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UW-Madison lured Davis away from a full-time performing career in New York City to join the music faculty — one of the greatest gets in Wisconsin history. For nearly 50 years, he performed and taught here.

Bernie Taupin will talk about “Scattershot” with American filmmaker/writer Cameron Crowe during Live Talks Los Angeles’ event at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the Japanese American Cultural & Community

YL Hooi and Tarquin Manek unravel the perfect comedown for the heatwave fever dream in their collaborative Fact mix.

Since 1985, KUVO has provided a rare blend of music & news. We broadcast the best in Jazz, Latin Jazz & Blues in addition to 17 locally produced, culturally diverse programs.

Since 1985, KUVO has provided a rare blend of music & news. We broadcast the best in Jazz, Latin Jazz & Blues in addition to 17 locally produced, culturally diverse programs.

A UW-Madison educator after his stellar New York jazz career, Davis was named an NEA Jazz Master

Richard Davis, the versatile bass player has died at 93. Davis worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Bruce Springsteen.

He recorded with the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Paul Simon, but it was Davis’ bass playing on Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks that was described as “the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album”

A UW-Madison educator after his stellar New York jazz career, Davis was named an NEA Jazz Master

Richard Davis, the prolific bassist who adorned jazz classics and laid the foundation for Van Morrison’s 'Astral Weeks,' has died at the age of 93.