Dave Pope Trio

Dave Pope is a multi-instrumentalist performing on drums, guitar, and bass guitar. He is also a producer of live bands performing in various venues including public concerts, jazz clubs, and private functions. His bands range from duos to quintets and often feature some of the finest vocalists in the southeast. Dave grew up in Bowling Green, OH in a family of virtuoso musicians. His parents, David and Ann Pope are both professional classical pianists and his brother Mike is a world-renowned bassist, pianist, and producer. His brother Pete is a pianist and performs in the Austin TX area.

Dave began his music career at age 14 playing in garage bands and filling in for students at Bowling Green State University when they were double booked for a gig. During his college years, Dave performed in the Toledo OH area with some of the best musicians in the country. From there he had a brief stint in Chicago and has since been performing in the Atlanta GA and Chattanooga TN areas. Dave is also proficient in the studio and has produced several recording projects to augment his performance career. He and his bands are available for live performances in the Atlanta and Chattanooga areas and cover musical styles including Jazz, R&B, Rock and Pop.

Notable live performances include: Dave Pope Trio with vocalists India Galyean, Becky Jenkins, and Tom Horner; Pope Brothers Band with Mike Pope; produced and performed on collaboration with Mike Pope and Randy Brecker; performed with Kinhaven Youth Orchestra featuring Dave Brubeck; master class performance with Marian McPartland; multiple performances with Ike Stubblefield, Winston Walls, Gene Parker, Jimmy Cook, Chris Buzzelli, Akio Sasajima, Robert Crabtree, Rusty Holloway, Alan Wyatt, Tommy Sauter, Keith Brown (drums), Karen Briggs, Larry Fuller, Mark Keiswetter, and Dan Faehnle.

Recording and production credit includes the recently released CD by the Dave Pope Trio, You And The Night And The Music featuring Dave Pope on Drums, Mike Pope on Piano, and John Patitucci on bass.

Dave’s studies include instruction from the following teachers: Drums – Bob Breithaupt, Ed Soph, Paul Wertico, Joel Spencer, and Craig Yamek. Guitar – Chris Buzzelli and Dan Faehnle. Bass – Mike Pope.