Nathan Davis (saxophonist)

Dr. Nathan Davis
Born	February 15, 1937 (1937-02-15) (age 74)
Origin	Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Instruments	Tenor saxophone Soprano saxophone Bass clarinet Flute
Years active	1960s–present
Associated acts	Nathan Davis Sextet, Nathan Davis Quartet
Website	www.nathandavisjazz.com

Nathan Davis (born February 15, 1937)^[1] is an American hard bop jazz multi-instrumentalist who plays the tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet and flute. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, Davis is probably best known for his work with Eric Dolphy, Kenny Clarke, Ray Charles, Slide Hampton and Art Blakey.^[2][3]

Nathan traveled extensively around Europe after the war and moved to Paris in 1962. He holds a Ph.D in Ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University and has been a professor of music and director of jazz studies at the University of Pittsburgh since 1969.^[4] He is also founder and director of the University of Pittsburgh Annual Jazz Seminar and Concert, the first academic jazz event of its kind in the country.^[5][6]

Discography

As leader

• 1965: The Hip Walk (with Jimmy Woode, Kenny Clarke, Francy Boland, Carmell Jones)
• 1965: Peace Treaty (with Woody Shaw, Jean-Louis Chautemps, René Urtreger, Jimmy Woode, Kenny Clarke)
• 1965: Happy Girl (with Woody Shaw, Larry Young, Jimmy Woode, Billy Brooks)
• 1967: The Rules of Freedom (with Hampton Hawes, Jimmy Garrison, Art Taylor)
• 1969: Jazz Concert in a Benedictine monastery
• 1970: Makatuka (with Mike Taylor, Virgil Walters, Joe Kennedy, Don Depaotis, Nelson Harrison, Wheeler Winstead)
• 1972: 6th Sense In The 11th House (with Richard Davis, Alan Dawson, Roland Hanna)
• 1976: Suite for Dr. Martin Luther King
• 1976: If (with Abraham Laboriel, George Caldwell, Dave Palmar, Willie Amoaku)
• 1982: Faces of Love
• 1987: London by Night

References

1. ^ Allaboutjazz
2. ^ Allmusic
3. ^ Carr, Ian; Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley (1995). Jazz: The Rough Guide. The Rough Guides. pp. 162. ISBN 1-8582-8137-7. 
4. ^ Music.pitt.edu
5. ^ James L. Conyers (2001). African American Jazz and Rap. McFarland. pp. 95, 104, 109. ISBN 0786408286. 
6. ^ Blake, Sharon S. (2011-10-10). "Lineup Set for Pitt’s Annual Jazz Seminar and Concert". Pitt Chronicle (Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh). http://www.chronicle.pitt.edu/?p=9578. Retrieved 2011-10-11. 

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