Formed in 1979 under the name Steps, this group was seen by founder and vibes player Mike Mainieri (24 July 1938, the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA) as a way of bringing together some of the virtuoso musicians working in the New York studio scene. Originally comprising Michael Brecker (b. 29 March 1949, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, d. 13 January 2007, New York City
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Bob Berg
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Robert Berg, 7 April 1951, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, d. 5 December 2002, Long Island, New York, USA. Studying for a short time at the New York School of Performing Arts, before leaving prematurely to take a years practical course at the Juilliard School of Music, as a young tenor saxophonist, Bergs interests were very much in the free jazz scene and
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Steve Khan
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28 April 1947, Los Angeles, California, USA. Khan is the son of lyricist Sammy Cahn and learned to play the piano and drums as a child. He was the drummer with the surf group the Chantays (1962-63) and only turned to the guitar when he was 20. After graduating in music from UCLA in 1969, he settled in New York where he became a prolific session musician recording with artist
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1950, USA. As a very small child Goldstein began playing accordion before playing cello and piano. It was on the latter instrument that he concentrated, eventually studying at the Berklee College Of Music. He quickly proved himself as an able professional, working with musicians such as Lee Konitz and Pat Metheny in the early 70s and by the start of the next decade he had w
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