ART DAVIS

'Art Davis' (December 5 1934 - July 29 2007) was a double-bassist, best known for his work with jazz musicians including Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, and Max Roach.
Davis was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where he began studying the piano at the age of 5, switched to tuba, and finally to bass while attending high school. He studied at Juilliard but graduated from Hunter College ^[1]
As a busy New York session musician, he recorded with many pop artists and has also worked in classical symphony orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Art Davis was a professor at Orange Coast College.^[2]
Davis is also know for launching a legal case which led to the current system of blind auditions for orchestras ^[3]
Davis earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from New York University in 1982. He moved to southern California in 1986 where he balanced his teaching and praticing of psychology with jazz performances.
Davis died on July 29 2007 from a heart attack. He was survived by two sons and a daughter.
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Contents

Discography

External links

References

Discography

★ ''Life'' (Soul Note Records, 1985)

External links

★ Official website

★ Art Davis Discography at Jazz Discography
Reemergence( Interplay Records IP 7728) 1980

References

1. Washington Post
2. Jazz: The Rough Guide, , Ian, Carr, The Rough Guides, ,
3. IHT.com
4. Obituary