Biography
Dave Ellis is an American saxophonist. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Ellis came to prominence in the 1990s as a member of guitarist Charlie Hunter's band. Ellis has since been known for his work with Bob Weir after the breakup of the Grateful Dead and with flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny. Ellis has recorded albums as a bandleader. His State of Mind album (2003), is his second recording produced by Orrin Keepnews and won a 2004 award for Outstanding Album from the California Music Awards. Dave and his sister, Zoe Ellis, have collaborated as an act called ZADELL.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
146 releases · 42 albums · active 1971–2023
- Performance · 198
- Other credits · 12
Studios: Trafalgar Studios · Albert Studios · EMI Studios 301 · United Sound Studios, Sydney
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- John Williamson
- Billy Field
- Mike & Michelle Jackson
- Southern Contemporary Rock Assembly
- Slim Dusty
- Mike McClellan
- Jewel & Arthur Blanch