David Witham studied piano with Jaki Byard at the New England Conservatory of Music, and Alan Broadbent in Los Angeles. He has current writing and performing associations with saxophonist Ernie Watts, bassist/composer Jay Anderson, the Jeff Gauthier Goatette, and percussionist Luis Conte. He was Musical Director for George Benson from 1990-2007, and has served as a producer for Tom Scott and Grover Washington.  Recording and performance credits include Lee Ritenour, Patti Austin, k.d. lang, Missiles of October, Chaka Khan, Jose Feliciano, Eddie Harris, Bluezeum, Charles McPherson, Joao Bosco, Larry Carlton, Maxi Priest, Chick Corea, Michael and Randy Brecker. Since 1999 Witham has been producing a television show centered around music and performers called "Portable Universe" for Long Beach Community Television. The show airs every Friday at 8:30 p.m. on Channels 65 / 95 / 69 in Long Beach and Signal Hill and features artists from around the world. Watch it at www.portableuniverse.tv <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/David+Witham">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.