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American trumpeter, arranger/composer and bandleader
Steven Bernstein
Steven Bernstein at jazz festival in
Saalfelden , 2009
Born (1961-10-08 ) October 8, 1961 (age 62) Berkeley, CAGenres Jazz Occupation(s) Musician Instrument(s) Labels
Tzadik ,
Impulse Website
stevenbernstein .net
Musical artist
Steven Bernstein (2007)
Steven Bernstein (born October 8, 1961) is an American
trumpeter ,
slide trumpeter , arranger/composer and bandleader based in New York City. He is best known for his work in
The Lounge Lizards ,
Sex Mob ,
Spanish Fly and the Millennial Territory Orchestra.
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[4] Sex Mob's 2006 CD Sexotica was nominated for a Grammy.
Bernstein has been the musical director for the Kansas City Band (from
Robert Altman 's film
Kansas City ),
Jim Thirlwell 's
Steroid Maximus and
Hal Wilner 's
Leonard Cohen ,
Doc Pomus and
Bill Withers projects. Bernstein has released four albums under his own name on
John Zorn 's
Tzadik Records : Diaspora Soul , Diaspora Blues , Diaspora Hollywood and Diaspora Suite . He has performed with jazz giants including
Roswell Rudd ,
Sam Rivers ,
Don Byron and
Medeski, Martin & Wood , as well as musicians ranging from
Aretha Franklin to
Lou Reed , from
Linda Ronstadt to
Digable Planets , from
Sting to
Courtney Love . Since 2004 Bernstein has been a member of
Levon Helm 's Midnight Ramble band, playing in Helm's Woodstock home, as well as touring with the band. As an arranger Bernstein has written for
Bill Frisell ,
Rufus Wainright ,
Marianne Faithfull and
Elton John among others. He has composed for dance, theatre, film and television, and with composer
John Lurie , arranged the scores to many feature films, including
Get Shorty .
Bernstein is perhaps best known for playing the
slide trumpet . As he indicated an interview with PostGenre, "with the slide trumpet, you have complete freedom. There’s not really anyone to compare your sound to. And that lack of comparisons gave me the freedom to not worry much about what other people did before me."
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Discography
Solo/collaborations
Diaspora Soul (1999),
Tzadik
Diaspora Blues (2002), Tzadik
Diaspora Hollywood (2004), Tzadik
Diaspora Suite (2008), Tzadik
Baby Loves Jazz: Go Baby Go! (2006)
Verve
Tattoos and Mushrooms (2010), ILK Music - with
Marcus Rojas and Kresten Osgood
Viper's Drag (2014),
Impulse - with
Henry Butler
Manifesto of Henryisms (Community Music, Vol. 3) (2022),
Royal Potato Family
Sexmob (Sex Mob)
Din of Inequity (1998,)
Columbia /
Knitting Factory
Solid Sender (2000), Knitting Factory/Rex
Theatre & Dance (2000)
Sex Mob Does Bond (2001),
Atlantic /
Ropeadope
Dime Grind Palace(2003), Ropeadope
Sexotica (2006),
Thirsty Ear
Sex Mob Meets Medeski/Live in Willisau (2009), Thirsty Ear
Sexmob Plays Fellini (2013), Royal Potato Family
Cultural Capital (2017), Rex
The Hard Way (2023), Corbett vs. Dempsey
Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra
MTO Volume 1 (2006), ADA Global
We Are MTO (2008), Mowo Inc
MTO Plays Sly (2011), Royal Potato Family
Tinctures in Time (Community Music, Vol. 1) (2021), Royal Potato Family
Good Time Music (Community Music, Vol. 2) (2022), Royal Potato Family
Popular Culture (Community Music, Vol. 4) (2022), Royal Potato Family
With
Nels Cline
With
Mario Pavone
TV appearances
SOLOS: the jazz sessions (Bravo! Canada - 2005)
References
^ Layman, Will (2006) "
A Reluctant 'Jazz' Hero: An Interview with Trumpeter, Composer, and Arranger Steven Bernstein ",
PopMatters , November 1, 2006. Retrieved November 8, 2014
^ "
Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra: On Sly ",
NPR , September 27, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2014
^ Layne, Joslyn "
Diaspora Soul Review ",
Allmusic . Retrieved November 8, 2014
^ Westergaard, Sean "
Sex Mob Biography ",
Allmusic . Retrieved November 8, 2014
^
"Changing Molecules: A Conversation with Steven Bernstein (Part Two)" . 3 September 2021.
External links
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