Gareth Davis

Gareth Davis is a British clarinettist based in Amsterdam who specialises in the bass clarinet. He made his debut at Wigmore Hall in London at the age of 18. His work moves between contemporary composition, free improvisation, noise and electronic music, and he is known for his recorded duos with Machinefabriek, Merzbow and Scanner. Davis has premiered works by Bernhard Lang, Chaya Czernowin, Peter Ablinger, Toshio Hosokawa and Jonathan Harvey, and has worked with Elliott Sharp, Frances-Marie Uitti, the JACK Quartet, the Neue Vocalsolisten and the metal duo Nadja.