Snake Davis and Heather Small

Snake Davis is well established as one of the UK's leading Saxophonists. He is in demand from the biggest names on the British Popular music scene, as well as visiting artists from overseas. In recent years he has been extremely busy and in the public eye. As resident saxophonist on "Tonight With Jonathon Ross" he played with the likes of, James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Chaka Khan and many more. He has been seen regularly on TV with the Eurythmics, M-People and B*Witched and presented a Saxophone "Masterclass" programme for ITV. He played all featured Saxophone and Flute parts - on record and tour - for Lisa Stansfield and M-People.


Records
M-People, Lisa Stansfield, Ray Charles, Tom Jones, Culture Club, Hamish Stuart, George Michael, Tina Turner, Paul Hardcastle, Take That, Cher, Kylie Minogue, Paul McCartney, Swing Out Sister, Dave Stewart, Paul Young, Mark Morrison, Pet-Shop Boys, Soul11Soul, Robert Palmer, Tanita Tikaram, Motorhead, Primal Scream, Spice Girls, Boy George.

Live
M-People, Eurythmics, Lisa Stansfield, Swing Out Sister, Ray Charles, Boy George, B*Witched, Edwin Starr, The Snake Davis Band, Rose Royce, Sister Sledge, Tavares, Odyssey, The Three Degrees, The Real Thing, Mary Wells, Ruby Turner, Martha Reeves, Eddie Holman, Popcorn Wylie, Chuck Jackson, Syreeta.

Producers
George Martin, Dan Hartman, Chris Porter, M-People, Richard Niles, Paul O'Duffy, Leon Silvers, Leon Ware, Dave Stewart, Steve Anderson, Jazzie B, Steve Levine, Ian Levine, Will Mowatt, Jon Douglas.

Film Scores
With Dave Stewart, Richard Niles, Pet Shop Boys, Sting and David Arnold.

TV Shows
Personal appearances playing own music on "The Tube" and ITV "Masterclass". "Later With Jools Holland", "National Lottery Show", "BBC Children In Need", "Eurythmics On Tour", "Good Morning Show", "Top of the Pops" and "The Paradise Club" - where Snake played himself in the series.

Theme Tunes and TV Bands
"Watching", "Jimmy's", "Pressgang", "Tonight With Jonathon Ross", "Pebble Mill" and "The Paradise Club". Numerous TV and Radio Adverts.

Reviews

"Snake Davis has one of the most passionate Sax styles and simple bluesy approaches a-la Sanborn heard in these Isles for a while." TIME OUT

"A virtuoso saxophonist" DAILY TELEGRAPH

"The saxophone cannot have been this prominent on a Wembley stage in years" THE TIMES

"Snake is a joy to work alongside. His musical skills have no limit - in fact he's as free as a bird" DAVE STEWART

"From raw power to a joss-stick carrying ambience then back through reggae, soul and funk, Snake set the world alight elevating the mind" CARLISLE EVENING PRESS

"Snake Davis is quite a player. He has slithered into town, a tenor playing secret that Manchester has been trying to keep to itself" EVENING STANDARD

"A brilliant Sax player who could wail like the best American players, but was at his best weaving around slow ballads - won deserved acclaim" BLUES AND SOUL

"He doesn't mess about" THE GUARDIAN

Press Contact
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