RICHIE VELASQUEZ , bassist/ vocalist for the Bluefire Band, has been playing bass in Florida and around the world for almost 35 years. Born in Connecticut, his family moved to Florida when he was a young boy and has been his home since. He is a true bass player’s bassist, with an unmistakeable sound and an amazing sense of groove necessary to be much in demand in session work as well as live playing. His credentials include---recording and touring with BOBBY CALDWELL, international superstar TINA TURNER, world reknown jazz and recording artists DAVID SANBORN, HIRAM BULLOCK and RANDY BRECKER, vocalist BETTY WRIGHT and many of south Florida’s top bands. When musicians think bass, they think Richie Velasquez.