Photo: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Ricky Ford belongs to a lineage I deeply respect: the Boston-bred jazz craftsman who lets the horn do the talking. Born in 1954, he is both a tenor saxophonist and a composer, which to me signals an artist with his own sound rather than a sideman chasing fashion. I am quietly fascinated that his official home page lives on a French domain, a small hint of a musician embraced across the Atlantic, as so many great American jazz players have been. Ford is not a headline-chaser; he is a builder of bodies of work. That patient, unglamorous dedication is exactly the kind of artistry I treasure most.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ricky Ford
- Name (Japanese)
- リッキー・フォード
- Reading
- りっきー・ふぉーど
- Born
- March 4, 1954 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Horse
- Origin
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Occupation
- jazz musician / saxophonist / recording artist / composer / musician
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Ricky Ford born?
Born March 4, 1954 (age 72).
Where is Ricky Ford from?
Ricky Ford is from Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
What does Ricky Ford do?
Ricky Ford works as jazz musician, saxophonist, recording artist, composer, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.