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DEXTER STANLEY-TAUVAO
DRUMMER, COMPOSER, EDUCATOR
Photo: Bebop Ryu, Berlin, 2019
Upcoming Events
- Asia-Pacific Jazz Orchestra at the Louis Armstrong House Museum Jazz RoomThu, May 23Jazz Room, Louis Armstrong House Museum
- Dexter Stanley-Tauvao Master's RecitalTue, May 14Choral Room, Queens College, NYC
- Nick Cavoli Quartet at Fiction BarSat, Jan 27Fiction Bar and Café
- Nick Cavoli Quartet at Winnie's Jazz BarFri, Jan 26Winnie's Jazz Bar
- Yu-Chen Tseng Trio EP RecordingWed, Dec 20Scholes Street Studio
- Danni Wu EP RecordingFri, Dec 15Scholes Street Studio
- Yansong Chen Masters RecitalThu, Dec 07Choral Room, Queens College, NYC
- Jason Knuckles Masters RecitalTue, Nov 21Choral Room, Queens College, NYC
- Walter Wisniewski and FriendsTue, Nov 14Gathering of Light
- Javier Jbara and FriendsSat, Oct 28Penny Jo's Uptown
- Stefano Battaglia QuartetThu, Oct 19Farm to People
- Stefano Battaglia QuartetThu, Oct 12Farm to People
- Stefano Battaglia QuartetThu, Oct 05Farm to People
- Stefano Battaglia QuartetThu, Sep 28Farm to People
- Nick Cavoli QuintetThu, Sep 28Farm to People
- Yu-Chen Tseng Masters RecitalThu, Sep 28Choral Room, Queens College, NYC
- Nick Cavoli Quartet at SilvanaWed, Sep 27Silvana
- Nick Cavoli Quartet at Fiction BarSat, Sep 23Fiction Bar and Café
LAST TIME YOU HEARD ME
highlights of recent engagements
- currently featuring -
Yu-Chen Tseng Trio at Queens College
Yu-Chen Tseng - Piano
Mason O'Donnell - Bass
Dexter Stanley-Tauvao - Drums
Live at the Choral Room, Queens College, NYC
Sep 28th, 2023
Hear a collection of my performances below:

Dexter Stanley-Tauvao
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EQUIPMENT AND ENDORSEMENTS
Dexter Stanley-Tauvao is a Bosphorus artist
Dexter currently uses:
Bosphorus 22" Custom Turk Ride Cymbal
Bosphorus 20" Hammer Series Ride Cymbal
Bosphorus 14" Traditional Series Hi-hats

Photo: Elijah Reed (@celestial.pho)
LeFrak Concert Hall, Queens College, 2023

Dexter is also a current Fulbright Scholar
On award in New York as a 2022 Fulbright New Zealand Graduate Awardee, Dexter is completing his Master of Music in Jazz at Queens College, NYC

Past Events
- Asia-Pacific Jazz Orchestra at the Louis Armstrong House Museum Jazz RoomThu, May 23Jazz Room, Louis Armstrong House Museum
- Dexter Stanley-Tauvao Master's RecitalTue, May 14Choral Room, Queens College, NYC
- Nick Cavoli Quartet at Fiction BarSat, Jan 27Fiction Bar and Café
- Nick Cavoli Quartet at Winnie's Jazz BarFri, Jan 26Winnie's Jazz Bar
- Yu-Chen Tseng Trio EP RecordingWed, Dec 20Scholes Street Studio
- Danni Wu EP RecordingFri, Dec 15Scholes Street Studio
- Yansong Chen Masters RecitalThu, Dec 07Choral Room, Queens College, NYC
- Jason Knuckles Masters RecitalTue, Nov 21Choral Room, Queens College, NYC
- Walter Wisniewski and FriendsTue, Nov 14Gathering of Light
- Javier Jbara and FriendsSat, Oct 28Penny Jo's Uptown
- Stefano Battaglia QuartetThu, Oct 19Farm to People
- Stefano Battaglia QuartetThu, Oct 12Farm to People
- Stefano Battaglia QuartetThu, Oct 05Farm to People
- Stefano Battaglia QuartetThu, Sep 28Farm to People
- Nick Cavoli QuintetThu, Sep 28Farm to People
- Yu-Chen Tseng Masters RecitalThu, Sep 28Choral Room, Queens College, NYC
- Nick Cavoli Quartet at SilvanaWed, Sep 27Silvana
- Nick Cavoli Quartet at Fiction BarSat, Sep 23Fiction Bar and Café
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