Dave Hillyard
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Dave Hillyard is a tenor saxophonist
originating from San Diego, California
. He has performed with many groups such as The Slackers
, The Rocksteady Seven
, The Donkey Show
, Hepcat
, Stubborn All-Stars
, and has guested with the likes of Rancid
, Victor Rice
, Skinnerbox NYC
and Alexandra Lawerentz. He is a skilled improviser and composer/arranger with more than thirty album credits to his name.
Tenor saxophone
The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
originating from San Diego, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He has performed with many groups such as The Slackers
The Slackers
The Slackers are a New York City band, formed in Brooklyn in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz...
, The Rocksteady Seven
The Rocksteady Seven
The Rocksteady Seven, also known as, David Hillyard & The Rocksteady Seven, are a ska band formed in 1998 by tenor saxophonist Dave Hillyard.-Discography:*Playtime - , Hellcat Records*United Front - , Do Tell Records / Brixton Records...
, The Donkey Show
The Donkey Show (band)
The Donkey Show was a ska band based in San Diego who played a Caribbean-sounding Ska band during the eighties. They introduced many people to the music and were in the unique position of being one of the founding bands of the "California Ska Sound", a precursor to what some would call the third wave...
, Hepcat
Hepcat
Hepcat is a ska and reggae band formed in southern California in 1989.Their soulful harmonies and mellow rhythms were unlike those of contemporaries and more akin to musicians from the heyday of 1960s Jamaican ska, also referred to as the first wave....
, Stubborn All-Stars
Stubborn All-Stars
Stubborn All-Stars are a New York City ska band led by King Django, front man of Skinnerbox and owner of Stubborn Records.By early 1994, Django's original ska roots began to tug at him, and he assembled Stubborn All-Stars for a studio session which resulted in the 4-song Old's Cool 7" EP...
, and has guested with the likes of Rancid
Rancid (band)
Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California in 1991. Founded by Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, both of whom previously played in the ska punk band Operation Ivy, Rancid is credited—along with Green Day and The Offspring—for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the...
, Victor Rice
Victor Rice
Victor Rice is a musician and producer from New York City. He is most noted for his work within the third wave ska genre of the 1990s through the early 2000s, as both a bassist and as a producer....
, Skinnerbox NYC
Skinnerbox
Skinnerbox is a third wave ska band formed in New York City in the early 1990s by King Django.-Full Length:*Instrumental Conditioning 1990)*Now & Then *Tales of the Red...
and Alexandra Lawerentz. He is a skilled improviser and composer/arranger with more than thirty album credits to his name.
With The Rocksteady Seven
- Playtime - (1999), Hellcat RecordsHellcat RecordsHellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz carp Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for...
- United Front - (2003), Do Tell Records
- Way out East: Live at The Kassablanca - (2007), Brixton Records
- Get Back Up! - (2009), Brixton Records
With The Slackers
- Better Late Than Never - (1996), Moon Ska Records
- RedlightRedlightRedlight is an album by The Slackers, released on September 23, 1997 on Hellcat Records. It solidified the Slacker's sound, with ska, reggae, and dub remaining prevalent. The track "Watch This" received airplay on college radio stations. The band's lineup was finally solidified...
- (1997), Hellcat RecordsHellcat RecordsHellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz carp Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for... - The Question - (1998), Hellcat RecordsHellcat RecordsHellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz carp Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for...
- Live at Ernesto'sLive at Ernesto'sLive At Ernesto's is an album by The Slackers released in 2000 by Hellcat Records. The album was recorded live March 8th and 9th, 1999 at a restaurant called Ernesto's http://www.ernestos.nl/ in Sittard, the Netherlands.-Artwork:...
- (2000), Hellcat RecordsHellcat RecordsHellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz carp Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for... - Wasted DaysWasted DaysWasted Days is an album by the ska/reggae band The Slackers, released on February 21, 2001 on Hell-Cat Records. Unlike other releases by the Slackers, the songs on the vinyl LP version of the album differ significantly from their counterparts on the CD release; additionally, there are several...
- (2001), Hellcat RecordsHellcat RecordsHellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz carp Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for... - The Slackers and FriendsThe Slackers and FriendsThe Slackers and Friends is an album by the ska/reggae band The Slackers. It saw limited release in November 2002 , and was later re-released with two additional tracks on January 27, 2004 ....
- (2002), Special Potatoe Records - Close My Eyes - (2003), Hellcat RecordsHellcat RecordsHellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz carp Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for...
- Upsettin' Ernesto'sUpsettin' Ernesto'sUpsettin' Ernesto's is a live album by the New York ska band The Slackers. It was released in 2004. The album is recorded during a show in Ernesto's Cantina Mexicana in Sittard, the Netherlands. It was released on both CD and as a Double Vinyl album...
- (2004), Music Machine Records - International War CriminalInternational War CriminalInternational War Criminal is an EP by The Slackers first released in 2004. The five-song single, released by Thought Squad, continues the band's turn to more politically themed lyrics first heard on their 2003 release, Close My Eyes....
- (2004), Thought Squad Records - The Slackers/Pulley SplitThe Slackers/Pulley SplitThe Slackers/Pulley Split is a split EP by The Slackers, a New York ska band, and Pulley, a punk rock band. It was released in 2004. The Track "Sarah", by The Slackers, is an alternate version to that which appears on their debut album Better Late Than Never.The Track "I Shall Be Released" is a...
- (2004), Do Tell Records - An Afternoon in DubAn Afternoon in DubAn Afternoon in Dub is an album by the New York ska band The Slackers. It was released in 2005. Several of the songs on the album have been released on previous albums, however the versions on this album are different...
- (2005) - Slack in JapanSlack in JapanSlack in Japan is a live album by New York ska band The Slackers. It was released in 2005 on Disk Union Japan records and recorded at the Shimokitazawa Shelter in Tokyo, Japan....
- (2005) - SlacknessSlackness (album)Slackness is a collaborative album between acoustic ska vocalist Chris Murray and the New York City ska band The Slackers. Two songs also appear on The Slackers and Friends, as different versions. "Rastaman Rock" is renamed to "I Am a Rasta Man" on The Slackers and Friends...
- (2005), Ska In The World Records - PeculiarPeculiar (album)Peculiar is an album by the New York City ska band The Slackers. It was released on Hellcat Records in 2006.-Track listing:# "86 the Mayo" – 4:23# "Peculiar" – 4:08# "Propaganda" – 4:31...
- (2006), Hellcat RecordsHellcat RecordsHellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz carp Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for... - Big Tunes! Hits & Misses from 1996 to 2006 - (2007), Disk Union Records
- The Boss Harmony SessionsThe Boss Harmony SessionsThe Boss Harmony Sessions is an album by the New York City ska band The Slackers. It was released on Special Potato in 2007 .-Track listing:# "Boss Harmony Speaks" - 0:33# "Robots" - 4:41...
(2007) - Self Medication (2008)
- The Great Rocksteady Swindle (2010)
With Stubborn All-Stars
- Open Season - (1995), Stubborn Records
- Back With A New Batch - (1997), Stubborn Records
With The Donkey Show
- Bali Island - (1988)
- The Ska Parade: Runnin' Naked Thru The Cornfield - (1997)
- Just Can't Get Enough Of... — (2000)
External links
- "03 – DAVE HILLYARD – CONVERSATIONS ON A REVIVALIST MOVEMENT", Ska Blah Blah
- "Ska History Month: Interview with Dave Hillyard", Music is our Occupation, April 7, 2008
- MySpace Profile: David Hillyard & The Rocksteady 7
- [ Allmusic Biography Entry]
- Zoominfo Business People Profile