Friends of Rob Davis Music
Friends of Rob
The Team from "Rob's Big Birthday Celebration, Frank & Billie & Me"
from left - Steven Frieder, Sean Conly, Minda Larsen, Rob, Crystal Maldonado, Daryl Kojak, Tracy Titus, Dwayne Cook
Friends of Rob Davis Music
Friends of Rob Davis Music
Marissa Mulder - A star in her own right. Winner of the 2013 Metro-Star Challenge, The Mabel Mercer Award, The MAC award for the best show of 2014. And the accolades go on and on. Possessor of an amazing voice you can’t get tired of listening to and wonderful stage presence.
Thankfully she has also been a guest performer in my past shows and will hopefully be so in my future cabaret endeavors as well.
Daryl Kojak - Accompanist, composer, Music Director of both my shows and transcriber and engraver of all my sheet music. Music Director of the Michael Feinstein Summer youth Program.
Minda Larsen - When people hear Minda sing the first words out of their mouth is, “Wow, she’s got some pipes!!!” And does she ever, plus color, grace, intelligence and a wonderful personality. Minda has been in several of my shows, Won The Metro-Sta Challenge in 2015, travels the world as a headline cruise ship performer, is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music as an opera major who can still pull off the arias, but has also transitioned, and how, to become a terrific jazz singer and interpreter of the Great American Song Book. Plus, very significantly, as of the beginning of 1016, she is also now my official voice teacher! Go Minda!
Marilyn Maye - Super Star cabaret performer. On Johnny Carson 76 times, more than any other female performer. 93 year-old kick-ass headliner who works constantly. Brilliant mentor, teacher, director to many. Revered for her extraordinary audience communication, stage presence and performance skills. To my great good fortune, Marilyn has been my music and performing mentor, coach, arranger and friend. All I can say is how grateful I am!
Sean Conly - Born in Gunnison Colorado, Sean Conly started his love of music at a very young age.The son of a pianist and an artist Sean grew up around band rehearsals and concerts, experiencing the the early 70’s in the last glow of hippiedom. By the age of six He started playing guitar and writing songs trying to be in turn each of the Beatles.
Since then he has gone on to tour the world and/or record with such artists as Gregory Tardy, Freddie Hubbard, Regina Carter, Ray Barretto, Charles Blenzig, Michael Franks, Tom Harrell, Andrew Hill, Nicholas Payton, Stefon Harris,Yoron Israel, Eric Lewis, Deidre Murray, John Mcneil, Timucin Sahin, James Moody , Mike Stern, Rick Margitza, Michael Attias, Tony Malaby , Myron Walden, Phillip Harper, Russ Lossing, Anthony Coleman, Avishai Cohen (trpt), Ayelte Rose Gottleib, Vana Gehrig Trio, Darius Jones, Ken Vandermark/Steve Swell Quartet, GrassRoots with Darius jones Chad Taylor and Alex Harding, High Low Brow with Mike Pride and Mary Halvorson, Think Shadow with Michael Attias, and many others.
Dwayne "Cook" Broadnax - Dwayne teaches drums and percussion LIU Brooklyn and received his B.A. in Performance (Jazz) from Berklee College of Music. He currently works with the jazz vocalist Little Jimmy Scott. He has also played with such artists as Kevin Eubanks, Johnny Copeland, Savion Glover, Eartha Kitt, Rachell Ferrell and tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacket to name a few. Mr. Broadnax has recorded with the great actress/model/singer Vanessa Williams, Jimmy Scott, Vanessa Rubin and Johnny Copelan. Mr. Broadnax has performed in the block buster hit movie Malcom X by Spike Lee.
Steven Frieder - Has established himself in the professional music scene as an exceptional, versatile saxophonist. Fluent in the styles of Jazz, Funk, Latin, Rock and free improvisation, his robust, old school sound speaks far beyond his years. Steven is an alumnus of the The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, and also studied at the Manhattan School of Music.
Frank & Billie & Me The music of Sinatra & Billie Holiday and the songs they would have sung had they met Rob before they moved on. In the show Rob & Crystal did their "All The Way" medley, duet. Then Crystal sang a moving rendition of Rob's original song "Rain", and brought the house down with her "Summertime"
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About Rob Davis
About Rob Davis
My music life started when I began to play the trumpet and sing in chorus in the 4th grade. Over the years, amongst school, relationships, children, career and other matters of life, music has always had a role of some magnitude.
Primary influences include Elvis, Sinatra, Dillon, Beatles, Cat Stevens, John Denver, Carole King, Carly Simon, James Taylor, Elton John. More recently, John Legend, Usher, and other contemporary artists have weighed in.
Over time, I have written many songs, most of which will probably stay in the notebook, but there are a few, I am embarrassed to admit, that I could listen to several times in a day, then wake up the next day and do it again :)! Right now, I’m on a particular kick to give that part of my life greater focus and energy. So far its been all good.
This website and other steps I’m taking constitute giving that effort shape and direction in the new and rapidly changing world of music. It is not possible to know where it might lead and at this point I’m not at all concerned about that. I am simply devoted to doing my best to produce terrific songs that provide joy to whoever hears them, and let the chips fall where they will.
Right now for example, I’d be really happy if anyone was to listen to a few songs and say, “Wow! This is really good stuff”, and send me a note to that effect. If that were to happen I’d be thrilled. If one was to purchase the album or a track, well that would be over the moon! Finally, delirious is the best word to describe how it would feel if they liked my songs enough, that they then passed the link on to their friends and suggested that they too might like to have a listen. After all, if it is to happen for an indie artist like me, that’s what it takes.
Will any of that happen? Will anyone else like the songs as much as I do, as that is the acid test? Who knows, but so far the effort has already been immensely rewarding and the feedback encouraging. So thank you for your visit here. My hope is that you found it worthwhile and will return. Meanwhile, best to you in your own quest for creative self expression, in whatever ways bring you joy. My hope would be that if appropriate, you would also share them with me. In the meantime…
Warmest Regards,
Rob
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