The Steve Pile Trio at The Elephant in the Room

California native Steve Pile has sowed his musical oats from his home state to Alaska to Texas and back, with many stints in West Africa. Blending a rootsy songwriter vibe redolent of James Taylor and John Prine with African guitar stylings and a touch of the Dead, he is a mainstay in the San Francisco Bay Area music scene.

In addition to songwriting and performing, Pile is also an educator, teaching K-8 music and band, and the co-founder of the Konteh Kunda School of Music in Gambia, West Africa, a school committed to passing on the rich Griot lineage to the next generation and international travelers.