Ale Davis: Jazz Musician in New York

About Ale Davis

Ale Davis is a New York City jazz artist heard in small-room settings such as Ornithology Jazz Club, where the music is built on dialogue and close listening. Their work has intersected with players including Todd Herbert, Jeremy Manasia, Jason Clotter, Larry Banks, Anthony Pearlman, Brent Lerman, Jules Gardener, and Charlie Lincoln. In performance, Davis favors attentive ensemble playing and a steady sense of time over spectacle. Recent appearances place them alongside bandleaders and sidemen in lineups that balance standards language with contemporary improvising.