Dave Hartl began performing in public on accordion at the age of five. After college, he began a career as a performer that has included many styles and many instruments, among them piano, organ, synthesizers, Chapman Stick, guitar, and electric bass. He has played behind such popular performers as Joni Mitchell, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Peabo Bryson, Andrea Bocelli, Il Divo, The Three Degrees, The Supremes, LaToya Jackson, and many more; recorded ten albums of original instrumental compositions; played for over 60 musical theater productions; taught for 21 years at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia; has performed classically with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Philadelphia Opera Company, and other local institutions; and is the pianist for the Southeast Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra. In addition to the Ronstadt Revue, other current projects include solo piano performance, accompanying jazz singers, arranging and playing accordion for the theremin-led Divine Hand Ensemble, playing synths for original electric jazz projects (including Breckerville, Musical Collusion, and Zincwater), and playing accordion for gypsy-jazz and European café groups. For further info, go to his website, his Bandcamp page, and his YouTube channel.
