David Wong

David Wong, who is making his Philadelphia Orchestra debut, was born and raised in New York City. In 2004 he graduated from the Juilliard School with a degree in classical music. He has studied with double bassist Orin O’Brien of the New York Philharmonic and GRAMMY-winning jazz bassist Ron Carter. Wong is currently a member of Roy Haynes’s Fountain of Youth band, the Charles McPherson Quintet, and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. He was the last bass player in the Heath Brothers Quartet, led by Jimmy Heath and Albert “Tootie” Heath. He is also on faculty at Temple University, Purchase College, the New School, and the City College of New York.