Dave Specter is accepting students for private guitar instruction in addition to teaching at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music 

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NOW AVAILABLE:
Dave's new CD "Spectified"
Click on the link on my homepage to purchase the CD.
Also available on iTunes


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2011 Highlights:
Dave headlined The Chicago Blues Festival
and returned to Europe with performances in Switzerland and Germany

Aloha 2012!
Dave returns to Hawaii with dates on Oahu
March 2nd and 3rd.
Details coming soon...



Now Available: Delmark Records 55th Anniversary Concert CD/DVD: "It Ain't Over"
Recorded live at Buddy Guy's Legends
Winner of  the BMA for Best Blues DVD


Spectified 4 Star Downbeat Review in Dec. 2010 issue
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Spectified makes Downbeat Reader's Poll for
Best Blues Album of 2011!


Spectified 5 Star Review in Chicago Blues Guide
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Vintage Guitar Magazine
feature on Dave Specter: January 2011 issue

About.com 4 star review of Spectified!


Dec 5:
House of Blues
9:00-1:00
329 N. Dearborn
Chicago, IL
(312) 923-3000




Dec 6:
Shaw's Crab House
7:00-10:00
21 E. Hubbard
Chicago, IL
(312) 527-2722




Dec 7:
Buddy Guy's Legends
9:00-1:00
700 S. Wabash
Chicago, IL
(312) 427-1190




Dec 14:
Adventures in Guitar:
Holiday Blues Party!

w/Jimmy Johnson
8:00-11:00
1245 Chicago Ave.
Evanston, IL
(847) 492-8860




Dec 20:
Shaw's Crab House
7:00-10:00
21 E. Hubbard
Chicago, IL
(312) 527-2722




Dec 31:
Shaw's Crab House
7:30-12:30
21 E. Hubbard
Chicago, IL
(312) 527-2722




Jan 3:
Shaw's Crab House
7:00-10:00
21 E. Hubbard
Chicago, IL
(312) 527-2722




Jan 10:
Shaw's Crab House
7:00-10:00
21 E. Hubbard
Chicago, IL
(312) 527-2722




Jan 14:
Nick's Beergarden
w/Sharon Lewis
10:00-1:30
1516 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL
(773) 252-1155




Jan 25:
Buddy Guy's Legends
9:00-1:00
700 S. Wabash
Chicago, IL
(312) 427-1190




Jan 27:
Smoke Daddy Rhythm & BBQ
10:00-1:00
1804 W. Division
Chicago, IL
773-772-MOJO




Feb 4:
Nick's Beergarden
w/Harlan Terson's Chicago Blues All-Stars
10:00-1:30
1516 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL
(773) 252-1155




Feb 14:
Shaw's Crab House
7:00-10:00
21 E. Hubbard
Chicago, IL
(312) 527-2722




Feb 15:
Buddy Guy's Legends
9:00-1:00
700 S. Wabash
Chicago, IL
(312) 427-1190




Feb 18:
Smoke Daddy Rhythm & BBQ
10:00-1:00
1804 W. Division
Chicago, IL
773-772-MOJO




Feb 21:
Shaw's Crab House
7:00-10:00
21 E. Hubbard
Chicago, IL
(312) 527-2722




Feb 22:
House of Blues
9:00-1:00
329 N. Dearborn
Chicago, IL
(312) 923-3000




March 14:
Adventures with a Blues Diva
featuring Sharon Lewis

8:00-11:00
1245 Chicago Ave.
Evanston, IL
(847) 492-8860