Kenny Davis (born September 4, 1961) is an American jazz bassist. Davis released two albums as leader for

Soul Note Black Saint and Soul Note are two affiliated Italian independent record labels. Since their conception in the 1970s, they have released albums from a variety of influential jazz musicians, particularly in the genre of free jazz. History Black S ...

. He was also member of the

Blue Note Records Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Capitol Music Group. Established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it derived its name from the blue notes of jazz and the blues. ...

group Out of the Blue and has appeared on albums by Gary Bartz,

Art Farmer Arthur Stewart Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet–flugelhorn combination especially designed for him. He and his identical twin brother, doub ...

Don Byron Donald Byron (born November 8, 1958) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. He primarily plays clarinet but has also played bass clarinet and saxophone in a variety of genres that includes free jazz and klezmer. Biography His mother w ...

, Eric Person, Michele Rosewoman,

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and others.

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/ref> Kenny is currently professor of Jazz Bass and Jazz History at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at

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in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Discography

As sideman

With

Geri Allen Geri Antoinette Allen (June 12, 1957 – June 27, 2017) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. In addition to her career as a performer and bandleader, Allen was also an associate professor of music at the University of Pittsburgh ...

*'' Geri Allen & Timeline Live'' (Motema, 2010) With Cecil Brooks III *''

Hangin' with Smooth ''Hangin' with Smooth'' is an album by drummer Cecil Brooks III, recorded in 1990 and released on the Muse label. Reception ''The Star-Ledger'' praised the "mix of hard-bopped standards, smooth ballads and smart, catchy originals." The ''Boston ...

'' (Muse, 1990) With

Uri Caine Uri Caine (born June 8, 1956, Philadelphia, United States) is an American classical and jazz pianist and composer. Biography Early years The son of Burton Caine, a professor at Temple Law School, and poet Shulamith Wechter Caine, Caine began ...

*'' Sphere Music'' (JMT, 1993) With James Carter *'' Caribbean Rhapsody'' (EmArcy, 2011) With

Steve Coleman Steve Coleman (born September 20, 1956) is an American saxophonist, composer, bandleader and music theorist. In 2014, he was named a MacArthur Fellow. Early life Steve Coleman was born and grew up in South Side, Chicago. He started playing ...

*''

The Tao of Mad Phat ''The Tao of Mad Phat'' (subtitled "Fringe Zones") is an album by saxophonist Steve Coleman and his band Five Elements recorded in 1993 and released on the Novus label.Robin Eubanks Robin Eubanks (born October 25, 1955) is an American jazz and jazz fusion slide trombonist, the brother of guitarist Kevin Eubanks and trumpeter Duane Eubanks. His uncles are jazz pianist Ray Bryant and bassist Tommy Bryant. His mother, Vera Eub ...

*''

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'' (JMT, 1994) With

*'' The Company I Keep'' (Arabesque, 1994) with

Tom Harrell Tom Harrell (born June 16, 1946) is an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and arranger. Voted Trumpeter of the Year of 2018 by ''Jazz Journalists Association'', Harrell has won awards and grants throughout his career, including mul ...

*'' The Meaning of Art'' (Arabesque, 1995) *''

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'' (Arabesque, 1997) With Cassandra Wilson *'' Blue Light 'til Dawn'' (Blue Note, 1993) * Earl MacDonald, "Re:Visions - works for jazz orchestra", Death Defying Records, 2010 *

Carla Cook Carla Cook is a Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist. Biography Cook was drawn to a life of music at an early age. As a student at Cass Technical High School she played string bass in the school orchestra, studied piano and voice on weekends, and ...

, ''Simply Natural'', Maxjazz 2002 * Regina Carter, ''Something for Grace'', Atlantic, 1997 *

& Five Elements, ''The TAO of Mad Phat Fringed Zones'', Novus, 1993 *Out of the Blue, ''O.T.B Live at Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival'', O.T.B/Blue Note, 1986

References

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