Review Fix Exclusive: Dr. Dave Talks New Music And More

September 8, 2025 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with jazz legend Dr. Dave, who discusses his newest work and so much more.

Check out his website here.

About Dr. Dave:

Years after his first extended run of radio hits and success on the contemporary jazz charts, SoCal based composer/guitarist Dr. Dave mounted a massive comeback in 2018, forming The Housecall Band and stirring up excitement among longtime fans (while creating thousands of new ones) with the 2018 release of Midnight Daydream. The funky, powerhouse, horn-drenched album spawned four hit singles, starting with the sultry, infectiously seductive “Sexy Cindy” – one of Dr. Dave’s biggest hits ever, ranking #1 for Smooth Jazz Guitar songs in the U.S. on Radio Guitar One’s Top 20. The song was named for Cindy Sanchez Medina, Miss Santander, Colombia 2018, who appeared in the much-viewed YouTube video.

Dr. Dave’s got another magnificent female muse in mind on his latest single, the cleverly titled “Reserved for Abbie,” a seductive, deeply passionate ballad expressing his enduring affection for a onetime girlfriend who lived several states away. A dynamic showcase for the guitarist’s crisp, soulful melodic magic and adventurous improvisation, the romantic-mindedtrack also features the dynamic saxophone of the great Ronnie Laws, whose richly nuanced playing and adventurous soloing takes the song to intense emotional heights. Inviting an illustrious jazz artist to play on the track follows in Dr. Dave’s longtime tradition of having genre stars guest on his recordings – a list that includes Freddie Hubbard, Ernie Watts and legendary San Diego musicians Carl Evans, Jr. (leader of Fattburger) and Hollis Gentry.  

Review Fix: What can you tell us about the new music you’re working on? 

Dr. Dave: The new music features 2 very famous Jazz musicians ( Ronnie Laws on sax & Hubert Laws on  Flute and the Grammy award winning producer 

Kamau Kenyatta . 

Review Fix: How is it different than my previous work ? 

Dr. Dave: This album was the 1st album that I collaborated with Grammy Award winning Producer , writer & arranger Kamau Kenyatta . 

So , the overall vibe and feel and sound is unique as compared to my other albums that were produced by the great Carl Evans Jr of the Fattburger Band or myself.  

Review Fix: What inspired this  music? 

Dr. Dave: The new song “Reserved for Abbie” was inspired by a woman named Abbie who I met on tour. 

Review Fix: What has the creative process been like? 

Dr. Dave: There was more channeling of feelings into this project than past songs.

Review Fix: Any fun collaborations? 

Dr. Dave: The entire album was fun. It was a great experience working with such great musicians. However, an added fun bonus was the next day (after the album was finished) as Ronnie, Hubert and their wives joined me in a few games of tennis. That was fun!

Review Fix: What else can you tell us? 

Dr. Dave: I’m currently working with the great saxophonist John Rekevics on the final horn section arrangements in order to complete the album. When the horns sections are finished, then I will be in the studio doing the final mastering of the album. After that the album will be complete. 

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14830 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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