JAMESTOWN – On Friday, the Spire Theater at 317 East 3rd St. will begin a monthly series of Friday Jazz Concerts at 7 p.m. The first concert will feature the piano and vocal artistry of Steve Davis, who developed his love and passion for music for gospel music early on by being involved in the music ministry at the Emmanuel Baptist Church for over 20 years.

At the age of 12, Davis and six other young people started a band called Infinity. With the vision and direction of Ron Graham and the support of many dedicated parents and others in the community, the Infinity Performing Arts Program was born. The Infinity program gave Davis the opportunity to study, perform and record other genres of music such as rock, hip-hop, blues R&B and jazz. Davis eventually became an instructor and mentor for the younger students in the program and had the opportunity to perform with jazz musicians, Marshall Keys and Greg Bandy.

Davis currently tours with Preach Freedom and Connect, Musicquarium, and the Stan Barton Trio. He also continues to instruct and mentor many students at the Infinity program. A variety of jazz favorites to be performed on the program include Bye, Bye Blackbird, What A Wonderful World, My Funny Valentine, Scrapple From The Apple, Solar, Footprints, Saint Thomas and Dolphin Dance. Davis will be joined by Tony Grey on bass, Preach Freedom on drums, Jed Thompson on guitar and Marla Harris on vocals. Area jazzman, John Cross, will play saxophones and be the host for the evening.

Opening the concert will be Chase Scott, a 12-year-old multi-instrumentalist who plays jazz and soul music and has been mentored by Davis and Cale Hawkins. The concert is free and open to the public.