Steve Rudolph

Jazz pianist/arranger/composer Steve Rudolph was born in 1949 in Evansville, IN, and began as a trumpet player, before moving to the keys at he age of 22. In 1977, Rudolph was invited to tour with the acclaimed Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, during which time he played alongside the likes of Helen O'Connell and the Mills Brothers. A year later, Rudolph had relocated to Harrisburg, PA, where he became the president (and founder) of the nonprofit jazz organization Central PA Friends of Jazz. From there, he toured the world with the Harrisburg Symphony and Miami's New World Symphony (th...