Composer, Arranger, Producer, Educator, Trumpet, Electric Valve Instrument (EVI)
Chair, Studio Music and Jazz, University of Miami, Frost School of Music
Multi-Grammy Winner
Schilke Artist
NuEVI Artist
Chair, Studio Music and Jazz, University of Miami, Frost School of Music
Multi-Grammy Winner
Schilke Artist
NuEVI Artist
News:
John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists
American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom
3 GRAMMY AWARDS for 2019!
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom
Best Arrangement, Instrumental, or A Capella: "Stars and Stripes Forever", John Daversa, Arranger
Best Improvised Solo: "Don't Fence Me In", John Daversa, Soloist
UPCOMING EVENTS:Special Upcoming Events:
Idyllwild Summer Jazz Intensive June 24 - July 6 Idyllwild, CA Lafayette Summer Music Workshop July 15 - 19 Lafayette, CA The Baked Potato (Daversa Big Band) Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Friday, AUG 30, 9:30 & 11:00pm Saturday, AUG 31, 9:30 & 11:00pm Sunday, SEP 1, 9:30 & 11:00pm Studio City, CA Don't Want to Miss a Show?
Never miss a performance by following John Daversa!
"Daversa's fearless exploration...takes him off the beaten path, as he creates bold and ballsy big band music for the modern epoch.”
-Dan Bilawsky, AllAboutJazz.com "This is art. This is what music should be. No re-creation. No mimicking. Just honesty. Fearless honesty." - Terence Blanchard |
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“John Daversa is pioneering a new jazz sound.”
-Marc Myers, Jazz Wax |
