"Jessamine Album Release" at Real Art Ways

Jessamine

Album Release Concert at Real Art Ways

Sunday, October 5, 2:30 PM

Album artwork by Ioana Harasim

HARTFORD, CONN. On Sunday, October 5, 2:30 pm, Real Art Ways presents a live concert celebrating the release of "Jessamine," the latest album from Tony Davis. Real Art Ways is located at 56 Arbor Street in Hartford, Connecticut.

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.

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

More info here. Advance tickets are available here.