Dave Bass

American jazz pianist, composer, and lyricist Dave BassBornDavid Ira Bass (1950-06-21) June 21, 1950 (age 76)OriginCincinnati, Ohio, U.S.GenreJazzOccupationsMusician, composer, lawyerInstrumentPianoYears active1968–presentLabelsWhaling City Sound, Tiger Turn, DBQ, and DaveBassMusicWebsitedavebassmusic.comMusical artist Dave Bass w/ Phil Woods (2015) David Ira Bass (born June 21, 1950) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and lyricist who has released eight albums: Gone (2010), NYC Sessions (2015), No Boundaries (2019),The Trio Vol. 1 (2021), The Trio Vol. 2 (2022), The Trio Vol. 3 (2023), Trio Nuevo (2024). and Trio Nuevo Vol 2 (2025). Due to a wrist injury in the mid-1980s, Bass left music to become an attorney. In January 2015, he retired from his position as a Deputy Attorney General for the California State Attorney General's office to devote himself to music. Early life and education Bass grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and began studying piano at the age of seven. He was accepted to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, but dropped out after a few months to study composition with George Russell, who had begun teaching his Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organiz