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DEXTER STANLEY-TAUVAO
DRUMMER, COMPOSER, EDUCATOR
Photo: Bebop Ryu, Berlin, 2019
Upcoming Events
Tue, May 14Choral Room, Queens College, NYCMay 14, 2024, 3:00 PM – May 15, 2024, 4:30 PMChoral Room, Queens College, NYC, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, USAMay 14, 2024, 3:00 PM – May 15, 2024, 4:30 PMChoral Room, Queens College, NYC, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, USAI present my Master's Recital at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, NYC! The program will include originals and arrangements of jazz standards and Polynesian music. Featuring: Dexter Stanley-Tauvao - Drums Yu-Chen Tseng - Piano Mason O'Donnell - Bass et. al (to be announced)
Sat, Jan 27Fiction Bar and CaféJan 27, 2024, 9:00 PM – Jan 29, 2024, 12:00 AMFiction Bar and Café, 308 Hooper St, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USAJan 27, 2024, 9:00 PM – Jan 29, 2024, 12:00 AMFiction Bar and Café, 308 Hooper St, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USAJoining Nick Cavoli (Berlin, DE) on his North American Tour this January, tonight at the Fiction Bar and Café, Brooklyn. Jam session open to musicians third set! Trumpet: Nick Cavoli Guitar: Floyd Ding Bass: Stefano Battaglia Drums: Dexter Stanley-Tauvao- Fri, Jan 26Winnie's Jazz BarJan 26, 2024, 7:00 PM – Jan 27, 2024, 9:00 PMWinnie's Jazz Bar, 63 W 38th St, New York, NY 10018, USAJan 26, 2024, 7:00 PM – Jan 27, 2024, 9:00 PMWinnie's Jazz Bar, 63 W 38th St, New York, NY 10018, USAJoining Nick Cavoli (Berlin, DE) on his North American Tour this January, tonight at Winnie's Jazz Bar, NYC Trumpet: Nick Cavoli Guitar: Floyd Ding Bass: Stefano Battaglia Drums: Dexter Stanley-Tauvao
Wed, Dec 20Scholes Street StudioDec 20, 2023, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PMScholes Street Studio, 375 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY 11206, USA
Fri, Dec 15Scholes Street StudioDec 15, 2023, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PMScholes Street Studio, 375 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY 11206, USA
Thu, Dec 07Choral Room, Queens College, NYCDec 07, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PMChoral Room, Queens College, NYC, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, USA
Tue, Nov 21Choral Room, Queens College, NYCNov 21, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ESTChoral Room, Queens College, NYC, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, USA
Tue, Nov 14Gathering of LightNov 14, 2023, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMGathering of Light, 203 E Pulaski Rd, Huntington Station, NY 11746, USA
Sat, Oct 28Penny Jo's UptownOct 28, 2023, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PMPenny Jo's Uptown, 3898 Broadway, New York, NY 10032, USA
Thu, Oct 19Farm to PeopleOct 19, 2023, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMFarm to People, 1100 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA- Thu, Oct 12Farm to PeopleOct 12, 2023, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PMFarm to People, 1100 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA
- Thu, Oct 05Farm to PeopleOct 05, 2023, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PMFarm to People, 1100 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA
- Thu, Sep 28Farm to PeopleSep 28, 2023, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PMFarm to People, 1100 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA
- Thu, Sep 28Farm to PeopleSep 28, 2023, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PMFarm to People, 1100 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA
- Thu, Sep 28Choral Room, Queens College, NYCSep 28, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PMChoral Room, Queens College, NYC, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, USA
- Wed, Sep 27SilvanaSep 27, 2023, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMSilvana, 300 W 116th St, New York, NY 10026, USA
- Sat, Sep 23Fiction Bar and CaféSep 23, 2023, 9:00 PM – Sep 24, 2023, 12:00 AMFiction Bar and Café, 308 Hooper St, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USASep 23, 2023, 9:00 PM – Sep 24, 2023, 12:00 AMFiction Bar and Café, 308 Hooper St, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USAJoining the Nick Cavoli on his New York tour at the Fiction Bar and Café, Brooklyn Trumpet: Nick Cavoli Piano: Oto Gvardjančič Bass: Stefano Battaglia Drums: Dexter Stanley-Tauvao Third set open to musicians!
- Thu, Sep 21Farm to PeopleSep 21, 2023, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PMFarm to People, 1100 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA
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
Watch Now
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
- Sat, Jan 27Fiction Bar and CaféJan 27, 2024, 9:00 PM – Jan 29, 2024, 12:00 AMFiction Bar and Café, 308 Hooper St, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USAJan 27, 2024, 9:00 PM – Jan 29, 2024, 12:00 AMFiction Bar and Café, 308 Hooper St, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USAJoining Nick Cavoli (Berlin, DE) on his North American Tour this January, tonight at the Fiction Bar and Café, Brooklyn. Jam session open to musicians third set! Trumpet: Nick Cavoli Guitar: Floyd Ding Bass: Stefano Battaglia Drums: Dexter Stanley-Tauvao
- Fri, Jan 26Winnie's Jazz BarJan 26, 2024, 7:00 PM – Jan 27, 2024, 9:00 PMWinnie's Jazz Bar, 63 W 38th St, New York, NY 10018, USAJan 26, 2024, 7:00 PM – Jan 27, 2024, 9:00 PMWinnie's Jazz Bar, 63 W 38th St, New York, NY 10018, USAJoining Nick Cavoli (Berlin, DE) on his North American Tour this January, tonight at Winnie's Jazz Bar, NYC Trumpet: Nick Cavoli Guitar: Floyd Ding Bass: Stefano Battaglia Drums: Dexter Stanley-Tauvao
- Wed, Dec 20Scholes Street StudioDec 20, 2023, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PMScholes Street Studio, 375 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY 11206, USA
- Fri, Dec 15Scholes Street StudioDec 15, 2023, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PMScholes Street Studio, 375 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY 11206, USA
- Thu, Dec 07Choral Room, Queens College, NYCDec 07, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PMChoral Room, Queens College, NYC, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, USA
- Tue, Nov 21Choral Room, Queens College, NYCNov 21, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ESTChoral Room, Queens College, NYC, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, USA
- Tue, Nov 14Gathering of LightNov 14, 2023, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMGathering of Light, 203 E Pulaski Rd, Huntington Station, NY 11746, USA
- Sat, Oct 28Penny Jo's UptownOct 28, 2023, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PMPenny Jo's Uptown, 3898 Broadway, New York, NY 10032, USA
- Thu, Oct 19Farm to PeopleOct 19, 2023, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMFarm to People, 1100 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA
- Thu, Oct 12Farm to PeopleOct 12, 2023, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PMFarm to People, 1100 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA
- Thu, Oct 05Farm to PeopleOct 05, 2023, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PMFarm to People, 1100 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA
- Thu, Sep 28Farm to PeopleSep 28, 2023, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PMFarm to People, 1100 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA
- Thu, Sep 28Farm to PeopleSep 28, 2023, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PMFarm to People, 1100 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA
- Thu, Sep 28Choral Room, Queens College, NYCSep 28, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PMChoral Room, Queens College, NYC, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, USA
- Wed, Sep 27SilvanaSep 27, 2023, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMSilvana, 300 W 116th St, New York, NY 10026, USA
- Sat, Sep 23Fiction Bar and CaféSep 23, 2023, 9:00 PM – Sep 24, 2023, 12:00 AMFiction Bar and Café, 308 Hooper St, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USASep 23, 2023, 9:00 PM – Sep 24, 2023, 12:00 AMFiction Bar and Café, 308 Hooper St, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USAJoining the Nick Cavoli on his New York tour at the Fiction Bar and Café, Brooklyn Trumpet: Nick Cavoli Piano: Oto Gvardjančič Bass: Stefano Battaglia Drums: Dexter Stanley-Tauvao Third set open to musicians!
- Thu, Sep 21Farm to PeopleSep 21, 2023, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PMFarm to People, 1100 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA
Thu, Sep 21Choral Room, Queens College, NYCSep 21, 2023, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PMChoral Room, Queens College, NYC, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, USASep 21, 2023, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PMChoral Room, Queens College, NYC, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, USAAccompanying NEA Jazz Master and saxophone legend, George Coleman, as he presents a masterclass at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, New York! Saxophone: George Coleman Piano: Yu-Chen Tseng Bass: Mason O'Donnell Drums: Dexter Stanley-Tauvao
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