Michael Davis (trombonist)

Michael Davis (born August 13, 1961 in San Francisco, California) is a jazz trombonist from San Jose, California.

Biography

Trombonist/composer Michael Davis has enjoyed a diverse and acclaimed career over the past 35 years. Widely known as the trombonist for five world tours with the Rolling Stones, he toured and recorded extensively with Frank Sinatra, has released 11 CDs as a solo artist, composed over 150 works, authored a dozen books for brass players of all levels and appeared on over 500 CDs, television themes and motion picture soundtracks. He is the founder, creator and president of Hip-Bone Music, Inc. In 2011, the S.E. Shires Company released the Michael Davis signature model trombone and followed that in 2015 with the release of the Michael Davis+ trombone. Born to a musical family in San Francisco, CA on August 13, 1961, Michael’s early musical studies included the piano, drums, tuba, baritone horn and electric bass. Settling on the trombone in high school, he quickly found his stride and received principal chairs in many all-state honor groups. His collegiate career commenced at the Eastman School of Music in the fall of 1979. In the spring of 1983, Davis received the break he had hoped for when the Buddy Rich Band called and asked him to sign on. His two-year stint with the band forged musical and personal friendships that continue to this day and presented him with “the best graduate degree anyone could possibly hope for.” Michael’s freelance career in New York City began in earnest in 1986 and before long he was one of the top trombonists around. As testimony to his versatility and wide regard, the list of jazz and pop luminaries he has worked with includes: James Taylor, Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Aerosmith, Tony Bennett, Jay Z, Sarah Vaughan, Sting, Beck, Branford Marsalis, Peter Gabriel, Sheryl Crow, Lyle Lovett, Bob Mintzer, Paul Simon, David Sanborn, Terence Blanchard and scores of others. In the field of music education, Davis has served as a guest artist and clinician around the world, while also authoring a number of highly esteemed instructional books and arrangements for musicians of all ages and abilities. A multiple recipient of awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, he maintains his own jazz groups and projects through Hip-Bone Music. He has documented his efforts on 11 solo CDs, including his latest, the critically and popularly acclaimed Hip-Bone Big Band featuring a star studded line-up of New York and LA luminaries performing Michael’s distinctive compositions and arrangements. Currently, Davis continues his busy schedule as an in demand New York freelance musician with a steady diet of Broadway shows, studio recording work and live concerts. He travels extensively as a solo artist guesting with professional, college and high school bands around the world, while also continuing to build his publishing company into one of the preeminent purveyors of the highest quality music for brass.

Discography

As leader
  • 1989 Sidewalk Cafe
  • 1991 Heroes
  • 1994 Midnight Crossing
  • 1997 Absolute Trombone
  • 1999 Bonetown
  • 2000 Brass Nation
  • 2002 New Brass
  • 2003 Trumpets Eleven
  • 2007 Absolute Trombone II
  • 2015 Bone Alone
  • 2016 Hip-Bone Big Band

As sideman

With Linda Eder

  • 1991 Linda Eder
  • 1997 It's Time
  • 2003 Broadway My Way

With Bob Mintzer

  • 1990 The Art of the Big Band
  • 1991 Departure
  • 1993 Only in New York
  • 2000 Homage to Count Basie
  • 2003 Gently
  • 2004 Live at MCG
  • 2006 Old School New Lessons
  • 2008 Swing Out
  • 2012 For the Moment

With The Rolling Stones

  • 1995 Stripped
  • 1998 No Security
  • 2008 Shine a Light

With Philippe Saisse

  • 1995 Masques
  • 1997 Next Voyage
  • 1999 Halfway Till Dawn
  • 2009 Philippe Saisse

With Andy Snitzer

  • 1994 Ties That Bind
  • 1996 In the Eye of the Storm
  • 1999 Some Quiet Place
  • 2013 The Rhythm

With others

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References
  1. "Michael Davis | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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