Steve Turre

trombone, conch shells · 1948 · Omaha

Trombonist, a pioneer in the use of shells as instruments, encouraged by Rahsaan Roland Kirk, with whom he played in 1968; he has been a member of the Saturday Night Live Band since 1985. He leads the conch ensemble Sanctified Shells, whose first album came out in 1993.

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Styles

• Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban
• Hard bop

Landmark tracks

• Sanctified Shells (1993)

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