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 58)
Genres	Jazz
Instrument(s)	Alto saxophone
Labels	Concord

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]

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)