The Joshua Davis Group
Joshua Davis, bass and composition
Vardan Ovsepian, piano and wurli
Tim Miller, guitar
Jordan Perlson, percussion
Booking
Book 2010 concert and concert/clinic appearance through Kirstin at kirstin@joshuadavis.org. In addition to performance, the ensemble's experienced educators offer a myriad of lecture/discussion topics including: improvisation, theory, ensemble skills, odd meter interpretation, and instrumental technique.
Listen
These mp3s are available for listening in your browser, or as downloads to keep. Right-click on the link (on a PC), then choose "save target as." Mac-users: hold down the control key, click on the link, and choose "save link as." This page features recordings, new and old. Postings include concert excerpts, Berklee, Towson, and Susquehanna faculty recital excerpts, and other projects. Additional postings are added periodically.
Message in a Bottle Fields of Gold Partly Olsened 1
This is a multi-meter interpretation of the Police tune. The
Sting original provides the core material for an extended introduction,
interlude, and solo section. Much of the melody is in 7/8. The drum
solo features a Bach G Major 'Cello Prelude interpretation of the
original Sting guitar part, but in such extended meters as 11 and 13.
This is an excerpt from the 2004 cd entitled Squashua. Digital Downloads are available through itunes. Cds are for sale at http://cdbaby.com/cd/joshuadavis.
This is a 5/4 redo of one of Sting's 90's pop hits. This is an excerpt from the 2004 cd entitled Squashua. Digital Downloads are available through itunes. Cds are for sale at http://cdbaby.com/cd/joshuadavis.
Vardan Ovsepian piano
Mark Ferber drums
Tim Miller guitar
Joshua Davis bass
Recorded by Peter Kontrimas, August 2006
Partly Olsened 2
Vardan Ovsepian piano
Mark Ferber drums
Tim Miller guitar
Joshua Davis bass
Recorded by Peter Kontrimas, August 2006
Walking on the Moon
"Giant
steps are what we take..." Many guitarists up their solo vocabulary
with a transcription of Tim Miller's solo here. Excerpts of it shape
etudes on the Begin Improvising pages. This is an excerpt from the 2002
cd entitled Squashua. Digital Downloads are available through itunes. Cds are for sale at http://cdbaby.com/cd/joshuadavis.
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 Andante Cantabile
John
Denver brought this theme to American pop culture decades back.
Squashua's cover includes multiples meters and improvised solos from
Tim Miller and Vardan Ovsepian. This is an excerpt from the 2004 cd
entitled Squashua. Digital Downloads are available through itunes. Cds are for sale at http://cdbaby.com/cd/joshuadavis.
Partly Olsened 3
Vardan Ovsepian piano
Mark Ferber drums
Tim Miller guitar
Joshua Davis bass
Recorded by Peter Kontrimas, August 2006
High Life
Vardan Ovsepian piano
Mark Ferber drums
Tim Miller guitar
Joshua Davis bass
Recorded by Peter Kontrimas, August 2006
Almost Tea
Vardan Ovsepian piano
Mark Ferber drums
Tim Miller guitar
Joshua Davis bass
Recorded by Peter Kontrimas, August 2006
Krantzed Sketch 1st half, May05 edit
Todd Harrison drums
Pat Shook tenor
Kirk Kadish synthesizer
Joshua Davis bass
FreeMickVTJ11Mar02
Mick
Goodrick, Vardan Ovsepian, Take Toriyama, and Joshua Davis, playing a
Berklee College of Music faculty recital on March 11, 2002. Mick was
very generous with playing and sharing his music over many years of
teaching at Berklee together. He has been a life-changing teacher and
inspiration to so many. We are all grateful. Vaguely Asian, a Steve
Swallow piece on Noisy Old Men, is quoted here.
FreeMickpt2VTJ11Mar02
Mick Goodrick, Vardan Ovsepian, Take Toriyama, and Joshua Davis, March 11, 2002.
Dawn's Rising, 1999, v_t_j.mp3
This is an excerpt from the 1999 Vardan Ovsepian/Take Toriyama/Joshua Davis Trio recording Way.
Blue Molasses, 1999, mitch_bob_v_j
Berklee
eartraining guru and Mick Goodrick publisher Mitch Haupers recorded
this piece as part project of free improvisation that supported his
newly developed free ensemble teaching. This selection features Bob
Weiner.
Windmills of Your Mind 1st Part 2nd Part
Take Toriyama drums
Monica Yngvesson voice
Vardan Ovsepian piano
Joshua Davis bass
Recorded from a live broadcast on WGBH, July 2003
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Vardan Ovsepian piano
Mark Ferber drums
Tim Miller guitar
Joshua Davis bass
Recorded by Peter Kontrimas, August 2006
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