BIX TIPP // THE JESSE DAVIS QUARTET

The Jesse Davis Quartet has been busy in recent years with tours and engagements throughout Europe, receiving rave reviews, as well as an extended stay in South Korea, including workshops and concerts.

They recently recorded an album "Live at EBS" on Korean television, which is due for release this year. The quartet has shown that it is at the forefront of mainstream and post-bop jazz, with a driving swing energy rarely found elsewhere in the world.

Jesse Davis (b. 1965) is a former student of Ellis Marsalis at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and one of New Orleans' most respected musicians. In addition to leading his own group, Davis has performed with such outstanding jazz musicians as Jack McDuf, Major Holley, Cecil Payne, Illinois Jacquet, Chico Hamilton, Junior Mance, Kenny Barron, Cedar Walton, Nicholas Payton and Roy Hargrove. He toured with Phil Woods, Charles McPherson and Gary Bartz in the group Sax Machine in 1996.

Jesse is accompanied by some of Europe's best: Austrian-based pianist Oliver Kent and drummer Mario Gonzi as well as German bassist Martin Zenker.

Line-up: Jesse Davis (sax); Oliver Kent (p); Martin Zenker (b); Mario Gonzi (dr)