Dave Davis is a

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

musician known for playing trombone with the

Sun Ra Arkestra The Sun Ra Arkestra is an American jazz group formed in the mid-1950s and led by keyboardist/composer Sun Ra until his death in 1993. The group is considered a pioneer of afrofuturism. As of 2022, the Arkestra is led by saxophonist Marshall Alle ...

since 1997. He is one of the younger members of the band and has been called the "party-starting trombonist," with his Twitter account offering a new look into the workings of this longtime jazz band. Davis became acquainted with the local jazz scene via playing with the Frank Jackson Orchestra which was also where he met Tyrone Hill who played with Sun Ra. Davis took lessons with Hill for several years before starting to play with the Arkestra. He started with the Arkestra as second trombonist, frequently improvising with Hill, the lead trombonist. When Hill died in 2007, Davis took over as lead trombone player.

Personal life

Davis was born in

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. He was in the Marines from Marines from 1987 to 1991, and moved to

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in 1991 to attend

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Sun Ra Arkestra
African-American musicians Male jazz composers Avant-garde jazz musicians Jazz musicians from Philadelphia Sun Ra Arkestra members Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American jazz trombonists {{US-jazz-trombonist-stub