Jazz Articles about Van Davis

Van Davis: Have You Seen This Band?

by Walter Kolosky
June 19, 2006

This power trio, named after two inspirations, Van Halen and Miles Davis, seems to be having a lot of fun on Have You Seen This Band?. Fun is generally a plus; it can make bad music tolerable and good music better. Luckily, in this case, we are talking about the latter. I would add two more influences to the mix, the Flecktones and ZZ Top. The Flecktone influence is heard in guitarist Jake Ezra's arpeggios and Jon Price's thumping bass. ...