Eric Davis
Adjunct Lecturer
Music Education
Biographical Information:
Eric B. Davis joined the faculty of the Aaron Copland School of Music in 2016. He designs and teaches music education classes in Guitar Methods, Creative Techniques, Composing and Arranging for School Ensemble, Secondary General Music Methods, and Modern Band pedagogy. Eric formerly served as Distinguished Scholar of Guitar and Music Industry of the Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music at Georgia Southern University.
Eric B. Davis is a versatile New York freelance musician and educator active in multiple genres
from classical to commercial. Recent projects include Lincoln Center’s 2025 revival of Ragtime,
The Gardens of Anuncia, Broadway’s New York, New York, and the lead guitarist on Broadway’s
Jagged Little Pill. In all, Eric has played on over 20 Broadway shows including Pulitzer-Prize
winning Next to Normal, Matilda the Musical, the 2011 revival of Anything Goes, among others.
Since 2012, he has been Kristin Chenoweth’s touring guitarist in dozens of cities and venues
which include The Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall, The
Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, and “The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical
Holiday Celebration” which aired on ABC and Disney+.
Performance credits include concerts with The New York Philharmonic, Orchestra of St. Luke’s,
the Tony Awards orchestra, television performances on The View, The Today show, Good
Morning America, Steven Colbert, Morning Joe, and David Letterman. He contributed to the
Grammy-winning cast recording Jagged Little Pill, and Grammy-nominated recordings Next to
Normal, The Prom, Anything Goes, Matilda the Musical, and Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater’s
Some Lovers as well as other OBC recordings. Eric’s guitar stylings can be heard via
Shutterstock licensing tracks on jingles, film scores, and multiple recordings. He has also
published original compositions for Carl Fischer, Wingert-Jones, Tempo Press, Kendor, and
Grand Mesa.
Eric earned his Master’s degree from The Juilliard School in the first ever class of guitarists, and
a Bachelor’s degree from The San Francisco Conservatory. He proudly performs on a Sergio
Abreu and José Ramirez classical guitar, a Les Paul, Brazilian luthier Ivan Freitas (Music Maker
Brasil), and a 1956 Gretsch Duo-Jet.
Email: eric.davis@qc.cuny.edu
Website: https://ericbdavis.com/bio.html