Dave Segal is a blues guitarist and singer from Sacramento. His specialty is a fun, danceable combination of vintage-style blues, jump, swing, and R&B.
Dave appears regularly with his own group, The Dave Segal Band, as well as with the Steve Kimball Blues band, Chrissie O’Dell and The Real Deal, and with Sacramento rock band The Hard Luck Daddies.
Dave hosts the weekly Sunday Blues Jam at the Torch Club, Sacramento’s legendary blues venue.
Dave has hosted the radio show “Buried Alive in the Blues” on 90.3FM KDVS for more than 20 years (also streaming online at kdvs.org).
In addition to regular appearances, Dave has appeared as a guitarist for hire on studio recordings and live performances with a broad range of artists, including The Dave Earl Band, The Tim Noxon Rockin’ Blues Band, Joe Lev and Friends, Two Tone Steiny and the Cadillacs, Blue Situation, The Spotted Dog Rockin’ Blues Revue, The Used Blues Band, The Nat Bolden Blues Band, The Charile Wade Blues Band, Emmie Jones, Pinkie Rideau, the Lee Bootz band, The No Borders Blues Band and others.
Dave has appeared as a featured artist or guitarist at a long list of events and music festivals, including:
Sacramento Jazz / Music Festival
Oakland Blues Festival
Vacaville Blues Festival
Paul Bunyan Mountain and Blues Festival
Elk Grove Harvest Festival
West Sacramento River Walk Concert Series
Elk Grove Western Festival