Real name: David Rodarte Torres

American Latin Jazz / R&B multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and educator, based in Los Angeles. Born 9 April 1953 in Whittier, CA; died 21 April 2013 in Whittier, CA.

He played piano, trumpet and congas and studied at various music academies including the Dick Grove School of Music in Studio City, California and the Berklee College of Music, in Boston, Massachusetts. 1989 - 2011 musical director for Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band. Toured with Tierra, Mongo Santamaria, Chick Corea, Eddie Harris, Terrance Blanchard, Freddie Hubbard and The Jazz Crusaders. Torres also played and arranged on soundtracks for several movies and television programs.