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Artist Information
Biography
JOSI DAVIS is a savvy songwriter and performer. Her powerful and dynamic voice shines in passionate delivery of her own work, and in an inspired repertoire of songs from Bach to Bacharach. Josi was born into a family of musicmakers and studied piano and voice from an early age, both privately and as a Music Performance and Theater major in college and conservatory. She picked up the (more portable) guitar in college, and continues to experiment in new styles and voicings on all her instruments. Inspired by many great teachers and artists, Josi has earned several degrees in Music, Mistakes, and Motherhood from several American cities. Josi grew up in the Washington DC area, and bravely forged a life of music and performance from Seattle to Baltimore, and most recently, in New England.
Josi won the first ever BETSY award for her performance of her original "Believe", garnering a two-time opener for Bill Cosby. She has performed at the New York Singer/Songwriter Festival and the Boston Folk Festival. She has shared the stage with Sloan Wainwright, Josh White Jr., Guy Davis, and jazz great Giacomo Gates, among others. Included in her discography of published work, she has several self-released recordings of original work, including "Five", "The Evolution of Love", and "Boot Cut". She released a jazz album with Chris Leigh and Mike Frishman in 2009, "String Theory", and is currently in the studio recording more original work. Her recently released single "What I Want" is available online. Josi teaches a motivated roster of voice and piano students at String Theory School of Music in Niantic, CT, and performs jazz, rock, soul, and original music with various projects in the region.
Instrumentation
Josi Davis - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano/Rhodes
Various - Bass, Drums, Percussion, Electric Guitar
Discography
2012
THE EVOLUTION OF LOVE continues it's studio progress. The first official single is featured at www.josiwails.com and in the audio section of this EPK.
2011
BOOT CUT
A dynamic collection of live and recorded original works.
Self-released
www.josiwails.com
2010
THE EVOLUTION OF LOVE - The Cabaret of a Lifetime
Video Album/Cabaret
2009
THE STANDARD
Video Album/Cabaret
Josi has shared the stage with jazz great Giacomo Gates, with Josh White, Jr., Guy Davis, Sloan Wainwright, and was the featured opener for two performances by Mr. Bill Cosby.
Josi won the 2004 BETSY Award for her original, BELIEVE.
2009
String Theory
Davis, Frishman & Leigh
A live studio jazz album. Fresh arrangements of a cool selection of standards from Dizzie to Warren, Gershwin to Mercer. A jazz collectors staple.
[stringtheoryschoolofmusic.com/stringtheorycd]
Josi teaches voice and piano at String Theory School of Music in Niantic, CT (www.stringtheoryschoolofmusic.com). String Theory faculty are the backup band for monthly coffeehouse performances by students. Check out more than 300 tunes - including Josi's renditions of Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne, Robben Trower, Beethoven, Jobim and so much more! - [www.youtube.com/stringtheorymusic]
2007
The Evolution of Love (2007)
The first iteration of a project that is to become an obsession...
(vocals/keys/guitars - with bass/percussion)
Josi Wails
2006
NOTHING BUT THE ROAD
Kevin Desabrais
(background vocals & arrangements, guitar, keyboards, percussion)
2005
FIVE
EP
Josi Wails
2005
OFF THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR
one hand clapping
(lead & background vocals, piano, guitar, composition)
Laughing Buddha Music
2000
ONE MORE CUP OF COFFEE
In Theory
(lead & background vocals, vocal arrangements)
Cowdick Music
Links
Video
Press
Setlist
ORIGINALS: Rock/Blues, Country cross-over feel; may include inspired covers, from 30min - 2hrs (1-2 45/60+min sets)
Also available:
JAZZ: traditional and interpretive repertoire spanning 1920s-1970s, from 60min - 3hrs (1-3 45/60+min sets)
ROCK/SOUL/R&B: danceable party repertoire spanning 1950s-current, from 60min - 3hrs (1-3 45/60+min sets)
