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Steve Davis is widely regarded as one of today’s leading voices on the trombone. Davis has worked with numerous jazz luminaries such as Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, Jackie McLean, Horace Silver, Roy Hargrove, and Chick Corea with whom he won a Grammy Award for the album “Antidote” as a member of Chick Corea’s Spanish Heart Band. Steve’s many notable performances include The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon with Stevie Wonder and The White House Tribute to Ray Charles (PBS). In addition to over 20 recordings as a leader, Steve has been a stalwart member of several critically acclaimed ensembles including Benny Golson’s New Jazztet, the collectively led New York-based sextet One for All, the Larry Willis Quintet, to name a few. Steve has been a steady member of big bands led by Jimmy Heath, Ron Carter, John Lee & The Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars, and Christian McBride. Steve’s original composition, “Optimism” appears on the McBride Big Band’s Grammy Award winning release “Bringin’ It.” His most recent release “We See” (Smoke Sessions 2024) features Davis in a live setting with a stellar lineup that includes Eddie Henderson, Ralph Moore, Renee Rosnes, Essiet Essiet and Lewis Nash. The album has received extensive critical acclaim. A highly regarded educator, Steve has guided generations of emerging musicians including a 31-year tenure at The Hartt School’s Jackie McLean Institute, University of Hartford, CT where he was honored with the 2023 Alumni of the Year Award. He currently serves as Professor of Trombone at Berklee College of Music.