Steve Kuhn

Biography

Steve Kuhn is an American jazz pianist from Brooklyn, briefly a member of *John Coltrane*'s 1960 quartet and a longtime associate of *Stan Getz*. A leader since 'Three Waves' (1966), he is prized for a lyrical trio style heard on records from 'Trance' (1974) to 'Mostly Coltrane' (2009). Now in his ninth decade of playing, he remains a revered trio pianist, and his recordings are prized for their harmonic subtlety, touch and deep knowledge of the standard repertoire.