- Steve Kirby (musician)
Steve Kirby (born
May 23 ,1956 ) is an Americanjazz bassist.Kirby was born in
Maumee Valley, Ohio , and his family moved toSt. Louis when he was two. He picked up guitar and electric bass while stationed atFort Bragg , and following this he attendedWebster University , receiving his BA in 1985. He worked locally in various ensembles and then got his master's degree at theManhattan School of Music , where he played withLester Bowie . In 1988 he returned to Webster, where he taught until 1993, and while there he won the 1992 Hennessy Jazz Search. In 1993 he returned toNew York City and played withOliver Lake ,Claudio Roditi , John Hicks,Slide Hampton ,Antonio Hart ,Cyrus Chestnut ,Joanne Brackeen , theDuke Ellington Orchestra ,Wallace Roney ,Elvin Jones ,Kenny Barron ,Wycliffe Gordon ,Steve Turre , James Carter, andWes Anderson .Kirby currently resides in Winnipeg, Canada and is the head of the Jazz Studies program at the University of Manitoba. In 2008 Steve released his first album as a leader "Wicked Grin" with Larry Roy, Stefon Harris, Will Bonness, Anna-Lisa Kirby, and Terreon Gully.
References
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Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler, "The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz". Oxford, 1999, p. 367.
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