Steve Turre
Steve Turre | |
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Steve Turre performing in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stephen Johnson Turre |
| Born | September 12, 1948 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, arranger, educator |
| Instrument(s) | Trombone, conch shells |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Labels | Verve, Telarc, HighNote, Smoke Sessions |
| Website | steveturre |
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-one 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.