BIOGRAPHY
A man of varied talents, whose musical career has spanned four decades, David Edelstein is an accomplished bassist and jazz piano player. At the age of 21, he began his professional music career as the electric bassist for the legendary Buddy Rich Big Band. He then joined the ranks of top-flight recording musicians in Los Angeles where his bass lines were heard daily on television shows, radio and TV commercials and in movie scores.
As the first-call bassist for producer/arrangers such as Don Costa, David recorded with Frank Sinatra, Paul Anka, the Osmonds, the Fifth Dimension, Steve Lawrence and Edie Gorme, Kenny Rankin, Tom Jones, Gloria Trevi, Wayne Newton, and others. As the pre-record bassist for the television show “Solid Gold” David played with a wide range of notable musicians including David Foster, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Andy Gibb, Natalie Cole, George Duke, Billy Ocean, Johnny Mathis, Conway Twitty and many more. David’s TV credits also include “Madame’s Place,” Webster,” “B.J. and the Bear,” and “Knight Rider.”
David’s freelance bass work lead to live concerts with jazz artists including Peggy Lee, Harry James’ Orchestra, John Klemmer, Phil Upchurch, Ray Pizzi, and Frank Strazzeri.
Having achieved success as a recording and performing bassist, David turned his attention to the art of jazz piano. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Studies (Piano Performance) and a Master’s Degree in Music from California State University and has trained with some of the finest jazz pianists in Los Angeles.
David’s many years as a professional musician provided an invaluable “reality-based” musical background. He is an active educator currently employed as a professor in the music department of California State University Northridge. David is compiling a jazz piano instruction method and has recorded his first jazz piano CD. Additionally, he has completed a suite of arrangements for a nine-piece jazz ensemble which will soon be published.
