Trumpeter and North Central College jazz faculty member Art Davis is set to perform March 14 in the College’s Madden Theatre.
“An Evening with Jazz Trumpeter Art Davis” begins at 8PM Fri., March 14, in the College’s Madden Theatre at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave.
Tickets are $20/adults and $15/students and seniors; call the North Central College Box Office at 630-637-SHOW (7469) or visit northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.
Brief preview / Bio
Davis will be joined onstage by fellow members of North Central College’s jazz faculty.
One of Chicago’s leading jazz trumpet artists, Davis has been a busy performer and teacher since the early 1980s. As a performer, he has toured with Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra and Rosemary Clooney, among others. As a charter member of the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, he has appeared with Joe Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Nancy Wilson, Kurt Elling and Jimmy Heath, among others.
Davis also has performed and recorded with such notables as Maynard Ferguson, the Woody Herman Orchestra, Natalie Cole, Diane Schuur, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett and Frank Mantooth. As a member of the Janice Borla Group, Davis is featured on Borla’s CDs, including her current release “From Every Angle.” He is also featured on Jack Mouse’s CD “Range of Motion,” released on the Origin record label.
Davis has degrees in music education and musicology from the University of Illinois. As a graduate student, he specialized in ethnomusicology with an emphasis in African music. For more than 20 years, he has been mentored by such master drummers as Gideon Foli Alorwoyle and Abubakari Luna. A highly respected jazz educator, Davis has served on the faculties of the Saskatchewan Summer School of the Arts, Northern Illinois University, Benedictine University and North Central College.
Thanks for supporting the arts!
North Central College’s 2013-2014 Fine and Performing Arts Season is partially sponsored by USG Corporation and a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. Season supporters include BMO Harris, Bulley & Andrews, Casa by Charleston, Grant Thornton, J.P. Morgan, Main Street Promenade, Marquette Properties, Nicor Gas, Ryan Hill Realty, Turner Construction Company, U.S. Bank Private Client Reserve and Water Street Development.
This upcoming performance is among many ongoing programs at North Central College to enrich and broaden the cultural and academic outlook for the College and community. North Central offers a variety of venues accommodating a rich range of local and world-class events, performances and space needs for the public. For a comprehensive schedule of musical performances, theatrical and dance productions, art exhibits and more, visit northcentralcollege.edu/show or call the box office at 630-637-SHOW (7469).
