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Eddy (with a Y) Davis’ Biography
Eddy Davis is a masterful musician, singer and composer. He received his formal
training at Purdue University, Chicago University and both the Cosmopolitan and
Chicago Conservatories of Music. Mr. Davis has appeared on stage at most major
concert venues throughout the world including: Paris' Olympia Theatre, London's Royal
Festival Hall and New York's famed Carnegie Hall.
He has performed with a diverse roster of talents that include: Jabbo Smith, Turk
Murphy, George Brunis, the original Dukes of Dixieland, Tom Waits, Leon Redbone,
George Segal, Gene Krupa, Freddie Hubbard and Benny Goodman.
He can be seen in Mike Figgis' film One Night Stand and heard on many
soundtracks including Fried Green Tomatoes where he is accompanying Patti LaBelle.
In his association with filmmaker Woody Allen, Mr. Davis has acted in and
written original music for his productions and is musical director for The New Orleans
Jazz Band (Allen featured on clarinet) that appears Monday evenings at New York City's
Upper East Side supper club The Cafe Carlyle.
The New Orleans Jazz Band played a highly successful tour of Europe that
spawned a film entitled Wild Man Blues. This film won honors at the Sundance and
Venice film festivals. This band can be heard on a Music Masters CD entitled The Bunk
Project and on a CD featuring selections from Wild Man Blues.
Whether as a creator, conductor, producer and/or director, Mr. Davis has been the
innovative force behind such projects as: The New York Banjo Ensemble; the Jazz
Leggs revue at Berlin, Germany's famed vaudeville house The Friedrichstadt Palast;
Ill Music (The New York Society for the Preservation of Illegitimate Music), most known
for their show The ·Best of Spike Jones; The Early Tin Pan Alley Orchestra, a seven piece
salon orchestra performing The Roots and Branches of American Jazz; two ·seasons of
the New York in Messina festival of Messina, Sicily; and the revival of the 1920's musical
Whoopee.
As of the last several years Eddy has settled into his writing. He composes book,
music and lyrics for theater, string quartets and orchestral works. On occasion he sings
his original songs in live performance.
Mr. Davis has resurrected the old New York Jazz label where you will find young
greats along side of the old masters of classic jazz. Including a CD titled Eddy Davis,
Woody Allen & Conal Fowkes with Strings performing early jazz tunes with a string
quartet.