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Steve Helfand

Steve Helfand is a Vacaville, CA-based freelance jazz drummer.  He performs often with the Dave Bass Trio and leads his own groups at various local venues.  Helfand toured with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, has appeared with national artists such as Steve Lippia and previously served as an Artist-in-Residence and Guest Lecturer in Music at the University of NE-Lincoln.  He has appeared at such venues as world-famous Preservation Hall and the French Quarter Festival, New Orleans, LA; the Maduro room at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo Hotel, Tokyo, Japan; and various other clubs, stages, and venues around the world.  

Trio Nuevo, Vol 3

By Dave Bass

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: Neither Have I Wings; Toccata; The Water is Wide; Fingerprints/Gantry; When You Wish Upon a Star; Black Swan; Work; Try A Little Tenderness; Lost Mambo; Far and Wee; You Lose.

Dave Bass: Trio Nuevo, Vol 3

by Pierre Giroux
October 2, 2026

The most enjoyable part of a listenable piano trio is the sense that no one is trying to prove anything. The music unfolds because the three musicians trust each other enough to leave room for surprise. A pianist has to know when to take charge and when to get out of the way, when a bass ...

Trio Nuevo Vol 2

By Dave Bass

Label: Dave Bass Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Legrand/Lester Left Town; Heart Above My Head; Frevo; Melquiades; Latin Journey; Questions; Trinkle Tinkle; Fools Rush In; Dance Of The Infidels; Journey With Bach; Lennie's Pennies.

Dave Bass Trio: Trio Nuevo Vol 2

by Kyle Simpler
June 13, 2025

Pianist and composer Dave Bass continues to chart his singular path with Trio Nuevo No. 2, a follow-up to his self-produced Trio Nuevo released in 2024. This second outing pulses with rhythmic vitality and harmonic nuance, blending compositional innovation with expressive depth. Rooted in Latin jazz traditions but never bound by them, ...

Dave Bass Trio: Trio Nuevo Vol 2

by Pierre Giroux
June 12, 2025

With Trio Nuevo Vol. 2, pianist Dave Bass continues to chart his unique course through the jazz landscape, delivering an album that is both grounded in tradition and fearlessly progressive. Joined by the superb Tyler Miles on bass and the ever- responsive Steve Helfand on drums, Bass offers a multifaceted recording that celebrates the breadth of ...

Dave Bass Trio: Trio Nuevo Vol 2

by Jack Kenny
June 9, 2025

This is a splendid, joyful, intriguing album. A captivating vitality and melodic intensity marks Dave Bass's piano playing. He immerses himself in each piece, which draws the listener in and carries them forward. The tight synergy between Tyler Miles (bass) and Steve Helfand (drums) drives the music. The musical selections span diverse jazz composers: Thelonious Monk, ...

Trio Nuevo

By Dave Bass

Label: Tiger Turn
Released: 2024
Track listing: These Times; As Time Goes By; August; One Look; Baby Melon; December; Three Views Of Bach; Sandino; Offshore Breeze; Duplicity; Gone.

These Times

May 27, 2024

Album: Trio Nuevo
By Dave Bass
Label: Tiger Turn
Released: 2024
Duration: 04:06

Dave Bass: Trio Nuevo

by Pierre Giroux
May 12, 2024

In a captivating showcase of musical virtuosity and creative synergy, pianist Dave Bass' latest album Trio Nuevo transcends the traditional confines of jazz by seamlessly weaving together a variety of genres from Bach to bebop and beyond. Accompanying Bass on this musical adventure are bassist Tyler Miles and drummer Steve Helfand who prove to be exemplary ...