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We Sleep Outside - Jeff Davis (Loyal)
by Matthew Miller
Fans of progressive jazz know Jeff Davis, if not by name, then as the propulsive force behind bassist Michael Bates, multireedist Oscar Noriega, and a host New York mainstays. The Colorado native’s articulate, often-fiery brand of percussion has precedence in the styles of Tony Williams and Jack DeJohnette, but transcends them through a process of de and reconstruction, and an episodic style that carries over into his compositions. Recorded in 2007, Davis’ debut as a leader, “We Sleep Outside,” is a remarkably assured document that finds the astute drummer in the company of a quartet of first-rate improvisers.
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April 16, 2010 – Jazz Listings by The New York Times
By NATE CHINEN
JEFF DAVIS BAND (Tuesday) “We Sleep Outside” (Loyal Label) is the restlessly episodic debut by Jeff Davis, a drummer of broad experience in left-of-center jazz circles. It features most of the musicians assembled here: the trumpeter Kirk Knuffke, the tenor and soprano saxophonist Tony Barba, the guitarist Jonathan Goldberger and the bassist Eivind Opsvik. (The trombonist Ben Gerstein, who isn’t on the album, will be a welcome addition.) At 8:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, West Village , (212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com; cover, $10, with a one-drink minimum. (Chinen)
All About Jazz (Troy Collins):
“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.”
Check out this new REVIEW of We Sleep Outside by Troy Collins of All About Jazz:
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=36042
