Dr. Dave Frisch

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing, last Thursday, February 13th 2003, of Dr. David Frisch, a good friend, life-long musician and caring Doctor of Chiropractic.Dave was 51 years young, husband and father of two sons and was a founding member of The Kootz.Dave had a folksy, easy-going style of running his Chiropractic office, a blusey style of playing harmonica, dobro guitar and singing, and more than a taste for Volkswagens.We shared a stage (with the Kootz) less than two weeks before his passing to the next stage, and Dave played with such joy and heart, it was inspiring.He will be missed.

DrDave1.jpg (12668 bytes)God bless you, Dave and rock on in Heaven for us.

The last track "Blue Beetle," is an instrumental blues jam featuring the late founding Kootz member David Frisch on harmonica.The song pays homage to Frisch, who drove a blue beetle, said Taylor.

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David Frisch; Harmonica, vocals, Dobro and guitar.... 1951-2003

'Dr. Dave' was a founding member in the original nucleus of what was ultimately to become 'The Kootz'. But one has to go 'way back' in time, to discover the 'roots' of this fine man, musician and local legend...

Dr. Dave's 'band-playing-days' began back in the early 60's, when as a member of the 'gold-lame'-jacketed, black-velvet collared' group known as the PSY-KATS, he performed at local birthday parties and functions, playing the music of The Beatles, Stones, Beach Boys and Chuck Berry, to name a few.

From 1966 to '67 David joined a four piece band that played whatever it wanted; (Butterfield, Blues Project.....anything commercially UN-popular).... and suited itself not only in repertoire, but in moniker as well..... The band's title? "Pure Shit"...
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David learned to play bluegrass while attending The University of Maryland in 1973... and expanded upon that interest through the early eighties, joining forces with a working bluegrass band, "Urban Swampgrass'. While with the band, David honed his skills on Dobro, harmonica and slide guitar as well.
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Most of the 'musical-scene' in the Frisch household consisted of occasional loose jams with David and his kids, Josh and Sam..... The two boys now carry David's 'musical torch' into the future, as each of them is a highly accomplished musician; Josh, a drummer / percussionist... while Sam is a versitile guitarist / bassist.

A little later down the 'timeline', in 1995, with a little help from childhood 'music-mate / fellow Passaic-ite' Glenn Taylor, David put together the OMJ (Old Man Jam) Band to play at the Caldwell Street Fair.
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After several years of playing the fair (and improving annually), OMJ metamorphised into "The Kootz"... with local members Chris Bolger and Ben Asher joining with David and Glenn....

Composers: Ben Asher, Ed Alstrom, Chris Bolger, Dennis Diken, David Frisch, Glenn M. Taylor