caleb davis
Caleb Davis
Eugene, Oregon
My name is Caleb Davis. I’m a 17 year old trumpet player born and raised in Eugene Oregon. I’ve been playing trumpet for almost 6 years now. I take my biggest inspiration from a wide variety of players like Clifford Brown, Booker Little, Ambrose Akinmusire, Sean Jones, etc. I try my best to represent all of those players in my playing and to pay homage to the musicians before me that started one of the few true American art forms that is commonly known as “jazz”. I’m not the best at expressing my emotions straight to people’s faces(or at least I feel like I’m not that great at it), so the trumpet and music is my outlet to try to tell other people how I’m feeling. Recently I’ve been working at my parents’ cabinet shop, Davis Cabinets, which has been in the family for almost 50 years. My parents have supported my trumpet playing since day one, so I always try my best to give back to them the support they’ve given me all these years.
_Caleb Davis
Caleb has received Outstanding Soloist awards from the UO Jazz Festival, West Salem Jazz Festival, and the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival.