Steve Nelson (vibraphonist)
Steve Nelson ( born August 11, 1954 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American vibraphonist and was more than a decade a member of Dave Holland's Quintet and Big Band. He took over the role, which usually has a pianist there.
Steve Nelson came to the vibraphone by the father of a friend, George Monroe, who was a talented Amateurvibraphonist. He built on a practical base as a musician by playing with the jazz musicians based in Pittsburgh. Nelson studied at Rutgers University, whose jazz branch has just been built, earned both a bachelor's and master's degrees in music and also taught at Princeton University .. About working with Grant Green and his album Idle Moments he was on Bobby Hutcherson attention and after a week-long concert, he sat down for a vibraphonist rather late with its way of playing intensively. He entered the world on at concerts and festivals and recorded as a leader of his own group. He lives near New York and joined together on with many famous musicians and made with them recordings, including Kenny Barron, Bobby Watson, Mulgrew Miller, David " Fathead " Newman, who influenced him greatly, Donald Brown, James Williams, Johnny Griffin and Jackie McLean. He played three years with George Shearing.
In 2007, his album Sound Effect appeared with pianist Mulgrew Miller, Peter Washington on bass and Lewis Nash on drums. In 2010 he was a member of the Dave Holland Quintet.
Steve Nelson is influenced by Milt Jackson, and his solos are characterized by large thematic ingenuity, though his overall sound is not always easy or catchy. In addition, he has mastered all the techniques of modern Vibraphonspiels since Bobby Hutcherson virtuosity, including the game with four mallets to accompany other soloists.
Disco printing specifications
- Sound Effect ( High Note, 2007)
- New Beginnings (TCB Music, 1999)
- Full Nelson ( Sunnyside, 1989)
- Communications ( Criss Cross Jazz, 1987) with Mulgrew Miller