Kevin G Davy (KDQ and D'semble groups)

Music Biography

Jazz Improviser, band-leader, composer and trumpeter.

Kevin Davy, originates from the Manchester Jazz scene.

He has spent the last ten years based in London. He is best known for international touring and recording with Lamb, Adam F, and other major recording artists.

Davy has worked with major jazz names in France, Switzerland and Germany etc,

including; Pibo Marquez(Venezuela), Sangoma Everett(USA), Shiek Tidiane Sek(Mali), .. Kresimir Debski (Warsawa, Poland), Roman Rahout (Poznan, Poland) Paul Shigihara (Koln, Germany), and Doudou Gouirand (France).

Also his trumpet playing has featured on two albums by Japanese producer Sugizo (Truth?, and Grand Cross) and an album entitled Mercury, US vocalist Melissa Kaplan.

Kevin Davy has also featured on albums by the Crass Collective and Penny Rimbaud, Sigue Sigue Sputnik. He has also recorded with Ashley and Jackson, Chapter and the Verse, and Adamski. Davy has performed extensively on the European music festival circuit, most notably: the Montreaux, and North Sea Jazz Festivals, as well as New York's revered Summerstage.

KDQ and D'semble lineups

Davy has led and directed his own groups, D'semble and KDQ over the last fifteen years, which has featured many musicians on recording and live work, such as Tomas Dyani, Julie Dexter, Robert Mitchell, Mikey Wilson, Sylvan Richardson, Trevor Watkiss, Tony Remy, Mike Gorman, Luke Smith, Luke Flowers et al.

In 1992, Kevin Davy was voted Jazz Musician of the Year by Manchester

BBC GMR Radio's People programme.

TV Appearances, and TV work

Kevin Davy has had numerous T.V. appearances in the U.K. and continental

Europe, including; TransWorld TV (with Lemn Sissay and Secret Society), MTV Europe (with Lamb), and Top Of The Pops (with Phil Collins, and The Tamperer). Channel 4, The Word (with Elevator Suite). Davy's trumpet has been featured on programmes by Granada TV.

(with the music of Secret Society, short film, Lush Life, and The Judie Finnigan Debate).

Work on Musical Direction for Drama / Dramatic setting

In Drama, has worked with Directors; Denise Wong, Dr. Alda Terraciano, and Su Andi OBE.

CURRENT PROJECTS

KDQ and D'semble Collectives, featuring Renu Hossain (Tabla and assorted Percussion)

The Original African Indianz, and Anthony Hatcher Johnson,

Shinri T Scott, and The Mediator.

Ritzy, Brixton Fringe Jazz Collective.

Active member of BAA, Black Arts Alliance, Manchester. ..

Member of LMC, London Musicians Collective.

Davy's group has undergone various line-ups in London and Manchester since

1990.

Mainstays of the group include:

Myke Wilson (Drums / Manchester)

Jeri Lindo (Guitar / Manchester)

Clive Hunte (Perc. and Moog Synth/ Manchester)

Jon Thorne (Double Bass and former Lamb colleague)

Dave Tompkins (Double Bass / former member of D'semble / Manchester)

Adrian Lawrence (Drums, London, Canada)

Jackson Baird (Piano, and keys)

Karim El Laboudi (Piano, keys)

Alex Douglas (Piano, keys, Manchester-London)

Renu Hossain (Tablas, and other percussion-London)

Dom Pipkin (Piano and keyboards-London)

Darlington Joseph (Bass-Lagos and London)

Jo Hendrix Ndelo (Vox-London, France and Congo)

For extensive discography and more information, check out Kevin G Davy's homepage

which is being developed:

www.kevindavy.co.uk