David Blazer was born and raised in Miami, Oklahoma, where he studied with Douglas Payton on piano and DeMaris Gaines on organ. He received a BM in organ from the Oberlin Conservatory, where he studied with Garth Peacock and George Lamb. He studied Early Music Performance at Case Western Reserve University and Liturgical Music at Notre Dame University, and holds Master’s degrees in Organ Performance and vocal performance from Cleveland State University. Blazer has performed numerous organ recitals throughout the United States and Europe including, Rome, Florence, Assisi, Vienna, Salzburg, and Jerusalem, and has directed choirs for major performances in Vienna, Florence, Assisi, Munich, and Budapest, as well as a special performance for Pope John Paul II at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

Blazer is currently the Director of Music and Organist of West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church in Rocky River, Ohio. David Blazer is also widely known for his jazz piano in local clubs throughout the Cleveland area. He is currently the featured house pianist for the famed Velvet Tango Room.