- Steve Shapiro
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Steve Shapiro
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Born = birth date and age|1963|04|21|Hartford, CT ,United States
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Instrument =Vibraphone
Genre =Jazz
Occupation =Musician
Years_active = 1985–present
Label = Sons of Sound, Curious Jazz
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URL = [http://www.vibraphonic.com www.vibraphonic.com]
Notable_instruments =Steve Shapiro (born 1963) is a music producer, session musician, and jazz vibraphonist. His credits include major jazz and pop artists, television, feature films, commercials, multimedia, and education. He has recorded with
Steely Dan ("Two Against Nature "),Phil Collins , Whitney Houston,Ornette Coleman , Pat Martino, Regina Belle, andSpyro Gyra . He has also performed with notable musicians likeMarc Johnson , Curtis Fuller and Jimmy Heath.Shapiro was an early proponent of midi synthesizers, and appeared as a sound programmer on many New York City sessions. But he eventually gave up on the electrified sound of the vibraphone, instead preferring the acoustic tone of the instrument, and a more retro approach. [Mix Magazine, March 2000] He grew up in Connecticut and graduated from Yale University in 1985 after studying with artists Steve Swallow, Dave Samuels and Anthony Davis.
He has released 3 CDs with Nashville guitarist Pat Bergeson, including the 2005 session "Low Standards".
Recordings as Leader
#"Xylophobia" (Curious/Sons of Sound), with Pat Bergeson,
Marc Johnson , Danny Gottlieb, Kevin Hays, Tim Ries, Mike Davis, Jim Hynes (2002)
#"Low Standards" (Sons of Sound), with Pat Bergeson, Doug Weiss, Scott Kreitzer, Jeff Williams, Annie Sellick (2005)
#"Backward Compatible", with Pat Bergeson, Annie Sellick, Marc Johnson and others (2008)ee also
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Vibraphone
*List of vibraphonists External links
* [http://www.vibraphonic.com/ Artist website]
* [http://www.sonsofsound.com/ Sons of Sound Records]References
*Vibraphone Technique: Dampening and Pedaling; by David Friedman;
Berklee Press Publications ; 1973.
*The Vibraphone: A Summary of Historical Observations with a Catalog of Selected Solo and Small-Ensemble Literature; by Harold Howland; Percussionist, volume 13, no. 2, Summer 1977
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