Dave Tranchina

Bassist, composer, educator, and founding member of jazz quartet Slumgum.

[Dave Tranchina @davetranchina]

@piesaac Electric guitar!

[Dave Tranchina @davetranchina]

@marcmaron Mine does Mudic when I type Music….. infuriating

[Elizabeth Warren @ewarren]

America is crying out for leadership—while Donald Trump continues to ignore science, fan the flames of racism, and employ tactics from the playbook of fascists and dictators.

We have to meet this moment. Electing @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris is our moral obligation.

[Bill Maher @billmaher]

I mark the onset of American decline to the moment parents started siding with their children instead of with the teachers. #SideWithTeachers

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

A half million people in Oregon evacuate as wildfires rage. Over 3 million acres in California burned. The western sky is red. An 800-mile derecho destroyed towns in Iowa. The Arctic topped 100 degrees.

The Green New Deal has been called "expensive."

Compared to what?

[Dave Tranchina @davetranchina]

My new album “The Ogre” is out now! It’s available for listening now on Bandcamp and widely released on the streaming platforms, Spotify, Apple Music etc. Biggest thanks and gratitude to everyone that… https://t.co/E67nOIrKlG

[Dave Tranchina @davetranchina]

Can’t wait to play with the infamous theflyingphil and @austin_pooley this Saturday, it’s in Lincoln Heights. nocoastensemble #nocoastensemble #electronicjazz https://t.co/N37Gfp4ojT

[Dave Tranchina @davetranchina]

I’m playing the blue whale, tomorrow /Wednesday with Matt Politano (piano) and Brian Carmody (Drums). These guys are incredible musically speaking and also a great hang!… https://t.co/b8KBYJpDok

[Dave Tranchina @davetranchina]

A nice Santa Monica day composing... @ Santa Monica Beach https://t.co/VSxm1cWfxf

[Dave Tranchina @davetranchina]

Great rehearsal yesterday for this weekend’s show at Disney hall with southlandensemble, aa part of the fantastic all day festival #noontomidnight. Playing music by #anthonybraxton $10 get you in all day! We play… https://t.co/KrGR3b28dS

[Dave Tranchina @davetranchina]

My spirit animal is brontosaurus

[Dave Tranchina @davetranchina]

@DeanMucetti Smiles every time my face was up in the whale!

[Dave Tranchina @davetranchina]

@piesaac The answer is always No!

[Dave Tranchina @davetranchina]

@DeanMucetti Awesome!!!!!

[Baskets @BasketsFX]

The best part about owning a rodeo?  Endless horse selfies. Get back in the saddle when #BasketsFX returns for an all new season 1/23 on FX.

[Dave Tranchina @davetranchina]

@88Keezer Slow is the best!

[wasteLAnd music @wstlndmsc]

Thanks to your help, we're approaching the halfway point for our matching gift campaign. All donations are matched until Dec 8th. https://t.co/8IA2DglfAS

[WTF with Marc Maron @WTFpod]

We stand by Sam and reiterate this promise.

We will name all defecting sponsors, we will denounce them, and we will endorse their competitors.

We can't allow the future of media to be shaped by hate groups and speech suppressors. https://t.co/IUGvoWl5BM

[Yoko Ono @yokoono]

Nobody is getting in the way of your happiness. Not even you! So just be open to great times that are coming to you. Believe in yourself and your happiness which will come when you stop blocking it.