Steve Davis (born in Bangor, County Down,

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) is a professional percussionist and drummer. Davis has been active in such fields in the UK and Europe and is known as much for his jazz drumming as his free improvisational style of playing.

Education

*Bangor Technical College with composer and bandleader Brian Irvine. *Bretton Hall College of the

University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

where he studied with

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Career

*Davis has played with European Jazz Orchestra and British Jazz legends including Django Bates, Evan Parker,

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Paul Dunmall Paul Dunmall (born 6 May 1953) is a British jazz musician who plays tenor and soprano saxophone, as well as the baritone and the more exotic saxello and the Northumbrian smallpipes. He has played with Keith Tippett and Barry Guy. In the early ...

and

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* He has also performed with many European and American musicians including Dick Oats,

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and Marc Ribot * He is the drummer in

Bourne/Davis/Kane Bourne/Davis/Kane is a trio of musicians who perform free improvisation. The trio consists of: *Matthew Bourne – piano * Steve Davis – drums *Dave Kane – double bass Bourne/Davis/Kane have released one recording ''Lost Something'', availabl ...

Discography

Bourne/Davis/Kane

* ''Lost Something'' (August 2008) Edition Records EDN1003

Bourne/Davis/Kane with Paul Dunmall

* ''Moment To Moment''

Human

* ''Being Human'' (2013) Babel. With

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(piano), Dylan Bates (violin), Alex Bonney (trumpet)

Reviews of recorded work

Review of "Lost Something"
The Independent, 24 August 2008.
Review of "Lost Something"
The Guardian, 12 September 2008. {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Steve Male drummers from Northern Ireland Living people Musicians from County Down Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the University of Leeds People from Bangor, County Down 21st-century male musicians from Northern Ireland 21st-century drummers from Northern Ireland