He is a saxophonist, flautist, songwriter and arranger
often called "Dave" who has been a professional musician since 1960 and took
his studies at the Berklee College of Music in the late 1960s, teaching
there for his final year and graduating in 1970.His career has seen him continually busy in the studio
and/or on the road and perhaps one of his most memorable performances is as
the saxophonist on Glenn Frey's hit song "The Heat is On" which came to the fore in the movie Beverly
Hills Cop. Some of
the numerous groups, singers and musicians he has toured and/or recorded
with include Hoyt Axton, The Band, Jimmy Barnes, Stephen Bishop, Canned
Heat, The Coral Reefer Band, John Cougar, Robbie Dupree, Venetta Fields, Glenn
Frey, James Gadson, Jeff Golub, Richie Havens, Dan Hill, Michael Hutchence,
Jim Keltner, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Feat, Kenny Loggins, Nils Lofgren, Maria
Muldaur, Aaron Neville, Vanessa Paradis, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Julia
Waters, Maxine Waters, Bruce Willis and Dwight Yoakam.As you can imagine, the albums he
has appeared on are countless, but include titles such as Gems by
Aerosmith, Floridays by Jimmy Buffett, Tonight You're Mine by
Eric Carmen, Halloween Howls by Andrew Gold, Once in a While
by Johnny Mathis, Pronto Monto by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Outlaws
and Angels by Willie Nelson & Friends, In Dreams: Greatest Hits
by Roy Orbison, In the Pocket by Neil Sedaka, Star Struck: The
Best of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2 by Ringo Starr, Out of Order by Rod
Stewart, Free as a Bird by Supertramp and the soundtrack of Over
the Top.As a songwriter
his credits include "Miss Trouble (Got a Lot of Nerve)" recorded by Tower
of Power and "Mr. Bill Goes to Brazil" recorded by Ben Sidran.
