Steve Davis (trombonist)

Steve Davis (born in 1967) is an American jazz trombonist who plays hard bop, post-bop, and standards. He studied jazz at The Hartt School of the University of Hartford; Jackie McLean, head of the African-American music program, recommended him to Art Blakey, whose Jazz Messengers he joined in 1989. After Blakey's death, he joined the Hartt faculty in 1991.

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1967 - Jazz - Trombonist - Hard bop - Bop - Standards - The Hartt School - University of Hartford - Jackie McLean - Art Blakey

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He has also played and recorded with Avishai Cohen, Chick Corea, Freddie Hubbard, McLean, Cecil Payne, and Michael Weiss, among many others.

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Avishai Cohen - Chick Corea - Freddie Hubbard - Cecil Payne - Michael Weiss

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He has recorded several albums as leader, including Portrait in Sound (2000).

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