American trumpeter, arranger/composer and bandleader
Musical artist
Steven Bernstein (2007)
Steven Bernstein (born October 8, 1961) is an American trumpeter, slide trumpeter, arranger/composer and bandleader based in New York City. He is best known for his work in The Lounge Lizards, Sex Mob, Spanish Fly and the Millennial Territory Orchestra.[1][2][3][4] Sex Mob's 2006 CD Sexotica was nominated for a Grammy.
Bernstein is perhaps best known for playing the slide trumpet. As he indicated an interview with PostGenre, "with the slide trumpet, you have complete freedom. There’s not really anyone to compare your sound to. And that lack of comparisons gave me the freedom to not worry much about what other people did before me."[5]
^Layman, Will (2006) "A Reluctant 'Jazz' Hero: An Interview with Trumpeter, Composer, and Arranger Steven Bernstein", PopMatters, November 1, 2006. Retrieved November 8, 2014
^"Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra: On Sly", NPR, September 27, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2014
^Layne, Joslyn "Diaspora Soul Review", Allmusic. Retrieved November 8, 2014
^Westergaard, Sean "Sex Mob Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved November 8, 2014
^"Changing Molecules: A Conversation with Steven Bernstein (Part Two)". 3 September 2021.
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External links
Official website
Sex Mob and Way Beyond..., interview with Steven Bernstein in www.theglobaldispatches.com