Cap Jazz Series

One of the world’s pre-eminent jazz innovators, trombonist and conch player, Steve Turre has consistently won both the Readers’ and Critics’ polls in JazzTimes, Downbeat and Jazziz magazines for Best Trombone and for Best Miscellaneous Instrumentalist (shells). He was introduced to the seashell as an instrument by Rahsaan Roland Kirk and, after learning that his ancestors also played the shells, Turre incorporated seashells into his diverse musical style. In addition to performing as a member of the Saturday Night Live Band since 1984, Turre has toured with Ray Charles and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers.