Results for "Jesse Davis"

Article: Interview

Myron Walden: Eclectic Reedman

by Edward Bride
November 23, 2009

In words often used to describe the music of Duke Ellington, Myron Walden is a saxophonist beyond category. More so than many other musicians, Walden himself eschews reliance on any one instrument, not tenor or alto nor soprano nor bass nor... well, you get the idea. The voice that he is striving to use in any ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Jesse Davis

November 9, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Jesse Davis' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Jesse DavisJesse Davis - alto sax Alto saxophonist Jesse Davis is one of the new, young lions of jazz coming out of New Orleans, where he was born 1965... more Website | Videos ...

News: Obituary

17-Year-Old Daughter of Saxophonist Jesse Davis Shot and Killed in Oakland, CA

September 9, 2009

Desiree Davis, the granddaughter of the late trumpeter Howard McGhee and daughter of alto saxophonist Jesse Davis, was shot and killed on Monday, September 7, 2009 in Oakland, California while visiting with friends. The 17-year-old, who moved to Oakland from New Orleans with her mother and sister after Hurricane Katrina, was a high school senior and ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Morris Nelms

by AAJ Staff
April 23, 2009

Meet Morris Nelms: Morris Nelms, pianist and vocalist, grew up in Frederick, OK, discovered jazz at Cameron University in Lawton, OK, and was instantly hooked. He completed a Bachelor's degree at the University of Oklahoma in 1978 and a Master's degree in Composition at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX in 2000. ...

Video

The Very Thought of You

Featuring the music of Jesse Davis
Duration: 7:29
February 19, 2008

Alto saxophonist Jesse Davis is featured on the Ray Noble tune "The Very Thought of You". This was recorded during the 2001 Bern Jazz Festival in Switzerland. He is accompanied by Steve Ash piano, James Chirillo guitar, Keter Betts bass and Alvin Queen drums

Album

The Setup

By Jesse Davis

Label: Alltribe
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Vee Cee (Davis) - 9:25 2. The End of a Love Affair (Redding) - 7:01 3. Little Melonae (McLean) - 7:29 4. The Very Thought of You (Noble) - 5:08 5. Driftin' (Hancock) - 6:05 6. The Setup (Davis) - 6:22 7. Lament (Johnson) - 8:41 8. Circus (Alter/Russell) - 7:34

Article: Album Review

Jesse Davis: The Setup

by Russ Musto
December 3, 2003

This is the real thing: an authentic, unpretentious set of bebop, ballads and blues played with the profound feeling and burning intensity that many artists strive for but few achieve. Saxophonist Jesse Davis was a featured player in Robert Altman's Kansas City and on this date he seems to be on a mission to revitalize jazz ...

Article: Album Review

Jesse Davis: The Setup

by C. Michael Bailey
January 24, 2003

Jesse Davis is a meat and potatoes alto saxophonist. He sounds like the living extension of that part of Julian Adderley and Sonny Stitt which was unaffected by Charlie Parker. He has a beautifully virile, muscular tone brimming with confidence. On The Setup, Davis chooses a guitar trio for his rhythm section, lead by plectrist Peter ...

Album

Second Nature

By Jesse Davis

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2000
Track listing: On the Sunny Side of the Street; I

Article: Album Review

Jesse Davis: Second Nature

by Jim Santella
May 1, 2000

In Robert Altman’s 1996 film Kansas City, Jesse Davis is a member of the band at a fictional Hey Hey Club where Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins battle it out for satisfaction. In the subsequent video and tour, he’s paired with fellow alto saxophonist David “Fathead" Newman, playing mostly post-bop passages and adding excitement to the ...