Thursday, August 23, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
@CriticalJazz: The Billie Davis Trio All About Love Cobra Basemen...
@CriticalJazz: The Billie Davis Trio All About Love Cobra Basemen...: After reviewing releases for well over two year know I know what I like...namely an artist that can take "old school" and flip the sound ...
Monday, August 13, 2012
JAZZ/FUSION/AVANT-GARDE EL. GUITAR AND TRUMPET WANTED
Hi,
Just completed our move back to Napa from Hollywood and am getting musicians together for my next album: "12 Volt" .
We will be holding auditions in a couple of weeks at our studio in Napa, the house with another kind of a Rudy Van Gelder room.
All my 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.
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LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED, IMPROVISATIONAL CATS
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Whether you consider yourself intermediate or expert... Besides working on a CD/Album recording of which certain songs are mentioned below, you need to want the "band, group" format, 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, gigging, home, on the road and everywhere else...
This is NOT A "STUDIO" gig and CREATIVE CONTRIBUTION IS REQUIRED lol...
Love and Peace,
Billie Davies
~ A Jazz Musician ~
Napa, CA 94558
Email: Billie Davies
Web:
Her website: http://www.BillieDavies.com
Her blog: http://BillieDavies.blogspot.com
Buy her Music:
at CDBaby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thebilliedaviestrio
on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/all-about-love-feat.-tom-bone/id532658118
at Reverbnation: http://www.Reverbnation.com/BillieDavies
at BillieDavies.com: http://www.billiedavies.com/Music.html
Like her Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/BillieDaviesJazz
Friend/Follow her:
on Twitter: @BillieDavies
on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BillieDaviesMusic
on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/BillieDavies
We will be holding auditions in a couple of weeks at our studio in Napa, the house with another kind of a Rudy Van Gelder room.
All my 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 intermediate or expert... Besides working on a CD/Album recording of which certain songs are mentioned below, you need to want the "band, group" format, 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, gigging, home, on the road and everywhere else...
This is NOT A "STUDIO" gig and CREATIVE CONTRIBUTION IS REQUIRED lol...
Love and Peace,
Billie Davies
~ A Jazz Musician ~
Napa, CA 94558
Email: Billie Davies
Web:
Her website: http://www.BillieDavies.com
Her blog: http://BillieDavies.blogspot.com
Buy her Music:
at CDBaby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thebilliedaviestrio
on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/all-about-love-feat.-tom-bone/id532658118
at Reverbnation: http://www.Reverbnation.com/BillieDavies
at BillieDavies.com: http://www.billiedavies.com/Music.html
Like her Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/BillieDaviesJazz
Friend/Follow her:
on Twitter: @BillieDavies
on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BillieDaviesMusic
on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/BillieDavies
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Billie Davies is relocating to the Napa Valley
And yes... it has happened... we will be moving out of Hollywood, CA to the Napa Valley over the next week. We will be doing the recording for the new album "12 VOLT" there in our beautiful "Rudy Van Gelder" room.
Keep in touch, stay up to date to know what's up, a tour is in the works...
Love,
Billie
Keep in touch, stay up to date to know what's up, a tour is in the works...
Love,
Billie
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Now Available on CD & Download: The Billie Davies Trio | All About Love | CD Baby
NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD and on Physical PRO CD in HD...
The Billie Davies Trio | All About Love (feat. Tom Bone Ralls, Oliver Steinberg & Billie Davies) | CD Baby
The Billie Davies Trio | All About Love (feat. Tom Bone Ralls, Oliver Steinberg & Billie Davies) | CD Baby
Monday, June 4, 2012
CORRECTION: Celebrating the release of... "all about Love" by The Billie Davies Trio.
A 'by invite only' intimate celebration for the release of... "all about Love" by The Billie Davies Trio.
When? June 8, 2012 sorry...~~~ Not May 8, 2012. 
What Time? 8pm
Where? 6533 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Come and see for yourself where it all began and where it all was recorded and mixed, and meet the musicians.
Email Billie@BillieDavies.com for more specific info...
Billie Davies
~ A Jazz Musician ~
Hollywood, CA 90028
Tel: (+1) 310.467.2061
Email: Billie@BillieDavies.com
Web:
Her website: http://www.BillieDavies.com
Her blog: http://BillieDavies.blogspot.com
Buy her Music: http://www.Reverbnation.com/BillieDavies or http://www.billiedavies.com/Support_Billie.html
Follow her on Twitter: @BillieDavies
Like her on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BillieDaviesJazz
Friend her on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/BillieDavies
~ A Jazz Musician ~
Hollywood, CA 90028
Tel: (+1) 310.467.2061
Email: Billie@BillieDavies.com
Web:
Her website: http://www.BillieDavies.com
Her blog: http://BillieDavies.blogspot.com
Buy her Music: http://www.Reverbnation.com/BillieDavies or http://www.billiedavies.com/Support_Billie.html
Follow her on Twitter: @BillieDavies
Like her on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BillieDaviesJazz
Friend her on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/BillieDavies
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Celebrating the release of... "all about Love" by The Billie Davies Trio.
A 'by invite only' intimate celebration for the release of... "all about Love" by The Billie Davies Trio.
When? May 8, 2012
What Time? 8pm
Where? 6533 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Come and see for yourself where it all began and where it all was recorded and mixed, and meet the musicians.
Email Billie@BillieDavies.com for more specific info...
As this is by invite only...
You are of course welcome to bring your friend/partner/etc.
You are welcome to bring your favorite drinks too... lol.
I am aware that a lot is going on that weekend and that some of you might not make it, so maybe we will see you later at one of our upcoming concerts or other events...?
New CD/Album release:
"all about Love."
Going back in time, find some wonderful classics, and give them a contemporary/improvisational twist...
It gives her the greatest pleasure to be able to bring back these particular songs with a new perspective to an audience.
Announcing the official release of "all about Love" by The Billie Davies Trio on June 6, 2012.
Visit http//www.BillieDavies.com/Music.html tomorrow to hear previews of the album's content.
An adventure that Jazz drummer Billie Davies started about 6 months ago in Hollywood resulting in a wonderful Jazz release re-introducing you to some of the most wonderful Jazz clas
sics such as "Stella By Starlight" and "Afro Blue" and Original material such as "Downtown in the Rain" and "High Noon" and introducing you to Los Angeles Jazz musicians Tom Bone Ralls on Trombone, Oliver Steinberg on Bass, and Billie Davies on Drums.Release Date: June 06, 2012. (Downloadable Album available June 06, Physical CD's will be available within 14 days from Release Date)
I would describe this music as "contemporary modal with a romantic twist" or perhaps "neo-Cool Jazz". Very much like Freddie Hubbard, Tony Williams, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Eric Dolphy & Jackie McLean but in 2012. Lyrical, good phrasing, nice rhythms but at the same time very approachable and listenable even for non jazz audiences. One could not better describe it then "Post-Cool Jazz".
People:
On Trombone: Tom Bone Ralls
On Bass: Oliver Steinberg
On Drums: Billie Davies
Recording: George Radai.
Mixing: Mike Davies, Billie Davies.
Mastering: John Vestman at Vestman Mastering on 05/18/2012 in HD format.
Recording & Sound Technology/Engineering Management: Mike Davies.
Keep in touch!!!
Love always,
Billie Davies
~ A Jazz Musician ~
Hollywood, CA 90028
Tel: (+1) 310.467.2061
Email: Billie@BillieDavies.com
Web:
Her website: http://www.BillieDavies.com
Her blog: http://BillieDavies.blogspot.com
Buy her Music: http://www.Reverbnation.com/BillieDavies or http://www.billiedavies.com/Support_Billie.html
Follow her on Twitter: @BillieDavies
Like her on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BillieDaviesJazz
Friend her on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/BillieDavies
Hollywood, CA 90028
Tel: (+1) 310.467.2061
Email: Billie@BillieDavies.com
Web:
Her website: http://www.BillieDavies.com
Her blog: http://BillieDavies.blogspot.com
Buy her Music: http://www.Reverbnation.com/BillieDavies or http://www.billiedavies.com/Support_Billie.html
Follow her on Twitter: @BillieDavies
Like her on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BillieDaviesJazz
Friend her on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/BillieDavies
Friday, May 25, 2012
New Album/CD Release... "all about Love", The Billie Davies Trio
© 2012
, Billie Davies. All rights reserved.
Going back in time, find some wonderful classics, and give them a contemporary/improvisational twist...
It gives her the greatest pleasure, fills her with joy, to be able to bring back these particular songs with a new, more contemporary perspective to an audience.
I would describe this music as "contemporary modal with a romantic
twist" or perhaps "neo-Cool Jazz". It's VERY West Coast. Very much like
Freddie Hubbard, Tony Williams, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Eric Dolphy
& Jackie McLean but in 2012.
Lyrical, good phrasing, nice rhythms but at the same time very approachable and listenable even for non jazz audiences. Post-Cool Jazz!!
Recording: George Radai.
Mixing: Mike Davies, Billie Davies.
Mastering: John Vestman at Vestman Mastering on 05/18/2012 in HD format.
Recording & Sound Technology/Engineering Management: Mike Davies.
A Cobra Basement production.
Album Title: all about Love.
Estimated Release Date: June 06, 2012.
Musicians
On Trombone: Tom Bone Ralls
On Bass: Oliver Steinberg
On Drums: Billie Davies
Going back in time, find some wonderful classics, and give them a contemporary/improvisational twist...
It gives her the greatest pleasure, fills her with joy, to be able to bring back these particular songs with a new, more contemporary perspective to an audience.
Lyrical, good phrasing, nice rhythms but at the same time very approachable and listenable even for non jazz audiences. Post-Cool Jazz!!
Mixing: Mike Davies, Billie Davies.
Mastering: John Vestman at Vestman Mastering on 05/18/2012 in HD format.
Recording & Sound Technology/Engineering Management: Mike Davies.
A Cobra Basement production.
Estimated Release Date: June 06, 2012.
Musicians
On Trombone: Tom Bone Ralls
On Bass: Oliver Steinberg
On Drums: Billie Davies
Monday, April 30, 2012
Update on "all about Love" by the Billie Davies Trio
We have completed the Final Mixing stages and are now ready for Mastering, Licensing and Publishing.
The release date of "all about Love" has been set for May 30, 2012 [... let's hope it's on target :-D ...].
The final song line up can be seen below:
The release date of "all about Love" has been set for May 30, 2012 [... let's hope it's on target :-D ...].
The final song line up can be seen below:
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Billie Davies Trio completed "all about Love" recordings.
Billie Davies Trio's final recording session for the album "all about Love" was completed on April 16, 2012.
The recording was done in-house at the Billie Davies' studio by George Radai and Mike Davies.
Completed songs:
Burst ! - Stella by Starlight - Downtown in the Rain - Jean-Pierre - Naima - Afro Blue
The Musicians:
The Billie Davies Trio
with
Tom Bone Ralls- trombone, Oliver Steinberg- Upright & Electric bass, Billie Davies- drums
The Manager:
Mike Davies
The recording engineers:
George Radai
The recording was done in-house at the Billie Davies' studio by George Radai and Mike Davies.
Completed songs:
Burst ! - Stella by Starlight - Downtown in the Rain - Jean-Pierre - Naima - Afro Blue
The Musicians:
The Billie Davies Trio
with
Tom Bone Ralls- trombone, Oliver Steinberg- Upright & Electric bass, Billie Davies- drums
The Manager:
Mike Davies
The recording engineers:
George Radai
Thursday, March 22, 2012
UPdate!!! Billie Davies Trio FINAL recording sessions for "all about Love"
Billie Davies Trio's final recording session for the album "all about Love" happened !:)!:)! April 16, 2012.
The recording was done in-house by George Radai and Mike Davies at Billie Davies' studio.
The List:
Burst ! - Stella by Starlight - Downtown in the Rain - Jean-Pierre - Naima - So What - Afro Blue - What a Wonderful World
The Musicians:
The Billie Davies Trio
with
Tom Bone Ralls- trombone, Oliver Steinberg- Upright & Electric bass, Billie Davies- drums
The Manager:
Mike Davies
The recording engineer:
George Radai
Give it some time where we're totally focusing on mixing and mastering in order to publish "all about Love" ...
Love & Peace
The recording was done in-house by George Radai and Mike Davies at Billie Davies' studio.
The List:
Burst ! - Stella by Starlight - Downtown in the Rain - Jean-Pierre - Naima - So What - Afro Blue - What a Wonderful World
The Musicians:
The Billie Davies Trio
with
Tom Bone Ralls- trombone, Oliver Steinberg- Upright & Electric bass, Billie Davies- drums
The Manager:
Mike Davies
The recording engineer:
George Radai
Give it some time where we're totally focusing on mixing and mastering in order to publish "all about Love" ...
Love & Peace
Billie
Davies
~ A Jazz Musician ~
Hollywood, CA 90028
Tel: (+1) 310.467.2061
Email: Billie@BillieDavies.com
Web:
Her website: http://www.BillieDavies.com
Her blog: http://BillieDavies.blogspot.com
Buy her Music: http://www.Reverbnation.com/BillieDavies or http://www.billiedavies.com/Support_Billie.html
Follow her on Twitter: @BillieDavies
Like her on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BillieDaviesJazz
Friend her on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/BillieDavies
~ A Jazz Musician ~
Hollywood, CA 90028
Tel: (+1) 310.467.2061
Email: Billie@BillieDavies.com
Web:
Her website: http://www.BillieDavies.com
Her blog: http://BillieDavies.blogspot.com
Buy her Music: http://www.Reverbnation.com/BillieDavies or http://www.billiedavies.com/Support_Billie.html
Follow her on Twitter: @BillieDavies
Like her on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BillieDaviesJazz
Friend her on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/BillieDavies
Sunday, March 11, 2012
New Billie Davies Trio original song posted
I have posted some new material to our reverbnation.com/BillieDavies universal player. As you come to this blog, or to my website at http://www.billiedavies.com/Music.html you will hear...
Hollywood Blvd 1 - an original and improvisational song by the Billie Davies Trio with Tom Bone Ralls on trombone, Oliver Steinberg on bass and Billie Davies on drums. Recorded by Mike Davies.
Downtown in the Rain - an original song by Tom Bone Ralls interpreted by the earlier Billie Davies Quartet, with Tom Bone Ralls on trombone, Mark Schaeffer on piano, Manny Silvera on bass, and Billie Davies on drums. Recorded at the Bedrock Studios with Nick Tipp.
Love,
Billie
Her website: http://www.BillieDavies.com
Her blog: http://BillieDavies.blogspot.com
Buy her Music: http://www.Reverbnation.com/BillieDavies or http://www.billiedavies.com/Support_Billie.html
Follow her on Twitter: @BillieDavies
Like her on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BillieDaviesJazz
Hollywood Blvd 1 - an original and improvisational song by the Billie Davies Trio with Tom Bone Ralls on trombone, Oliver Steinberg on bass and Billie Davies on drums. Recorded by Mike Davies.
Downtown in the Rain - an original song by Tom Bone Ralls interpreted by the earlier Billie Davies Quartet, with Tom Bone Ralls on trombone, Mark Schaeffer on piano, Manny Silvera on bass, and Billie Davies on drums. Recorded at the Bedrock Studios with Nick Tipp.
Love,
Billie
Her website: http://www.BillieDavies.com
Her blog: http://BillieDavies.blogspot.com
Buy her Music: http://www.Reverbnation.com/BillieDavies or http://www.billiedavies.com/Support_Billie.html
Follow her on Twitter: @BillieDavies
Like her on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BillieDaviesJazz
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Happy March... :-)
happy springtime is here...
happy the band has tightened up and ready to get into the studios one more time to finish "all about Love".
It looks pretty much as if we will be a Trio for most of it, but surprises never come announced, otherwise it would not be a surprise... :-D ...
Tom, Oliver and I will also be ready to perform soon, so stay tuned for more info on dates and locations... another surprise... lol
Love,
Billie
happy the band has tightened up and ready to get into the studios one more time to finish "all about Love".
It looks pretty much as if we will be a Trio for most of it, but surprises never come announced, otherwise it would not be a surprise... :-D ...
Tom, Oliver and I will also be ready to perform soon, so stay tuned for more info on dates and locations... another surprise... lol
Love,
Billie
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Sad news...
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Larry the guitar player Marx had to leave the band.
We will miss Larry... :-(
We are trying out other guitar players this coming week...
Love Billie.
We will miss Larry... :-(
We are trying out other guitar players this coming week...
Love Billie.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
It's official... the Billie Davies Quartet
Introducing....
the Billie Davies Quartet
with
Tom Bone Ralls- trombone
Larry the guitar player Marx- guitar
Oliver Steinberg- bass
Billie Davies- drums
And of course... the album label re-design:
the Billie Davies Quartet
with
Tom Bone Ralls- trombone
Larry the guitar player Marx- guitar
Oliver Steinberg- bass
Billie Davies- drums
And of course... the album label re-design:
Friday, February 10, 2012
Changes, changes, changes...
We have been making some changes to the band line-up and to the album song list...
It is in the nature of things, the natural evolution of the making of an album that is full of Love and Passion, that things change until one is happy with the sound... it is a work of art, a painting... or several paintings in one, a collage of musical interpretations made in a collaborative effort between several musicians, in our case a Trio or Quartet for now.
Changes to the album song list:
As we are having problems with publishing rights for the "Part I: for Love" we will be dropping the four songs (Fever, My Heart belongs to Daddy, Love Me or Leave Me, LOVE) from the album... these songs however might come back in some or other form, but will definitely not appear on the album, "all about Love", sorry kids.
Changes to the band line-up:
As we kept listening to the music we recorded at Bedrock, we were finding ourselves not happy with the sound, and the way the songs were interpreted...
We have changed Bass players for a more melodic, free & avant garde Bass player with a solid Upright & Electric expressive sound, Oliver Steinberg ...
The Trio right now and hopefully for a long time consists of:
Tom Bone Ralls- Trombone, Oliver Steinberg- Bass, Billie Davies- Drums.
We might be adding a guitar player as well! Tom is very excited about that... I will let you know more about that next week.
Love & Peace
Billie Davies
It is in the nature of things, the natural evolution of the making of an album that is full of Love and Passion, that things change until one is happy with the sound... it is a work of art, a painting... or several paintings in one, a collage of musical interpretations made in a collaborative effort between several musicians, in our case a Trio or Quartet for now.
Changes to the album song list:
As we are having problems with publishing rights for the "Part I: for Love" we will be dropping the four songs (Fever, My Heart belongs to Daddy, Love Me or Leave Me, LOVE) from the album... these songs however might come back in some or other form, but will definitely not appear on the album, "all about Love", sorry kids.
Changes to the band line-up:
As we kept listening to the music we recorded at Bedrock, we were finding ourselves not happy with the sound, and the way the songs were interpreted...
We have changed Bass players for a more melodic, free & avant garde Bass player with a solid Upright & Electric expressive sound, Oliver Steinberg ...
The Trio right now and hopefully for a long time consists of:
Tom Bone Ralls- Trombone, Oliver Steinberg- Bass, Billie Davies- Drums.
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| Tom Bone Ralls |
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| Oliver Steinberg |
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| Billie Davies |
We might be adding a guitar player as well! Tom is very excited about that... I will let you know more about that next week.
Love & Peace
Billie Davies
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Billie Davies Quartet Recording Sessions for their album... "all about Love"
We have our first session of Final recordings behind us...
Nick Tipp had his hands full with us, and we're not done yet.
Manny Silvera- Bass... still playing.
Billie Davies- Drums... still playing.
Mike Davies- Sound & Recording Technology... still working.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Update on Billie Davies' New album "Coming Soon... all about Love"
Songlist:
(The songlist might still change somewhat, the only live instruments in Part II are Drums and Vocals, they are accompanied by digital tracks.
There are also a few very original surprises on the back burner in "Part I: for Passion".
Final recordings of Part I: for Passion will be held at Bedrock Studios in Hollywood on January 30.)
Part I: for Passion
1. BUrst (Slated for Performances)
2. Stella by Starlight (Instrumental) (Slated for Performances)
3. Downtown in the Rain (Instrumental)
4. Jean Pierre (Instrumental) (Slated for Performances)
5. Naima (Instrumental) (Slated for Performances)
6. So What (Instrumental) (Slated for Performances)
7. A Love Supreme (Instrumental)
8. What a Wonderful World (Instrumental) (Slated for Performances)
Part II: for Love
1. Fever (w/ guest vocalist CoCo)
2. My Heart Belongs to Daddy (w/ guest vocalist CoCo)
2. L.O.V.E (w/ guest vocalist Halina Duval)
3. Love Me or Leave Me (w/ guest vocalist Halina Duval)
Musicians on Part I: for Passion:
On Trombone: Tom Bone Ralls
On Piano/Keys: Maria Konner.
On Bass: Manny Silvera.
On Drums: Billie Davies.
Sound Engineer: Nick Tipp
Recording/ Sound Technology/Engineering Management: Mike Davies.
Musicians on Part II: for Love:
On Drums: Billie Davies
Vocals:
CoCo: Fever, My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Halina Duval: Love Me or Leave Me, LOVE
Recording/ Sound Technician: Mike Davies
Recording/ Sound Technology/Engineering Management: Mike Davies.
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