Kevin Davy
London-based, Jazz Improviser, band-leader, composer and trumpeter. Davy tends towards the modal approach to jazz and improvised music, citing influences such as: Hannibal Lokumbe, Lester Bowie, Don Cherry, Tomas Stanko, Nils Molvaer Pederson, John Hassel, and others.
He is best known for international touring and recording with Lamb, Adam F, Two Banks of Four, as well as His own former groups, KDQ and Dsemble.
Styles and Genres in Jazz and music in general.
Davy has worked in JAZZ across musical genres in France, Switzerland and Germany, artists such as;
Pibo Marquez(Venezuela), Sangoma Everett(USA), Shiek Tidiane Sek(Mali), Kresimir Debski(Warsawa, Poland), Roman Rahout(Poznan, Poland) Paul Shigihara(Koln, Germany), and Doudou Gouirand(France) to name but a few.
Davy's trumpet has featured on albums by Japanese producer Sugizo (Truth?, and Grand Cross), US vocalist Melissa Kaplan, The Crass Collective, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Ashley and Jackson, Chapter and the Verse, Adamski, Unabombers, and The Aliens.
Davy has performed on the European music festival curcuit, including: the Montreaux, and North Sea Jazz Festivals, as well as New York's revered Summerstage.
Musical Direction
Kevin Davy's music direction:
The current Kevin Davy group, is a six-piece lineup. With its roots firmly in Jazz. Davy has tended to use small ensemble for as a vehicle for his composition and musical direction.
The compositions are originals by Davy. The music is underpinned by an urban edge, employing grooves from Nu Jazz, and harmony derived from blues, gospel, and the near east. This is reflected in the trumpet tonality, and the textures brought to the music, by instruments such as; tablas, congos, and african-rooted scat vocals.
The Kevin Davy Group
Kevin Davy, Trumpet, and Fluegel Horn
Adrian Lawrence, Drums
Darlington Joseph, Electric Bass
Renu Hossain, Tablas, and Percussion
Dom Pipkin, Piano and Keys
Jo Hendrix Ndelo, Vocals
Vicky Tilson, Double Bass.
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A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON KEVIN G. DAVY
Kevin Davy London-based, Jazz Improviser, band-leader, composer and trumpeter. Davy tends towards the modal approach to jazz and improvised music, citing influences such as: Hannibal Lokumbe, Lester Bowie, Don Cherry, Tomas Stanko, Nils Molvaer Pederson, John Hassel, and others. He is best known for international touring and recording with Lamb, Adam F, Two Banks of Four, as well as His own former groups, KDQ and Dsemble. Styles and Genres in Jazz and music in general. Davy has worked in JAZZ across musical genres in France, Switzerland and Germany, artists such as; Pibo Marquez(Venezuela), Sangoma Everett(USA), Shiek Tidiane Sek(Mali), Kresimir Debski(Warsawa, Poland), Roman Rahout(Poznan, Poland) Paul Shigihara(Koln, Germany), and Doudou Gouirand(France) to name but a few. Davy's trumpet has featured on albums by Japanese producer Sugizo (Truth?, and Grand Cross), US vocalist Melissa Kaplan, The Crass Collective, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Ashley and Jackson, Chapter and the Verse, Adamski, Unabombers, and The Aliens. Davy has performed on the European music festival curcuit, including: the Montreaux, and North Sea Jazz Festivals, as well as New York's revered Summerstage. Musical Direction Kevin Davy's music direction: The current Kevin Davy group, is a six-piece lineup. With its roots firmly in Jazz. Davy has tended to use small ensemble for as a vehicle for his composition and musical direction. The compositions are originals by Davy. The music is underpinned by an urban edge, employing grooves from Nu Jazz, and harmony derived from blues, gospel, and the near east. This is reflected in the trumpet tonality, and the textures brought to the music, by instruments such as; tablas, congos, and african-rooted scat vocals. The Kevin Davy Group Kevin Davy, Trumpet, and Fluegel Horn Adrian Lawrence, Drums Darlington Joseph, Electric Bass Renu Hossain, Tablas, and Percussion Dom Pipkin, Piano and Keys Jo Hendrix Ndelo, Vocals Vicky Tilson, Double Bass.
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