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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.
Learn about Steve Turre, a jazz trombonist and percussionist who has played with legends like Art Blakey and Ray Charles. Explore his new album, Generations, featuring collaborations with young and old musicians.
One of the world’s preeminent jazz innovators, trombonist and seashellist Steve Turre, has consistently won both the Readers’ and Critics’ polls in JazzTimes, Downbeat, and Jazziz for Best Trombone and for Best Miscellaneous Instrumentalist (shells).
Steve Turre (né Stephen Johnson Turre; born 12 September 1948 Omaha, Nebraska) is an American jazz trombonist, a pioneering musical seashell virtuoso, a composer, arranger, and educator at the collegiate-conservatory level who, for sixty years, has been active in jazz, rock, and Latin jazz – in live venues, recording studios, television, and ...
YearArtist LeaderAlbum TitleTurre's Role1996To the Ends of the EarthTrombone1999Stir It Up: The Music of Bob MarleyTrombone, Conch1992Dark Side of DeweyTrombone, Shells1993Carl AllenPursuerTrombone, ShellsSteve Turre. Perhaps the most visible jazz trombonist of the 20th and 21st centuries. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1970s - 2020s. Born. September 12, 1948 in Omaha, NE. Genre.
Jun 20, 2024 · Steve Turre: The unifying force of music. Trombonist and shellist Steve Turre has recorded or toured with the highest of creative spirits—Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, Woody Shaw and Max Roach, and that’s the short list.
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Learn about Steve Turre, a jazz trombonist and seashellist who has worked with Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock and more. Explore his biography, discography, photos, videos and similar artists.