Steve Allee

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Steve Allee
Born (1950-09-14) September 14, 1950 (age 73)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Piano
Years active1973–present
LabelsOwl, Motéma, Summit

Steve Allee (born September 14, 1950) is an American jazz musician and composer.

Career

Allee attended Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was in a band during the early 1970s called the Baron Von Ohlen Quartet which released an album of the same name. By age 19, Allee was touring with the Buddy Rich Orchestra.

Allee's big band album,

Grammy Award and featured bassist John Clayton and drummer John Von Ohlen. Allee's first national solo record achieved a position of 14 on the Gavin national radio poll.[1]

Allee has worked with Slide Hampton, James Moody, Rufus Reid, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker, Phil Woods, Curtis Fuller, Jeff Hamilton, Tim Hagans, John Riley, Ira Sullivan, Ed Thigpen, Eddie Vinson, Milt Hinton, and Bobby Shew.

He received a commission to write a four-movement work for the

The Bob and Tom Show
.

Allee signed with Indianapolis jazz label Owl Studios in 2006 and released two albums: Colors in 2007 and Dragonfly in 2008.

Discography

  • Steve Allee (Green Tree, 1979)
  • Mirage (1997)
  • Colors (Owl, 2007)
  • Dragonfly (Owl, 2008)

References