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John Daversa is an American jazz trumpeter, electronic valve instrument (EVI) player, composer, arranger, conductor, bandleader, producer and educator.[1]

John Daversa
Background information
Birth nameJohn Austin Daversa
BornOctober 2, 1972 (1972-10-02) (age 50)
Canoga Park, California, U.S.
GenresJazz, Jazz Fusion, Jazz Orchestral, Free Jazz, Latin Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, Composer, Arranger, Bandleader, Conductor, Producer, Educator
Instrument(s)Trumpet, Flugelhorn Electronic Valve Instrument (EVI), Piano, Bass, Vocals
Years active1990's - Present
LabelsBFM Jazz, Daversafications Publications, Tiger Turn
Websitejohndaversa.com

Early life


Daversa is the son of Jay Daversa, trumpeter for Stan Kenton and Los Angeles studio musician, and Mary Ann Daversa, music educator and pianist. He was born in Los Angeles and moved to Ada, Oklahoma at age 7. He also lived in Las Vegas and Sacramento before returning to Los Angeles for high school at Hamilton Academy of Music.


Career


Daversa has degrees from UCLA, California Institute of the Arts, and a doctorate from USC. He is Chair of Studio Music and Jazz at University of Miami, Frost School of Music and directs the Frost Concert Jazz Band.[1] Before this appointment, he taught the Jazz Studies Program at California State University, Northridge.[2] He regularly performs with the John Daversa Progressive Big Band, John Daversa Small Band, and is a guest conductor and soloist all over the world.[3]

Daversa has worked with Moonchild, Fiona Apple, Burt Bacharach, Joe Cocker, Andraé Crouch, Gin, Herbie Hancock, Holiday on Ice, Bob Mintzer Big Band,[4] Renee Olstead, Regina Spektor, Andy Williams, and The Yellowjackets. His playing has been featured on film and television, including The Five-Year Engagement, Key and Peele, The King of Queens, and Promised Land.[5][6]

His album American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom (BFM Jazz, 2018) won three Grammy Awards at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, "Don't Fence Me In" won in the Best Improvised Jazz Solo category, and "Stars and Stripes Forever" won in the Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella category.[7]


Discography



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Awards



References


  1. "Daversa, John bio Profiles – Festival Miami – University of Miami". Archived from the original on March 21, 2016.
  2. "Dreamers Win Big at Grammys". CSUN Today.
  3. "John Daversa: Bursting Out of LA". All About Jazz.
  4. "Bob Mintzer Big Band: Get Up!". All About Jazz.
  5. "Discography". John Daversa.
  6. "Coming Together: John Daversa Speaks". Jazz Speaks.
  7. "Nominees". The Recording Academy. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

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John Daversa (* 2. Oktober 1972 in Canoga Park, Los Angeles) ist ein amerikanischer Jazzmusiker (Trompete, elektronisches Ventilinstrument, Komposition, Arrangement) und Bigband-Leader.
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