Glenn Alexander and Dave LaRue

Glenn Alexander

 

 

• Holding a B.M. from Wichita State, Glenn Alexander is a known producer, guitarist and composer. He has worked with many talented musicians, including Levon Helm, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Michael Bolton, Lisa Loeb, Liza Minnelli and many others. He has also performed on and composed countless TV commercials and movie scores (ex. Spike Lee’s, Four Little Girls). He obtained worldwide acclaim on recordings of his own performances, as well as those featuring his own compositions. He has studied with Jerry Hahn, Pat Martino and John Scofield and is Head of Jazz studies at Sarah Laurence University. He also served on the faculty of the New School University for 18 years. To read more about his accomplishments, as well as his current project, visit Glenn Alexander’s website!

Dave LaRue

 

 

• Dave LaRue received a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has finished in the top 10 in the “Best Overall” category in Bass Player magazine Readers Poll in 1993, ‘94, ‘95 and ‘96, as well as finishing third in the “Best Rock Bassist” category in Guitar Player magazine in 1994. He has worked with such acts as the London Symphony Orchestra, Deep Purple, Tommy Lee and Vince Neil from Motley Crue, Joe Satriani, and Ace Frehley of Kiss. He has also toured and recorded with the Dixie Dregs and the Steve Morse Band. LaRue has also written numerous educational texts on bass playing, including an instructional column for Bass Player magazine. To find out more about Dave LaRue, visit his website!

Together

 

 

• Glenn Alexander and Dave LaRue together, along with drummers Bill Elder and Van Romaine, form Stretch. Formed in 1982, Stretch gained local popularity in NY/NJ. Stretch is a high energy fusion trio with a wide range of influences, culminating in a unique sound. Harmonic & melodic depth, technical prowess and rhythmic complexity are prevalent in Stretch’s music, however, a strong groove in styles ranging from the ethereal to blues, rock and funk are maintained. Both Dave and Glenn will be in the studio today while Alan Douches mixes and masters a record they will be releasing together (it is NOT a Stretch record).