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Jazz combos everywhere will enjoy this collection of 14 original compositions by renowned, Grammy award-winning jazz trombonist and educator Steve Davis. Davis is highly regarded as both improviser and composer. With a wide range of styles, motifs, grooves and harmonic structures, students and professionals alike will have ample opportunity to swing and improvise. The collection features songs that span from his work with acclaimed sextet One For All ("Easy"), to his recording Think Ahead ("A Little Understanding," "Abena’s Gaze," "Atmosphere") to his Correlations band ("Batista’s Revenge," "Newbie," "Song for My Love") to his most recent release Bluesthetic ("A Star for Chick," "Bedford Strolle," "Faraway Dream," "Indigo to Azure," "Maybe So," "Silver at Sundown"). This collection is a must have for jazz enthusiasts, students, and educators alike.

Steve Davis is widely regarded as one of today's leading voices on the trombone. Afer graduating from The Hartt School's Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz ('89), Davis first gained widespread recognition in 1990 upon joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. As the last to join the Jazz Messengers, Steve’s first record dates would be Blakey's last, including the composition One For All (A&M), penned by Davis. Over the years since, Davis has worked with a broad range of jazz luminaries such as his Steve Davis is widely regarded as one of today's leading voices on the trombone. Afterer graduating from e Hartt School's Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz ('89), Davis first gained widespread recognition in 1990 upon joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. As the last to join the Jazz Messengers, Steve’s first record dates would be Blakey's last, including the composition One For All (A&M), penned by Davis. Over the years since, Davis has worked with a broad range of jazz luminaries such as his first mentor Jackie McLean, Chick Corea, Benny Golson, Cecil Payne, Harold Mabern, Larry Willis, Freddie Hubbard & The New Jazz Composers Octet, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton, Hank Jones, Roy Hargrove & Willie Jones III. Raised in Binghamton, New York, Steve has performed at major venues around the world including appearances on The Jimmy Fallon Show with Stevie Wonder and at the White House Tribute to Ray Charles (PBS). Davis appears on over 150 recordings, including 20 as a leader. His latest release for Smoke Sessions, Bluesthetic, a collection of his original compositions featuring guitarist Peter Bernstein, vibraphonist Steve Nelson, pianist Geoffrey Keezer, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Willie Jones III, spent 4 weeks at #1 on the JazzWeek Radio Charts and several months in the top ten. Davis' 2019 release, Correlations (Smoke Sessions) features rising stars Joshua Bruneau & Jonathan Barber, as well as renowned veteran stars Xavier Davis, Wayne Escoffery & Dezron Douglas. Correlations also garnered rave reviews and spent months atop the charts. The album features an exciting collection of original compositions and time honored classics. Other notable releases include Think Ahead & Say When: Celebrating J.J. Johnson (Smoke Sessions), For Real and Gettin’ It Done (Posi-Tone). During 2019, in addition to performing with his own Correlations Band, Steve appeared on Chick Corea's Spanish Heart Band album Antidote which won a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album. Davis also continues to work regularly with the collectively-led sextet One For All (feat. Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, David Hazeltine, John Webber & Joe Farnsworth), bassist Nat Reeves' Quintet, as well as playing with John Lee's Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars, Queens Jazz Orchestra (formerly Jimmy Heath Big Band) Ron Carter and Christian McBride big bands. Steve’s original composition, “Optimism” appears on the McBride Big Band’s Grammy Award winning release Bringin' It (2018). Davis also played on his son, guitarist Tony Davis’ debut CD Golden Year (Posi-Tone, 2019). As always, Steve maintains an active presence on the vibrant local CT jazz scene & appears on bassist Matt Dwonzsyk's Wonderful World album. Steve appears on Natalie Merchant’s most recent release Keep Your Courage (2023) alongside his wife, vocalist Abena Koomson-Davis, and wrote two horn arrangements for the album (Come on Aphrodite, Tower of Babel). A long-time educator, Steve has guided a broad range of emerging musicians at the Hartt School's Jackie McLean Jazz Studies Division, University of Hartford, CT where he was honored for over 25 years of service. In Spring of 2023, Davis also received the prestigious Hartt Alumni of the Year Award. Other notable educational endeavors have included teaching at San Francisco Conservatory's RJAM faculty, Jamey Aebersold’s Summer Jazz Workshops, Skidmore Jazz Workshop, Jazz in July at UMASS Amherst, and Stanford University Jazz Workshop. In Fall 2022, Davis joined the Brass Department as Professor of Trombone at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. www.stevedavismusic.comrst mentor Jackie McLean, Chick Corea, Benny Golson, Cecil Payne, Harold Mabern, Larry Willis, Freddie Hubbard & the New Jazz Composers Octet, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton, Hank Jones, Roy Hargrove & Willie Jones III. Raised in Binghamton, New York, Steve has performed at major venues around the world including appearances on the Jimmy Fallon Show with Stevie Wonder and at the White House Tribute to Ray Charles (PBS). Davis appears on over 150 recordings, including 20 as a leader. His latest release for Smoke Sessions, Bluesthetic, a collection of his original compositions featuring guitarist Peter Bernstein, vibraphonist Steve Nelson, pianist Geoffrey Keezer, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Willie Jones III, spent 4 weeks at #1 on the JazzWeek Radio Charts and several months in the top ten. Davis' 2019 release, Correlations (Smoke Sessions) features rising stars Joshua Bruneau & Jonathan Barber, as well as renowned veteran stars Xavier Davis, Wayne Escoffery & Dezron Douglas. Correlations also garnered rave reviews and spent months atop the charts. The album features an exciting collection of original compositions and time honored classics. Other notable releases include Think Ahead & Say When: Celebrating J.J. Johnson (Smoke Sessions), For Real and Gettin’ It Done (Posi-Tone). During 2019, in addition to performing with his own Correlations Band, Steve appeared on Chick Corea's Spanish Heart Band album Antidote which won a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album. Davis also continues to work regularly with the collectively-led sextet One For All (feat. Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, David Hazeltine, John Webber & Joe Farnsworth), bassist Nat Reeves' Quintet, as well as playing with John Lee's Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars, Queens Jazz Orchestra (formerly Jimmy Heath Big Band) Ron Carter and Christian McBride big bands. Steve’s original composition, “Optimism” appears on the McBride Big Band’s Grammy Award winning release Bringin' It (2018). Davis also played on his son, guitarist Tony Davis’ debut CD Golden Year (Posi-Tone, 2019). As always, Steve maintains an active presence on the vibrant local CT jazz scene & appears on bassist Matt Dwonzsyk's Wonderful World album. Steve appears on Natalie Merchant’s most recent release Keep Your Courage (2023) alongside his wife, vocalist Abena Koomson-Davis, and wrote two horn arrangements for the album (Come on Aphrodite, Tower of Babel). A long-time educator, Steve has guided a broad range of emerging musicians at the Hartt School's Jackie McLean Jazz Studies Division, University of Hartford, CT where he was honored for over 25 years of service. In Spring of 2023, Davis also received the prestigious Hartt Alumni of the Year Award. Other notable educational endeavors have included teaching at San Francisco Conservatory's RJAM faculty, Jamey Aebersold’s Summer Jazz Workshops, Skidmore Jazz Workshop, Jazz in July at UMASS Amherst, and Stanford University Jazz Workshop. In Fall 2022, Davis joined the Brass Department as Professor of Trombone at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. www.stevedavismusic.com
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Jazz combos everywhere will enjoy this collection of 14 original compositions by renowned, Grammy award-winning jazz trombonist and educator Steve Davis. Davis is highly regarded as both improviser and composer. With a wide range of styles, motifs, grooves and harmonic structures, students and professionals alike will have ample opportunity to swing and improvise. The collection features songs that span from his work with acclaimed sextet One For All ("Easy"), to his recording Think Ahead ("A Little Understanding," "Abena’s Gaze," "Atmosphere") to his Correlations band ("Batista’s Revenge," "Newbie," "Song for My Love") to his most recent release Bluesthetic ("A Star for Chick," "Bedford Strolle," "Faraway Dream," "Indigo to Azure," "Maybe So," "Silver at Sundown"). This collection is a must have for jazz enthusiasts, students, and educators alike.

Steve Davis is widely regarded as one of today's leading voices on the trombone. Afer graduating from The Hartt School's Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz ('89), Davis first gained widespread recognition in 1990 upon joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. As the last to join the Jazz Messengers, Steve’s first record dates would be Blakey's last, including the composition One For All (A&M), penned by Davis. Over the years since, Davis has worked with a broad range of jazz luminaries such as his Steve Davis is widely regarded as one of today's leading voices on the trombone. Afterer graduating from e Hartt School's Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz ('89), Davis first gained widespread recognition in 1990 upon joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. As the last to join the Jazz Messengers, Steve’s first record dates would be Blakey's last, including the composition One For All (A&M), penned by Davis. Over the years since, Davis has worked with a broad range of jazz luminaries such as his first mentor Jackie McLean, Chick Corea, Benny Golson, Cecil Payne, Harold Mabern, Larry Willis, Freddie Hubbard & The New Jazz Composers Octet, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton, Hank Jones, Roy Hargrove & Willie Jones III. Raised in Binghamton, New York, Steve has performed at major venues around the world including appearances on The Jimmy Fallon Show with Stevie Wonder and at the White House Tribute to Ray Charles (PBS). Davis appears on over 150 recordings, including 20 as a leader. His latest release for Smoke Sessions, Bluesthetic, a collection of his original compositions featuring guitarist Peter Bernstein, vibraphonist Steve Nelson, pianist Geoffrey Keezer, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Willie Jones III, spent 4 weeks at #1 on the JazzWeek Radio Charts and several months in the top ten. Davis' 2019 release, Correlations (Smoke Sessions) features rising stars Joshua Bruneau & Jonathan Barber, as well as renowned veteran stars Xavier Davis, Wayne Escoffery & Dezron Douglas. Correlations also garnered rave reviews and spent months atop the charts. The album features an exciting collection of original compositions and time honored classics. Other notable releases include Think Ahead & Say When: Celebrating J.J. Johnson (Smoke Sessions), For Real and Gettin’ It Done (Posi-Tone). During 2019, in addition to performing with his own Correlations Band, Steve appeared on Chick Corea's Spanish Heart Band album Antidote which won a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album. Davis also continues to work regularly with the collectively-led sextet One For All (feat. Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, David Hazeltine, John Webber & Joe Farnsworth), bassist Nat Reeves' Quintet, as well as playing with John Lee's Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars, Queens Jazz Orchestra (formerly Jimmy Heath Big Band) Ron Carter and Christian McBride big bands. Steve’s original composition, “Optimism” appears on the McBride Big Band’s Grammy Award winning release Bringin' It (2018). Davis also played on his son, guitarist Tony Davis’ debut CD Golden Year (Posi-Tone, 2019). As always, Steve maintains an active presence on the vibrant local CT jazz scene & appears on bassist Matt Dwonzsyk's Wonderful World album. Steve appears on Natalie Merchant’s most recent release Keep Your Courage (2023) alongside his wife, vocalist Abena Koomson-Davis, and wrote two horn arrangements for the album (Come on Aphrodite, Tower of Babel). A long-time educator, Steve has guided a broad range of emerging musicians at the Hartt School's Jackie McLean Jazz Studies Division, University of Hartford, CT where he was honored for over 25 years of service. In Spring of 2023, Davis also received the prestigious Hartt Alumni of the Year Award. Other notable educational endeavors have included teaching at San Francisco Conservatory's RJAM faculty, Jamey Aebersold’s Summer Jazz Workshops, Skidmore Jazz Workshop, Jazz in July at UMASS Amherst, and Stanford University Jazz Workshop. In Fall 2022, Davis joined the Brass Department as Professor of Trombone at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. www.stevedavismusic.comrst mentor Jackie McLean, Chick Corea, Benny Golson, Cecil Payne, Harold Mabern, Larry Willis, Freddie Hubbard & the New Jazz Composers Octet, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton, Hank Jones, Roy Hargrove & Willie Jones III. Raised in Binghamton, New York, Steve has performed at major venues around the world including appearances on the Jimmy Fallon Show with Stevie Wonder and at the White House Tribute to Ray Charles (PBS). Davis appears on over 150 recordings, including 20 as a leader. His latest release for Smoke Sessions, Bluesthetic, a collection of his original compositions featuring guitarist Peter Bernstein, vibraphonist Steve Nelson, pianist Geoffrey Keezer, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Willie Jones III, spent 4 weeks at #1 on the JazzWeek Radio Charts and several months in the top ten. Davis' 2019 release, Correlations (Smoke Sessions) features rising stars Joshua Bruneau & Jonathan Barber, as well as renowned veteran stars Xavier Davis, Wayne Escoffery & Dezron Douglas. Correlations also garnered rave reviews and spent months atop the charts. The album features an exciting collection of original compositions and time honored classics. Other notable releases include Think Ahead & Say When: Celebrating J.J. Johnson (Smoke Sessions), For Real and Gettin’ It Done (Posi-Tone). During 2019, in addition to performing with his own Correlations Band, Steve appeared on Chick Corea's Spanish Heart Band album Antidote which won a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album. Davis also continues to work regularly with the collectively-led sextet One For All (feat. Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, David Hazeltine, John Webber & Joe Farnsworth), bassist Nat Reeves' Quintet, as well as playing with John Lee's Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars, Queens Jazz Orchestra (formerly Jimmy Heath Big Band) Ron Carter and Christian McBride big bands. Steve’s original composition, “Optimism” appears on the McBride Big Band’s Grammy Award winning release Bringin' It (2018). Davis also played on his son, guitarist Tony Davis’ debut CD Golden Year (Posi-Tone, 2019). As always, Steve maintains an active presence on the vibrant local CT jazz scene & appears on bassist Matt Dwonzsyk's Wonderful World album. Steve appears on Natalie Merchant’s most recent release Keep Your Courage (2023) alongside his wife, vocalist Abena Koomson-Davis, and wrote two horn arrangements for the album (Come on Aphrodite, Tower of Babel). A long-time educator, Steve has guided a broad range of emerging musicians at the Hartt School's Jackie McLean Jazz Studies Division, University of Hartford, CT where he was honored for over 25 years of service. In Spring of 2023, Davis also received the prestigious Hartt Alumni of the Year Award. Other notable educational endeavors have included teaching at San Francisco Conservatory's RJAM faculty, Jamey Aebersold’s Summer Jazz Workshops, Skidmore Jazz Workshop, Jazz in July at UMASS Amherst, and Stanford University Jazz Workshop. In Fall 2022, Davis joined the Brass Department as Professor of Trombone at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. www.stevedavismusic.com
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Jazz combos everywhere will enjoy this collection of 14 original compositions by renowned, Grammy award-winning jazz trombonist and educator Steve Davis. Davis is highly regarded as both improviser and composer. With a wide range of styles, motifs, grooves and harmonic structures, students and professionals alike will have ample opportunity to swing and improvise. The collection features songs that span from his work with acclaimed sextet One For All ("Easy"), to his recording Think Ahead ("A Little Understanding," "Abena’s Gaze," "Atmosphere") to his Correlations band ("Batista’s Revenge," "Newbie," "Song for My Love") to his most recent release Bluesthetic ("A Star for Chick," "Bedford Strolle," "Faraway Dream," "Indigo to Azure," "Maybe So," "Silver at Sundown"). This collection is a must have for jazz enthusiasts, students, and educators alike.

Steve Davis is widely regarded as one of today's leading voices on the trombone. Afer graduating from The Hartt School's Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz ('89), Davis first gained widespread recognition in 1990 upon joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. As the last to join the Jazz Messengers, Steve’s first record dates would be Blakey's last, including the composition One For All (A&M), penned by Davis. Over the years since, Davis has worked with a broad range of jazz luminaries such as his Steve Davis is widely regarded as one of today's leading voices on the trombone. Afterer graduating from e Hartt School's Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz ('89), Davis first gained widespread recognition in 1990 upon joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. As the last to join the Jazz Messengers, Steve’s first record dates would be Blakey's last, including the composition One For All (A&M), penned by Davis. Over the years since, Davis has worked with a broad range of jazz luminaries such as his first mentor Jackie McLean, Chick Corea, Benny Golson, Cecil Payne, Harold Mabern, Larry Willis, Freddie Hubbard & The New Jazz Composers Octet, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton, Hank Jones, Roy Hargrove & Willie Jones III. Raised in Binghamton, New York, Steve has performed at major venues around the world including appearances on The Jimmy Fallon Show with Stevie Wonder and at the White House Tribute to Ray Charles (PBS). Davis appears on over 150 recordings, including 20 as a leader. His latest release for Smoke Sessions, Bluesthetic, a collection of his original compositions featuring guitarist Peter Bernstein, vibraphonist Steve Nelson, pianist Geoffrey Keezer, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Willie Jones III, spent 4 weeks at #1 on the JazzWeek Radio Charts and several months in the top ten. Davis' 2019 release, Correlations (Smoke Sessions) features rising stars Joshua Bruneau & Jonathan Barber, as well as renowned veteran stars Xavier Davis, Wayne Escoffery & Dezron Douglas. Correlations also garnered rave reviews and spent months atop the charts. The album features an exciting collection of original compositions and time honored classics. Other notable releases include Think Ahead & Say When: Celebrating J.J. Johnson (Smoke Sessions), For Real and Gettin’ It Done (Posi-Tone). During 2019, in addition to performing with his own Correlations Band, Steve appeared on Chick Corea's Spanish Heart Band album Antidote which won a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album. Davis also continues to work regularly with the collectively-led sextet One For All (feat. Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, David Hazeltine, John Webber & Joe Farnsworth), bassist Nat Reeves' Quintet, as well as playing with John Lee's Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars, Queens Jazz Orchestra (formerly Jimmy Heath Big Band) Ron Carter and Christian McBride big bands. Steve’s original composition, “Optimism” appears on the McBride Big Band’s Grammy Award winning release Bringin' It (2018). Davis also played on his son, guitarist Tony Davis’ debut CD Golden Year (Posi-Tone, 2019). As always, Steve maintains an active presence on the vibrant local CT jazz scene & appears on bassist Matt Dwonzsyk's Wonderful World album. Steve appears on Natalie Merchant’s most recent release Keep Your Courage (2023) alongside his wife, vocalist Abena Koomson-Davis, and wrote two horn arrangements for the album (Come on Aphrodite, Tower of Babel). A long-time educator, Steve has guided a broad range of emerging musicians at the Hartt School's Jackie McLean Jazz Studies Division, University of Hartford, CT where he was honored for over 25 years of service. In Spring of 2023, Davis also received the prestigious Hartt Alumni of the Year Award. Other notable educational endeavors have included teaching at San Francisco Conservatory's RJAM faculty, Jamey Aebersold’s Summer Jazz Workshops, Skidmore Jazz Workshop, Jazz in July at UMASS Amherst, and Stanford University Jazz Workshop. In Fall 2022, Davis joined the Brass Department as Professor of Trombone at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. www.stevedavismusic.comrst mentor Jackie McLean, Chick Corea, Benny Golson, Cecil Payne, Harold Mabern, Larry Willis, Freddie Hubbard & the New Jazz Composers Octet, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton, Hank Jones, Roy Hargrove & Willie Jones III. Raised in Binghamton, New York, Steve has performed at major venues around the world including appearances on the Jimmy Fallon Show with Stevie Wonder and at the White House Tribute to Ray Charles (PBS). Davis appears on over 150 recordings, including 20 as a leader. His latest release for Smoke Sessions, Bluesthetic, a collection of his original compositions featuring guitarist Peter Bernstein, vibraphonist Steve Nelson, pianist Geoffrey Keezer, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Willie Jones III, spent 4 weeks at #1 on the JazzWeek Radio Charts and several months in the top ten. Davis' 2019 release, Correlations (Smoke Sessions) features rising stars Joshua Bruneau & Jonathan Barber, as well as renowned veteran stars Xavier Davis, Wayne Escoffery & Dezron Douglas. Correlations also garnered rave reviews and spent months atop the charts. The album features an exciting collection of original compositions and time honored classics. Other notable releases include Think Ahead & Say When: Celebrating J.J. Johnson (Smoke Sessions), For Real and Gettin’ It Done (Posi-Tone). During 2019, in addition to performing with his own Correlations Band, Steve appeared on Chick Corea's Spanish Heart Band album Antidote which won a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album. Davis also continues to work regularly with the collectively-led sextet One For All (feat. Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, David Hazeltine, John Webber & Joe Farnsworth), bassist Nat Reeves' Quintet, as well as playing with John Lee's Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars, Queens Jazz Orchestra (formerly Jimmy Heath Big Band) Ron Carter and Christian McBride big bands. Steve’s original composition, “Optimism” appears on the McBride Big Band’s Grammy Award winning release Bringin' It (2018). Davis also played on his son, guitarist Tony Davis’ debut CD Golden Year (Posi-Tone, 2019). As always, Steve maintains an active presence on the vibrant local CT jazz scene & appears on bassist Matt Dwonzsyk's Wonderful World album. Steve appears on Natalie Merchant’s most recent release Keep Your Courage (2023) alongside his wife, vocalist Abena Koomson-Davis, and wrote two horn arrangements for the album (Come on Aphrodite, Tower of Babel). A long-time educator, Steve has guided a broad range of emerging musicians at the Hartt School's Jackie McLean Jazz Studies Division, University of Hartford, CT where he was honored for over 25 years of service. In Spring of 2023, Davis also received the prestigious Hartt Alumni of the Year Award. Other notable educational endeavors have included teaching at San Francisco Conservatory's RJAM faculty, Jamey Aebersold’s Summer Jazz Workshops, Skidmore Jazz Workshop, Jazz in July at UMASS Amherst, and Stanford University Jazz Workshop. In Fall 2022, Davis joined the Brass Department as Professor of Trombone at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. www.stevedavismusic.com
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Jazz combos everywhere will enjoy this collection of 14 original compositions by renowned, Grammy award-winning jazz trombonist and educator Steve Davis. Davis is highly regarded as both improviser and composer. With a wide range of styles, motifs, grooves and harmonic structures, students and professionals alike will have ample opportunity to swing and improvise. The collection features songs that span from his work with acclaimed sextet One For All ("Easy"), to his recording Think Ahead ("A Little Understanding," "Abena’s Gaze," "Atmosphere") to his Correlations band ("Batista’s Revenge," "Newbie," "Song for My Love") to his most recent release Bluesthetic ("A Star for Chick," "Bedford Strolle," "Faraway Dream," "Indigo to Azure," "Maybe So," "Silver at Sundown"). This collection is a must have for jazz enthusiasts, students, and educators alike.

Steve Davis is widely regarded as one of today's leading voices on the trombone. Afer graduating from The Hartt School's Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz ('89), Davis first gained widespread recognition in 1990 upon joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. As the last to join the Jazz Messengers, Steve’s first record dates would be Blakey's last, including the composition One For All (A&M), penned by Davis. Over the years since, Davis has worked with a broad range of jazz luminaries such as his Steve Davis is widely regarded as one of today's leading voices on the trombone. Afterer graduating from e Hartt School's Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz ('89), Davis first gained widespread recognition in 1990 upon joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. As the last to join the Jazz Messengers, Steve’s first record dates would be Blakey's last, including the composition One For All (A&M), penned by Davis. Over the years since, Davis has worked with a broad range of jazz luminaries such as his first mentor Jackie McLean, Chick Corea, Benny Golson, Cecil Payne, Harold Mabern, Larry Willis, Freddie Hubbard & The New Jazz Composers Octet, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton, Hank Jones, Roy Hargrove & Willie Jones III. Raised in Binghamton, New York, Steve has performed at major venues around the world including appearances on The Jimmy Fallon Show with Stevie Wonder and at the White House Tribute to Ray Charles (PBS). Davis appears on over 150 recordings, including 20 as a leader. His latest release for Smoke Sessions, Bluesthetic, a collection of his original compositions featuring guitarist Peter Bernstein, vibraphonist Steve Nelson, pianist Geoffrey Keezer, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Willie Jones III, spent 4 weeks at #1 on the JazzWeek Radio Charts and several months in the top ten. Davis' 2019 release, Correlations (Smoke Sessions) features rising stars Joshua Bruneau & Jonathan Barber, as well as renowned veteran stars Xavier Davis, Wayne Escoffery & Dezron Douglas. Correlations also garnered rave reviews and spent months atop the charts. The album features an exciting collection of original compositions and time honored classics. Other notable releases include Think Ahead & Say When: Celebrating J.J. Johnson (Smoke Sessions), For Real and Gettin’ It Done (Posi-Tone). During 2019, in addition to performing with his own Correlations Band, Steve appeared on Chick Corea's Spanish Heart Band album Antidote which won a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album. Davis also continues to work regularly with the collectively-led sextet One For All (feat. Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, David Hazeltine, John Webber & Joe Farnsworth), bassist Nat Reeves' Quintet, as well as playing with John Lee's Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars, Queens Jazz Orchestra (formerly Jimmy Heath Big Band) Ron Carter and Christian McBride big bands. Steve’s original composition, “Optimism” appears on the McBride Big Band’s Grammy Award winning release Bringin' It (2018). Davis also played on his son, guitarist Tony Davis’ debut CD Golden Year (Posi-Tone, 2019). As always, Steve maintains an active presence on the vibrant local CT jazz scene & appears on bassist Matt Dwonzsyk's Wonderful World album. Steve appears on Natalie Merchant’s most recent release Keep Your Courage (2023) alongside his wife, vocalist Abena Koomson-Davis, and wrote two horn arrangements for the album (Come on Aphrodite, Tower of Babel). A long-time educator, Steve has guided a broad range of emerging musicians at the Hartt School's Jackie McLean Jazz Studies Division, University of Hartford, CT where he was honored for over 25 years of service. In Spring of 2023, Davis also received the prestigious Hartt Alumni of the Year Award. Other notable educational endeavors have included teaching at San Francisco Conservatory's RJAM faculty, Jamey Aebersold’s Summer Jazz Workshops, Skidmore Jazz Workshop, Jazz in July at UMASS Amherst, and Stanford University Jazz Workshop. In Fall 2022, Davis joined the Brass Department as Professor of Trombone at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. www.stevedavismusic.comrst mentor Jackie McLean, Chick Corea, Benny Golson, Cecil Payne, Harold Mabern, Larry Willis, Freddie Hubbard & the New Jazz Composers Octet, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton, Hank Jones, Roy Hargrove & Willie Jones III. Raised in Binghamton, New York, Steve has performed at major venues around the world including appearances on the Jimmy Fallon Show with Stevie Wonder and at the White House Tribute to Ray Charles (PBS). Davis appears on over 150 recordings, including 20 as a leader. His latest release for Smoke Sessions, Bluesthetic, a collection of his original compositions featuring guitarist Peter Bernstein, vibraphonist Steve Nelson, pianist Geoffrey Keezer, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Willie Jones III, spent 4 weeks at #1 on the JazzWeek Radio Charts and several months in the top ten. Davis' 2019 release, Correlations (Smoke Sessions) features rising stars Joshua Bruneau & Jonathan Barber, as well as renowned veteran stars Xavier Davis, Wayne Escoffery & Dezron Douglas. Correlations also garnered rave reviews and spent months atop the charts. The album features an exciting collection of original compositions and time honored classics. Other notable releases include Think Ahead & Say When: Celebrating J.J. Johnson (Smoke Sessions), For Real and Gettin’ It Done (Posi-Tone). During 2019, in addition to performing with his own Correlations Band, Steve appeared on Chick Corea's Spanish Heart Band album Antidote which won a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album. Davis also continues to work regularly with the collectively-led sextet One For All (feat. Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, David Hazeltine, John Webber & Joe Farnsworth), bassist Nat Reeves' Quintet, as well as playing with John Lee's Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars, Queens Jazz Orchestra (formerly Jimmy Heath Big Band) Ron Carter and Christian McBride big bands. Steve’s original composition, “Optimism” appears on the McBride Big Band’s Grammy Award winning release Bringin' It (2018). Davis also played on his son, guitarist Tony Davis’ debut CD Golden Year (Posi-Tone, 2019). As always, Steve maintains an active presence on the vibrant local CT jazz scene & appears on bassist Matt Dwonzsyk's Wonderful World album. Steve appears on Natalie Merchant’s most recent release Keep Your Courage (2023) alongside his wife, vocalist Abena Koomson-Davis, and wrote two horn arrangements for the album (Come on Aphrodite, Tower of Babel). A long-time educator, Steve has guided a broad range of emerging musicians at the Hartt School's Jackie McLean Jazz Studies Division, University of Hartford, CT where he was honored for over 25 years of service. In Spring of 2023, Davis also received the prestigious Hartt Alumni of the Year Award. Other notable educational endeavors have included teaching at San Francisco Conservatory's RJAM faculty, Jamey Aebersold’s Summer Jazz Workshops, Skidmore Jazz Workshop, Jazz in July at UMASS Amherst, and Stanford University Jazz Workshop. In Fall 2022, Davis joined the Brass Department as Professor of Trombone at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. www.stevedavismusic.com
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