Caroline Davis’ Alula

APPEARING: Brooklyn Marathon @ SUPERIOR INGREDIENTS ROOFTOP

Saturday, January 13, 2024

Mobile since her birth in Singapore, saxophonist, composer, and vocalist Caroline Davis’ expression covers a wide range of styles, owed to her shifting environment as a child. From angular, melody-present instrumental outfits to soulful, quirky songwriting, Caroline’s persona is recognizably present. As an improviser and saxophonist, she has released seven albums under her name and has won the Downbeat Critics Poll Rising Star Award. Through the years, her work continues to garner praise in domestic and international publications. Davis has shared musical moments with Lee Konitz, John Zorn, Angelica Sanchez, The Femme Jam, Matt Mitchell, Terry Riley, Nicole Mitchell, Miles Okazaki, Geoffrey Keezer, Rajna Swaminathan, and Billy Kaye, among many others. She regularly sings and writes songs with the experimental R&B band, My Tree. Her composition work has led her to be a resident fellow at MacDowell, The Jazz Gallery, The Rockefeller Estate, and ICE Ensemble Evolution; and she has been awarded Jerome Hill, CMA, and NYFA fellowships. Her compositions often integrate science and music, influenced by her Ph.D in Music Cognition. Caroline is an advocate for gender equity (This Is A Movement, The New School) and carceral justice (Justice for Keith LaMar).