Charles Davis (flautist)

Charles Davis (* 29. September 1946 in Sydney , Australia) is an Australian jazz - flautist .

Davis first learned the guitar and played rock, pop and folk in various groups in England. Then he switched to the flute and initially performed in a jazz rock context; For a short time he also played the saxophone. Since the beginning of the 1980s he has mainly performed in a duo context. He attended workshops and master classes by James Newton , Robert Dick and Dieter Bihlmaier .

His flute quintet Four or more Flutes has existed since 1990 and is now presented with a large family of flutes , including a double bass flute. The album Fluturistic was presented as “CD of the month” in the specialist magazine “ Stereo ”.

Discographic notes

• 1983 - Folkjazz Duo - Charles Davis & Stefan Schmidt
• 1985 - Acoustic Works - Charles Davis & Stefan Schmidt - (Chef Records)
• 1987 - Blues to Bossa - Acoustic Duo
• 1988 - Captured Moments - Charles Davis & Andreas Piesch - (Chef Records)
• 1991 - Nomadic Instincts - Charles Davis - ( L + R Records )
• 1993 - Influtenza - Four or More Flutes - (L + R Records)
• 1995 - Strange Goodbyes - Charles Davis & Captured Moments - (L + R Records)
• 2000 - Key Stories - Charles Davis & Captured Moments - (KlangRäume Records)
• 2001 - Spirit of the House - Ensemble Chanchala - (KlangRäume Records)
• 2005 - Fluturistic - Four or More Flutes - (KlangRäume Records)
• 2006 - The Day the Swallows Came - Ensemble Chanchala - (KlangRäume Records)
• 2008 - Pathways - Charles Davis & Captured Moments - (Tonsee Records)
• 2012 - Ragastan - Duo Bubachala - (Tonsee Records)
• 2015 - Nexxt - Charles Davis & Captured Moments - (Tonsee Records)

Web links

• Charles Davis website