Steve Davis (trombonist)

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Steve Davis
Davis at the Hartford Jazz Festival, 2007
Davis at the Hartford Jazz Festival, 2007
Background information
Born (1967-04-14) April 14, 1967 (age 56)
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Trombone
Years active1980s–present
Labels
Websitestevedavismusic.com

Steve Davis (born April 14, 1967) is an American jazz trombonist.

Early life and education[edit]

Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Davis was raised in Binghamton, New York. He grew up with jazz music being played in his household.[1] He studied jazz under Jackie McLean at the University of Hartford Hartt School.[1]

Career[edit]

McLean recommended Davis to Art Blakey, and he joined The Jazz Messengers in 1989.[1] After Blakey's death, Davis joined the Hartt faculty in the early 1990s.[1]

Davis played in Chick Corea's Origin, and recorded with them in the late 1990s and early 2000s.[1] Davis has been a member of the sextet One for All since its inception around 1996.[2] Along with Davis, the band features Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, David Hazeltine, John Webber and Joe Farnsworth.[2] Davis led his own bands in New York City in the mid-2000s.[3]

Discography[edit]

As leader[edit]

  • The Moon Knows (Brownstone, 1994)
  • The Jaunt (Criss Cross, 1995)
  • Dig Deep (Criss Cross, 1996)
  • New Terrain w/ Explorers Quintet (Indie release, 1997)
  • Crossfire (Criss Cross, 1997)
  • Vibe Up (Criss Cross, 1998)
  • Portrait in Sound (Stretch, 2000)
  • Systems Blue (Criss Cross, 2001)
  • Meant to Be (Criss Cross, 2003)
  • Alone Together (Mapleshade, 2004)
  • Update (Criss Cross, 2006)
  • Outlook (Posi-Tone, 2008)
  • Meets Hank Jones, Vol. 1 (Smoke Sessions, 2008)[4]
  • Images: The Hartford Suite (Posi-Tone, 2009)
  • Live at Small's (Smalls Live, 2009)
  • Gettin' It Done (Posi-Tone, 2012)
  • For Real (Posi-Tone, 2014)
  • Say When (Smoke Sessions, 2015)
  • Think Ahead (Smoke Sessions, 2017)
  • Correlations (Smoke Sessions, 2019)
  • Bluesthetic (Smoke Sessions, 2022)

As sideman[edit]

With Art Blakey

With Jackie McLean

  • Rhythm of the Earth (1992, Birdology)
  • Fire & Love (1997, Toshiba EMI; Blue Note)

With Larry Willis

With Others

  • Mode for Mabes w/ Eric Alexander (1997, Delmark)
  • Beautiful Friendship w/ Joe Farnsworth (1998, Criss Cross)
  • Osteology w/ Conrad Herwig (1998, Criss Cross)
  • Adama w/ Avishai Cohen (1998, Stretch/Concord)
  • Payne's Window w/ Cecil Payne (Delmark, 1999)
  • Change w/ Chick Corea & Origin (1999, Stretch/Concord)
  • Brand New world w/ Jimmy Greene (1999, BMG)
  • Soul Journey w/ Michael Weiss (2003, Sintra)
  • Good-Hearted People w/ David Hazeltine (2002, Criss Cross)
  • One 4-J w/ Steve Turre (2002, Telarc)
  • Spirit of the Horn w/ Slide Hampton's World of Trombones (2002, MCG Jazz)
  • American Song w/ Andy Bey (2004, Savoy)
  • Dizzy's Business w/ Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Star Big Band (2005, MCG Jazz)
  • Turn Up the Heath w/ Jimmy Heath Big Band (2006, Planet Arts)
  • On the Real Side w/ Freddie Hubbard & New Jazz Composers Octet (2008, Hip Bop)
  • New Time, New 'Tet w/ Benny Golson (2008, Concord Jazz)
  • Return of the Lineup w/ One for All (2009, Sharp Nine)
  • I'm BeBoppin' Too w/ Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, (2009, Half Note)
  • Bringin' It w/ Christian McBride Big Band (2017, Mack Avenue)
  • Mabern Plays Mabern w/ Harold Mabern (2018, Smoke Sessions)
  • Mabern Plays Coltrane w/ Harold Mabern (2018, Smoke Sessions)
  • Keep Your Courage by Natalie Merchant (2023, Nonesuch Records)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Harris, Craig. "Steve Davis: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  2. ^ a b Collar, Matt. "One for All | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. ^ Orthman, David (2007-08-03). "Steve Davis Quintet at Cecil's Jazz Club". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  4. ^ "Smoke on Vinyl!". DownBeat. Vol. 90, no. 12. December 2023. p. 82.

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