Steve Turre Quintet


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). 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’s career picked up momentum when Ray Charles hired him to go on tour. A year later, Turre’s mentor Woody Shaw brought him into Art Blakey’s 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 him to the seashell as an instrument. Soon after that, while touring in Mexico City with Woody Shaw, Turre’s relatives informed him that his ancestors similarly played the shells. Since then, Turre has incorporated seashells into his diverse musical style.

In addition to performing as a member of the Saturday Night Live Band since 1984, Turre leads several different ensembles. Turre’s quartet and quintet provide a setting based in tradition and stretching the limits conceptually and stylistically. He has just released his latest CD, “The Very Thought Of You” and will feature some of this music with his Quintet at the Jazz Forum.

Event Location and Ticket Information

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Jazz Forum
1 Dixon Lane
Tarrytown, New York 10591
Handicap Accessible? Yes

Date: Friday, December 28, 2018
Times: 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm

Ticket pricing:

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$30 - General Admission
$25 - High school & college students (must show ID at the door

Presenter: Jazz Forum
Presenter Phone: 914-631-1000
Presenter Website: jazzforumarts.org