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David Hughes

David was born and raised in Sweden but is now based in Los Angeles, California. After studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Hughes left for LA and a stint at the Bass Institute of Technology, BIT. After receiving the BIT Outstanding Student Award, Hughes soon joined the teaching staff and began to explore life as a studio and live musician.

David received his first important break when Wayne Henderson of the legendary Jazz Crusaders asked him to join the band. Other credits include Chaka Khan, Melissa Etheridge, Burt Bacharach, David Benoit and Christopher Cross. He has played on countless sessions for TV shows such as Baywatch and for films such as Old School, in which he also appeared. He has performed with a “who’s who” of Los Angeles jazz musicians