Tony Davis to celebrate ‘Jessamine’ album release with live concert at Real Art Ways on Oct. 5

Tony Davis album release concert
Real Art Ways • 56 Arbor St, Hartford, CT 06106
October 5, 2025 • 2:30 pm
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Jessamine

Real Art Ways presents a live concert celebrating the release of “Jessamine,” the latest album from Tony Davis.

Jessamine is guitarist and composer Tony Davis’ symbolic return to the street where he grew up – a musical homecoming. The tracks on the album are like keepsakes gathered along his life’s journey, each one carrying echoes of memories, influences, people, and places that have shaped his artistry.

Viewed through the lens of life and lessons learned since those early days, these keepsakes form a body of work that is both deeply personal and expansive. Growing up in a house filled with music, with acclaimed jazz musicians as parents and brilliant artists constantly passing through, Davis

absorbed a foundation of creativity and emotional depth that he now honors with this record.

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With distinctive storytelling qualities, Davis’s compositions bring a compelling voice to contemporary jazz, blending deep roots in jazz and blues with elements of Latin traditions, folk, rock, and classical music.

The sense of home extends beyond place. Longtime friends and collaborators, Hartford natives Jonathan Barber (drums) and Matt Dwonszyk (bass), who Davis came up learning alongside in his formative years, join him along with Chris McCarthy (piano), Matt Knoegel (saxophone), and Daniel Prim (percussion). Together they bring the story full circle, weaving past and present into a vivid, contemporary expression of identity, influence, and experience.

General admission: $15

Real Art Ways Members: $12

Students with valid ID: $8

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Tony Davis

Tony Davis is an internationally acclaimed guitarist, vocalist, composer, and producer based in New York City. He has performed at prestigious venues including The Blue Note, The Village Vanguard, Smalls, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Birdland, and at major festivals such as the Newport Jazz Festival and the Greater Hartford Jazz Festival. In 2016, he was recognized as a rising star guitarist at the Wes Montgomery Tribute Festival in Indianapolis, IN performing alongside legends of jazz guitar such as Bobby Broom, Peter Bernstein and Pat Martino. He has shared the stage with artists like Anderson .Paak, Christian McBride, Joe Farnsworth, George Coleman, Abraham Burton, Sullivan Fortner, and Steve Wilson. Davis’s music seamlessly blends Latin traditions, folk, rock, and classical influences with deep roots in jazz and blues, creating a unique and compelling voice in contemporary music. In 2020, he released his debut album Golden Year on Posi-Tone Records, followed by Daring Two Be (a duet with Brazilian vocalist Jamile Ayres) and Cloud Nova (2024) on La Reserve Records, marking his first major foray into the singer-songwriter realm. His forthcoming album Jessamine, set for release in Fall 2025, continues his evolution as a dynamic artist committed to pushing the boundaries of contemporary jazz and beyond.

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Tony Davis to celebrate ‘Jessamine’ album release with live concert at Real Art Ways on Oct. 5