Steve Turre
Stephen Johnson Turre (born September 12, 1948, in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American jazz trombonist and a pioneer of using seashells as instruments, a composer, arranger, and educator at the collegiate-conservatory level. For sixty-two years, Turre has been active in jazz, rock, and Latin jazz – in live venues, recording studios, television, and cinema production. He has recorded over 20 albums as a bandleader, and appeared on many more as a contributor or sideman. As a studio musician, Turre is among the most prolific living jazz trombonists in the world. He has been a member of the Saturday Night Live Band since 1985.
Genre: jazz-trombone
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Top Tracks
- Seventh Avenue - Recorded Live at the Keystone Korner
- Teotiuacan - Recorded Live at the Keystone Korner
- Ginseng People - Recorded Live at the Keystone Korner
- Keep the Spirits Singing
- Eribo Eriboñe (feat. Steve Turre & Edmar Castañeda)
- Lazzo e Bafafé
- O Boi
- La Cave de Jafet
- Green Island Dub
- Green Island
- King Porter Stomp - New Orleans - Jazz Secrets
- Steppin' into Beauty
- Bright Moments
- My Delight
- The Inflated Tear
- Spirits up Above
- A Handful of Fives
- Theme for the Eulipions
- Serenade to a Cuckoo
- Torres and Turre
Albums (40)
- You Go to My Head (Vocal Scat - Jazz Secrets) (2024)
- Mack the Knife (Swing - Jazz Secrets) (2024)
- King Porter Stomp (New Orleans - Jazz Secrets) (2024)
- Sanyas (2024)
- Wishful Thinking (2024)
- These Foolish Things (Bonus Track) (2024)
- Routes (2023)
- Generations (2022)
- This Is Latin Jazz (Live) (2021)
- King Porter Stomp (1970)
- Then & Now (1970)
- The Very Thought of You (2018)
- Spirits up Above (2017)
- 2En1 (2017)
- Colors for the Masters (2016)
- Spiritman (2015)
- The Bones of Art (2013)
- Woody's Delight (2012)
- The Soulful Mr. Newman (2011)
- The Bouncer (2011)
- Delicious and Delightful (2010)
- Ecobio Enyenison (2010)
- Ubida (2009)
- Togehter Again (2008)
- Rainbow People (2008)
- Afro Blue (2007)
- Keep Searchin' (2006)
- The Spirits up Above (2004)
- One4J: Paying Homage To J. J. Johnson (2003)
- TNT (2001)
- Stir It Up: The Music Of Bob Marley (1999)
- McCoy Tyner And The Latin All-Stars (1999)
- Jazz in Film (1999)
- Lotus Flower (1999)
- Steve Turre (1997)
- Rhythm Within (1995)
- Tito's Idea (1995)
- Sanctified Shells (1993)
- Time Is Right (1970)
- Right There (1991)
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