Steve Davis Project

Jazz drummer Steve Davis was born in Santa Barbara, California in 1958. Following the advice of drum teacher Alan Dawson, Steve moved to New York City in the early 1980s to begin his career as a jazz drummer. Throughout the 1980s Steve built up a reputation in the New York scene, playing and recording with many big names.

Steve Davis has a keen ear that appreciates the sounds of silence as well as the sounds of music. “The power and beauty of a song is determined by the notes that you don’t play, as much as it is the notes you play,” Davis muses in the liners. Though an oft-touted goal, it’s one not generally made by drummers.

The Steve Davis Project features Davis and soprano saxist Tim Ries, guitarist John Hart, bassist Drew Gress and pianist Andy LaVerne.