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There Is More Than One Artist With This Name Including 1 Jeff Davis Is An American Jazz Drummer 2 Jeff Davis Born Jeffrey W. Davis Is An American Folk Multi-Instrumentalist From Connecticut. 1 "Percussionist/composer Jeff Davis Has Established Himself In New York As A Vital Contributor To The Local And International Creative Music Scenes.Davis Is Widely Sought Out For His Unique Textural Approach To The Drum Set As Well As For His Power And Intensity. As A Featured Member Of A Number Of Creative Ensembles In New York Davis Has Recorded For Such Labels As Clean Feed Fresh Sound/New Talent Green Leaf Loyal Label Jazzaway And Innova Records. These Ensembles Include The Jesse Stacken Trio Michael Bates Outside Sources Kirk Knuffke Quartet Landon Knoblock Trio/Quartet Ben Holmes Quartet Pascal Niggenkemper ‘Newfield’ Trio Pedro Giruado Jazz Orchestra Pete Robbins’ Unnamed Quartet Jon Irabagon’s Outright! Eivind Opsvik’s Overseas Tone Collector Tony Malaby Eivind Opsvik Jeff Davis The RIDD Quartet Kris Davis Quartet And The Ryan Keberle Organ Group. In Addition To These Working Bands Davis Has Also Performed With Such Artists As Tony Malaby Chris Speed Gebhard Ullmann Brad Shepik Ralph Alessi And Ron Horton.
Davis Has Toured Europe And China And Has Performed At Several Prominent Jazz Festivals Including The North Sea Jazz Festival Oslo Jazz Festival The Vancouver Jazz Festival And The Earshot Jazz Festival. He Performs Regularly In Various New York Listening Rooms Such As The Stone The Jazz Standard The Jazz Gallery Birdland NuBlu Barbes Zebulon The Knitting Factory Joe’s Pub The Iridium And The 55-Bar.
Davis Is Currently Leading And Composing For His Own Ensemble Featuring New York Greats Tony Barba Kirk Knuffke Jon Goldberger Kris Davis And Eivind Opsvik. This Group Of Like Minded Improvisers Recorded For Davis’ Debut CD In June Of 2007 And Is Set To Be Released On Tuesday March 30th 2010 For The Record Label Loyal Label. The Music From This Group Ventures To Blur The Line Between Composition And Improvisation And Highlights Equally The Individual Soloist As Well As Collective Improvisation. Jeff Also Leads A Trio/quartet Featuring Matt Pavolka Oscar Noriega And Jon Goldberger.
Originally From Greeley Colorado Jeff Davis Began Playing Marimba At The Age Of Nine And Later Studied Classical Percussion At The University Of Northern Colorado. While In Colorado Jeff Had The Opportunity To Study And Perform With ECM Recording Artist/pianist Art Lande And Trumpet Great Ron Miles. Davis Holds A Masters Degree From The Manhattan School Of Music."
http //www.Jeffdavisdrums.Com/ 2 Jeff Davis Born Jeffrey W. Davis Is An American Folk Multi-Instrumentalist From Connecticut. Davis Was Introduced Early On To Some Of The Great Folk Artists Of The Century—North Carolina Singer Frank Proffitt In Particular—and Several Legendary Collectors Of Songs Anne And Frank Warner Jean Ritchie And Alan Lomax. While Learning Traditional Styles He Has Appeared At Festivals Across The USA And On Both Sides Of The Atlantic. read less