Native New Yorker, keyboardist, singer and songwriter, Dave is a 30 year veteran of the Blues and American Roots music scenes. With the upcoming release of his 7th CD, “Rhythm, Blues and Boogie”, The 3x Blues Music Award nominee returns to his own soulful roots, having toured the world both as a solo artist and with his own Dave Keyes Band.	For much of the last 10 years, in addition to his own band and solo gigs, Dave worked with bluesman Popa Chubby, and R&amp;R queen Ronnie Spector until her recent passing. Previously Dave had lengthy stints with such iconic and varied artists as Odetta, David Johansen, Bo Diddley, rockabilly legend Sleepy LaBeef and gospel great Marie Knight.	Dave also has extensive Broadway credits including being the conductor for the 6 year Broadway run of the Grammy winning show “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” in addition to many other theatre and TV credits.