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Wayne Davis on The ONE ON ONE w/Kato Hammond

My guest today is… a brother who has been planting his footprints on the DC and GoGo music scene for the past several decades… with bands back in the 80s such as Class, The Mighty Groovers, Chance Band… and a journey that currently has him landing on stages across the metropolitan area with bands such as City Lites and Proper Utensils. And also currently just released a new project under a new production called The 202 Project… all of which we’re going to be talking about this evening. Please welcome bass player… big brother Wayne Davis.

Interview with The 202 Project with Matt SwampGuinee

An exclusive interview with The 202 Project on their new single " Wake Up Everybody".

Q&A - [TMOTTGoGo Magazine]

A veteran bass player in this industry of over 20+ years, Wayne has footprints ranging from a variety of bands, such as The Mighty Groovers to Miriam Wright to Signature Live to Proper Utensils. And now while the timing is right, he’s finally come forward with a project of his own that embodies the experiences he’s gathered from the roads he’s traveled. It’s simply entitled “A Childhood Dream”.

A Childhood Dream Becomes Reality for Wayne Davis - [Examiner]

A Childhood Dream, the first project from the collaboration Da.Bass.ics, is the brainchild of instrumentalist Wayne Davis. This amassment of musicians and vocalists has been hand selected by Davis for their specific parts on each designated track based on each individual's style and delivery in an effort to translate his feelings to music and this dream to fruition.

Avon Dews at the Kennedy Center

D.C. native and harmonicist Avon Dews presents an evening of music infused with jazz, funk, and blues—a must see event to foster the appreciation for the sounds and artistry that can emerge from such a small instrument.

705Network Music Presents Clarence "The Bluesman" Turner - [VIDEO]

Clarence "The Blues Man" Turner, guitarist, and vocalist performs the genre of blues music. Feel the sound of blues music from Washington, DC. Hear the story behind it. The musicians behind the music are Sean Graves (Drums), Wayne Davis (Bass), Gary Hendrickson (Trumpet), Gen Meros (Sax).

I’m Still Here - [VIDEO]

Essence of Jazz Bringing You Jazz Vybe's & Urban Soul Classics. Essence of Jazz takes great pleasure in introducing you to the Soulful Vybe's of a personal friend from my hometown of D.C BassistMulti-Instrumentalist Wayne Davis aka Da.Bass.ics. This is from his debut cd A Childhood Dream available for download on cdbaby, itunes and amazon.com Wayne is a multi-genre, multi-instrumentalist song writer whose main instrument is the bass. He has deep roots in funk, jazz, R&B, gospel and go-go, that can be felt in his live playing and recordings. He has been playing music since age 8 and got his first bass at age 14. His biggest musical influences are Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Donnie Hathaway. However, his biggest influences on bass are Larry Graham, Marcus Miller, Aaron Mills (of Cameo fame), the late James Jamerson and two of the greatest bassists from the D.C. area, Mike Neal and the late Glenn Ellis.