Steve Davis and his trombone Live at Jazz at the Post

 Steve Davis  is widely regarded as one of today’s leading improvisers on the trombone. His lyrical, hard-swinging style first gained him broad recognition during the 1990’s while working with the bands of jazz legends  Art Blakey ,  Jackie McLean ,  Chick Corea’s Origin  and the cooperative sextet,  One For All, featuring David Hazeltine  and Eric Alexander.

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Steve has appeared in Downbeat Magazine’s Reader’s and Critic’s Polls numerous times, winning the TDWR (Rising Star) Trombone Category in 1998. Steve has also been recently nominated by The JJA four years in a row 2010-13 as Trombonist of the Year. In 2018 his original composition “Optimism” was included in Christian McBride’s Grammy Award winning album “Bringin’ it”

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