new â€“ fire matched with real melodic purpose. Thereâ€™s a sense that by the closing Lazy Blinker, with its guest slots, that itâ€™s all been said. This is very much a band album and better left at that. For me this is up there with the Barkers, Sheppards and Baptistes of the UK scene. Duncan Heining (November issue)