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American jazz trombonist
Steve Davis
Davis at the Hartford Jazz Festival, 2007
Born (1967-04-14 ) April 14, 1967 (age 57)
Worcester, Massachusetts , U.S.Genres
Jazz Occupation(s) Musician Instrument(s) Trombone Years active 1980s–present Labels Website
stevedavismusic .com
Musical artist
Steve Davis (born April 14, 1967) is an American
jazz trombonist.
Early life and education
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
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
As leader
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
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
External links
Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Soundtrack albums Art Blakey solo albums Related
International National Artists