Here is a sample of some of the muscians Dave has played with:
- Vince Welnick (Grateful Dead, Tubes)
- Ben Combe (Particle, Bad Shoe)
- Bill Nershi (String Cheese Incident)
- Steve Kimock (Ratdog, Zero, Rhythm Devils)
- Jerry Lawson (The Persuasions)
- Devon Allman (Honeytribe)
- Walt Richardson (The Morning Star Band)
- Fareed Haque (Garaj Mahal)
- Barry Sless (Ratdog, Phil Lesh & Friends, Global Drum Project)
- Tom Constanten (Grateful Dead)
- Jen Durkin (Deep Banana Blackout, Rhythm Devils)
- Papa Mali (7 Walkers)
- David Gans
Dave’s Bands: (Past and Current)
- John Bayley and the Sons of Zion (1992 – 1994)
- Brother Kind (1994 – 1998) *
- Xtra Ticket (1999 – present)
- ABear Brothers (2001 – present) *
- Working Man’s Grass (2006 – present) *
- JAW (2007 – present) *
- Schwag (guest 2010 –present)
- All Good Things Band (2010 – Present) *
- Terrapin Flyer (guest 2011 - Present)
- The Dave A'Bear Band (2011 – Present) *
- Melvin Seals and JGB (2011 – 2016)
- A Bear's Choice (2014 – Present) *
- Steely Dead (2018 – Present) *