Steve davis trombone biography books
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STEVE DAVIS: SLIDING ON THE PATHS WITH HANK JONES
IT&#;S A RARE FEAT FOR A MUSICIAN TO COMPETE WITH HIS PAST, BUT THAT&#;S WHAT ALL STAR TROMBONIST STEVE DAVIS HAS RECENTLY ACCOMPLISHED.
KNOWN AS ONE OF THE PREMIER MODERN TROMBONISTS, DAVIS HAS GRACED THE ALBUMS AS A SIDEMAN TO ARTISTS RANGING FROM CHICK COREA AND JACKIE MCLEAN TO ART BLAKEY AS WELL AS TODAY&#;S GENERATION OF GIANTS SUCH AS CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE. HIS OWN ALBUMS SUCH AS CORRELATIONS AND BLUESTHETIC ARE ingenting LESS THAN FIRST CLASS, KEEPING WITH THE TRADITION YET SOUNDING TIMELESSLY MODERN.
BUT HIS PAST IS CATCHING UP WITH HIM
RECENTLY, SMOKE SESSION RECORDS RELEASED A LONG LOST något privat eller personligt MEETING BETWEEN DAVIS AND THE BEBOP PIONEER PIANIST HANK JONES AND BASSIST PETER WASHINGTON. THE SUBLIME AND CASUAL FEEL OF THE THREE TAKING ON STANDARDS SUCH AS &#;BUT BEAUTIFUL&#; AND &#;POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS&#; CAPTURES THE ESSENSE OF THE JOYFUL SPONTANAEITY AND WARM COMMUNICATION THAT MAKES JAZZ THE ART THAT IT IS.
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Steve Davis “Stevie-D” nickname given to him by the late Jackie McLean
Born in Worcester, MA in , Davis was raised in Binghamton, NY and graduated in from Hartt School’s Jackie McLean Institute. It was with McLean’s guidance and recommendation that Davis landed his first major performance with Art Blakey in NYC. In 98’ Steve winning the TDWR (Rising Star) Trombone Category and later named consecutively as Trombonist of the Year by The JJA &#; (). Widely regarded as one of today’s leading voices on the trombone. His lyrical, hard-swinging style first gained him broad recognition. Steve has released 20 albums including: Think Ahead (), Say When (), For Real & Gettin’ It Done () featuring his longtime musical colleagues Larry Willis and Nat Reeves along with drummer Billy Williams, saxophonists Abraham Burton (For Real), Mike DiRubbo and trumpeter Josh Bruneau (Gettin’ It Done), in addition to over recordings with names including: Chick Corea, Freddie Hubb
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For Trombonist Steve Davis&#; 50th Birthday, An Interview From for the Criss Cross Recording &#;Crossfire&#;
The exceptional trombonist Steve Davis turns 50 today. For the occasion, here&#;s an interview I did with Steve in , when I was putting together the liner notes for his Criss Cross CD, Crossfire. At the end is a brief conversation with Steve&#;s mentor, teacher and early employer, Jackie McLean.
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TP: Birthday.
SD:
TP: So you&#;re just turned You&#;re from Binghamton?
SD: I was actually born in Worcester, Massachusetts, but I pretty much grew up in Binghamton, New York, from the age of 6 until
TP: Music in the family?
SD: Yes. My Nana, or Grandmother on my mother&#;s side (I called her Nana), played piano by ear. She didn&#;t read any music. She was actually semi-professional. She used to do some gigs around Westchester and Connecticut actually, down in the Southbury area, Waterbury, Connecticut. She passed away when I was 19 and I had just started