Steve LaSpina

Steven Frank LaSpina (born March 24, 1954 in Wichita Falls , Texas ) is an American jazz bassist.

La Spina grew up in Chicago and moved to New York City in 1979 , where he regularly performed with musicians such as saxophonists Benny Carter , Stan Getz and Phil Woods , singers Joe Williams and Mark Murphy , trumpeters Clark Terry , Chet Baker and Randy Brecker and the guitarist Pat Martino worked together. In the 1980s he played in the trios of Claude Bolling and Marian McPartland as well as in the Ron McCroby Quartet and in a duo with Jack Fragomeni . Since the mid-1990s, LaSpina toured with guitarist Jim Hall and recorded several albums with him. Since 1992 he has made a number of albums under his own name for SteepleChase Records , on which musicians such as Marc Copland , Billy Drewes , Jeff Hirshfield , Vic Juris ( Music of Alec Wilder , 1996), Jim McNeely , Fred Hersch and Dave Ballou participated.

He has taught at New York University , the College of St. Rose and, since 1999, at William Paterson University and has given courses at the Skidmore Jazz Institute of Berklee College of Music .

Discography

New Horizon with Marc Copland, Billy Drewes, Jeff Hirshfield, (Steeplechase, 1992)
Eclipse 1994
When I'm Alone with Marc Copland, Billy Drewes, Jeff Hirshfield, 1995
Story Time with Marc Copland, Billy Drewes, Jeff Hirshfield, Vic Juris , 1996
Road Ahead with Billy Drewes, Jeff Hirshfield, 1997
When Children Smile with Dave Ballou, Billy Drewes, Jeff Hirshfield, Vic Juris, 1997
Distant Dream with Billy Drewes, Fred Hersch, Jeff Hirshfield, Ben Monder , 2000
The Bounce with Dave Ballou, Billy Drewes, Jeff Hirshfield, 2001
Remember When 2003
Play Room with Dave Ballou, Billy Drewes, Jeff Hirshfield, Gary Versace , 2006