Steve Turre

American jazz trombonist

Born: 12 September 1948
Omaha
Country: United States
Active: 1970–
Record labels: Verve Records, Antilles

Biography

Steve Turre is a jazz musician who plays trombone, conch and Shells. Steve Turre was born on 12 September 1948 in Omaha. The music is usually filed under jazz and Afro-Cuban jazz. Record labels: Verve Records and Antilles.

Stephen Johnson Turre ( tur-AY; born September 12, 1948, in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American jazz trombonist and a pioneer of using seashells as instruments, as well as a composer, arranger, and educator at the collegiate-conservatory level. For sixty-three 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.

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