Steven Bernstein (musician)

Steven Bernstein (born October 8, 1961) is an American trumpeter, slide trumpeter, arranger/composer and bandleader from New York City. He is best known for his work in The Lounge Lizards, Sex Mob, Spanish Fly and the Millennial Territory Orchestra. Sex Mob's 2006 CD Sexotica was nominated for a Grammy.

Contents

• Bone2pick steven bernstein interview
• Henry butler steven bernstein the hot 9 at the chicago jazz festival
• Solocollaborations
• Sexmob Sex Mob
• Steven Bernsteins Millennial Territory Orchestra
• TV appearances
• References

A ubiquitous figure in New York's downtown jazz scene, Steven Bernstein has been the musical director for the Kansas City Band (from Robert Altman's film Kansas City), Jim Thirlwell's Steroid Maximus and Hal Wilner's Leonard Cohen, Doc Pomus and Bill Withers projects. Bernstein has released four albums under his own name on John Zorn's Tzadik Records: Diaspora Soul, Diaspora Blues, Diaspora Hollywood and Diaspora Suite. He has performed with jazz giants including Roswell Rudd, Sam Rivers, Don Byron and Medeski, Martin & Wood, as well as artists as diverse as Aretha Franklin, Lou Reed, Linda Ronstadt, Digable Planets, Sting and Courtney Love. Since 2004 Bernstein has been a member of Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble band, playing in Helm's Woodstock home, as well as touring with the band. As an arranger Bernstein has written for Bill Frisell, Rufus Wainright, Marianne Faithfull and Elton John among others. He has composed for dance, theatre, film and television, and with composer John Lurie, arranged the scores to many feature films, including Get Shorty.

Solo/collaborations

Diaspora Soul (1999), Tzadik

Diaspora Blues (2002), Tzadik

Diaspora Hollywood (2004), Tzadik

Diaspora Suite (2008), Tzadik

Baby Loves Jazz: Go Baby Go! (2006) Verve

Tattoos and Mushrooms (2010), ILK Music - with Marcus Rojas and Kresten Osgood

Viper's Drag (2014), Impulse - with Henry Butler

Sexmob (Sex Mob)

Din of Inequity (1998,) Columbia/Knitting Factoty

Solid Sender (2000), Knitting Factory/Rex

Sex Mob Does Bond (2001), Atlantic/Ropeadope

Dime Grind Palace(2003), Ropeadope

Sexotica (2006), Thirsty Ear

Sex Mob Meets Medeski/Live in Willisau (2009), Thirsty Ear

Sexmob Plays Fellini (2013), Royal Potato

Cultural Capital (2017), Rex

Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra

MTO Volume 1 (2006), ADA Global

We Are MTO (2008), Mowo Inc

MTO Plays Sly (2011), Royal Potato

With Nels Cline

Lovers (Blue Note, 2016)

With Mario Pavone

Mythos (Playscape, 2002)

Orange (Playscape, 2003)

Deez to Blues (Playscape, 2006)

TV appearances

SOLOS: the jazz sessions (Bravo! Canada - 2005)