Steve Turre

One of the finest trombonists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Steve Turre is also one of its most diverse. He is a composer, sideman, arranger, bandleader, and educator; he introduced conch shells to the jazz world as a musical instrument in 1970, and his 1993 album, Sanctified Shells, is considered a classic. Turre has been a member and music director of the Saturday Night Live Band since 1985 and has taught jazz trombone at the Manhattan School of Music since 1988. He has recorded with a who's-who of jazz talent. Viewpoint, Turre's 1987 solo debut, made the jazz p...