Episode 514 - Steph Davis
Pete's Percussion Podcast
Boston-based marimbist, educator, collaborator, composer, arranger, and Africana historian Steph Davis stops by to talk about with entrepreneurial and performance career, his teaching at Boston Conservatory, living and working in Boston, and playing gyil (03:35), growing up in Orlando (FL), getting into percussion, his years as a gymnast, and his love of reading (28:50), attending Boston Conservatory for his undergrad and masters, studying with Nancy Zeltsman, moving to a new city, and getting into the foodie culture (46:05), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including segments on making a career on marimba, maintaining physical and mental health, the Twilight movies, Toni Morrison, and Lauryn Hill (01:13:40).
Finishes with a Rave on the 2026 film Is God Is (01:42:20).
Steph Davis links:
Steph Davis’ website
Steph Davis’ Boston Conservatory page
Steph Davis’ Marimba One page
Castle of Our Skins
“Of Thoughts and Thinking” - Tony Lymon
Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:
Britton-René Collins in 2023
Julie Spencer in 2021
Other Links:
Matt Sharrock
Vicente Lusitano
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Gabriela Lena Frank
New Gallery Concert Series
Valerie Naranjo
Nancy Zeltsman
Harry Potter
The Twilight Saga
Ender’s Game - Orson Scott Card
Sweet Song - Nancy Zeltsman
“Variations on Lost Love” - David Maslanka
“Scenes from Mexico” - Alice Gomez
Samuel Solomon
Marti Epstein
John Murphree
Moonlight trailer
Twilight trailer
Song of Solomon - Toni Morrison
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Ms. Lauryn Hill
Nicki Minaj
Close Up - SBB & DBR
Zora Neale Hurston’s Anthropological Legacy
Raves:
Is God Is trailer
