Sessions
Networking Reception
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Tue
An acclaimed keyboardist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader, Melvin Davis has had an impressive four-decade career. Davis was originally a pianist, but an industrial accident 30 years ago limited the use of one hand and forced him to focus on the Hammond B3 organ, on which he became a go-to accompanist for such high-profile artists as George Benson, Ronny Jordan and Lonnie Youngblood. He has been celebrated by multiple jazz societies in his home state of New Jersey, and is a regular in Harlem clubs.