David Van Such

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David Van Such was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio. He began his classical violin studies at the age of seven. By age ten he found himself gravitating towards the diverse rhythms of R&B, jazz, and rock. His brother, himself a saxophonist, gave David a horn and introduced him to the music of legendary soul men of the time, Jr. Walker, King Curtis, and Cannonball Adderly. As time went by he added the clarinet, flute and keyboards to his list of accomplished instruments. After graduating from Ohio University David relocated to Los Angeles, California to pursue musical ambitions. He began playing at many of the popular local clubs and became a local fixture before proving invaluable as a featured sideman. During this time David was also employed by Disneyland as a staff musician for five years. Throughout his career his musical travels include playing with such names as Shalimar, Howard Hewitt, Jennifer Holliday, Sam Moore (formerly of Sam & Dave), Mel Carter, Cindy Birdsong of the Supremes, legendary drummer Alphouse Mouson, singer Slim Man, and he was the featured soloist on the largest selling video of all time, Richard Simmons "Sweatin' To The Oldies." In the early 1990's David joined the long established lounge band "Entertainment Committee" followed by well-known Ghalib Ghallab Band before venturing out with his own successful band in Austin, Texas. 2002 brought David back to Las Vegas to play with the respected lounge group Sidro's Armada where they played at the S

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