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Kris Davis

Jazz band from Vancouver, BC · formed 1980

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Kris Davis photo
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Shows on record
29
Rooms played
25
Cities
19
Releases
41
Last show
Oct 9, 2024Brechemin Auditorium

About

Kris Davis is a band from Vancouver, BC, formed in 1980, tagged avant-garde jazz, free improv, free improvisation by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2024, across 25 rooms in 19 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

29 on record · venue calendar, Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20111 show
  2. 20151 show
  3. 20175 shows
  4. 20184 shows
  5. 201910 shows
  6. 20201 show
  7. 20236 shows
  8. 20241 show
Show history
DateVenue
Oct 9, 2024Brechemin AuditoriumHeadliner
Dec 2, 2023Stadtgarten · CologneSupportwith Borderlands Trio, Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson
Dec 1, 2023Rote Fabrik · ZürichSupportwith Borderlands Trio, Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson
Nov 30, 2023We Jazz · HelsinkiSupportwith Borderlands Trio, Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson
Nov 29, 2023Nasjonal Jazzscene · OsloSupportwith Borderlands Trio, Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson
Nov 28, 2023Casa del Jazz · RomeSupportwith Borderlands Trio, Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson
Nov 26, 2023Center of Culture & Art / Centrum Kultury & Sztuki w Kaliszu · KaliszSupportwith Borderlands Trio, Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson
Jan 12, 2020Sultan Room, Turk's Inn · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Terri Lyne Carrington, Val Jeanty, Trevor Dunn, +2
Apr 25, 2019Jazz Gallery · New York (NYC)Supportwith Kassa Overall, Stephan Crump
Mar 20, 2019University of Wisconsin, Parkside · KenoshaSupportwith Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson, Borderlands Trio
Feb 2, 2019Birdland Jazz Club · NeuburgSupportwith Borderlands Trio, Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson
Feb 1, 2019Bergen · BergenSupportwith Borderlands Trio, Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson
Jan 31, 2019National Jazz Scene · OsloSupportwith Stephan Crump, Borderlands Trio, Eric Mcpherson
Jan 29, 2019Linz · LinzSupportwith Borderlands Trio, Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson
Jan 27, 2019Stadtgarten · CologneSupportwith Borderlands Trio, Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson
Jan 26, 2019Dachauer Kultur-schranne · DachauSupportwith Borderlands Trio, Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson
Jan 25, 2019Jazzdor la Saison · StrasbourgSupportwith Borderlands Trio, Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson
Jan 11, 2019Zinc Bar · New York (NYC)Supportwith Borderlands Trio, Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson
Dec 8, 2018Jazz Gallery · New York (NYC)Supportwith Borderlands Trio, Eric Mcpherson, Stephan Crump
Dec 7, 2018Firehouse 12 · New HavenSupportwith Borderlands Trio, Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson
Dec 6, 2018An Die Musik · BaltimoreSupportwith Borderlands Trio, Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson
Jun 19, 2018Korzo · BrooklynSupportwith Borderlands Trio, Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson
Dec 9, 2017Jazz Gallery · New York (NYC)Supportwith Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson
Dec 8, 2017Jazz Gallery · New York (NYC)Supportwith Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson
Sep 24, 2017Urban Meadow · BrooklynSupportwith Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson, Michael Attias
Apr 12, 2017Bimhuis · AmsterdamSupportwith Eric Revis, Ken Vandermark, Chad Taylor
Apr 2, 2017Philarmonie de Paris-Amphithéâtre · ParisSupportwith John Zorn, Masada, Asmodeus, +17
May 16, 2015Prince of Wales · BrixtonSupportwith Romare, Sven Weisemann, Chaos In The CBD, +2
Jul 14, 2011The Stone · New York (NYC)Supportwith Tim Berne, Ingrid Laubrock, Tyshawn Sorey

Where they play

25 rooms in 19 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • New York (NYC)6 shows
  • Brooklyn3 shows
  • Cologne2 shows
  • Oslo2 shows
  • Amsterdam1 show

and 14 other cities

Releases

41 releases, 2004–2026

Lineup

  • Ingrid Laubrock Anti-House · piano
  • Kris Davis Infrasound
  • Tom Rainey Obbligato · piano
  • Kris Davis Trio
  • Kris Davis Quartet
  • Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet · piano
  • Eric Revis Trio · piano

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 40+ plays, 2021-01-04–2026-08-10 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Jazz Theatre' (John Gilbreath) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Kris Davis — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Kris Davis — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Kris Davis — Lost In GenevaKris Davis Trio
Release art · Lost In GenevaKris Davis Trio — release
Kris Davis — The Solastalgia SuiteKris Davis and the Lutosławski Quartet
Release art · The Solastalgia SuiteKris Davis and the Lutosławski Quartet — release
Kris Davis — The Solastalgia Suite (Hi-Res 24bit/96k)Kris Davis and the Lutosławski Quartet
Release art · The Solastalgia Suite (Hi-Res 24bit/96k)Kris Davis and the Lutosławski Quartet — release
Kris Davis — Run the GauntletThe Kris Davis Trio
Release art · Run the GauntletThe Kris Davis Trio — release
Kris Davis — Run the Gauntlet (Hi-Res 24bit/ 96k)The Kris Davis Trio
Release art · Run the Gauntlet (Hi-Res 24bit/ 96k)The Kris Davis Trio — release
Kris Davis — Jazz Gallery, 2019-04-25
Poster · Jazz Gallery, 2019-04-25 — Songkick
Kris Davis — University of Wisconsin, Parkside, 2019-03-20
Poster · University of Wisconsin, Parkside, 2019-03-20 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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Kris Davis on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
WikipediaArtist facts
Kris Davis on Last.fmArtist facts
Kris Davis on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
venue calendarShow history
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.