Steve Turre

Steve Turre on shells, with Libre at the Village Gate (1980s).

Steve Turre
Steve Turre performing in 2010
Steve Turre performing in 2010
Background information
Birth nameStephen Johnson Turre
Born (1948-09-12) September 12, 1948 (age 76)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, arranger, educator
Instrument(s)Trombone, conch shells
Years active1970–present
LabelsVerve, Telarc, HighNote, Smoke Sessions
Websitesteveturre.com

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.[1][2]

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.[3] He has been a member of the Saturday Night Live Band since 1985.[4][5][6]

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