Jesse Davis (saxophonist)

For the guitarist, see Jesse Ed Davis. For the NFL player, see Jesse Davis (American football).

Jesse Davis (born September 11, 1965) is an American jazz saxophonist. He began as a student in Ellis Marsalis's New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.^[1] After graduating, Davis embarked on a productive jazz career, recording eight albums on the Concord Jazz label, alongside collaborations with such artists as Jack McDuff and Illinois Jacquet. Davis has studied music at Northeastern Illinois University,^[1] and in 1989 he received a "Most Outstanding Musician award" from DownBeat magazine.^[2]

Jesse Davis
Davis performing at the Blue Lamp, Aberdeen, 2004
Background information
Birth name	Jesse William Davis
Born	(1965-09-11) September 11, 1965 (age 59)
Genres	Jazz
Instrument	Alto saxophone
Labels	Concord

Discography

• Horn of Passion (Concord, 1991) with Mulgrew Miller
• As We Speak (Concord, 1992) with Jacky Terrasson, Robert Trowers
• Young at Art (Concord, 1993) with Brad Mehldau
• High Standards (Concord, 1994) with Nicholas Payton, Dado Moroni, Peter Washington
• From Within (Concord, 1996) with Nicholas Payton, Hank Jones, Ron Carter, Lewis Nash
• First Insight (Concord, 1997) with Mulgrew Miller, Peter Bernstein, Ron Carter, Kenny Washington
• The Set-Up (All Tribe, 2002) with Peter Bernstein, Ray Drummond
• Live at Smalls Jazz Club (Cellar Live / La Reserve Records, 2023)

With Charles Tolliver

• Connect (Gearbox, 2020)

With Cedar Walton

• As Long as There's Music (Muse, 1990 [1993])

With Gerald Wilson

• New York, New Sound (Mack Avenue, 2003)