Jazz Articles about Steve Turre

Steve Turre's Sanctified Shells Band

by Roy Strassman
April 10, 2003

Steve Turre Yoshi's at Jack London Square Oakland, CA Neither rain nor sleet nor lines around the block will deter the true jazz junkie from his due deliverance, and so it was last night at Yoshi's. Expecting to see an empty house, I was surprised to enter a bulging room of soggy, but eager patrons. They had braved the elements to hear highly acclaimed Steve Turre's “Sanctified Shells," featuring Coltrane-veteran saxophonist Pharoah Sanders and ...

Steve Turre: One4J--Paying Homage to J.J. Johnson

by C. Michael Bailey
March 1, 2003

One4J is the second high profile multi-trombone release this season, after Spirit of the Horn (MCG Jazz, 2003) by Slide Hampton and The World of Trombones. That disc was an implicit hommage to the trombone master J.J. Johnson. This present disc is explicitly dedicated to the Imminent Mr. Johnson, who passed away February 4, 2001. Steve Turre digs deep into the Johnson songbook to pull out compositions by and songs associated with or inspired by Mr. Johnson.

For ...

Steve Turre: TNT

by C. Andrew Hovan
October 1, 2001

From his early days with the legendary Rahsaan Roland Kirk to a continuing 17-year stint with the Saturday Night Live band, Steve Turre could arguably be included among a camp of seasoned jazz men who’ve “been there and done that.” Along the way, the adaptable trombonist has also made viable music by utilizing a collection of various sized conch shells, surely the most unusual items to be found in the category of miscellaneous instruments.

Turre’s sophomore effort for Telarc is ...

Steve Turre: TNT

by AAJ Staff
July 1, 2001

Now that he has signed with Telarc, Steve Turre seems to have been freed to follow his instincts in recording the kind of music that has bubbling within him for over 30 years. Even though Turre continues to advance the music, he unfailingly pays tribute to his mentors along the way, those mentors being primarily Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Woody Shaw, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey and J.J. Johnson. Turre has absorbed the language of each of these leaders in ...

Steve Turre: In the Spur of the Moment

by Ed Kopp
June 1, 2000

With his masterful trombone blowing and unprecedented work with conch shells, Steve Turre is a one-of-a-kind jazzman. Turre’s new release In the Spur of the Moment is an intimate showcase for the artist’s earthy trombone playing in three different formats. Turre also blows enough shells here to keep things exotic.The album is divided into three sections with three different quartets. “The Blues in Jazz" segment features four tracks with Turre’s former employer Ray Charles on piano (minus vocals). ...

Steve Turre: In The Spur Of The Moment

by AAJ Staff
April 1, 2000

In his premier recording for Telarc, Steve Turre, as always goes for the intriguing concept. None of his CD's are mere blowing sessions, but rather considerable thought goes into the entire scope of the production before the first note is played.

In the case of “In The Spur Of The Moment," Turre, rather than investigating the musics of other cultures or exploring the sonic possibilities of unconventional instruments, builds upon his previous discoveries to look inward instead.

And what he ...

Bob Stewart: Then & Now

by Glenn Astarita
March 1, 2000

Bob Stewart is one of a select few who have catapulted the tuba into more of a prominent role within jazz and modern music circles. With that, Stewart enlists a mighty impressive cast of jazz musicians along with the legendary folk-blues singer/songwriter, Taj Mahal on Then & Now.

Stewart handles the bottom end without the utilization or perhaps, requirements of a bassist as he drives the band forward on “Hambone” which is a New Orleans style R&B/Funk number featuring brassy ...