Jesse Davis

Jesse Davis (born September 11, 1965) is an American jazz saxophonist. Davis began as a student in Ellis Marsalis's New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.[1] After graduating, Davis embarked on a productive jazz career, recording eight albums on the Concord Jazz label, alongside collaborations with such artists as Jack McDuff and Illinois Jacquet. Davis has studied music at Northeastern Illinois University,[1] and in 1989 he received a "Most Outstanding Musician award" from Down Beat magazine.[2]

For the guitarist, see Jesse Ed Davis. For the NFL player, see Jesse Davis (American football).

Jesse Davis
Background information
Birth name	Jesse William Davis
Born	(1965-09-11) September 11, 1965
Occupation(s)	Jazz musician
Instruments	Alto saxophone

Discography

• Horn of Passion (Concord, 1991) with Mulgrew Miller
• As We Speak (Concord, 1992) with Jacky Terrasson, Robert Trowers
• Young at Art (Concord, 1993) with Brad Mehldau
• High Standards (Concord, 1994) with Nicholas Payton, Dado Moroni, Peter Washington
  

  Jesse Davis
• From Within (Concord, 1996) with Nicholas Payton, Hank Jones, Ron Carter, Lewis Nash
• First Insight (Concord, 1997) with Mulgrew Miller, Peter Bernstein, Ron Carter, Kenny Washington
• The Set-Up (All Tribe, 2002) with Peter Bernstein, Ray Drummond

With Cedar Walton

• As Long as There's Music (Muse, 1990 [1993])

With Gerald Wilson

• New York, New Sound (Mack Avenue, 2003)

Notes

1. Harris, Craig. "Jesse Davis Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
2. "Jesse Davis at All About Jazz". Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.