Steve Davis — artist
Steve Davis has 1 upcoming show, next at The Django on Sat, Dec 19. Dates, venues and tickets on Ckord.
Born in Worcester, MA in 1967, Davis was raised in Binghamton, NY and graduated in 1989 from Hartt School’s Jackie McLean Institute. It was with McLean’s guidance and recommendation that Davis landed his first major performance with Art Blakey in NYC. In 98’ Steve winning the TDWR (Rising Star) Trombone Category and later named consecutively as Trombonist of the Year by The JJA – (2010-2013). Widely regarded as one of today’s leading voices on the trombone. His lyrical, hard-swinging style first gained him broad recognition. Steve has released 20 albums including: Think Ahead (2017), Say When (2015), For Real & Gettin’ It Done (2014) featuring his longtime musical colleagues Larry Willis and Nat Reeves along with drummer Billy Williams, saxophonists Abraham Burton (For Real), Mike DiRubbo and trumpeter Josh Bruneau (Gettin’ It Done), in addition to over 100 recordings with names including: Chick Corea, Freddie Hubbard, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton, Hank Jones. In 2018 his original composition “Optimism” was included in Christian McBride’s Grammy Award winning album “Bringin’ it”. Steve Davis’ latest release with his sextet “Correlations” (label: Smoke Sessions Records) Steve features Joshua Bruneau, trumpet; Wayne Escoffery, tenor saxophone; Xavier Davis, piano; Dexron Dougles, bass; Johnathan Barber, drums; Caro Baptista, percussion on “Batista Revenge”. He leads his groups All-Star quartet Larry Willis (Alone Together/Mapleshade 2006) and his exciting, Outlook Quintet featuring rising stars Mike DiRubbo (alto sax), David Bryant (piano), Dezron Douglas (bass) and Eric McPherson (drums) regularly performing at Smoke and Smalls Jazz Club (NYC); The Greater Hartford Jazz Festival, Baltimore’s Eubie Blake Center, The Richmond Jazz Society, Hartford Jazz Society. Steve performs internationally with Dizzy Gillespie’s All-Stars, Jimmy Heath, Ron Carter. Chick Corea & My Spanish Heart Band, Origin, he has appeared at The Jimmy Fallon with Steve Wonder, at the White House Tribute to Ray Charles (PBS) and records with the collective unit One For All (Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, David Hazeltine, John Webber and Joe Farnsworth), Larry Willis, Harold Malberen.Widely regarded as one of today’s leading voices on the trombone. His lyrical, hard-swinging style first gained him broad recognition.
Steve Davis upcoming shows
- Steve Davis Quintet — The Django — Dec 19, 2026
Steve Davis past shows
- Steve Davis Quintet — The Django — Oct 30, 2026
- Mike LeDonne Big Band: 70th Birthday Celebration — Dizzy's Club — Oct 26, 2026
- STEVE DAVIS - Tony Davis - Rick Germanson - Ugonna Okegwo - Jason Tiemann — Close Up — Oct 10, 2026
- 31st Litchfield Jazz Festival 2026 — Washington, Connecticut — Jul 25, 2026
- 31st Litchfield Jazz Festival 2026 — Washington, Connecticut — Jul 24, 2026
- Steve Davis — Smalls Jazz Club — Jul 1, 2023
- Steve Davis — Smalls Jazz Club — Jul 1, 2023
- Steve Davis — Smalls Jazz Club — Jun 30, 2023
- Steve Davis — Smalls Jazz Club — Jun 30, 2023
Venues Steve Davis has played
- Smalls Jazz Club — 4 shows, last played 2023
- The Django — 1 show, last played 2026
- Dizzy's Club — 1 show, last played 2026
- Close Up — 1 show, last played 2026
Artists who have played the same stages as Steve Davis
- Jason Tiemann — 4 shared venues, via Close Up and The Django, played together
- David Gibson — 4 shared venues, via Dizzy's Club and The Django, played together
- Rick Germanson — 4 shared venues, via Close Up and Dizzy's Club, played together
- Mike LeDonne — 2 shared venues, via Dizzy's Club and Smalls Jazz Club, played together
- Ugonna Okegwo — 2 shared venues, via Close Up and Smalls Jazz Club, played together
- Jon Faddis — 1 shared venue, via Dizzy's Club, played together
- Steve Wilson — 1 shared venue, via Dizzy's Club, played together
- Jason Marsalis — 1 shared venue, via Dizzy's Club, played together
- Vincent Herring — 1 shared venue, via Dizzy's Club, played together
- John Webber — 1 shared venue, via Dizzy's Club, played together
- Peter Bernstein — 1 shared venue, via Dizzy's Club, played together
- Tony Davis — 1 shared venue, via Close Up, played together
- Champian Fulton — 2 shared venues, via The Django and Dizzy's Club
- Luther Allison — 2 shared venues, via Dizzy's Club and Close Up
- Russell Hall — 2 shared venues, via Dizzy's Club and Smalls Jazz Club
- Jay Sawyer — 2 shared venues, via Dizzy's Club and Close Up
- Joseph Lepore — 2 shared venues, via Dizzy's Club and Close Up
- Johnny O'Neal — 2 shared venues, via Dizzy's Club and Smalls Jazz Club
- Alexander Claffy — 2 shared venues, via Dizzy's Club and The Django
- Simon Moullier — 2 shared venues, via Close Up and Smalls Jazz Club
- Aaron Seeber — 2 shared venues, via The Django and Smalls Jazz Club
- Esteban Castro — 2 shared venues, via Close Up and The Django
- Ed Cherry — 2 shared venues, via The Django and Smalls Jazz Club
- Caleb Wheeler Curtis — 2 shared venues, via Close Up and Smalls Jazz Club
- John Sneider — 2 shared venues, via The Django and Smalls Jazz Club
And 221 more acts.
More live music in New York City
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