N. GLENN
DAVIS
Background
About Glenn Davis: Glenn Davis grew up in the Cleveland area studying drums with Bob McKee. Davis attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, graduating with a Bachelor of Music Degree in 1979. At Berklee, Davis studied not only drums but also vibraharp, marimba, tympani, composition, harmony and arranging. Among his teachers were John LaPorta, Gary Burton, Joe Hunt and Alan Dawson, with whom he studied privately for a year. In Boston, Davis was in the major leagues of jazz education and a hotbed of jazz performance. Among those he worked with in the city were guitarist Mike Stern, bassist Santi Debriano, pianist Emil Viklický, guitarist Jeff Richman and trumpeter Tiger Okoshi. Moving to NYC in the 80s, Davis freelanced extensively and also played with The Benny Salzano Quintet, featuring Steve Turre. As a writer, Davis has contributed solo transcriptions of Max Roach and Philly Joe Jones to The Modern Drummer magazine.
When Glenn is not working with his own quartet, He co-leads the popular group Images. Davis also performs around Cleveland with The Joe Hunter Trio, The Stokes Brothers, John Morton, Becky Boyd, Dave Sterner, and Charlie Christopherson among others. Glenn earned his Masters in Music Education and currently divides his time between teaching music in the Cleveland Municipal Schools and performing.
About the Quartet: The Glenn Davis Quartet is led by drummer/composer Glenn Davis. Glenn’s CD, "A Different View", on the Jazzed Media label features ten compositions by Davis and one by world class pianist Larry Porter. The quartet ‘s performance repertoire combines originals, jazz standards, sambas, funk, blues and more. The quartet features piano, acoustic bass, drums, and saxes. “My compositions are inspired by a variety of musical styles” says Davis. As individuals members of the quartet have performed with many notables including, Chet Baker, Shiela Jordan, Thad Jones, Archie Shepp, Mike Stern, Scott Hamilton, Ken Peplowsky, David “Fathead” Newman, Ernie Krivda, Aretha Franklin , The Temptations and many others. In Cleveland, the quartet performs at well known venues like The Bop Stop and Nighttown. The first class musicians of the quartet contribute their creative talents to make this an exciting live band.