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

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trombonist.

Early life and education

Born in

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, Davis was raised in

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. He grew up with jazz music being played in his household. He studied jazz under

Jackie McLean John Lenwood "Jackie" McLean (May 17, 1931 – March 31, 2006) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator, and is one of the few musicians to be elected to the ''DownBeat'' Hall of Fame in the year of their deat ...

at the

University of Hartford Hartt School The Hartt School is the comprehensive performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford located in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, that offers degree programs in music, dance, and theatre. Founded in 1920 by Julius Hartt and ...

Career

McLean recommended Davis to

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, and he joined

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in 1989. After Blakey's death, Davis joined the Hartt faculty in the early 1990s. Davis played in

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", " 500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and ...

's Origin, and recorded with them in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Davis has been a member of the sextet One for All since its inception around 1996. Along with Davis, the band features Eric Alexander,

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, John Webber and

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. Davis led his own bands in New York City in the mid-2000s.

Discography

As leader

* ''The Moon Knows'' (

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, 1994) * ''The Jaunt'' ( Criss Cross, 1995) * ''Dig Deep'' (Criss Cross, 1996) * ''New Terrain w/ Explorers Quintet (Ind. 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 Posi-Tone Records is an American jazz record label founded by Marc Free, a producer and musician who runs the company with engineer Nick O'Toole. The label's first five albums were issued in 1995. The roster includes trombonist Steve Davis, saxop ...

, 2008) * ''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

*'' Chippin' In'' ( Timeless, 1990) *'' One for All'' (A&M, 1990) With

*''Rhythm of the Earth'' (1992, Birdology) *''Fire & Love'' (1997, Toshiba EMI/Blue Note) With

Larry Willis Lawrence Elliott Willis (December 20, 1942 – September 29, 2019) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He performed in a wide range of styles, including jazz fusion, Afro-Cuban jazz, bebop, and avant-garde jazz, avant-garde. Willis was b ...

*'' Blue Fable'' (HighNote, 2007) 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,

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) * ''Spirit of the Horn'' w/ Slide Hampton's World of Trombones (2002,

MCG Jazz Manchester Craftsmen's Guild (MCG) is a nonprofit art, education, and music organization established in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1968. Courses include ceramics, photography, digital arts, and painting to over 500 young people each year and 3 ...

) * ''American Song'' w/ Andy Bey (2004,

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) * ''Dizzy's Business'' w/ Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Star Big Band (2005, MCG) * ''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 Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) is an American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launch ...

(2008,

Concord Jazz Concord Jazz is a record company and label founded in 1973 by Carl Jefferson, the former owner of Jefferson Motors Lincoln Mercury dealership in Concord, California. The label was named after the city in the East San Francisco Bay area, and the j ...

) * ''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 ''Half Note'' is a live album by saxophonist Clifford Jordan which was recorded in 1974 and first released on the SteepleChase label in 1985.

) * '' Bringin' It'' w/ Christian McBride Big Band (2017, Mac Avenue Records) * '' Mabern Plays Mabern'' w/ Harold Mabern (2018, Smoke Sessions) * ''Mabern Plays Coltrane'' w/Harold Mabern (2018, Smoke Sessions)

References

External links

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