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Nathan Tate Davis (February 15, 1937 – April 8, 2018) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played the tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute. He is known for his work with Eric Dolphy, Kenny Clarke, Ray Charles, Slide Hampton and Art Blakey.
Apr 17, 2018 · Nathan Davis, a jazz saxophonist, composer and educator who helped establish a place for African-American music in the academy, died on April 8 in Atlantis, Fla. He was 81. His death, at the JFK...
Apr 20, 2018 · Davis — an internationally renowned jazz saxophonist who founded Pitt’s doctoral jazz program — died April 8 in Palm Beach, Florida. He was 81 years old. Born Feb. 15, 1937, in Kansas City, Kansas, Davis met Root in 1982 when Root came to Pitt to teach.
Apr 8, 2018 · Nathan Davis. Talented saxophonist and widely respected educator was also one of the great balladeers of modern jazz. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 2010s. Born. February 15, 1937 in Kansas City, KS. Died.
Nathan Davis seemed fated to be a jazzman. Born into a musical family in the jazz hotbed of Kansas City, Kan., in 1937, he grew up two blocks from where legendary alto saxophonist Charlie Parker lived; the two families knew each other.
May 30, 2019 · A multi-instrumentalist (tenor saxophone was his main instrument, and he also played soprano saxophone, flute, and bass clarinet), Davis was a hard bopper during a period when that genre was still in its infancy.
Feb 20, 2024 · Saxophonist Nathan Davis' Suite for Dr Martin Luther King is a great work of art. It is short but powerful like a bittersweet shot of espresso. Recorded in 1976 and initially released on his own Tomorrow International label, it is a great example of both his talents as a composer and saxophonist.
