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Basin Street Records President Mark Samuels has announced that the recording label signed an exclusive recording agreement with trumpeter/vocalist/composer Jeremy Davenport. The first recording of this two-record deal is scheduled to begin next month with a proposed spring 2009 release date.
Davenport’s discography includes the eponymous Jeremy Davenport (Telarc) released in 1996, followed by his sophomore recording, Maybe In A Dream (Telarc) in 1998. He was also featured on the soundtrack to the Luke Perry film Life Breath, and on the RCA Victor compilation The Only Jazz Album You’ll Ever Need. He is featured on several Harry Connick Jr.‘s recordings.
Samuels and Davenport met 20 years ago while Davenport was still in high school and staying with Wynton Marsalis. Samuels said of the partnership, “Jeremy was the first artist I tried to sign when I entered the music industry several years later and I’m truly excited he is now a part of our recording family.”
More info: basinstreetrecords.com
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