Happy birthday to JazzCorner roster trombonist and conch shell master Steve Turre.Steve was born to Mexican-American parents and grew up in the San Francisco Bay area where he absorbed daily doses of mariachi, blues and jazz. While attending Sacramento State University, he joined the Escovedo Brothers salsa band, which began his career-long involvement with that genre. In 1972 Steve Turre toured with Ray Charles. A year later Turres mentor Woody Shaw Legacy brought him into Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. After his tenure with Blakey, Turre went on to work with a diverse list of musicians from the jazz, Latin, and pop worlds, including Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, J.J. Johnson, Herbie Hancock, Lester Bowie, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Van Morrison, Pharoah Sanders, Horace Silver, Max Roach, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. The latter introduced hum to the seashell as an instrument. Soon after that, while touring in Mexico City with Woody Shaw, Turres relatives informed him that his ancestors similarly played the shells. Since then, Turre has incorporated seashells into his diverse musical style. Steve has been a member of the Saturday Night Live Band since 1984 and he leads several different ensembles including Sanctified Shells which utilizes the seashell in a larger context, transforming his horn section into a shell choir Steve Turre continually evolves as a musician and arranger. He has a strong command of all musical genres and when it comes to his distinct brand of jazz, he always keeps one foot in the past and one in the future. On International Jazz Day, Steve Turre opened the All-Star Global Concert with Japanese master drummers. Its a thrilling performance.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 08:07:03 +0000
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