The Glenn Davis Quartet -
Larry Porter piano.
Dallas Coffey acoustic bass,
Dave Sterner alto, soprano, and tenor saxophones
Glenn Davis drums
Influences
Musical influences are many and varied- Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson, Sonny Rollins, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stan Getz, Chet Baker, Bill Evans, Gil Evans, Tadd Dameron, Freddie Hubbard, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, Phil Woods, Jimmy Smith, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Joe Lovano, Paul Motion, Jim Hall, Paul Desmond, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria,Weather Report, Kenny Wheeler, Keith Jarrett, Jaco, Mike Stern, Jim Hall, Pat Metheny, Bill Frissell, Ahmad Jamal, Brecker Brothers, Steely Dan, The Beatles, Tower of Power, James Brown, Booker T and the MGs, Wilson Pickett, Motown, blues, classical music, Frank Sinatra, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, John Lennon, and on and on.
Drummers - Max Roach, Philly Joe Jones, Jo Jones, Buddy Rich, Roy Haynes, Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Jack Dejohnette, Billy Higgins, Billy Hart, Bill Goodwin, Alan Dawson, Joe Hunt, Grady Tate, Paul Motion, Vernell Fournier, Art Taylor, Sonny Payne, Louis Bellson, Gene Krupa, Billy Cobham, Louis Hayes, Jeff Hamilton, Lewis Nash, Kenny Washington, Steve Gadd, Steve Jordan, David Garabaldi, Steve Smith, Vinnie Colaiuta, all the Motown drummers, Al Jackson, Clyde Stubblefield, Bernard Pudie, Ringo and on and on.
The Glenn Davis Quartet is led by drummer/composer Glenn Davis. Glenn's Cd " A Different View" is on the Jazzed Media label and features ten compositions by Davis, as well as one by pianist Larry Porter.
The quartet features acoustic piano, acoustic bass, drums, and saxes.
CDs may be purchased at glenndavismusic.com, jazzedmedia.com, amazon.com, barnesandnobel.com, cdbaby.com, cduniverse.com and cdconnection.com.
Glenn Davis grew up in the Cleveland area studying drums with Bob McKee. Among his early influences were fellow Cleveland drummers Skip Hadden, Val Kent, and Jamey Haddad. Davis attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, graduating with a Bachelor of Music Degree in 1979. In addition to drums, his studies included arranging, harmony, and percussion studies with Gary Chaffee, Joe Hunt, and Dean Anderson. A highlight of Davis's education was studying with master drummer Alan Dawson who had a strong influence on Davis's musical style. Cutting his teeth on the Boston jazz scene of the 70s, Davis performed regularly with notable musicians, Mike Stern, Jeff Richman, Grey Sargent, Tiger Okoshi, Santi Debriano, John Lockwood, Neil Stubanhaus, Cathy Segal, Bill Molenhoff, John Licata, and George Garzone among others.
Spending a few years in NYC, Davis had a long term engagement with The Rino Minetti Quartet, while subbing shows and performing 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 The Modern Drummer magazine.
Returning to the Cleveland area, Davis quickly became one of the busiest drummers on the scene. He performs regularly with his own quartet, and co leads a popular group Images. Davis is a regular member of the Kol Simca Orchestra and freelances with several other groups, including The Joe Hunter Trio, The Stokes Brothers, John Morton, Dave Sterner, and Charlie Christopherson. Earning his masters degree in music education, Glenn currently divides his time between teaching music in the Cleveland Municipal Schools and performing.
Pianist Larry Porter is a world class musician having lived in New York City, Munich, Barcelona, and currently residing in Berlin. He has had long term engagements with Art Farmer and Chet Baker, and toured with Archie Shepp, Thad Jones, Heinz Sauer, Benny Bailey, and Al Cohn. Porter has recorded dozens of Cd's as a leader as well as a sideman.
Bassist Dallas Coffey has performed with world renowned musicians such as Scott Hamilton, Ken Peplowski, Mark Murphy and David Fathead Newman. Coffey, an institution in Cleveland, is featured on recordings by the Joe Hunter Trio as well as several Cd's by Joe Bell & The Swing Lizards.
Saxophonist Dave Sterner is a 1992 graduate of Indiana University’s Jazz Studies program. He has recorded with Ernie Krivda Fat Tuesday Big Band, as well as his own group, The Dave Sterner Quintet. Sterner has performed with Harry Connick Jr., Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Tony Bennett, Wayne Newton, and the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Star Big band.
Glenn, I love your new CD! You have a great sound and the musicians are all first-rate. Your compositions are both exciting and thought-provoking. Best of luck to you.
Great listening to your tunes on here. Love all the cats you are playing with on these recordings. Looking forward to our gig together on Saturday! Beck
Hey Glenn, Thanks for finding me and the add. You may not know this but I have seen you play several times and I have been a fan for a while! Say hello to my buddy Dallas for me and Dave Sterner as well. You guys are killing as always!
I love your Jazz. Distant celebration reminded me of an early McCoy Tyner tune that I can't recall the name of. Simply beautiful. Thanks for adding me as a friend.
Dear Glenn, hope everything went well with the CD release gig. I really wish I had made it, but alas, life's currents can drive us in unexpected directions. The best of luck for you and yours.
thanks for the add, glenn! don't think I know you personally but you keep great company with your bandmates, those boys can ALL SWING! :) maybe we can play together sometime in ohio...
Just stopping by to send you some love and let you know that my song “Sway” has just been nominated for a Los Angeles Music Award under the category “Latin, Female Vocal.”
I’d love it if you’d stop by to say hello and listen to my song.
Thankyou so much for adding me and taking the time to come by Listen and leave your lovely comment, I really appreciate you doing that :o)
Your sound is so gorgeous! I grew up with Jazz, My father adored the old Jazz standards and jazz bands...so it became a sound that I heard most nights and i fell in love with it.
When its played well...like what I've found here...it transports me back to those days...a wonderful feeling.
Thanks for the music.
I wish you all good things & positive vibes & the best the industry has to offer.
Good luck in you endeavours, be sure to stay in touch.
Glenn,
Thanks for the nice comments. Hearing this CD brings back beautiful memories of your touch and great swing feel you have. Nice CD and a great group you have representing your music. Keep on swinging!
