Tony Davis - Jessamine (2025) [Hi-Res]

Jessamine is the name of the street I grew up on, and this album is a symbolic return to that origin point—a musical homecoming. Conceptually, I imagine placing each of these songs—these keepsakes—back inside that house on Jessamine Street. It’s about reconnecting with the seeds that were planted early on and viewing them through the lens of all I’ve lived and learned since. Not just a nostalgic return, but a full-circle synthesis of experience, influence, and identity.

The music blends elements of various Latin traditions, folk, rock, and classical music into my deep roots in jazz and blues—bridging past and present through sound, story, and lived experience. The album features mostly original compositions alongside arrangements of touchstone songs—important pieces that have profoundly shaped my musical blueprint.