Rick Davies

Since moving to New York City in the late 1970s, Rick Davies has worked in a myriad of musical contexts. However, he has primarily focused his creative efforts in the areas of salsa, Latin jazz, and Afro-Caribbean music.

On the salsa, Afro-Caribbean, and Latin jazz scenes, he has performed with many artists and groups (Tito Puente, Johnny Colon, Charlie Palmieri, Marc Anthony, Skah Shah, Ti Manno, Tabou Combo, Arrow, Rey Reyes, Johnny Ray, Manny Oquendo's Libre, etc.) and recorded on over one hundred albums. For the last decade, he has been the musical director of Wayne Gorbea's Salsa Picante, performing and composing or arranging works for the group's recordings including the internationally acclaimed Cogele el Gusto and the band's most recent release Saboreando. A long association with Jackie Byard and his Apollo Stompers is one highlight of Davies' mainstream jazz credits. He is featured on Byard's Phantasies II recording.