
Dave Flippo - PIANIST, VOCALIST AND ENSEMBLE LEADER ...
An highly trained and versatile musician, Dave Flippo has been performing for private events as a soloist
and small ensemble leader for over twenty years. His repertoire includes jazz standards, popular classics,
show tunes old and new as well as ethnic and classical selections, when called for.
He can program the event according the client's preferences, weighting the music to one or more
particular styles or focusing on preferred artists. Aside from a purely instrumental performance, Dave can
add vocals and is comfortable in jazz standards, popular and show styles.
Dave Flippo holds a Doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of Michigan and a Masters of Music from
the Eastman School of Music in Music Composition, with a focus on piano.
A private instructor in jazz piano, theory and composition since 1988, Dave presently teaches teens and
adults of all ages in the home throughout the Northshore, at his own studio - Dr. Flippo's Eclectic Piano
Studio- and at the College of Lake County. He has also taught at DePaul University and the College of
DuPage.