Ricky Ford

Ricky Ford (born March 4, 1954) [1] is an American jazz tenor saxophonist.

[2] Ford was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States,) [1] and studied at the New England Conservatory.

[1] He also played with Abdullah Ibrahim (1983–1990) [1] and Mal Waldron (1989–1994), and has recorded with many other notable musicians including Yusef Lateef, Sonny Stitt, McCoy Tyner, Freddie Hubbard, Amina Claudine Myers, Sathima Bea Benjamin, Steve Lacy, and others.

[4] Ford has recorded extensively as a leader for Muse and Candid.

In 2009 he founded the Toucy Jazz Festival [5] in Yonne, (France), and invited musicians including Rhoda Scott (2009) and Ravi Coltrane (2011).