JOHN DAVERSA
Genres: Progressive Big Band, 21st Century Modern, Third Stream, Post Bop, Latin Jazz, Hard Bop, Classic Fusion • United States

John Daversa is a multi-Grammy winning artist, composer, arranger, producer, bandleader, educator, Chair and Professor of Studio Music and Jazz at The Frost School of Music, University of Miami.    Originally from Los Angeles, Daversa grew up in a musical household. He passionately listened, composed, sang and played various instruments, eventually picking up the trumpet at age eleven. His family moved several times, residing in Ada, Oklahoma, Las Vegas, and Sacramento, though ultimately returning to Los Angeles where he attended Hamilton Academy of Music for his final two years of high school. While a student at Hamilton, he began writing for large and small jazz ensembles, playing the Electric Valve Instrument (EVI), and performing regularly with his high school quartet, Second Generation. He was also a member of the Monterey All-Star High School Big Band for four years, touring Japan and performing with iconic guest artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, read more...