Artist description Acoustic Straight-ahead Jazz Quartet (sometimes Quintet). Tenor sax, piano bass, and drums. Go to the links tab to see the quintet perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC

Music Style Straight-ahead Jazz

Musical Influences John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Hank Mobley, Kenny Garrett, Horace Silver

Similar Artists John Coltrane, Branford Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Kenny Garrett

Artist History Band was formed in 1997 and plays regularly on the east coast. Based in the Baltimore Washington area and includes some of the finest players in that area.Steve's BioSTEVE CARRINGTON-SAXOPHONIST Born and raised in East Baltimore, MD, Steve's musical talent and ear for jazz were recognized and developed at an early age. In his early teens Steve enrolled at Frederick Douglass High in Baltimore, a school with a rich musical legacy that includes alumni such as Cab Calloway and Eubie Blake. While a student at Douglass, Steve showed an early commitment to and love for jazz. Steve continued his musical maturation at the Baltimore School for the Arts.Following graduation from The School for the Arts, Steve was awarded a scholarship to Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, where the likes of Branford Marsalis, Michael Brecker, and Antonio Hart have studied. At Berklee, Steve studied Jazz theory, composition, and performance with saxophonist and teacher, Bill Pierce, formerly of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Upon graduation from Berklee in 1988, Steve moved to New York where he played with The Charles Mingus Epitaph, trumpeter Roy Hargrove, Milt Hinton, Dizzy Gillespie, and a host of others. During this period Steve was a fixture on the New York club scene at venues such as Time Café, Visione's, and the Blue Note.Changing direction in the mid 90's Steve returned home to direct the Jazz Mentoring Program at the Eubie Blake Center for Cultural Arts in association with Frederick Douglass High School and Coppin State College. During his stint as a Jazz educator Steve continued to play in good company, such as Phillip Harper, Theodros Avery, Grady Tate and one of the most important piano voices on the scene, Cyrus Chestnut. Chestnut featured his friend and musical comrade Steve Carrington on his third Atlantic Records release, "Earth Stories." Says Chestnut, "Steve has a great instrumental voice and should be exposed."Steve has now focused his energy on spreading his own musical message as leader of his own group. In formats ranging from trio to quintet, Steve has opened for giants such as Abbey Lincoln, Lionel Hampton, and Stanley Turrentine. He is currently packing clubs up and down the East Coast and garnering enthusiastic reviews. Steve's first CD as leader "Season's Change," recorded live at Twin's Lounge in DC is now available. He is a member of the group Modern Concept, led by NY drummer Neil Smith, and he is also a featured soloist on a just released album by the Thad Wilson Big Band. Steve is now a member of the U.S. Army Band, but he will continue to gig and record with his own group on a regular basis.

Group Members Steve Carrington- tenor, Allyn Johnson - piano, Kent Miller - bass (Mike Hawkins plays bass on the CD)Eric Kennedy - drums

Instruments tenor sax, piano, bass, drums

Albums Season's Change

Location Baltimore, MD - USA

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