Rick Savage

Rick Savage is a New York area jazz trumpeter whose playing is rooted in the sound and soul of Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, and Woody Shaw. Educated at Indiana University, he has performed and recorded with a wide range of artists, including Gerry Mulligan, Tania Maria, Jack McDuff, Mel Lewis, Nancy Wilson, and Toshiko Akiyoshi. He co-leads the Savage and Smit project with guitarist Ian Smit and appears with the Eliot Zigmund Quintet, performing at clubs such as Smalls. His work stays grounded in the straight-ahead jazz tradition.