To Begin...
Dave Mac Nab has been performing and composing music for over fifteen years. Born in New York, raised in Los Angelos, he has been living in the San Francisco Bay area for ten years, drawing inspiration from the abundance of creative talent and the area's natural beauty. Dave has worked with many of the Bay Area's finest musicians, in a wide range of settings and styles. While he's well versed in the language of Jazz, his playing equally draws from rock, funk, latin, and blues influences, creating a soulful, intelligent sound driven by a strong rhythmic force.

Recent Ventures...
Dave has performed with Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Shelby Lynne (Best New Artist, 2001), supporting her album "I AM SHELBY LYNNE" (Island/Def Jam). While touring throughout Europe, Canada and the U.S., he has shared the stage with Sting, K.D. Lang, Matchbox 20, Ben Harper, Jeff Beck, Willie Nelson, Taj Mahal, Rikki Lee Jones, Bon Jovi and others. Television radio credits include Letterman, Leno, Conan, Kilbourn, Rosie, Austin City Limits, Fresh Air, E-Town as well as European and Canadian programs. Dave also has toured and recorded with Bob Wier and his band, Ratdog. Dave was busy in 2001 playing with with former Charlie Hunter drum phenom Scott Amendola, as well as playing lead guitar in the national touring productions of Rent, Elton John's AIDA, and The Lion King, Wicked, Hairspray, and 42nd Street.

Recordings, Publications...
Along with several self-produced solo recordings, Dave has an album of his own material release on Noir Records, and is currently working on the follow-up. His sound has been featured on many Bay Area artist and band recordings. He has also recorded with Shelby Lynne, Bob Weir, Charlie Musselwhite and Bryan McNight. Dave has written instructional articles for several magazines, including Guitar Player (see August 2001 issue). He has received the honor of having one of his songs (Nebula) published in Sher Music Co.'s All Jazz Real Book.

On the Local Front...
In addition to leading his own groups at venues and festivals thoughout the Bay Area, Dave can be heard with some of the finest local (and not so local) musicians around including Paul McCandless, Eddie Marshall, Scott Amendola, Steve Smith, Larry Goldings, Harvey Wainapel, Kenny Brooks, Josh Jones, the San Francisco Mime Troupe, Chuck Sher and many others. Music for film, theatre, commercials and CD-roms are part of Dave's local duties. He's also active with private instruction and clinics at schools and venues such as the Jazz School, Jazz Masters Workshop, Sonoma State University and Stanford University.