Primary Instrument: Vocal
Jamie Davis holds a position amongst the pantheon of great male vocalists with a full deep baritone voice that has been paired with some of the world’s most famous talent. Davis counts Patty Austin, Tony Bennett, George Benson, the Count Basie Orchestra, Rosemary Clooney, Jimmy Cobbs, and Billy Cobham.
Davis was named the “chocolate baritone” by Sir Michael Parkinson, the BBC’s arbiter of important international Jazz, after his 2007 performance in London with the BBC’s sixty-four piece orchestra. Last year’s schedule included the Chetlenham Festival, the Jerry Lewis Telethon in Las Vegas and tours at home and abroad. Davis also performs regularly for both public and private events in United States and Europe.
During his career, Davis has traveled and performed extensively around the world as a headliner and as the lead vocalist for the Count Basie Orchestra. His full rich, deep baritone voice was tapped to narrate ‘A Time to Remember,’ a docudrama which won the Black American Independent Filmmakers Award. In 1999 in recognition of his steady accomplishments in the San Francisco area jazz scene, Davis was invited to be a part of the prestigious ‘Bay Area’s Giants of Jazz’ photograph, a event inspired by the acclaimed, historical ‘A Great Day in Harlem’ photo of 1952.
Davis’ solo CDs include It’s All About Love and two critically acclaimed second recordings in front of a big band made up of members of the Count Basie organization and some of Los Angeles’ finest instrumentalists entitled It’s A Good Thing released in 2006 and Vibe Over Perfection in 2008. It’s a Good Thing was album of the week on digital radio station www.thejazz.com in December 2007 and is currently on the in-flight audio play lists of British Airways, Scandinavian, Aer Lingus and British Midland.
The album was beautifully produced by Greg Errico, the name of which should be familiar to Sly & The Family Stone fans. He has done a number of productions in the past and his work here shows the kind of ear he has to make these recordings sound fantastic.
It's All About Love
Jamco Enterprises
2002
Tracks: My One and Only Love, I Love You for Sentimental Reasons, Angel Eyes, Something, My Romance, Moody's Mood, You Are Too Beautiful, Summertime (Estate), Tenderly, That's All.
As a Leader
It's A Good Thing
Unity Music
2006
Tracks: Isn't She Lovely, Something, I've Got The World On A String, Night And Day, Besame Mucho, My Funny Valentine, Straight No Chaser, My Kinda Love, Another Star, Every Day I Have The Blues, The Very Thought Of You, Alright Okay You Win.
Personnel featuring: Chuck Findley, Scotty Barnhart: Trumpets, Butch Miles: Drums. Shelly Berg: Piano. James Leary: Bass
As a Leader
Vibe Over Perfection
Unity Music
2008
Tracks: Blue Skies, Pennies From Heaven, The Look Of Love, If You Want Me To Stay, I'm Going To Move To The Outskirts Of Town, Round Midnight, Hello, You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, Nature Boy.
Personnel featuring: Tom Scott: Sax, Scotty Barnhart: Trumpets, Butch Miles: Drums. Shelly Berg: Piano. James Leary: Bass
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Primary Instrument:
Vocal
Location:
Pleasant Hill, CA
Willing to teach:
Intermediate to advanced students
