Joe Davidian started taking classical piano lessons at the age of six with Richard Shadroui of Barre, Vermont. At the age of ten, Joe's father (a music educator) introduced him to jazz, and Joe took jazz piano lessons from Andy Shapiro for two years. He also studied briefly with professionals Kenny Werner and Jim McNeely.
Joe was accepted into the New England All-Star Grammy High School Jazz program at Berklee College of Music in Boston for three consecutive years (1995-1998). In 1995, he participated in the Jazz Choir/Combo on piano, and the following two years played in the Jazz Big Band under the direction of trombonist/composer/arranger Phil Wilson.
For three consecutive years, (1996-1999) Joe won the Vermont All-State Music Festival Scholarship in the Jazz category, and also won the All-State Jazz Composition Scholarship in 1999 for a big band piece which he composed and arranged. He was later commissioned by the same organization to compose and arrange a piece for the jazz band, which was performed at the festival's 75th anniversary concert in 2002.
Joe was accepted into the highly-acclaimed National All-Star Grammy Jazz Big Band in 1999 under the direction of Justin DeCioccio. He played for Grammy nominees in private functions in Los Angeles as well as at jazz clubs such as Catalina's in Hollywood. The band released an album on the Capitol Records label which was recorded at Oceanway Studios in Hollywood.
In 1999, while still in high school, Joe released his debut trio CD, For The Birds, which won rave reviews in Vermont media. His second album, JD3: Live, captures an exciting evening of trio jazz recorded in August, 2001 at the FlynnSpace in Burlington, VT. Both CD's are available on the Sonic Mirage label.
In 2003, Joe received his Baccalaureate of Music in Jazz Piano Performance from the University of Miami, where he studied piano, improvisation, and accompanying with Vince Maggio, arranging with Gary Lindsay, and composition with Ron Miller.
In 2005, Joe earned his Master's degree in the same discipline, studying additionally with professors Doug Bickel, Whit Sidener, and Don Coffman. While working on his degree, Joe held a position as Teacher's Assistant in the University of Miami Jazz Piano department. His duties were to teach private students daily, direct small groups, and teach theory classes and piano labs.
Joe played in clinics with Latin and jazz artists John Abercrombie, Rufus Reid, Tito Puente, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez and Billy Hart, and has performed with jazz legends Kevin Mahogany, Bob Mintzer, Joe Lovano, Carmen Lundy, Ira Sullivan, Big Joe Burrell, and Dave Liebman.
Today, Joe lives in Vermont where he can focus on music and practice. He plays around the region and teaches privately out of his home studio in Berlin. His plans for the future include recording another album of original compositions and standards, and eventually residing in New York City to pursue his jazz piano career.

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