vibes
Vibraphonist Steve Nelson began his career during the seventies, in his hometown of Pittsburgh, following the path blazed by his first major influence, Milt Jackson. After a year with guitarist Grant Green he began performing around Pittsburgh with local musicians and soon made the move to New Jersey, where Nelson earned a Master’s degree in music from Rutgers University. He frequently played with his Rutgers professors James Spaulding and Kenny Barron, before landing a spot in David "Fathead” Newman's Quintet. In the mid-nineties, Nelson’s effervescent artistry caught the ears of George Shearing, who had reassembled his quintet after many years, and invited Steve Nelson to join the new band. He was developing a harmonically open sound, influenced by the innovations of one of his heroes, Bobby Hutcherson. Nelson soon joined Dave Holland’s Quintet, a band the New York Times referred to as, “one of the jewels of the jazz world.” He has toured and recorded with a wide range of artists, including a longtime collaboration with Mulgrew Miller, Donald Brown, Bobby Watson, James Williams, and Jackie McLean to name a few. Steve Nelson’s most recent recording as a leader is Sound-Effect, featuring Mulgrew Miller, Peter Washington and Lewis Nash.
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