From France Musique 'Jazz Bonus': "The music of 'Unamuno Songs and Stories' follows the jazz tradition while drawing influences from a wide range of sources, including Bach chorales, blues, minimalism and the piano works of Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz."

"Century Rag” from Unamuno Songs and Stories is featured on Apple Music’s premiere editorial playlist Jazz Currents (as of December 2021).

“…some elegant and mature stuff found here…” reads a new review of Unamuno Songs and Stories from Felipe Freitas in JazzTrail. Read the full review here.

“Exile” from Unamuno Songs and Stories was featured on Nate Chinen’s weekly “Take Five” piece for WBGO Jazz. See the piece here, featuring a beautiful art video by Adrien H. Tillmann.

Cindy Breeding-Gonzales of the Denton Record and Chronicle beautifully writes about the meaning behind Unamuno Songs and Stories, from the conception of the music to the challenges of speaking truth to power in 21st century America. Read the full piece here.

Unamuno Songs and Stories places on the Europe Jazz Network Radio Chart: “…the ideas of Spanish Civil War-era philosopher Miguel de Unamuno as his muse palette to describe the current political spectrum around us. And deep down, we feel the sophisticated romance he exposes as an award-winning jazz pianist of recent years."

“I Look for Religion in War” featuring Philip Dizack, from Unamuno Songs and Stories, was premiered on Something Else Reviews along with a write-up from S. Victor Aaron: “…carries the weight and passion of a full orchestra…Without uttering a word, the music drives home the point that human conflict has become the god that mankind often worships.” See the full review and video here.

Jazziz editor Matt Micucci premieres the first single (featuring Miguel Zenón) from the upcoming album Unamuno Songs and Stories on his New Release Cheat Sheet and Editor’s Playlist, alongside tracks from Esperanza Spalding, Joshua Redman, and others. See the full piece here.

Dave is named a US Fulbright Scholar and will be teaching and researching in Cairo, Egypt for the spring 2022 semester. The grant is affiliated with Cairo Conservatoire and the Binational Fulbright Commission of Egypt.

The Dave Meder ‘Songs and Stories’ trio returns to the road for a Southeast US tour thanks to a “Jazz Road Tours” grant from South Arts (funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation).