DAVID PELLOW

JAZZ CLASS

David Pellow is another in the esteemed and historic lineage of musical artists to come from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His primary teachers at Duquesne University and Carnegie Mellon University were Robert Leinenger and Anthony Bianco, first desk players in the Pittsburgh Symphony. Pellow holds the Teaching and Performance Diplomas of the International Double Bass Institute of Paris: François Rabbath (2003) and attended the University of Southern Mississippi where in 2019 he earned the PhD in Music Education and String Pedagogy. Double Bass studies with the renowned bass soloist and pedagogue Marcos Machado and his TAO of Bass led to, in 2019, Dr. Pellow transcribing, notating, and editing the accompanying PDF book included in the iconic Discover Double Bass video series entry, Integral Double Bass Technique.

Pellow toured the United States and Japan with various groups and is featured on numerous recordings as a sideman. He performed with theatre companies in Pittsburgh and Hattiesburg, MS, the Pittsburgh Symphony Pops, and regional Western Pennsylvania orchestras.

In performance with The Pillow Project, an improvisational dance company, Pellow was hailed as an “improvisational master” by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. At the University of Southern Mississippi, he continued his work in musical improvisation and dance through a 2015 collaboration between the Schools of Music and Dance entitled, Waterloo Wanderings.

As an educator Dr. Pellow played jazz for every third and fifth grader in the Pittsburgh Public Schools from 1991-98, through a program offered by The Manchester Craftsman's Guild. At Carnegie Mellon University Pellow was Artist Lecturer, Teaching Professor, and Director of Jazz Studies from 1994 to 2009. Current performances include: the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Mississippi Opera, Meridian Symphony, Festival South Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra.

At USM, Dr. Pellow continues as Artist Lecturer in Jazz Studies and Music Technology and is Faculty member for Bass by the Sea.