Steve Norton
Steve Norton is an American jazz and improvisation musician ( baritone saxophone , soprano saxophone ).
Live and act
Norton studied saxophone with Steve Adams (member of the Rova Saxophone Quartet ) and George Garzone , composition at Berklee College of Music . He began his career in Boston in the 1970s, was a founding member of the Either / Orchestra and worked a. a. with Vic Rawlings , Curt Newton , Joe Morris , Herb Robertson , Ken Vandermark , Tim Berne , Gregg Bendian , Andrea Parkins and in the rock bands Animal Hospital Ensemble and Mission Creep . He also leads the quintet Debris (album Terre Haute , 1993), which deals with new music. With Debris and the Splatter Trio he recorded an album with compositions by Anthony Braxton . In 1992 he founded the Sponj saxophone quartet . In the field of jazz he was involved in 22 recording sessions between 1986 and 1997.
Discographic notes
- Jump or Die (21 Anthony Braxton Compositions 1992)
- Debris: Terre Haute (1992), with Keith Hedger, Andrew D'Angelo , Arthor Weinstein , Matt Turner , Curt Newton
- Joe Morris: Racket Club (1993), with Jim Hobbs, Nate McBride , Jerome Deupree , Curt Newton
- Debris: Rapture in the Church of Disreputable Daydreams ( Music & Arts Program of America , 1994), with Arthor Weinstein, Bob Ross, Curt Newton
- Steve Norton: Firehouse Futurities (1995), with Gino Robair
- Katt Hernandez / Steve Norton: Modern Antique (2010)
- It's Hard Not To Be Who You Are (2010)
Web links
- Brief portrait and discography
- Steve Norton at Allmusic (English)
- Steve Norton at Discogs (English)
- Interview (2010) in All About Jazz
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.plonsey.com/beanbenders/SteveNorton.html
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed April 19, 2014)
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| SURNAME | Norton, Steve |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz and improvisation musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |