David is a classically trained jazz musician and educator known for his 45 albums on ECR, his 15 major Hollywood films, his performances for 1000s of events including for 4 sitting US Presidents, leading the jazz band at Benaroya Hall for 10 years, his 100s of original art songs and chamber works, and his 26 years of teaching at Seattle Central College and North Seattle College. As a pianist, David's film credits include The Blind Side (2009), Warm Bodies (2013), The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005), Battlefield Earth (2000), and The Wrong Guy (1997), as well as the Emmy Award winning television features, Eloise at the Plaza (2003), and Eloise at Christmastime (2003). David himself was nominated for an Emmy in 1992.