Jon (Jonathan) Davie (born 1954) is a bass guitar player with British folk rock bands including Gryphon[1] and Home Service.
[2] Born in Hampton, Middlesex, on 6 September 1954, Davie's professional career began when he joined Gryphon at the end of 1975, and played on the last studio album recorded by the band – Treason.
He joined as Graeme Taylor and Malcolm Bennett left the group as part of a significant re-shuffle of personnel.
Davie remained in touch with Taylor during the next three years or so and, following the split-up of Gryphon, was introduced to Taylor's fellow Albion Band alumnus Ric Sanders (now a long-established member of Fairport Convention) who wanted to form a new jazz-influenced band with a fellow ex-member of Soft Machine, John Etheridge.
This led to an extended period of live work, both touring and as a member of what became almost a 'house band' at the National Theatre in London, appearing in productions of Dispatches, The Mysteries and Don Quixote.