David White｜Trombonist, Composer & Music Director ｜New York, NY

Nick Consol

Nick Consol is a pianist, composer and arranger based out of New York City. Hailing originally from Rochester, NY where he studied with Andy Calabrese, Nick attended SUNY Purchase where he graduated with a BA in Jazz Performance. While at Purchase he studied extensively with New York piano master Pete Malinverni and also benefited from the guidance of Hal Galper, Charles Blenzig, Todd Coolman, Jon Faddis, Doug Munro and Ralph Lalama.

Since 2010, he has performed with vocalist Joelle Lurie in her backing band, The Pinehurst Trio. This ensemble has played at some of New York's most renowned venues such as Birdland, Lincoln Center, The Rainbow Room and many others. He is featured on Joelle's debut album, Take Me There (2014) and appeared with Joelle on Michael Feinstein's radio program Song Travels on NPR. He has also performed with the family music offshoot of this same group, Jojo And The Pinecones, who released their album, Night & Day and performed at Lollapalooza in 2017.

Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Flashpoint and The Chase

Angelo DiLoreto

Angelo Di Loreto was born in 1990 in Buffalo, New York. He performs primarily as the pianist in the Philippe Lemm Trio, a dynamic NYC-based ensemble along with bassist Jeff Koch and drummer Philippe Lemm.  In the last few years, the group has toured extensively throughout Europe and the US, with debuts at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Pori Jazz Festival in Finland, the Getxo Jazz Festival in Bilbao, Spain as well as Lithuania, Germany, and Belgium.  Most recently, Angelo was commissioned to arrange music for the Metropole Orkest, the Grammy-winning pops orchestra in the Netherlands. Angelo was a finalist in the 2012 Nottingham International Jazz Piano Competition in the United Kingdom and is a three-time ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award winner.

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Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Live at Midday Jazz

Doug Drewes

Doug Drewes is a freelance bassist, composer and educator in New York City.  He has over 20 album credits and his playing can be heard on tv shows for NBC, MTV, IFC and USA.  Doug has performed throughout the US and Canada including performances at Carnegie Hall, CMJ and the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. A former faculty member at Camp Encore/Coda, Doug is currently a faculty member at the New York Jazz Academy where he teaches private bass lessons, improvisation, and small ensemble.  Mr. Drewes received his bachelors of music at the State University of New York at Purchase College. He has studied bass with Dennis Irwin, Todd Coolman, Mark Helias, and Scott Colley.

His latest release as a leader, Defcon 5, features Jacob Pleakis (piano) and Kenny Shaw (drums).

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Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Flashpoint

Phil Rowan

Brooklyn-based double bassist Phil Rowan received a B.A. in Jazz Studies at Purchase College and an M.M. in Classical Double Bass Performance at Stony Brook University. Phil’s current projects include indie-folk-jazz quartet Old Time Musketry and the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony, three-time winner of the American Prize in Orchestral Performance. In addition to these projects Phil has performed and recorded with the Alex Levin Trio, NYCity Slickers, the Kjersti Kveli Group, High Line Jazz Quartet, Mettawee River Theater Company, Astoria Symphony Orchestra, Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra, The Choral-Orchestral Ensemble of New York and Hunter Choir Orchestra.

Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: The Chase

Alexi David

Cypriot-American composer and bassist Alexi David grew up in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood. His group, Alexi David's Patriot Act, has created the first fusion with jazz and the Greek sounds of rembetika. David is also adept on bouzouki, baglama and piano. He is a scholar on the music of the late Charles Mingus, and has worked extensively with Terry Waldo, José James, The Fat Cat Big Band, Junior Mance and many others. Being Nellie McKay's regular bassist, he naturally lives with two cats. He is currently hard at work researching for forgotten and never performed Mingus compositions, to perform at upcoming shows.

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Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Live at Midday Jazz

Paul Francis

Grammy Award-winning drummer and educator Paul Francis has extensive experience working with some of the world’s greatest musicians. He is featured on the Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett album and subsequent PBS special Cheek to Cheek, and toured extensively with the duo to support that recording. He continues to perform with Lady Gaga on a regular basis. Paul has also recorded and/or performed with Stevie Wonder, Jose Feliciano, Jon Faddis, David Hazeltine, Jim Belushi, Molly Ringwald, Megan Hilty, The Rockettes, Ralph Lalama, Brian Newman, Rich Little, The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and The Albany Symphony Orchestra, and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra conducted by Buddy Morrow. Paul has also appeared on shows for HBO, ABC and MTV, and is on the soundtrack for the movie “Friends with Kids”.

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Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Flashpoint and Live at Midday Jazz

Ryan Cavan

Ryan Cavan is a professional drummer/percussionist based in New York City. Depending upon the gig, you might catch him playing a full drum set, jembe and cowbell, a toy drum set, or his garbage can kit. He has performed throughout Europe, Australia, and the United States.

Ryan has Performed and/or Recorded with: David Ippolito, Melba Moore, Celtic Cross, The Healers (Townsend), Vertigo (UK), Bob McGrath (Sesame Street), Bill Haley’s Comets, Kombo (Verve), Joseph Walsh, Elaine LaChica, Lenahan (Clandestine), Juano Lippi, Justina (Nigerian pop star), Susanna Quan (Chinese pop star), The McCabes, Kenny Asher (John Lennon/Lenny Kravitz), Jon Faddis, and Unspun (Universal), The Unskilled Labor Funk Ensemble, David O'Rourke, Vita Izabella, Station 23, Doug Munro (Shanachie), Matt Katz, Anavana (Zip), The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Anthony Mills (Harry Belafonte), Smite (Devious Semantics), Seth Horan, among others.

Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: The Chase