Steve Turre
- MatchSteve Turre
- 100%Frank Rosolino
- 79%Carl Fontana
- 73%Bill Watrous
- 68%Slide Hampton
- 43%J.J. Johnson
- 43%Jay Jay Johnson
- 42%Al Grey
- 34%Kai Winding
- 31%Joe Locke
Biography
12 September 1948, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Early in his professional career Turre played trombone with jazzman Rahsaan Roland Kirk and with Santana, the Latin-tinged rock band. This was in California where he was raised and by which time he had studied music at North Texas State University. He toured with Ray Charles band, was briefly with Woody Shaw, joined Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers, and had a spell with the Thad Jones - Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. In the mid-70s he was with Chico... Read more