Biography.guide
Home › People › Jazz musician › Michael Davis
Portrait of Michael Davis

Michael Davis

b. 1961

Jazz trombonist, composer, clinician

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Michael Davis

Born 1961. Michael Davis is an American jazz musician, composer, teacher, trombonist, musician and trombone.

Michael Davis (born August 13, 1961) is an American jazz trombonist from San Jose, California.

Discography As leader 1989 Sidewalk Cafe 1991 Heroes 1994 Midnight Crossing 1997 Absolute Trombone 1999 Bonetown 2000 Brass Nation 2002 New Brass 2003 Trumpets Eleven 2007 Absolute Trombone II 2015 Bone Alone 2016 Hip-Bone Big Band 2023 Open City

As sideman With Linda Eder 1991 Linda Eder 1997 It's Time 2003 Broadway My Way

With Bob Mintzer 1990 The Art of the Big Band 1991 Departure 1993 Only in New York 2000 Homage to Count Basie 2003 Gently 2004 Live at MCG 2006 Old School New Lessons 2008 Swing Out 2012 For the Moment

With The Rolling Stones 1995 Stripped 1998 No Security 2008 Shine a Light

With Philippe Saisse 1995 Masques 1997 Next Voyage 1999 Halfway Till Dawn 2009 Philippe Saisse

With Andy Snitzer 1994 Ties That Bind 1996 In the Eye of the Storm 1999 Some Quiet Place 2013 The Rhythm

With others 1985 Mr. Drums, Buddy Rich 1989 Through the Storm, Aretha Franklin 1991 All of Me, John Pizzarelli 1993 Caché, Kirk Whalum 1994 Just for You, Gladys Knight 1994 Live from New York, Louie Bellson 1994 Picture Perfect Morning, Edie Brickell 1994 Push, Bill Evans 1995 I Wish It So, Dawn Upshaw 1996 Better Than Ever, Julius La Rosa 1996 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, Bernadette Peters 1997 Que Pasa, Gato Barbieri 1997 Turning Night into Day, Nelson Rangell 1998 The Globe Sessions, Sheryl Crow 1999 Slowing Down the World, Chris Botti 2000 The Door, Keb' Mo' 2000 Universal Language, Marc Antoine 2001 Alternate Side, Tim Ries 2002 Outbreak, Dennis Chambers 2003 34th N Lex, Randy Brecker 2003 Smile, Lyle Lovett 2004 Taking a Chance on Love, Jane Monheit 2005 When I'm With You, Chuck Loeb 2007 This Is Somewhere, Grace Potter 2008 The Rolling Stones Project, Tim Ries 2014 No Sad Songs for Me, Carol Fredette 2015 Before This World, James Taylor 2015 The Hope of Christmas, Ann Hampton Callaway

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Eastman School of Music
Also known as
Michael Eugene Davis, Mike Davis

People in Michael Davis's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Michael Davis's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael Davis?

Jazz trombonist, composer, clinician

When was Michael Davis born?

Michael Davis was born on 13 August 1961 in San Francisco.

What is Michael Davis's occupation?

Michael Davis is a jazz musician, composer, teacher, trombonist, musician and trombone.

What nationality is Michael Davis?

Michael Davis is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Michael Davis

· Wikidata: Q6829751

· DBpedia: Michael Davis (trombonist)

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Michael Davis. https://biography.guide/michael-davis-jazz-musician/

MLA: "Michael Davis." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/michael-davis-jazz-musician/.

Chicago: "Michael Davis." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/michael-davis-jazz-musician/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:00 UTC