Background
Davis grew up in a musical family in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Near the end of his high school career, he attended the Interlochen Arts Academy in northern Michigan. There he played jazz in a group setting and studied classical percussion and trap-set drumming. After graduating from Interlochen, Davis attended Western Michigan University, where he studied with Billy Hart.
Career
In grade school, he also picked up the trumpet and tuba. He also developed his composition skills there. Often, he would drive to Ann Arbor and perform at clubs there with guitarist Randy Napoleon.
Davis graduated in 1999, and moved to New York City a year later.
Within a week of moving, he began playing at Cleopatra"s Needle in Manhattan and became the house drummer there for Friday sessions. He began to play with many of the best jazz musicians, including Wynton Marsalis, Frank Wess, Russell Malone, Eric Reed, Cyrus Chestnut, Paquito Doctorate"Rivera, Lew Tebakin, Marcus Printup, Warren Vache, Ron Blake, Jon Faddis, Stefon Harris, Peter Berstein, Roy Hargrove, Paula West, Nicholas Payton, New York Voices, Ryan Kisor, Regina Carter and Wessell Anderson.
In March 2001, Davis began touring with trumpeter Tom Harrell. Davis"s first tour with Tom was in March 2001.
Davis has played throughout the world in such prominent clubs as The Village Vanguard and The Blue Note in New York City, The Jazz Showcase in Chicago, and Paris, New Morning Jazz Club.
The Jazz Bakery, Yoshi"s, and Catalina Bar and Grill in California. Other noted faculty included tenor saxophonist Jimmy Greene, and pianist George Colligan.
Membership
In 2010, Davis moved to Winnipeg, Canada as a faculty member of the jazz studies program at the University of Manitoba, headed by noted jazz bassist and educator Steve Kirby.
