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Donna Lee Davidson

Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Donna (she/her) is the youngest of 11 children. She is an orchestral percussionist, jazz vibraphonist, and a writer with non-fiction life experiences.
Donna Lee Davidson
Nyokabi Kariūki pece places: kenyan memories

Geography, ancestry, and language: Nyokabi Kariuki’s “peace places: kenyan memories”

Used to call, invoke, and speak to ancestral spirits, the instruments on Nyokabi Kariuki’s peace pla...
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Donna Lee Davidson
Ted Babcock Trilogies

The Dimensions of Time in Ted Babcock’s Debut Album “Trilogies”

Percussionist Ted Babcock is making his album debut as a composer with Trilogies, self-released on N...
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Donna Lee Davidson
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Across Conservatories and Orchestras, Percussion Sections Look the Same: How Can We Diversify?

When it comes to addressing inequities in orchestra auditions, the conversation tends to take place...
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Donna Lee Davidson
Recap Count to Five

Recap’s Debut Album “Count to Five” Builds Community Among Women

As a musician, it’s often easy to pinpoint the overall themes of an album through instrumentat...
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Donna Lee Davidson
Eddie Barbash--Photo by Lena Nicholson for The McKittrick Hotel

Eddie Barbash Traverses Genres in a Tribute “For Murray and Lillian”

Eddie Barbash plays a wide repertoire that is not often heard on the alto saxophone. His latest self...
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Donna Lee Davidson
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5 Questions to Nina Eidsheim (Founder and Director, PEER Lab)

Academia is being held to account. Institutionally, tenure battles are being fought, with high-profi...
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Donna Lee Davidson
Seth Parker Woods--Photo by James Napoli

5 Questions to Seth Parker Woods about Julius Eastman Vol. 1: Femenine

Wild Up’s premiere studio recording of Julius Eastman’s Femenine on New Amsterdam Records is the beg...
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Donna Lee Davidson
Patricia Brennan Maquishti

Maquishti Illuminates the Carpentry and Blacksmithing of Patricia Brennan

On her newly released album, Maquishti (Valley of Search), percussionist-composer Patricia Brennan o...
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Donna Lee Davidson
Yvette Janine Jackson Freedom

Freedom: Yvette Janine Jackson as Cartographer of Sonic Expeditions

Yvette Janine Jackson is dropping an LP entitled Freedom (Fridman Gallery) on January 29, 2021. Cons...
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Donna Lee Davidson
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