Jon Bon Jovi and Richie SamboraRichie Sambora took an evening out of rehab on Wednesday night to join his Bon Jovi bandmates in being honored by the Recording Academy’s New York Chapter.

Guitarist Richie checked into the Cirque Lodge facility in Utah last week for a second stint of rehab following his earlier stay at the UCLA Medical Center in June.

At Wednesday’s event, Richie told reporters: “I’m sober, I’m good.”

“I’m going back just to finish [the short programme] this weekend. I figured, why not get to the bottom of this and really understand it?”

Richie is believed to have sought treatment for alcohol abuse after a tough year which saw his marriage to Heather Locklear end in divorce, his subsequent relationship with Denise Richards end and his father die from lung cancer.

A source close the New Jersey based musician told People magazine: “He has been sober since June and is doing really well. It’s always been planned that he would take some time away to continue on his road to health.”