N. GLENN DAVIS MUSIC |
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N. Glenn Davis is a drummer, recording artist, composer, and educator who currently leads his own jazz quartet and quintet. Glenn’s exciting ensembles feature a unique blend of jazz styles and engaging original compositions and arrangements. Glenn, a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, has performed with many notable musicians such as, Mike Stern, Santi Debriano, Emil Viklicky, Jeff Richman, Steve Turre, Mark Soskin, Phil Woods and others. Glenn's 2007 release, The N. Glenn Davis Quartet A Different View on the Jazzed Media label features ten of his compositions. Glenn’s up coming 2009 release, The N. Glenn Davis Quintet Come Right In, features legendary alto saxophonist Phil Woods, Mark Soskin piano, Dean Johnson bass, Jack Schantz trumpet and flugelhorn, and Dave Sterner alto and soprano saxes. The CD features eight Davis compositions and two jazz classics arranged for quintet. "A Different View" showcases talented writing combined with stellar playing making this album a stand out.” Glenn Davis let's his splendid compositional skills and purposeful timekeeping speak for themselves on A Different View....A sharp and synchronous quartet that makes listening a pleasure. This is a highly accomplished debut, all original material , and played with a kind of easy confidence that only comes from regular gigging together. As mainstream jazz drummers go, N. Glenn Davis plays with the strong, controlled, steady hands of a blackjack dealer, and as the experienced, savvy veteran he is....Except for two standards, all the other tracks are composed and arranged by the drummer, setting him apart from most other timekeepers of the music. |
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