Mose Davis Public Relations Information

“My name is Mose…and you can call me Mose” – Mose Davis

That quote from Mose Davis can be heard on Hamilton Bohannon’s hit record “Let’s Start the Dance”. The tune is a smoking-hot club classic. And the quote cuts through the clutter and camouflage of funk wannabes, to reveal a pure fact – Mose is Mose.

Before Stevie Wonder, before Bernie Worrell, there was Mose Davis pushing the frontiers of funk with his use of the organ as the source of the bass line, during the late 1960’s. And if imitation is the highest form of flattery, then Mose Davis has been flattered by the best. And some of the biggest names in hip-hop have sampled a sip of Mose’s musical brew, including Snoop, Mary J. Blige and Queen Latifah.

Classically trained at the Detroit Conservatory of Music, Mose Davis is an exceptional jazz artist and prominent fixture on the Atlanta music scene. Davis identifies jazz greats, Jimmy Smith and Ahmad Jamal among his musical influences. Davis performs with top acts across the country and internationally. Mose Davis has performed with Candi Staton, The Isley Brothers, Marlena Shaw, David Ruffin, Ray Parker, Jr., The Counts, Funkadelics and Carl Anderson.

His festival appearances include The Atlanta Jazz Festival (with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra), The Macon Jazz Festival and the internationally renowned Spoleto Festival.

And now comes the new CD, “Sunshine”. “It’s a mix of jazz – the rough and the smooth – blended with some Latin and rock influences,” Davis says. The list of performers on the project reads like an all star lineup of funk masters, with key players representing classic funk heavy weights, Cameo and Brick. This team includes, Anthony Lockett (Cameo) on guitar, Jimmy Brown (Brick) on sax, Leroy Emanuel (The Counts) on guitar, Demo Cates (The Counts) on sax, Ronnie Garrett on bass, Mike Burton – who has played with Jill Scott - on sax, and Marcus Williams on drums.

To experience Mose Davis live, you can catch the Mose Davis Trio Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the Westin Downtown Atlanta.