Steve Kujala
Stephen Richard "Steve" Kujala (* 1955 ) is an American jazz and studio musician who has specialized in the flute , but initially also played tenor and soprano saxophones and was also active as a songwriter.
Live and act
Kujala, whose father is a classical flautist, received his first training from his father. He first studied at New Trier West High School ; During this time he was awarded at the Montreux Jazz Festival at the age of seventeen . He then continued his studies at the Eastman School of Music with Joseph Mariano and his father, Walfrid Kujala. At the same time he formed the fusion band Auracle with other Eastman students like John Serry , with which he impressed at the Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival . The group recorded two critically acclaimed albums for Chrysalis Records in 1978 and 1979, and toured Europe as well. Since 1982 he has been part of the Chick Corea quintet ( The Joburg Sessions ); As a duo, he and Corea recorded a highly acclaimed album for ECM Records in 1984, Voyage .
Over the next few years, Kujala developed the technique for the Böhm flute to merge notes (so-called fretless flute ), which he highlighted in pieces such as the fretless flute song and the album Fresh Flute ( Columbia Records 1986). He increasingly focused on studio work in Los Angeles, played solo in musicals such as The Lion King and became piccolo flutist of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra , but released other albums under his name.
Web links
- Web presence
- Steve Kujala at Allmusic (English)
- Steve Kujala at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kujala, Steve |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kujala, Stephen Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz and studio musician (flute) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1955 |