Quincy Davis (musician)
{{short description|American jazz musician}}
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Quincy Davis (born August 27, 1977 in Grand Rapids, Michigan){{cite web | url=http://kurtelling.com/band/quincy_davis | title=Quincy Davis - Biography | publisher=Kurtelling.com | access-date=2016-05-04}} is a jazz drummer who has recorded with Tom Harrell, Benny Green, Hank Jones, Kurt Elling, The Clayton Brothers, Gerald Clayton, Russell Malone, Frank Wess, Eric Lewis, Junko Onishi, Ernestine Anderson, Vincent Gardner, and Randy Napoleon.
Biography
Davis grew up in a musical family in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His brother is pianist Xavier Davis. He often played with his brother in their home. In grade school, he also picked up the trumpet and tuba. Near the end of his high school career, he attended the Interlochen Arts Academy in northern Michigan. There he played jazz in a group setting and studied classical percussion and trap-set drumming.
Discography
=As a leader=
- 2013 Songs in the Key of Q
- 2020 Q Vision
=As sideman=
With Tom Harrell
With Vincent Gardner
- 2006 Elbow Room
- 2007 The Good Book Chapter 1
- 2008 Vin-Slidin' {{cite web |title=Quincy Davis {{!}} Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/quincy-davis-mn0000326760/credits |website=AllMusic |access-date=9 February 2019 }}
With Aaron Diehl
With Sachal Vasandani
With Peter Zak
With Randy Napoleon
With David Gibson
With Jared Gold
With James Danderfer
With Young Joo Song
With Greg Glassman
With others
- 2006 Lost in New York, Matt Ray
- 2006 Ballade Pour Adeline, Adam Birnbaum
- 2007 And So Am I, Darmon Meador
- 2008 From the Heart, Bobby Watson
- 2008 Purple Butterfly, Daniela Schaechter
- 2008 Ballads - All Night', Marcus Printup
- 2008 Lite Blue', Takuji Yamada
- 2009 Impromptu, Ted Rosenthal
- 2009 My Foolish Heart, Maya Hatch
- 2009 Introducing Takao Iwaki, Takao Iwaki
- 2010 Out of the World, Ted Rosenthal
- 2010 Keystone, Dave Stryker
- 2010 See the Pyramid, Walt Weiskopf
- 2010 Little Echo', Ken Fowser
- 2013 Some Other Time, Ayako Shirasaki
- 2014 Leslie Odom Jr., Leslie Odom Jr.
- 2015 Debut: Noriko Ueda Trio, Noriko Ueda
- 2015 Alto Gusto: Live at the Yardbird Suite, P.J. Perry
- 2017 ''Halcyon', Will Bonness
- 2017 Jazz Standards, Jon Gordon
- 2019 Elegant Traveler, Jocelyn Gould
- 2020 Rise Up Detroit, Xavier Davis
References
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External links
- [https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/slower-rhythm-for-jazz-drummer-102757214.html Winnipeg Free Press article]
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Category:American jazz drummers
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Category:21st-century American male musicians