James Davis Quintet:

ears&eyes would like to congradulate James Davis! He is a finalist in the

2007 Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition

James Davis, a Chicago trumpeter and music maker, is comfortable in and always exploring a wide array of musical environments.  As an improvisor and composer, Davis is involved in a diverse blend of musical communities in the Chicago area. James’ diverse performance experience includes performances with the The Glenn Miller Orchestra, the UNT One O’Clock Lab Band, Chuchito Valdes, Rob Parton’s Jazz Tech Big Band, Alan Gresik’s Swing Shift Orchestra, the Tomorrow Music Orchestra, the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra, the Texas Wind Symphony, Camerata Winds, and other jazz, classical and Latin music groups.
 
He is currently on faculty at Triton College in River Grove, IL as director of the Jazz Band.  James holds a Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance from the University of North Texas and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Texas at Arlington.  In 2005 James was a touring member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, in which he was frequently featured as a soloist.  James also toured as a member of the University of North Texas One O’clock Lab Band and can be heard as a soloist on Lab 2004.  In the summer of 2004 James was a finalist in the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Improvisation Competition.

Members:

James Davis - trumpet

Caroline Davis - alto sax

Seán McCluskey - keys

Jeff Greene - bass

Jon Deitemyer - drums

::: audio samples ::: coming soon :::

Discography: Angles of Refraction (ee:o7-005) ::

Links: (jcdavis.org) (myspace)

PRESS:

"It's always easy to review a CD project of this quality in that jazz trumpet-eer James Davis knows who & how to hire to bring a viable CD project to fruition. The thing that's striking & compelling about his disc of originals is Davis's handle on melodic & harmonic symmetry. Nothing abstract here. His songs sound like 'standards' albeit they're original. In addition is his palatable approach & well filleted rhythm contained within his music, Davis connotes a certain 'world music with a philosophy,' plus his improvisational directness which is well placed to bring out the hopefully cogent ties to his (I'm sure) well suited audiences. This is a winner." --George W. Carroll, The Musicians' Ombudsman