About Kris Davis + Manzanita Quintet
Kris Davis is a Grammy award-winning pianist and composer described by The New York Times as a beacon for "Deciding where to hear jazz on a given night." Davis has released 25 recordings as a leader or co-leader and collaborated with artists such as Terri Lyne Carrington, Dave Holland, John Zorn, Craig Taborn, Ingrid Laubrock, Tyshawn Sorey and Esperanza Spalding. She was named a 2021 Doris Duke Artist alongside Wayne Shorter and Danilo Perez, Pianist of the Year by DownBeat magazine in 2022 and 2020, and Pianist and Composer of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association in 2021. Davis is the Associate Program Director of Creative Development at the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, the founder of Pyroclastic Records and the co-founder of the International Creators and Collaborators Workshop. Davis is a Steinway Artist.