On January 25, 1983, in Manitoba, Canada, David Anthony Henry was born of two West Indian parents, Zadoc and Leila Henry. A few years later the couple would move the family down to Miami, Florida. It was there where David would get his first musical encounter. The city’s music was as diverse as its people; Cubans, Jamaicans, Haitians, Whites and Blacks: each speaking the universal in its own way. It was as much sight and sound as a young mind could hope to absorb.  While he had been well exposed to the urban sounds of Latin and R&B from the age of 5, it wasn’t until the age of 14 that David’s desire to play music would be uncovered. A church just outside the neighborhood encouraged David to stay out of the street and channel his energy into music, teaching him how to work the sound board during choir rehearsals.

His passive interest in the sound board was pacified by the fact that he got to watch the musicians practice. When practices would finish, David would sneak on stage and check out the instruments. It was during one of these times that he stumbled upon the bass guitar and as they say, the rest is history.

From that time on, David tuned into any jazz music he could find, often listening to the songs and playing along with the bass lines on an old guitar his dad left in the laundry room. While listening to the jazz station, David would discover his first musical influences namely Bob James, Stanly Clark, & Abraham Laboriel who among others, he still considers his biggest influences.

David would get his first chance to play in a live performing band in 2005 with a group comprised of three friends: James Murphy (keys), Kris Cooper (drums) and David (bass). The 3 would call themselves, “3rd Dimension, the Band,” known locally as “them 3 dudes in the corner.” “3rd Dimension, the Band” went on to play at several outdoor events including the Gum be Festival 2006 and the Mango Festival 2006 which featured artists including Tina Marie and Kirk Franklin.   It was that summer in ’06 that inspired David to pursue a living playing music fulltime.  In late ’06 he took a chance and quit his day job & soon began auditioning for several bands.

Finally, in March of 2007, he walked into an audition with a 10 year old bass guitar held by a strap made of duck tape and said, “All I need is a chance.” About 2 days later, David got a call back, and with it the chance he had been waiting for. He’s been playing with the Valerie Tyson Band ever since and is “loving every minute of it.”