Results for "Xavier Davis"

Xavier Davis

Xavier Davis is an accomplished pianist, composer and arranger. His debut recording "Dance of Life" was released on Metropolitan Records in 1999. The CD features the talents of Don Braden, Dwayne Burno and Carl Allen. Xavier's compositions, "Dance of Life" and "The Plan Unknown," appear on the CD along with his arrangements of some classic standards. "The pianist [Xavier Davis] simply knows how to make every note on his instrument sing, and he invariably finds the richest area of the keyboard for voicing his chords." said writer Bob Blumenthal. Jazz Times reviewer John Murph reviewed the CD in the January/February 2000 issue of the magazine and said "...the music exudes a mature, nonchalant ease and cozy empathy that make this...a rewarding listen." Down Beat gave the CD, "Dance of Life," four stars in its January 2000 issue and said, "Davis steps out with an accomplished debut." Xavier's second recording as a leader, "Innocence of Youth," was released in April of 2002 by Fresh Sounds New Talent

Tango Italiano

January 11, 2027

Album: My Way: Live at the Blue Llama Jazz Club
By Anthony Stanco
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 05:19

My Way: Live at the Blue Llama Jazz Club

By Anthony Stanco

Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Pete's Alibi; Mack the Knife; Tango Italiano; Mona Lisa; Negroni, No Twist; Sicilian Shuffle; Nessun Dorma; Josie Rosie.

Lineage

By Andrew Kim

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Kimposter; The World Falls Away; Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; Cube Steak; Nostos; Welcome Home; Discovered Ease; Bit of Heaven; Awaken; Stella by Starlight.

Steps Taken

By Eli Howell

Label: D Clef
Released: 2026
Track listing: One For Steve; I Remember Al; For Garrison; A Clear Sky; One For Steve; Reimagined; Alone Together; Say When; Dear Helen; A Vontade Mesmo

Stevie Wonder, Vanisha Gould, Sarah Pillow, Amy London, Julieta Eugenio, Marianne Solivan, Jocelyn Gould & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
October 19, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Angela O'Neill, Stevie Wonder, Sarah Pillow, Amy London, Julieta Eugenio, Marianne Solivan, Jocelyn Gould, Vanisha Gould, with birthday shoutouts to Lee Wiley, Pam Fleming, Violeta Parra}, Roxana Ahmed, Emma Larsson, Amy Cervini and Honorable Men Thelonious Monk and Johnny O'Neal, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you ...

Cube Steak

September 14, 2026

Album: Lineage
By Andrew Kim
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 04:51

One For Steve

June 26, 2026

Album: Steps Taken
By Eli Howell
Label: D Clef
Released: 2026
Duration: 05:49

Virginia MacDonald: In Search Of A New Clarinet Renaissance

by John Chacona
June 8, 2026

The clarinet occupies an unusual space in jazz in the 2020s. Once a lead instrument with advocates who graced the covers of fanzines for music and popular culture, the clarinet now stands 20 Feet From Stardom as the title of the 2013 documentary film about background singers described. It's a common enough double for reed players, ...

Eli Howell: Steps Taken

by Jack Bowers
June 4, 2026

Picture this: Having assembled a supporting cast, finalized the playlist and booked a studio, you are ready to make the debut recording as leader of your own ensemble, only to learn that, hours earlier, said studio in East Lansing, Michigan, had been devastated by a tornado. That is  exactly what happened to trombonist Eli Howell in ...