Benjamin Lazar Davis

Benjamin Lazar Davis is an New York-born American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, arranger, composer and producer. He is a member of the band Okkervil River.[1]

He also co-wrote, recorded, co-produced and toured for the album Let It Be You[2] (Reveal Records 2016) with Joan As Police Woman.[3]

In 2014 Davis travelled to Ghana with Bridget Kearney, with whom he'd previously worked in the band Cuddle Magic. They spent three weeks in the capital Accra, studying the traditional music of Northwest Ghana with master gyil player Aaron Bebe. They subsequently co-released an EP, BAWA, incorporating gyil music as source material.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Chattman, Jon (14 September 2016). "A-Sides with Jon Chattman: Joan As Police Woman & Benjamin Lazar Davis Team Up for "Let It Be You"". Huffington Post.
  2. ↑ "revealrecords.co.uk". Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Davies, Hannah J. (20 October 2016). "Joan As Policewoman & Benjamin Lazar Davis: Let It Be You review – alt-pop experiment goes off script". The Guardian.
  4. ↑ "Songs We Love: Bridget Kearney & Ben Davis, 'Slow Rider'". National Public Radio. September 10, 2015.

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