Complex sentence: Chiefly a jazz musician, Dave left his hometown of Dayton, Ohio in 1983 to move to New York City where he first toured and recorded with artists such as Buddy Rich, Woody Herman and Maynard Ferguson.
Split into simpler sentences: Chiefly a jazz musician, Dave left his hometown of Dayton, Ohio in 1983 to move to New York City. It was here that he first toured and recorded with artists such as Buddy Rich, Woody Herman and Maynard Ferguson.