Francis Davis (1946-2025)

[clifford_thornton]

Sad to report that the great jazz writer Francis Davis has died at age 78. He passed this morning.

Source is reputable.

May he rest easy, and I give thanks for his decades of work.

Mods: could move this to another category, away from artists, but I leave that to y'all's discretion... he was significant in this music, that's for sure.

[Dan Gould]

Definitely sad to hear, I am sure this will hit Allen Lowe especially hard as I believe they were close.

[JSngry]

He definitely left a mark.

RIP and full tributations.

[jlhoots]

Always liked & respected his viewpoint(s).

R.I.P.

[Chuck Nessa]

This one hurts personally.

[Ken Dryden]

He will be missed.

[colinmce]

Very sad news. One of the best.

[felser]

I had a number of personal exchanges with him, and liked him as wellas repecting him.  RIP.

[HutchFan]

R.I.P.

 

[Milestones]

Just seeing this now.  R.I.P.

A fine writer indeed.  Last night I just happened to be paging through his book Like Young, and especially the long and excellent essay on Charlie Haden.

 

 

[sgcim]

RIP. He was married to Terry Gross.

[Mark Stryker]

Obituary by Nate Chinen for WRTI in Philly. 

 

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/16/g-s1-60556/francis-davis-jazz-critics-poll-obituary?fbclid=IwY2xjawJspwJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHowZSmqcyS5X-RVEBMZt9tMiiJkTzyCEvYzzMdzZ4rWpyeLAvnfhYdHuPT_-_aem_1IW8_mmM32fUYPcxGfBRsA

[Jason Bivins]

Damn. RIP.