Dave DeFries

{{Short description|English jazz musician and composer}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|5|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = London, England

| genre = Jazz

| occupation = Musician

| instrument = Trumpet, flugelhorn

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| associated_acts = Brotherhood of Breath, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Loose Tubes

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David DeFries (born 24 May 1952) is an English jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, percussionist, composer and arranger, who was born in London, England. He was a member of Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath from 1981 onwards, and continues in both the London, and South African Brotherhoods that perform McGregor's repertoire.{{cite book| author = Carr, Ian| author-link = Ian Carr| author2 = Digby Fairweather| author2-link = Digby Fairweather| author3 = Brian Priestley| author3-link = Brian Priestley| title = Jazz: The Rough Guide| publisher = The Rough Guides| year = 1995| page = [https://archive.org/details/jazzroughguide00carr/page/166 166]| isbn = 1-85828-137-7| url-access = registration| url = https://archive.org/details/jazzroughguide00carr/page/166}}

He was also a member of Sunwind, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Loose Tubes, and the Breakfast Band,{{cite book|title=The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-580-8|page=117}} which occasionally recorded sessions for BBC Radio 2's "Night Owls", hosted by Dave Gelly. His one solo album, 1988's The Secret City,{{Cite web|url=https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/the-secret-city-david-defries|title=Jazz Album: The Secret City by David DeFries|website=Musicians.allaboutjazz.com|access-date=26 July 2021}} is on the same axis as Don Cherry and the Art Ensemble of Chicago, jazz meeting world music, with Harry Beckett on second trumpet on one of the tracks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/David-Defries-The-Secret-City/release/2792580|title=David Defries – The Secret City (1986, Vinyl)|access-date=26 July 2021|website=Discogs.com|date=1986 }} His earlier work includes providing a trumpet backing to Chris Farlowe on Farlowe's album, Born Again (1986).{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-defries-mn0001010399/credits|title=David Defries | Credits|website=AllMusic|access-date=26 July 2021}}