Jeff Davis We Sleep Outside 
Debut CD release on Loyal Label (LLCD008)
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Slipper Hero

Jeff Davis Band - Live at Cornelia Street Cafe on March 29th, 2013. 
Featuring: Kirk Knuffke (cornet), Oscar Noriega (alto sax/clarinet), Russ Lossing (piano), Eivind Opsvik (bass), Jeff Davis (drums/compositions)

Dirt Farmer (Second set)

Jeff Davis - Dragon Father
Released on Fresh Sound/New Talent 2013 FSNT 444 
Recorded live Friday, March 29th 2013 at the Cornelia Street Cafe by Joe Branciforte

Dragon Father Band: Kirk Knuffke (cornet), Oscar Noriega (alto saxophone and clarinet), Russ Lossing (piano), Eivind Opsvik (bass), Jeff Davis (drums and compositions)

This record is dedicated to my family and in particular to my son, Eli, who is the dragon (It's a long story).   The album was recorded live at the Cornelia Street Cafe in March of 2013 as a follow up to my 2012 trio release, Leaf House.  The quintet features Russ Lossing, Eivind Opsvik, Oscar Noriega and Kirk Knuffke, and was expertly recorded by Joe Branciforte.

05 Eli's Progress Pt 1

07 Dragon Father

06 Eli's Progress Pt 2

04 Pavillion Of Temporary Happiness

03 May 16th

02 Spicy Water

01 Dirt Farmer

Jeff Davis - The Fastness
featuring: Jeff Davis (Drums/Pit Vibraphone/Compositions)
Tony Malaby (Tenor & Soprano Saxophones)
Jonathan Goldberger (Guitar) 
Russ Lossing (Piano/Fender Rhodes/Hammond B3 Organ)
Eivind Opsvik (Double Bass)

All compositions by Jeff Davis (Punch Proof/BMI)
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Recorded by Mike Marciano and Max Ross at Systems Two/Samurai on May 31st, 2019
Mixed and Mastered by Eivind Opsvik (Greenwood Underground, Brooklyn, NY)
Design by Bryan Murray
Cover photo by Jeff Davis.
Band photos by Luke Marantz
Produced by Jeff Davis
Executive Producer: Jordi Pujol

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Drummer/composer Jeff Davis is known as the “propulsive force behind a host New York mainstays” (Matthew Miller - All About Jazz), including Kirk Knuffke, Robin Verheyen, Anna Webber, Simon Jermyn, and Michael Bates.  A mainstay and in-demand drummer on the creative NYC music scene for nearly two decades, Jeff Davis is a passionate poet at the drum set.  A powerful improviser and compelling composer, Davis has contributed as a sideman to a great number of important music projects, in addition to successfully leading his own bands. On his most recent album, The Fastness, Jeff Davis showcases his command of a deeply focused and distinctly improvisational style.  Troy Collins (All About Jazz) says that “like many of his generation, his writing encompasses a number of genres, yet Davis understands the importance of creating a context for such diversity. Sequencing individual tunes into a suite-like program, the set unfolds episodically, seamlessly blending divergent moods.”  And Bruce Lee Gallanter, of the Downtown Music Gallery, described Jeff Davis’ first disc as a leader as “a powerful debut from one of Downtown’s best drummers.” Davis has performed with such artists as Chris Speed, Ralph Alessi, Ben Monder, Marc Ducret, Mark Helias, and Cameron Brown.  Jeff Davis has performed at several prominent jazz festivals, including the North Sea Jazz Festival, Oslo Jazz Festival, the Gent Jazz Festival, the Vancouver Jazz Festival, and the Ear Shot Jazz Festival.  Jeff leads several ensembles, including the Jeff Davis Trio (featuring Russ Lossing and Eivind Opsvik), Tone Collector (Tony Malaby and Eivind Opsvik), and the Jeff Davis Band (featuring Jason Rigby, Jon Goldberger, Russ Lossing and Eivind Opsvik). Davis released a Live Album on Fresh Sound New Talent Records, Dragon Father, featuring Kirk Knuffke, Oscar Noriega, Russ Lossing and Eivind Opsvik.  Jeff Davis' most recent release on Fresh Sound is entitled The Fastness and features Tony Malaby, Russ Lossing, Jonathan Goldberger and Eivind Opsvik.  

“We Sleep Outside (Loyal Label) is the restlessly episodic debut by Jeff Davis, a drummer of broad experience in left-of-center jazz circles.” 
Nate Chinen (New York Times)

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