Artist description (Photo by Steve Kozak) Often described as an 'Entrepreneur in Sound', musician Dale Colgrove creates music which is both abstract and unconventional, as well as familiar and jazzy, providing a kaliedoscopic, but universally-appealing musical experience.

Music Style Experimental Soundscapes, Modern Orchestral, Film, Popular, Novelty and Traditional Jazz

Musical Influences Glass, Tomita, Varesse, Cage; Al Hirt, Bix Beiderbecke, Jonah Jones

Artist History Since 1970, over 300 original compositions have been produced by this artist.Dale is a consumate and diversified performer and entertainer who maintains a very active schedule in numerous facits of the entertainment business. In 1995, Dale began working at a local radio station as a live radio host, announcer and production manager. Concurrently, he returned to college to complete his studies in secondary music education. In 1999, he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Arlington and began teaching as a certified band director in Texas public schools. Dale's specialty and life-long love is playing Dixieland and Traditional jazz cornet, but he is also a collector, maker, player and demonstrator of hundreds of various, rare, exotic and conventional musical instruments. These unique talents have been recognized by the prestigious, Texas Commission on the Arts, where Dale is now one of the 200+ touring artists on their 2001-2003 roster. Today, Dale is available to appear anywhere in the world for private engagements or as a resident performing artist, clinician and lecturer in music history, theory, composition, broadcasting and in techniques of studio production and engineering.

Group Members Dale W. Colgrove

Instruments Multi-instrumental

Albums Pink Castle, Pondwater Suite, Sleep Music, Ghostly

Location Decatur, Texas - USA

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