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Steve Cardenas
Steve Cardenas has diverse credits as a performer and recording artist. Having
started his musical career in Kansas City, he is now an integral part of the
jazz community in New York.
Cardenas has backed up such greats as Eddie Harris, Marilyn Maye, Jay McShann,
and Slide Hampton. He has toured Europe extensively, performing at various jazz
festivals including the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on three separate
occasions and the North Sea Jazz Festival two times. In recent years, he
regularly performed with such diverse artists as Maria Muldaur,
Paul McCandless of
the group Oregon, trumpeters/composers
Mark Isham and Jeff Beal,
bassists Charlie Haden and Marc Johnson, and newcomer Norah Jones. Steve is
currently a member of the
Paul Motian
Electric Bebop Band, as well as a quartet led by drummer
Joey Baron called
"Killer Joey". He recently joined Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra
which will tour Europe this summer. In addition, he leads his own group
performing at various venues around New York City.
Along with performing and recording, Cardenas teaches at the New School in New
York and gives private lessons on his own as well. Most recently, Steve was
guest faculty for the 2003 winter/spring semester at California Institute of the
Arts. Other teaching positions have included the "Integrated Arts in Education"
program through the Stamford Symphony Orchestra, the Musicians Institute in
Hollywood, California, and jazz workshops at Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Camps.
Also, in collaboration with editor Don Sickler, Cardenas completed work on a
book of Thelonious Monk's compositions through Hal Leonard Publishing. The
Thelonious Monk Fakebook marks the premier publishing of all of Monk's
compositions together, with many of them appearing for the first time.
Just released is Steve's new CD, Panoramic, for Fresh Sound New
Talent Records. As on his previous release, Shebang, this CD
features Larry Grenadier on bass and Kenny Wollesen on drums, with Tony Malaby
added on tenor saxophone.
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
LEADER:
Panoramic - Fresh Sound New Talent Records (new release)
Shebang - Fresh Sound New Talent Records
SIDEMAN:
Holiday For Strings - The Paul Motian E.B.B.B., Winter & Winter
Records
Show Me -
Kate McGarry, Palmetto Records
Middlehope -
Rebecca Martin, Fresh Sound New Talent Records
Close Your Eyes And Listen - Mike Fahn, Sparky1 Productions
Metro - Alexis Cuadrado, Fresh Sound New Talent Records
Europe - The Paul Motian E.B.B.B., Winter & Winter Records
Killer Joey - Joey Baron, (independent release)
Monk and Powell - The Paul Motian E.B.B.B., Winter & Winter
Records
Who Loves You: A Tribute To Jaco Pastorius - various artists,
JVC Records
Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project - Mark Isham, Columbia
Records
From The Street - Tom Coster, JVC Records
Raising The Standard - New York Guitar Trio, Midi Inc. Records
10/10: Tribute to Thelonious Monk - Duo with pianist John
Beasley, MMP Records
Contemplations - Jeff Beal, Triloka Records
The Last Romantics - Paul Hanson, Midi Inc. Records
Three Graces - Jeff Beal, Triloka Records
Premonition - Paul McCandless, Windham Hill Records
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