David Hecht

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Kristian Knutsen

David Hecht performs for Make Music Madison in front of the Stop and Shop on State Street, 2007.

media release: David Hecht was born a stones throw away from the Mexican border in south Texas and began playing guitar at age 12, cutting his musical teeth on tex-mex swing, mariachi and Latin music as well as the rock and funk of the '60s and '70s. as a teenager, he moved to Madison, Wisconsin where he first met and jammed with the Neviaser brothers. David went on to form the acclaimed touring and recording group JAVA, which claimed fans from all over the US, Canada snd beyond, preforming with such notable artists as Elton John, The Pointer Sisters, Jimmy Buffet, Third World, Dr. John, the Neville Brothers, and Los Lobos.