Dave Wilczewski > sept 2009.

Dave Wilczewski, amerikansk saxofonist med bopæl i Stockholm gennem de seneste 25 år, er her ikke mere.

Dave måtte i september 2009 give op overfor en hjernesvulst, som havde holdt ham syg i næsten 3 år. Dave fik mange behandlinger, som hjalp ham til at få det bedre, men det var ikke nok.

Dave Wilczewski hørte til blandt Sveriges topmusikere og solister. Med lang jazzmusikererfaring spillede han i en personlig stil, som optog elementer fra mange dialekter i den rytmiske musik. – Dave, som også var en meget benyttet studiemusiker i Sverige, blev kun kendt af et begrænset dansk publikum. For år tilbage var han her med 'Music Spoken Here' og Lisa Nilsson. Mange husker sikkert Lisa Nilsson's 'Himlen runt hörnet' , men kun få ved, at den korte intime og helt u-ambitiøse sax-solo her spilles af Dave.

I 2006 kunne Dave Wilczewski udgive sin første solo-CD med egne kompositioner og arrangementer. CDen udkom på Opus 3 Records med titlen "Room In The Clouds" og her spiller Wilczewski sammen med et hold fremragende svenske jazzmusikere.

David Wilczewsi' website

Dave Wilczewski har i øvrigt spillet med følgende musikere:
Marvin Gaye, Roland Vazquez, Herbie Hancock, Steve Smith and Vital Information, Don Cherry, Kenny Wheeler, Mike Stern, Anders Jormin, Ulf Adåker, Steve Dobrogosz, Lars Jansson, Lisa Nilsson, Bosse Broberg, Al Koopers Band, (A.K. startede Bl. Sw. & Tears), Music Spoken Here, Eje Thelin, Georg Wadenius, Lennart Åberg, Bobo Stenson, Stina Nordenstam, Stakka Bo, Nils Landgren, Michael Ruff.

Citat fra Review Digest fra anmeldelse af finske ZetaBoo band:
"Both the tour and new album feature a saxophonist David Wilczewski, and he really has impressed me with his high virtuosity on both live and on record! This wonderful US resident musician has been involved in various projects of Marvin Gaye, Lisa Nilsson, Roland Vazquez, Herbie Hancock, Don Cherry and Kenny Wheeler, to name but just a few! Although Mr. Wilczewski appears only in one of the album's pieces, the whole album contains very enjoyable music. "Hiisi/Dickens" was born when Mr. Saari took the drum beat from Mr.Timonen who felt first that the whole piece was a catastrophe because the drummer's part and it's time signature were totally different than what other players have.
It is very reasonable to hope that all ZetaBoo albums will be released worldwide and that the group could span their touring schedules outside Finland as well, and maybe gain such the huge success that Värttinä has enjoyed! — Suvi Kaikkonnen"