biography

Biography

Dvora Davis is British born but has lived in the U.S.A and Spain as well. She now lives here in Holland. She has performed as a singer & songwriter in many genres with strong ties in jazz and adult contemporary guitar based music. Dvora started seriously listening to her fathers jazz collection around nine years old, and wrote her first song at 11. She really is a story teller! As time went by she did many performances in various bands of her own.

Dvora started taking an interest in underground electronic music, and soon discovered her talents as a producer. Dvora landed a record deal with a well known record label writing and producing underground dance music. Not only did she produce herself but she wrote for and produced other artists. Her records sold around Europe. To this day the records she produced are still being sold as rare collectors items some for as much as 20 pounds (around 35 euros).

Dvora has two alias names to which she produced under they are Lorraine Lowe and Lorraine Lucantoni when these names are googled you will find out much much more about her as a producer and find the records which are still being sold. In London she also sided with an orchestra that included talented jazz violin player Nico Beadle and has also made a guest appearance with Jamie Cullum. She has had sessions with the likes of Roy Hargrove, Marcus Miller, Antonia Hart, Hiram Bullock, Incognito and more.

Since living in Holland Dvora Davis has worked hard establishing herself as a successful singer and songwriter. She recently wrote an album, which is a collaboration with her songwriting partner Jochem Julius Braat, a very talented composer, arranger and pianist. This collection of works is titled ‘A Simple Affair’ taken from the title of one of their songs. It is a dynamic collection of feels from modern to beautiful standards. The songs are on love, relationships and people and Dvora and Jochem are a superb combination. Dvora say’s ‘I am

stunned, we come together and there is an explosion of creativity. Finding the right person to work with is in music is never easy.... We are blessed.’

Dvora has a unique warm and dynamic voice she takes hold of you everytime. It is a one of a kind voice that rings out loud and true, whatever she sings you believe. She is a storyteller.

In addition Dvora Davis has an album called 'Open Book', a collection of beautiful contemporary guitar based songs taken from her direct life experiences, a while back Dvora performed these same numbers in a concert resulting in an excellent review in the Parool Newspaper. See her perform these songs live on www.youtube.com and search for Dvora Davis.

An artist who crosses over two genres beautifully, there are two sides to her and they both work in unison.

Email: dvora12001@yahoo.co.uk
T 0031 (0) 652 101547

Dvora Davis is Engelse, maar woonde behalve in Londen ook langere tijd in de Verenigde Staten en Spanje. Ze bewoog zich als zangeres in verschillende genres, maar in haar hart is en blijft ze vooral jazz-zangeres. In Londen trad ze langere tijd op met een vast orkest - samen met de talentvolle jazz-violist Nico Beadle - maar ook als gast bij onder andere Jamie Cullum. Ze woont momenteel in Amsterdam. Naast de vertolking van bekende en wat minder bekende standards uit het American Songbook schrijft ze ook eigen composities...

R e p e r t o i r e:

This Is New

The Saga Of Jenny

I'm A Stranger Here Myself

Drop Me Off In Harlem

Caravan

Take The A Train

I'm Beginning To See The Light

This Is My Last Affair

Don't Quit Now

Jersey Bounce

When You're Lover Has Gone

That Ole Devil Called Love

All That Jazz

One Day My Prince Will Come

Isn't It A Lovely Day

There Is No Greater Love

Moodys Mood

The Nearness Of You

I Cover The Waterfront

Body An Soul

Fine And Mellow

I Love You Porgy

Love Me Or Leave Me

My Baby Just Cares For Me

Love For Sale

Rio De Janeiro Blue

You Don't Know What Love Is

Rapture

Sometimes I'm Happy

Lover Man

Good Morning Heartache

April In Paris Nature Boy

I Get A Kick Out Of You

I Got Rhythm

God Bless The Child

Misty

The Man I Love

Night And Day

Stormy Weather

The Look Of Love

Feeling Good

Fly Me To The Moon

My Funny Valentine

Love Is The Tender Trap

Summertime

Walk On By

Fine And Mellow

All Of Me

What Is This Thing Called Love

Unforgettable

When I Fall In Love

They Can't Take That Away From Me

Lover Come Back To Me

This Masquerade

He Needs Me

Mood Indigo

Call My Name (Prince)

What Am I Waiting For (Millie Jackson)

You Might Need Somebody (Randy Crawford)

What If God Was One Of Us

Cry Me River

Round Midnight

East Of The Sun

Lets Get It On (Marvin Gaye)

Songs from the Dinah Washington Review:

A Stranger Here In Town

I Wanna Be Loved

Blue Gardenia

You Go To My Head

You're Crying

Crazy He Calls Me

Everybody's Somebody's Fool

What A Difference This Day Makes

When Your Lover Has Gone

I Can't Face The Music

No More

No Greater Love

God Bless The Child

Invitation

I'll Remember April

Don't Explain

Come Rain Or Come Shine

Darn That Dream

Lets Fall In Love

Sometimes I'm Happy

I've Got You Under My Skin

Lover Come Back To Me

Some of the musicians Dvora has worked with are...

Charlie Zaustrau - Piano
Thijs Cuppen - Piano
Franz Von Chossy - Piano
Cajan Witmer - Piano
Pieter De Graaf - Piano

Jochem Julius Braat - piano
Michael Rorby - Trombone
Rinus Groeneveld - Sax
Arthur Heuewekemeijer - Sax
Olaf Wetsloot - Sax
Susannah Alt - Sax
Peter Huber - Trumpet
Hubert Habet - Trumpet
Gerben Klein Willinck - Trumpet

Alexander Hartgers - Trumpet

Yong Lee - Bass
Rodrigo Reyer - Bass
Sven Schuster - Bass
Serge Shapko - Bass
Cord Heineking - Bass

Peter Bjornild - Bass
Pieter Hoogervorst - Bass
Panc Daalder - Drums
Phillippe Lemm - Drums
Bernard Weichinger - Drums
Clarence Becton - Drums
Joost Kesselaar - Drums

Arnoud Gerritse - drums
Bernt Nellen - Drums
Santeri Sulkunen - Guitar
Lars Bauer - Guitar
Hannes Reipler - Guitar

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