Dave Nichols

Dave Nichols was a prominent musician in Houston, Texas, particularly on the jazz scene between the years 1982 and 1996. Nichols was a freelance bassist and recording engineer/producer for many different artists in the Houston area.

Education & music career

He studied music at the University of St. Thomas in Houston. Nichols was in the band Stratus (US fusion jazz band) which recorded four CDs of original virtuosity.

Dave Nichols died at the age of 33 after battling cancer. A group of Houston musicians completed a recording of Nichols' previously unrecorded original material just hours before his death; this was later released on a CD called "Waltz of Hope".^[1]

Discography

• Hyperbole (1990)
• Iconoclast (1995)
• Ice Nine (1983–1989)
• Anabolic Live at the Ale House (1997)
• Waltz of Hope - The Music of Dave Nichols (1997)
• Innermost (1995)
• Duplicity (unknown)
• uh*huh (unknown)

References

• "STRATUS - GREAT TEXAS JAZZ FUSION". Eer-music.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.