How could someone like Richard Davis—who’s played so widely and so well with the most famous names in jazz, rock, pop, and classical music—not be a star himself?

Richard Davis, the prolific bassist who adorned jazz classics by Pharoah Sanders, Eric Dolphy, and Andrew Hill and laid the musical foundation for Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks, has died at the ...

American jazz bassist Richard Davis has passed away at the age of 93, following nearly two years of hospice care.

Richard Davis, the bassist and educator who played with jazz legends, pop stars, and classical composers, has died after years of hospice care, Madison 365 and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ...

Richard Davis played bass on thousands of sessions, then spent decades teaching at the University of Wisconsin, where he also worked to heal racism.

This episode covers the legacy of legendary bassist Richard Davis as a sideman for Roland Kirk, Jaki Byard, Andrew Hill, Gabor Szabo, Van Morrison, Janis Ian, Eric Dolphy, George Benson, Sonny Stitt, ...

Richard Davis accepts the MLK Heritage Award at the Wisconsin State Capitol in January of 2016. Though primarily known as a jazz bassist, he recorded with folk, jazz, and rock artists from Miles ...

Richard Davis, the president of New York City’s largest transit worker union, TWU Local 100, has abruptly gone on sick leave — a move multiple sources say comes amid efforts to force the union ...

Jazz bassist Richard Davis, who played with music legends such as Van Morrison, Miles Davis, Bruce Springsteen and Paul Simon, has died. The acclaimed double-bass player passed away on September 6 ...

MADISON, Wis. -- The music world is remembering one of its masters -- Richard Davis, an internationally-known jazz bassist and UW Professor died at the age of 93 Wednesday.

Richard Davis accepts the MLK Heritage Award at the Wisconsin State Capitol in January of 2016. Though primarily known as a jazz bassist, he recorded with folk, jazz, and rock artists from Miles ...