DAVE YOUNGMAN is an accomplished musician on piano, guitar, sax, clarinet and flute. He attended the prestigious
High School of Music & Art in New York City, and after college, played clarinet and sax in the Army Band. A multi-instrumentalist
and composer, he toured the East Coast and Midwest in the 70's with several rock/soul/jazz groups, and has lived in the Raleigh
area since 1976. Besides his many instruments, Dave also displays his versatility by the many musical settings in which he
performs, which include solo jazz piano at the N.C. Governor's mansion, playing bass with jazz fusion pioneer Jeremy Steig,
taking a rocking guitar solo with one of several former rock bands, or laying down some boogie woogie piano and tenor sax
with his current blues band, Marie LeBleu and the Comitz. Mr. Youngman and the three other instrumentalists in his current
jazz quartet have been working together since 1998.
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LOLA YOUNGMAN studied piano for 10 years. She majored in Music at Central Michigan University, with emphasis
on voice and piano. She also sang in several choral ensembles.
After moving to Raleigh, Lola began studying jazz improvisational techniques with Eddie Paolantonio, and she
worked as a solo jazz pianist in several local clubs. Currently, Lola is a part time Elementary Music Teacher and part time
singer.
Although Lola is a big Diana Krall fan, she has developed her own individual singing style. She's been performing
with Dave Youngman's group since 2000. In the summer of 2002, Lola and Dave were married! They continue to make beautiful
music together!
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ALAN HECKLE started playing guitar at the age of nine. It is an interest that was sparked by his father and
one he continues to follow and love today. Alan has very diverse musical interests but has an especially strong attraction
to blues and jazz guitar. He spent four years in Texas touring the southwest and playing in countless nightclubs while honing
his craft. Alan has worked for Bill Hamm, manager for Z.Z. Top and Clint Black. He has also worked with Ed King of Lynyrd
Skynyrd and the great blues guitar player Smokin' Joe Kubeck. After moving back to North Carolina in the late seventies "Handsome
Al" and guitarist extrordinaire Scott Sawyer worked together for a few years. Mr. Heckle has been an integral
part of the Dave Youngman jazz quartet since 1998.
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STEVE BOLETCHEK started performing professionally on the bass at the age of 19. Steve studied musical performance,
theory and composition at Virginia Tech. His musical education started on piano at the age of 6. He also spent six years studying
privately on the classical guitar and the trombone. Steve held the bass chair in Tech's University Jazz Ensemble for five
years, and he toured the mid-Atlantic region from Washington, D.C. to Florida in the stage band of the university song and
dance troupe The New Virginians. After performing in a variety of pop and rock bands in the early 80's, Steve held down the
bass duties for seven years with the Washington D.C. based hard bop quintet The Big Beat. Mr. Boletchek has been playing jazz
bass since 1979 and has been performing with Dave Youngman since 1998.
