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Jack Davies' Flea Circus: Jack Davies' Flea Circus
by Bruce Lindsay
It's a pity that James Brown has already laid claim to the title of Hardest Working Man In Show Business, because Jack Davies surely fits the bill to a “T." The young London-based trumpeter and writer runs his own record label, V & V, and leads three ensembles. In April 2012, he released his first three albums--one from each band, all on that label and all on the same day--thanks in part to the financial reward of winning the 2011 ...
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by Karl Ackermann
Composer/trumpeter Jack Davies is nothing if not eclectic. His current catalog of releases includes the unusually configured chamber quartet, Flea Circus, featuring bass clarinet and accordion. Simultaneously, Davies has released a contemporary quintet collection that channels Miles Davis by way of more modern influences. While both of these recordings are stellar, Davies' crowning achievement of the moment is his forward-thinking approach to the large ensemble sound. The Jack Davies Big Band's self-titled debut is a distinctive, cutting edge ensemble that ...
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by Chris May
Jack Davies Big BandThe Jack Davies Big BandV&V Music2012With its debut album, trumpeter and composer Jack Davies' big band has joined an elite strand of British orchestras--Loose Tubes, flugelhornist Kenny Wheeler's outfits and Colin Towns' Mask Orchestra prominent among them--which have enriched and expanded the original big band aesthetic imported from the US. A graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), where he studied classical music, and the Royal Academy ...
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