Biography
4 September 1949, Newark, New Jersey, USA. Colson played piano from early childhood and studied extensively, attaining a degree at Northwestern University School of Music before settling in Chicago where he became an important member of the Black Artists Group (BAG). During this period, he married singer, lyricist and educator Kristine Browne (Iqua Colson). In 1982 the Colsons moved to New Jersey where, in 1989, Newark City Council named 13 November as Steve Colson Day. The proclamation honoured the premiere of the pianist’s multi media work, ‘Greens, Rice, And A Rope’, at Newark Symphony Hall as part of a national celebration of New Music America. Colson is acclaimed in the contemporary jazz world as both performer and composer. Among many musicians with whom he has worked and on occasion recorded are Muhal Richard Abrams, Ed Blackwell, John Blake, Hamiet Bluiett, Anthony Davis, Richard Davis, Benny Golson, Leroy Jenkins, Oliver Lake, George Lewis,...
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