BILLIE DAVIES Music

Happy to announce the official release today, 07/24/2020, of "Whadeva" by Damani Butler, Maude Caillat and Billie Davies. Available on BandCamp:  https://billiedavies.bandcamp.com/album/whadeva Available at Billie Davies Music:  https://billie42.wixsite.com/billiedavies View and listen on YouTube!

"Whadeva" It had not reached New Orleans yet, or so they thought. They had been prepping these recordings since late December, early January. Damani Butler contacted Billie Davies and Maude Caillat asking them whether they would be interested in doing a project with him. He also mentioned he had contacted female artists for this project. Both Billie Davies, an american drummer from California, and Maude Caillat, a sax player from Switzerland, were currently working and residing in New Orleans. Damani had rented a house in the Lower Ninth Ward, which became Dangerous Art Studios, and was busy transforming it into the whole house and whatever sounds in it, showed in it and whomever entered it, being part of a work of art he was creating. The project would be experimental, completely improvisational audio art. Intuitive, instinctive in nature Damani would be doing his electronic loops, beats and waves while Caillat and Davies played whatever they played. Billie decided to use he...

Billie Davies - A Nu Experience at Music At The Mint, May 19 : Billie Davies - A Nu Experience at Music At The Mint, May 19. Musicians: Billie Davies, Evan Oberla, Oliver Watkinson, Iris Poree, - order tickets, find location and other info. Never miss another jazz concert in New Orleans again!

"As a bandleader, Davies delivers an ambitious program that incorporates r&b-flavored vocals, propulsive bass lines, drum patterns with a swing feel, occasionally blues-tinged keyboard work, growling trombone, epic prog-rock synthesizer washes and brief bouts of hip-hop turntableism,  all tied together with an improviser's approach."  Bobby Reed - DownBeat Magazine "Clearly Billie Davies and A Nu Experience are a class act, one full of bold inventive and inspired interplay. Let us hope "On Hollywood Boulevard" won't be their only project together, and that there will be more adventurous music to come." Sacha O'Grady - All About Jazz Preview & Get the new album by Billie Davies below: Billie Davies | On Hollywood Boulevard | CD Baby Music Store

Corrected link to a beautiful review of #OnHollywoodBoulevard on Jazz Views​. #JazzBuzz​ #Jazz​ http://www.jazzviews.net/billie-davies---a-nu-experience--on-hollywood-boulevard.html BILLIE DAVIES - A NU EXPERIENCE -On Hollywood Boulevard  Self Release Billie Davies: electronic drums; IRIS P: vocals; Oliver Watkinson:  electric bass; Evan Oberla:  keyboards, synth, trombone. Recorded New Orleans, September 26, 2016 On the one hand this set represents a very new direction for Billie Davies, working in Nu Jazz, which bridges jazz and contemporary R&B and hip hop.   Her choice of an electronic drum kit also lends some really interesting textures to the sounds she produces.  On the other hand, the drumming is as solid, nuanced and captivating as ever.  Interestingly, the approach taken to recording was similar to that of her ‘Hand in Hand in the Hand of the Moon’ CD; the music is recorded in front of a small, live audience in a single take ...

Billie Davies, "A Nu Experience: On Hollywood Boulevard" (Independent) - OffBeat Magazine OffBeat Magazine Billie Davies, “A Nu Experience: On Hollywood Boulevard” (Independent)   By Robert Fontenot Published: February 08, 2017 Despite the best efforts of James M. Cain, Chinatown and BoJack Horseman, L.A. noir still doesn’t get the respect it deserves next to what goes on in Gotham. This is doubly true for jazz, where a combo of experimentalism, perceived lack of gravitas and the general laid-back vibe of West Coast Cool doom it to second-fiddle status, seemingly forever. All these years later, and when folks want to feel how La La Land destroys the dreams of its citizens, they dig out “Hotel California,” not Chet Baker. Shame, really. If anyone could change that perception, it’s pioneering avant-garde drummer Billie Davies, a disciple of fellow “California Hard” stylist Max Roach and someone who, true to her gypsy resume, actually lived on Hollywood Boulevard for a tim...

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Billie Davies – ‘On Hollywood Boulevard’ – Skope Entertainment Inc Billie Davies – ‘On Hollywood Boulevard’ by Admin • December 19, 2016 “On Hollywood Boulevard” is a glamorous, gorgeous mixture of jazz and funk displaying Billie Davies’s deft skill. Luxurious textures dominate the collection as Billie Davies draws from a wide variety of sources. Everything simply glistens as the attention to tone and texture are of the utmost importance. Bass works wonders alongside the rather loose, careful rhythms that adorn the album. Mood serves an important function as Billie Davies explore vast terrains, oftentimes delving into surreal, otherworldly soundscapes. Things start off on an impassioned note with the phenomenal opener “On Hollywood Boulevard 1”. With almost a noir take on jazz, the mysterious shadowy nature of the piece results something deeply compelling. Vocals accompany the laid-back attitude of “The Girl In The Window”. Delivered with a sultry sensibility, the way the song b...

On JazzCorner.com News http://www.jazzcorner.com/news/display.php?news=7681 - A Nu Experience! - An Electrifying Musical Adventure - December 10 Release Date! - CD Release party at The Prime Example, New Orleans. Dec. 8th, 2016 - 8 PM - "On Hollywood Boulevard" - - BILLIE DAVIES - Since recording, releasing and performing "Hand In Hand In The Hand Of The Moon" as an ode to the work of her dearest friend, Belgian artist Serge Vandercam (1924 - 2005), and performing with Billie & The Bad Boyzzzz and the Billie Davies Trio in 2015- 2016 it slowly became time for her new album project "On Hollywood Boulevard", for which Billie wrote the melodies and lyrics, to become a reality. After 20 years of playing, producing and releasing instrumental jazz, Billie Davies is turning a page and is bringing us a Nu Vocal and Electric Experience, "On Hollywood Boulevard". "On Hollywood Boulevard" was born while Billi...

BILLIE DAVIES - A Nu Experience In the recording studio... Recording the new album "On Hollywood Boulevard" Hollywood Boulevard (Billie Davies) L to R: Evan Oberla - piano/synth/trombone Billie Davies - drums Oliver Watkinson - bass Iris P - vocals Mike Davies - sound & video Recorded at Billie Davies studio - Cobra Basement

BILLIE DAVIES - A Nu Experience In the recording studio... Recording the new album "On Hollywood Boulevard" Palm Trees (Billie Davies) L to R: Evan Oberla - piano/synth/trombone Billie Davies - drums Oliver Watkinson - bass Iris P - vocals Mike Davies - sound & video Recorded at Billie Davies studio - Cobra Basement

BILLIE DAVIES - A Nu Experience In the recording studio... Recording the new album "On Hollywood Boulevard" Jacaranda 2 (Billie Davies) L to R: Evan Oberla - piano/synth/trombone Billie Davies - drums Oliver Watkinson - bass Iris P - vocals Mike Davies - sound & video Recorded at Billie Davies studio - Cobra Basement

Billie Davies Trio is calling out to EXPERIENCED, CREATIVE, FREE IMPROVISATIONAL Jazz Cats in New Orleans All of Billie Davies music is improvisational... a conversation between musicians and musical instruments, a joint emotional expression inspired by a certain common feeling, thought or perspective that is being communicated to an audience, a listener, a community. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED, IMPROVISATIONAL CATS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether you consider yourself advanced or expert... you need to love and have a yearning for interacting and growing with the same musicians continuously for an indefinite amount of time of playing, recording, gigging ... INFLUENCES All of her music is improvisational... a conversation between musicians and musical instruments, a joint emotional expression inspired by a certain common feeling, thought or perspective that is being communicated to an audience, a l...