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Kris Davis, an analysis of her composition, improvisation and the interaction between both
Thesis by Clara Lai Monzón Abstract: “Kris Davis, an analysis of her composition, improvisation and the interaction between both” is a dissertation based on the investigation of pianist and composer Kris Davis’ music. Through the analysis of different tunes from…
Kris Davis – 20 Questions
20 Questions Interview conducted via e-mail. Jazz To me, jazz means improvisation and innovation. The search for self-expression through sound, and a reflection of the here and now. I also like Wayne Shorter’s definition of jazz: “I dare you!” The…
Kris Davis wins the 2020 JJA award for Composer & Pianist of the Year
This year’s Awards for instrumentalists advance a multi-year trend by the JJA’s voting members to recognize accomplished women among the multiple nominated finalists. Drummer and educator Terri Lyne Carrington (Musician of the Year), pianist-composer Kris Davis (Composer and Pianist of the Year), saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin (Up…
NPR Jazz Critics poll names Kris Davis’ Diatom Ribbons #1 Jazz album of 2019!
Kris Davis Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic) At a glance, an odd candidate for consensus: Kris Davis, an improviser-composer with the instinct of an alchemist, made Diatom Ribbons by drawing inspiration from oceanic microbiology, tectonic movement and piano precursors ranging from Messiaen…
Kris Davis Joins Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice
By Tori Donahue Berklee Now A world-renowned jazz pianist and composer, Davis has been praised by The New York Times, JazzTimes, and DownBeat.Acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Kris Davis will join the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice this fall. – Image…
Kris Davis and Diatom Ribbons,
live at the Village Vanguard
(double album)
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Release date
September 1st, 2023
Kris Davis and Diatom Ribbons,
live at the Village Vanguard
(double album)
Buy Now >
Release date
September 1st, 2023
News & Reviews
Kris Davis, an analysis of her composition, improvisation and the interaction between both
Thesis by Clara Lai Monzón Abstract: “Kris Davis, an analysis of her composition, improvisation and the interaction between both” is a dissertation based on the investigation of pianist and composer Kris Davis’ music. Through the analysis of different tunes from…
Kris Davis – 20 Questions
20 Questions Interview conducted via e-mail. Jazz To me, jazz means improvisation and innovation. The search for self-expression through sound, and a reflection of the here and now. I also like Wayne Shorter’s definition of jazz: “I dare you!” The…
Kris Davis wins the 2020 JJA award for Composer & Pianist of the Year
This year’s Awards for instrumentalists advance a multi-year trend by the JJA’s voting members to recognize accomplished women among the multiple nominated finalists. Drummer and educator Terri Lyne Carrington (Musician of the Year), pianist-composer Kris Davis (Composer and Pianist of the Year), saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin (Up…
NPR Jazz Critics poll names Kris Davis’ Diatom Ribbons #1 Jazz album of 2019!
Kris Davis Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic) At a glance, an odd candidate for consensus: Kris Davis, an improviser-composer with the instinct of an alchemist, made Diatom Ribbons by drawing inspiration from oceanic microbiology, tectonic movement and piano precursors ranging from Messiaen…
Kris Davis Joins Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice
By Tori Donahue Berklee Now A world-renowned jazz pianist and composer, Davis has been praised by The New York Times, JazzTimes, and DownBeat.Acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Kris Davis will join the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice this fall. – Image…