A Touch of Class

Charisse Davis is proof positive that Native New Yorkers can be classy and pleasant. Her recent recording I Fall is a collection of original material that exhibits her smokey delivery that is reminiscent of other class acts but her style is all her own. She is a go-getter with the right amount of aplomb, but her true strength lies in her talent.
Her first professional job was at the age of six, when she sang on jingles for Wonder Bread & St. Joseph Aspirin”. Other jingles followed which lead to participation in a Sesame Street album. At age 11, she traveled to Ghent, Belgium to perform in the role of Scipio in Gershiwn’s Opera Porgy & Bess She attended Lincoln Square Academy for the Performing Arts, and was in the band “Jamilah” which also boasted Keith Sweat as a member. They were frequent performers at The Apollo as an opening act for major recording artists. A single “I Can’t Face The Rain,” was released on the Zakia record label. Her performances have been enjoyed by New Yorkers at such venues such as “The Bitter End”, “Sweetwaters”, “Harlem Week”, “La Bar Bat”, “La Place on the Park”, and more recently at Ashford & Simpson’s “Sugar Bar." She has appeared on “ First Exposure”, on Manhattan cable television, and has also been in the production of The Jazz Nativity,at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, and an extended run at “The Lambs Theater”.Her work has also included vocals and voice over work for an animation recording The Magic Black Baloon, with Melba Moore, and Pat Prescott. Charisse has worked with such artists as Will Downing, Johnny Kemp, Bob Baldwin, Nicki Richards, Mark Whitfield, The New York Voices, and as a featured background vocalist for Jennifer Love Hewitt, Deborah Gibson, and is currently the featured vocalist on Pete Belasco’s latest single “Deeper.” Charisse not only continues to sing as a session singer, but she also continues to write in her love and pursuit of music. “I Fall” is her first CD, which has caught the attention of folks like Lalah Hathaway, Deborah Cox, Chic’s Silver and Roberta Flack.



Tower Lincoln Center among other retail venues carries the recording and it is hoped that someday in the near feature that Any Wednesday Cabaret there will showcase her talent.

Look for it on the main floor’s Rock/Pop section under “Charisse.” She is more than worthy of a listen.