Born in Brooklyn in 1938, Steve Kuhn was fascinated with jazz very early in… Read Full Bio ↴Born in Brooklyn in 1938, Steve Kuhn was fascinated with jazz very early in his life. He began classical piano lessons at age five and soon began to “improvise and syncopate the classical repertoire.”
In his early teens, Kuhn studied with legendary teacher Margaret Chaloff who schooled him in the “Russian Technique”, an invaluable tool for tone production and projection. Chaloff’s son, Serge Chaloff, baritone saxophonist for Woody Herman, hired the 13 year-old pianist to play in his group. Throughout his teens Kuhn continued to play in Boston jazz clubs with, amongst other visiting celebrities, Coleman Hawkins, Chet Baker and Vic Dickenson.
After graduation from Harvard College, Kuhn attended the Lenox School of Music where he recorded with Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry. The faculty included Bill Evans, George Russell, and Gunther Schuller. While at Lenox, Kuhn met trumpeter Kenny Dorham and began a two-year stint, interrupted when Kuhn was asked to join John Coltrane’s newly-formed quartet.
Kuhn next joined Stan Getz’s band, which included bassist Scott LaFaro. After a period with Art Farmer, he formed the first Steve Kuhn Trio, with drummer Pete LaRoca and bassist Steve Swallow. At the end of the 1960s he spent four years living in Europe, where his performance had a significant impact upon local players. Upon returning to the United States, Kuhn began his long-term affiliation with ECM, resulting in a string of important albums including “Trance”, “Ecstasy”, “Non-Fiction” and the collaborations with Sheila Jordan, “Playground” and “Last Year’s Waltz”.
In the mid-80’s, Kuhn co-founded the popular All Star Trio, with bassist Ron Carter and drummer Al Foster, and launched a new, and still evolving, edition of his trio with bassist David Finck – drummers for the latter have included Joey Baron (as on the ECM recording “Remembering Tomorrow”), Lewis Nash and Billy Drummond. He continues to tour widely, with a strong following in Europe and, especially, Japan where his albums frequently appear in the jazz charts.
In his early teens, Kuhn studied with legendary teacher Margaret Chaloff who schooled him in the “Russian Technique”, an invaluable tool for tone production and projection. Chaloff’s son, Serge Chaloff, baritone saxophonist for Woody Herman, hired the 13 year-old pianist to play in his group. Throughout his teens Kuhn continued to play in Boston jazz clubs with, amongst other visiting celebrities, Coleman Hawkins, Chet Baker and Vic Dickenson.
After graduation from Harvard College, Kuhn attended the Lenox School of Music where he recorded with Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry. The faculty included Bill Evans, George Russell, and Gunther Schuller. While at Lenox, Kuhn met trumpeter Kenny Dorham and began a two-year stint, interrupted when Kuhn was asked to join John Coltrane’s newly-formed quartet.
Kuhn next joined Stan Getz’s band, which included bassist Scott LaFaro. After a period with Art Farmer, he formed the first Steve Kuhn Trio, with drummer Pete LaRoca and bassist Steve Swallow. At the end of the 1960s he spent four years living in Europe, where his performance had a significant impact upon local players. Upon returning to the United States, Kuhn began his long-term affiliation with ECM, resulting in a string of important albums including “Trance”, “Ecstasy”, “Non-Fiction” and the collaborations with Sheila Jordan, “Playground” and “Last Year’s Waltz”.
In the mid-80’s, Kuhn co-founded the popular All Star Trio, with bassist Ron Carter and drummer Al Foster, and launched a new, and still evolving, edition of his trio with bassist David Finck – drummers for the latter have included Joey Baron (as on the ECM recording “Remembering Tomorrow”), Lewis Nash and Billy Drummond. He continues to tour widely, with a strong following in Europe and, especially, Japan where his albums frequently appear in the jazz charts.
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Steve Kuhn Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Steve Kuhn:
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Body and Soul My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for…
Danny Boy Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen…
Emily Emily, Emily, Emily Has the murmuring sound of may All silve…
How High the Moon Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there…
I Remember You How did I know that the warmth of the glow…
Just Squeeze Me Want you to know I go for your squeezin' Want you…
Love Walked In Love walked right in and drove the shadows away Love walked…
Prelude To A Kiss If you hear A song in blue Like a flower crying For the…
Speak Low Speak low when you speak, love, Our summer day withers away …
The Meaning Of Love Bye and bye All my dreams will soon disappear I know not…
The Music That Makes Me Dance To me, to me love is no go Till fiddle and…
When I Fall In Love I fall in love too easily, I fall in love…
When Lights Are Low Listen to the melody entrancing Blending in a soft and sweet…
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Alejandro Solano
I fell in love with Mr. Towner's music the moment I dropped the needle on 'Solstice' and heard the first chord off 'Oceanus' (I inherited the record from my father). Mr. Walcott (Oregon/Codona), Mr. Holland (with his Conference of the Birds) and Mr. Abercrombie (Timeless and Sargasso Sea!) came along at subsequent stages in my exploration of the ECM sonic universe. Gotta mention Jarrett's 'Survivor's Suite' as one of my favorites as well. I've never been the same ever since. Scratch that, I still carry around heavy and recurrent flaws, but this music somehow inspires me to overcome them. Thank you for sharing this invaluable document. These bootleg Radio FM broadcasts are a recent discovery and I find them delightful and intimate.
Alejandro Solano
My father is alive and well, by the way. He just moved out years ago and I got to keep his record collection :) He was also happy to pass it on.
Ian Barnett
So many friends revisited. What a night this must have been.
brianderek
Great! I saw 3 days of ECM bands at Berklee in 1976.
F B
Un véritable petit trésor !!!
russell scarborough
Timeless has time in this version....Gateway extra-heavy,too
Paul Fitterer
Wow! Thanks for posting!
brotzmannsax
In the mid '70's I saw Oregon open for Gateway at the Bottom Line, NYC excellent show.
Rich Frank
Towner is awe inspiring here
zu0832
Thank you for posting!!!