Steve Grossman (saxophonist)

Steve Grossman ( born January 18, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York City ) is an American jazz saxophonist.

Grossman met with 8 years alto saxophone (where he was taught by his brother Hal), with 16 years of soprano saxophone and a year tenor saxophone. After Grossman had occurred at the age of sixteen short time with Elvin Jones, began his professional career when he was in 1969 successor to Wayne Shorter in the fusion band by Miles Davis and appeared with him in 1970 at the Filmore West, heard on the 1977 released album Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West. He worked with Lonnie Liston Smith in 1971 and then to 1973 was a member of Elvin Jones ' band.

The mid-1970s he was a member of Gene Perlas band Stone Alliance; since then he has been active as leader of his own bands. Since the late 1970s, Grossman lived mainly in France and Italy.

Discography

  • Some Shapes to Come with Don Alias ​​, Jan Hammer, Gene Perla, 1973
  • Way Out East Vol 1 and 2 with Joony Booth and Joe Chambers, 1984
  • Hold the Line with Joony Booth, Hugh Lawson, Masahiro Yoshida, 1984
  • Love Is The Thing with Billy Higgins, Cedar Walton, David Williams, 1985
  • Steve Grossman Quartet Vol 1 and 2, 1985
  • Standards with Walter Booker, Fred Henke, Masahiro Yoshida, 1985
  • Katonah with Takehiro Honda, Hideo Kawahara, Yasushi Yoneki, Masahiro Yoshida, 1986
  • Bouncing with Mr. AT, Steve Grossman Trio with Tyler Mitchell and Art Taylor, 1989
  • Moon Train 1990
  • Relections with Alby Cullaz, Simon Goubert, 1990
  • My Second Prime with Charles Bellonzi, Fred Henke, 1990
  • Do It with Barry Harris, Reggie Johnson, Art Taylor, 1991
  • In New York with Avery Sharpe, Art Taylor, McCoy Tyner, 1991
  • Time to Smile with Tom Harrell, Elvin Jones, Cecil McBee, Willie Pickens, 1993
  • I'm confessin ' with Jimmy Cobb, Fred Henke, Reggie Johnson, Harold Land, 1992
  • Small hotel with Billy Higgins, Cedar Walton, David Williams, 1993
  • Steve Grossman Quartet with Michael Petrucciani with Joe Farnsworth, Andy McKee, Michel Petrucciani, 1998
  • Live: Cafe Prague with Charles Bellonzi, Fred Henke, Gilbert Rovere, 2000
  • The Bible with Don Alias ​​bongos, Jan Hammer, Gene Perla, 2006
  • Terre Company, 2006
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