Kris Davis – Episode 131: Empowered Chords

Kris Davis
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Pianist-composer Kris Davis was named 2017 Rising Star Pianist/2018 Rising Star Artist in Downbeat magazine and dubbed one of the music’s top up-and-comers in a 2012 New York Times article titled “New Pilots at the Keyboard,” with the newspaper saying: “One method for deciding where to hear jazz on a given night has been to track down the pianist Kris Davis.” To date, Davis has released twelve recordings as a leader.

Her 2016 release, Duopoly, made The New York Times, Pop Matters, NPR, LA Times, and Jazz Tbežecká obuv team easy on tøj til salg janwoodharrisart.com bogner overal justineanweiler.com jorgensenfarmsinc.com justineanweiler.com team easy on tøj til salg jorgensenfarmsinc.com iansargentreupholstery.com team easy on tøj til salg justineanweiler.com bežecké tenisky justineanweiler.com haynesplumbingllc.com imes best albums of 2016. Davis works as a collaborator and side person with artists such as John Zorn, Terri Lyne Carrington, Craig Taborn, Tyshawn Sorey, Eric Revis, Michael Formanek, Tony Malaby, Ingrid Laubrock, Julian Lage, Mary Halvorson and Tom Rainey. Davis received a Doris Duke Impact award in 2015 and multiple commissions to compose new works from The Shifting Foundation, The Jazz Gallery/Jerome Foundation and the Canada Council for the Arts. She is the Associate Program Director of Creative Development for the Insitute Jazz and Gender Justice at Berklee College of Music.

Check out her latest album: Diatom Ribbons Live at The Village Vanguard

How to Reach Kris Davis:
Website: www.krisdavis.net
Instagram: Krisdavismusic
Facebook: Krisdavismusic
Twitter: Krisdavismusic

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