UPCOMING EVENTS
Photo: Lauren Miller
2026
January 19 - Boston, MA
Boston Children's Museum
Davis performs "In Bright Mansions," a solo marimba mini-recital, at the opening of the Portraits of Spirituals Community Quilt, a quilt exhibit created throughout Summer 2025 by children at the Boston Children's Museum in collaboration with Castle of our Skins.
February 15 - Dorchester, MA
Peabody Hall
Davis performs The Prayers of Black Folk, a solo marimba/gyil concert.
The concert will be followed by a Q&A and reception.
Free RSVP and more info here.
February 19 - Brockton, MA
Rose Conservatory
Davis presents a Castle of our Skins signature Edu-tainment program, Portraits of Spirituals
March 22 - Dorchester, MA
Strand Theater
Davis performs with Boston Public Quartet in A Radical Welcome
March 26 - Portland, ME - SOLD OUT
Mechanics Hall
Davis performs with Jenny Oliver (dancer/choreographer) in Evening of Wonder
More info here.
April 14 - Roxbury, MA
Roxbury Public Library
Davis performs with Boston Public Quartet
April 18 @ 11:00am - Roxbury, MA
Roxbury Public Library
Davis presents a Castle of our Skins signature Edu-tainment program, A Little History 2.0 for narrating marimba/gyil player, composed by Anthony R. Green.
April 18 @ 7:00pm - Cambridge, MA - 7:00pm
Davis performs Brothers in Peace (solo marima) and Peace of Mind (marimba and piano) by Julie Spencer
April 23 - Brockton, MA
Rose Conservatory
Davis presents a Castle of our Skins signature Edu-tainment program, A Little History 2.0 for narrating marimba/gyil player, composed by Anthony R. Green.
PAST EVENTS
Photo: Robert Torres, Celebrity Series
2025
January 21 - Dorchester, MA
justBook-ish
Freedom Sounds with music by Steph Davis from 6:30-8:00 PM
RSVP here.
February 8 - Cambridge, MA
Celebrity Series of Boston - Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center
'The Prayers of Black Folk' and 'Vessel of Voice' with Maria Finkelmeier, marimba with Angela Shankar
Tickets and more info here.
February 22 - Cambridge, MA
Celebrity Series of Boston - Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center
"Gray Space/Blue Skies" with Jenny Oliver, choreographer/dancer, with music composed and performed by Davis
Tickets and more info here.
February 27 - Cambridge, MA
Amigos School
Contextualizing the Gyil and Marimba | Educational Program
March 30 - Cambridge, MA
St. Augustine's Black History in Action Concert Series
"The Prayers of Black Folk" marimba concert with Jenny Oliver, dancer
Free tickets and more info here.
April 6 - Dorchester, MA
Conservatory Lab Charter School with Castle of our Skins
"Sonic Journeys" flute and marimba concert
RSVP and more info here.
April 10-18 - Ashfield, MA
Double Edge Theater
Residency with The Theater Offensive and playwright Cheyenne Wizzard Jones, where Davis will be composing original music for Jones' play, The Messenger.
May 8 - Boston, MA
Harvard Ed Portal
Join Diji Kay and The Institute of Ritual Sound for a healing journey followed by Q&A with special guest Jennifer Chan. Davis will perform an arrangement of "Naima" by John Coltrane for flute and marimba and an improvisation.
May 11 - Boston, MA
Uncommon Stage
Steph Davis and Friends
June 3 - Boston, MA
Casual outdoor performance featuring the gyil
June 13 - Brooklyn, NY
Coffey Street Studio
Only This Room is an immersive, site specific evening of music and performance collaboratively devised by an intergenerational cohort of queer artists. Presented by ChamberQUEER. Davis will perform on marimba and gyil, featuring the NYC premier of "I go to prepare a place for you," arranged for the ensemble.
More info here.
June 14 - Charlestown, MA
Boston Public Art Triennial: Moving in Joy
A free music and dance performance, featuring Davis on gyil and marimba and dancer Jenny Oliver, in conversation with the sculptor Alison Coney Moses' "The Moment for Joy" installation.
More info here.
June 19 - Boston, MA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: A Little History 2.0
Castle of our Skins presents A Little History 2.0- an interactive, family-friendly Juneteenth experience that brings Black history to life through the marimba and storytelling.
June 27 - Boston, MA | Educational Program
Boston Children's Museum
In partnership with Castle of our Skins, Davis presents "Portraits of Spirituals"
More info here.
July 1 - Boston, MA | Educational Program
Boston Children's Museum
In partnership with Castle of our Skins, Davis presents "Portraits of Spirituals"
More info here.
July 10 - Boston, MA
Casual outdoor performance featuring the gyil
July 20 - Boston, MA | Educational Program
Boston Children's Museum
In partnership with Castle of our Skins, Davis presents "Portraits of Spirituals"
More info here.
August 12 - Boston, MA | Educational Program
Boston Children's Museum
In partnership with Castle of our Skins, Davis presents "Portraits of Spirituals"
More info here.
August 16 - Jamaica Plain, MA
JP PorchFest,
Free and public performance at the JP Boathouse (507 Jamaicaway)
2:00-3:00 PM
August 21 - Boston, MA
Casual outdoor performance featuring the gyil
August 22 - Cambridge, MA
Pickma Hall at Longy School of Music
Join Diji Kay (flute), Jeremiah Cossa (piano), and Davis for a healing sound ritual.
August 24 - Boston, MA
Uncommon Stage
Steph Davis and Friends, 4:00-6:00 PM
October 4 - Boston, MA
MASSQ Ball 2025: Color
A large scale-celebration of ritual, performance, and cross-cultural arts, featuring the diverse artistry of Boston's communities of color, produced by Castle of our Skins. Davis will perform traditional Gyil songs.
More info here.
October 23 - Cambridge, MA
Boston Public Quartet with Steph Davis
October 24 - Roxbury, MA
Boston Public Art Triennial 2025 Convening: Making Public
Davis performs a mini-recital on gyil, in conversation with artist Ekene Ijeoma's Stone Circle Bench, public art installation.
2024
December 8 - Boston, MA
Boston Children's Museum
December 6 - Boston, MA
Boston Children's Museum
November 11 - Boston, MA
The Commonwealth School
November 2 - Cambridge, MA
New Gallery Concert Series - Pickman Hall
November 2 - Boston, MA
Project STEP with Castle of our Skins
October 12 - Boston, MA
Project STEP with Castle of our Skins
October 11 - Boston, MA
UnCommon Stage
October 6 - Dorchester, MA
Ashmont Hill Chamber Music
September 28 - Boston, MA
Project STEP with Castle of our Skins
September 20 - Boston, MA
Boston Conservatory at Berklee
August 26 - September 8 - Boston, MA
Goethe-Institute Boston Studio 170 Residency
August 11 - Virtual
The Network for Diversity in Concert Percussion
August 11 - Boston, MA
Department of Public Imagination
June 27; July 9, 24; August 6 - Boston, MA
Longwood Medical Area Outdoor Performance Series
June 15 - Roxbury, MA
Castle of our Skins at Roxbury Public Library
May 18 - Portland, ME
Mayo Street Arts
May 17 - Portland, ME
Mayo Street Arts
May 10 - Boston, MA
Roxbury Latin Academy
April 25 - Dorchester, MA
Conservatory Lab Charter School
April 13 - Hastings-On-Hudson, NY
River Arts Channels Series
March 22 - St. Petersburg, FL
Ignite Music Invitational
March 15 - Waltham, MA
Riverview Sound recording with Yasmin Williams
March 8 - Sarasota, FL
Musica Sacra of Sarasota
March 6 - Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Concert Association Music Matinee Series
February 23 - Roxbury, MA
Castle of our Skins
2023
December 4 - Cambridge, MA
Arcade Radio Music Series
November 29 - Boston, MA
Hurley K-8 School with Celebrity Series of Boston
November 17 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Fresh Blood Project 4
November 10 - New York City, NY
Sound Off: Music for Bail at The People's Forum
November 5 - Roxbury, MA
Castle of our Skins with Jenny Oliver at Hibernian Hall
November 2 - Newark, NJ
The Newark Museum of Art with Adama Fawundu and Che Buford
October 23 - Cambridge, MA
Arcade Radio Music Series
September 22 - Orlando, FL
University of Central Florida
September 16 - Amherst, MA
University of Massachusetts Amherst
August 12-22 - Gill, MA
Antenna Cloud Farm Experimental Institute
July 29 - Gill, MA
Antenna Cloud Farm
July 26-27 - Boston, MA
NAACP ACT-SO
July 14 - Boscawen, NH
Evenings at Avaloch
July 10-15 - Boscawen, NH
Avaloch Farm Music Institute Residency
June 24 - Portland, OR
New Music Gathering at Portland State University
June 17 - Dorchester, MA
Castle of our Skins at Boston Public Library
June 14 - Beverly, MA
Lecture-Recital at Waring School
May 6 - Weston, MA
The Rivers School Conservatory
May 4 - Virtual on Facebook Live
Network for Diversity in Concert Percussion
May 1 - Natick, MA
Walnut Hill School for the Arts
March 25 - Newton Upper Falls, MA
Carriage House
March 22 - New York City, NY
Ecstatic Music Festival with Yasmin Williams at Merkin Hall
March 2-6 - Gill, MA
Antenna Cloud Farm Residency
March 2 - Beverly, MA
Waring School
February 20 - Venice, FL
SILL Music Mondays Series
February 20 - Sarasota, FL
SILL Music Mondays Series
February 7 - Watertown, MA
The Atrium School
January 13-16 - Gill, MA
Antenna Cloud Farm Artist Retreat
January 12 - Watertown, MA
The Atrium School
2022
December 10 - Kutztown, PA
The Center for Mallet Percussion Research at Kutztown University
December 8 - Watertown, MA
The Atrium School
November 18 - Watertown, MA
The Atrium School
November 16 - Natick, MA
Walnut Hill School for the Arts
November 13 - Lexington, MA
Brookhaven at Lexington
November 6 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
October 21 - Boston, MA
Shelter Music Boston/Housing Families
October 14 - Boston, MA
Boston Center for the Arts
October 4-29 - Boston, MA
Castle of our Skins/Boston Children's Chorus Teaching Residency
August 27 - Greenfield, MA
Harvest Supper Performance with ACF Ei
August 20 - Gill, MA
Matsuri Performance with ACF Ei
August 15-28 - Gill, MA
The ACF Experimental Institute (Ei)
July 28 - Lincoln, MA
deCordova Summer Performance Series
July 18 - Boston, MA
Fairmount Innovation Lab
July 2 - Sherborn, MA
The Village Runs Wild Festival
April, 30, 2022 - Cambridge, MA
New Gallery Concert Series
April 20, 2022 - Boston, MA
Castle of our Skins with flutist Nathalie Joachim
March 17, 2022 - Virtual
musiConnects X Castle of our Skins
February 14, 2022 - Sarasota, FL
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
February 2-6, 2022 - Boston, MA
Boston Center for the Arts
2021
December 5, 2021 - Dorchester, MA
Dorchester Brewing Company X Patrick McCaffrey
November 13, 2021 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
The Fresh Blood Project
July 7, 2021 - Virtual
Modern Marimba SummerFest
May 20, 2021 - Virtual
Marimba Recital
2020
October 24, 2020 - Virtual
Southern California Marimba
February 23, 2020 - Boston, MA
Boston Conservatory at Berklee