About
What to expect
Steve Turre performs on trombone and shells with Teodross Avery, Corcoran Holt, Xavier Davis and Orion Turre.
The show is recommended for fans of Woody Shaw, J.J. Johnson, Lester Bowie and David Murray.
- Jazz innovator and award winner
- Strong command of all musical genres
- Keeps one foot in past and future
- Saturday Night Live Band since 1984
- Continually evolves as musician and arranger
Line-up
Listen before you go
Teodross Avery - Perception | NPR Live Sessions
WRTImusic
Music by the act, found on YouTube and Deezer.
Questions
When does Steve Turre start and end?
Steve Turre runs Sunday, January 3, 2027, 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM.
Where is Steve Turre?
Steve Turre takes place at Dakota Jazz Club, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis.
How much are tickets for Steve Turre?
Tickets for Steve Turre cost $47.10 on the official ticket shop.
Who plays at Steve Turre?
The line-up of Steve Turre: Steve Turre, Teodross Avery, Corcoran Holt, Xavier Davis, Orion Turre.
What is Steve Turre known for?
Steve Turre is a trombonist and seashellist, described as one of the world’s preeminent jazz innovators.
He won Readers’ and Critics’ polls in JazzTimes, Downbeat and Jazziz.
He won awards for Best Trombone and Best Miscellaneous Instrumentalist (shells).
He was born to Mexican-American parents and grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, absorbing mariachi, blues and jazz.
In college he joined the Escovedo Brothers salsa band; this began his career-long involvement with salsa.
What is Steve Turre’s career and seashell story?
In 1972 Ray Charles hired him to tour; a year later his mentor Woody Shaw brought him into Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers.
He has worked with Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, J.J. Johnson, Herbie Hancock, Lester Bowie, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Van Morrison, Pharoah Sanders, Horace Silver, Max Roach and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
Kirk introduced him to the seashell; in Mexico City, relatives told him his ancestors played shells.
He has been in the Saturday Night Live Band since 1984.
He incorporates seashells into his musical style.
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Getting there
Dakota Jazz Club, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403, US
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