Steve Khan
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Steve Cahn |
| Born | (1947-04-28) April 28, 1947 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, jazz fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Labels | Columbia, Novus, Antilles, Denon, GRP, Mesa/Bluemoon, Verve, Evidence, Tone Center, Passport Jazz, SIAM, ESC(Germany), 55(Japan), BGO(UK) |
| Associated acts | Eyewitness, Brecker Brothers, Joe Zawinul/Weather Update, Caribbean Jazz Project |
| Website | stevekhan.com |
Steve Khan (born April 28, 1947) is an American jazz guitarist, known for his unique guitar voice, which brilliantly integrates angular single-note lines with chordal punctuations very much reminiscent of contemporary keyboard artists like McCoy Tyner and Chick Corea. Arriving in New York at the dawn of the '70s, he came to form a part of the '2nd Wave' of Fusion guitarists that included John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner, and later arrivals John Scofield and Bill Connors. Over the course of a long career, he is now recognized for his innovations in the world of Latin Jazz, while firmly establishing himself to many as "the voice of Latin Jazz guitar." He is also seen as one of the great interpreters of the compositions of Thelonious Monk and Ornette Coleman. His album covers are treasured by fans as they feature the beautiful artwork of Jean-Michel Folon, and more recently, Michel Granger.
Contents
1 Career
2 Awards and honors
3 Discography
3.1 As leader
3.2 As sideman
4 Books
5 References
6 External links
Career
A native of Los Angeles, California, and the son of lyricist Sammy Cahn, Steve Khan took up the guitar when he was 20, having previously played piano and drums. He graduated from UCLA and moved to New York City, where he pursued his dreams as a Jazz guitarist, venturing heavily into the area of Jazz-Fusion during the '70s and early '80s. He also worked as a sideman for a wide variety of artists in pop, rock, jazz, and rhythm and blues, such as Steely Dan, Maynard Ferguson, and Lou Rawls.[1] He recorded a duet album with guitarist Larry Coryell and was a member of the Brecker Brothers band.[2]
In 1977, he toured with the CBS Jazz All Stars in Japan, and led the ground-breaking band called Eyewitness[1] that featured musicians: Steve Jordan, Anthony Jackson and Manolo Badrena. From the 1980s through to the present, he has become the foremost proponent of the guitar in Latin Jazz. With the releases of Parting Shot (2011), Subtext (2014), and Backlog (2016), he created what the role of the guitar could be in Latin jazz.[citation needed]
Awards and honors
- Grammy Award nomination, Local Color (1987)
- Grammy Award nomination, Borrowed Time (2007)
- Named to list of "22 All-Time Greatest Jazz Guitarists", Jazz Life magazine (1998)[2]
Discography
As leader
| Date | Album title | Label | Line-up, notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Two for the Road | Arista | Duo with Larry Coryell on acoustic guitars. Produced by Khan. CD-Reissue on Wounded Bird (2015). |
| 1977 | Tightrope | Columbia (Tappan Zee) | Sextet to Tentet with the Brecker Brothers, Don Grolnick, Jeff Mironov, Will Lee, Steve Gadd and Ralph MacDonald. Produced by Bob James. |
| 1978 | The Blue Man | Columbia | line-up similar to 1977 Remastered 1998 by Sony. |
| 1979 | Arrows | Columbia | Sextet to Nonet, similar to 1977, Rick Marotta alternating with Gadd, Rob Mounsey on Oberheim polyphonic, percussion by Errol "Crusher" Bennett. Sanborn on two tracks. Produced by Khan and Elliot Scheiner. |
| 1980 | Evidence | Arista Novus | Solo guitar album with compositions by Shorter, Silver, a Monk medley et al. Produced by Khan and Doug Epstein. |
| 1981 | Eyewitness | Antilles | Eyewitness quartet with Anthony Jackson, Steve Jordan and Manolo Badrena. Produced by Khan and Doug Epstein. |
| 1982 | Modern Times also released as Blades | Trio/Passport | Eyewitness quartet. Recorded "live" in Tokyo, Japan. Produced by Khan and Doug Epstein. |
| 1984 | Casa Loco | Antilles | Eyewitness quartet. Produced by Khan and Doug Epstein. |
| 1987 | Helping Hand | Polydor | Functions as an early "BEST OF" Eyewitness on five of seven tracks. Two tracks are from "EVIDENCE" and the remaining three tracks are new and inspired by Jean-Michel Folon animated commercials for Tokyo Gas and featured: Clifford Carter on keyboards, Café on percussion, and one track plus Bill Evans, Neil Jason and Chris Parker. |
| 1987 | Local Color | Denon/Passport | Duo with Rob Mounsey on piano and synth and Khan on acoustic guitar. Produced by Khan and Mounsey. |
| 1989 | Public Access | GRP | Eyewitness quartet with Dave Weckl. Khan uses harmonizer and Badrena electronic percussion. Produced by Khan with engineer Malcolm Pollack. |
| 1991 | Let's Call This | Polydor/Mesa/Blue Moon | Trio with Ron Carter and Al Foster. Classic jazz trio setting. Produced by Khan with Pollack. |
| 1992 | Headline | Polydor/Mesa/Blue Moon | Trio with Ron Carter and Al Foster. Eyewitness quartet on three tracks with Dennis Chambers. Standards and compositions by Henderson, Coleman et al. Produced by Khan with Pollack. |
| 1994 | Crossings | Verve Forecast/PolyGram | Eyewitness quartet plus Michael Brecker on three tracks. |
| 1994 | The Collection | Columbia/Legacy | Compilation of Khan's first three albums 1977–1979. |
| 1997 | Got My Mental | Evidence | Trio with John Patitucci and Jack DeJohnette plus four percussionists: Café, Bobby Allende, Don Alias and Marc Quiñones on miscellaneous tracks. |
| 1998 | You Are Here | Siam | with Rob Mounsey |
| 1999 | New Horizons | Concord Picante | with the Caribbean Jazz Project as a co-leader alongside Dave Samuels & Dave Valentín |
| 2000 | Paraíso | Concord Picante | with the Caribbean Jazz Project as a co-leader alongside Dave Samuels & Dave Valentín |
| 2006 | The Green Field (El Prado Verde) | Tone Center/ESC | Quartet with Patitucci, DeJohnette and Manolo Badrena, plus Roberto Quintero and Ralph Irizarry on four tracks. Originals by Khan, a standard and compositions by Hancock, Monk et al. Produced by Khan. |
| 2007 | Borrowed Time (Tiempo Prestado) | Tone Center/ESC | Sextet with Patitucci, DeJohnette, Badrena, Quintero and Irizarry. Guests are Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Badal Roy, Gabriela Anders et al. Produced by Khan. |
| 2007 | The Suitcase: Live in Köln '94 | Tone Center/ESC | Eyewitness trio with Dennis Chambers and Anthony Jackson. Produced by WDR and Khan. |
| 2011 | Parting Shot (Golpe de Partida) | Tone Center/ESC | Eyewitness quartet plus Bobby Allende, Marc Quiñones. Mounsey orchestrated four tracks and plays keyboards on one. Originals by Khan and compositions by Coleman and Monk. Produced by Khan. |
| 2014 | Subtext (Subtexto en Azul) | Tone Center/ESC | Quintet with Dennis Chambers, Bobby Allende, Marc Quiñones and Rubén Rodriguez on bass. Three originals and compositions by Shorter, Monk, Greg Osby et al. Produced by Khan |
| 2015 | Tightrope-The Blue Man-Arrows | BGO | Compiled reissue of Khan's first three albums 1977–1979. |
| 2016 | Eyewitness-Modern Times-Casa Loco | BGO | Compiled reissue of the first three Eyewitness albums 1981–1984. |
| 2017 | Backlog (Asuntos Pendientes) | Tone Center | Featuring: Bobby Allende, Marc Quiñones and Rubén Rodriguez on bass. Mark Walker, Rob Mounsey, Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Mike Mainieri, and Tatiana Parra. Produced by Khan |
| 2018 | Public Access-Headline-Crossings[3] | BGO | Compiled reissue of the three Eyewitness2 albums 1988–1994. Featuring Anthony Jackson, Manolo Badrena and Dave Weckl or Dennis Chambers. |
As sideman
| Date | Main recording artist | Album | Label | Notes |
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| 1975 | Luther Allison | Night Life | Tamla Motown | |
| 1977 | Ashford & Simpson | Send It | ||
| 1977 | Ashford & Simpson | So So Satisfied | ||
| 1979 | Ashford & Simpson | Stay Free | ||
| 1976 | Patti Austin | End of a Rainbow | ||
| 1977 | Patti Austin | Havana Candy | ||
| 1979 | Gato Barbieri | Euphoria | A&M | Khan on one track |
| 1975 | Joe Beck | Beck | Kudu | Khan as second guitarist |
| 1979 | Joe Beck & David Sanborn | Beck & Sanborn | Kudu, CTI | |
| 1976 | George Benson/Joe Farrell | Benson & Farrell | CTI | Khan on two tracks |
| 1977 | Walter Bishop Jr. | Soul Village | ||
| 1976 | Brecker Brothers | Back to Back | ||
| 1977 | Brecker Brothers | Don't Stop the Music | ||
| 1969 | Tim Buckley | Blue Afternoon | ||
| 2000 | Caribbean Jazz Project | New Horizons | ||
| 2001 | Caribbean Jazz Project | Paraiso | ||
| 2000 | Jimmy Cobb | So Nobody Else Can Hear | ||
| 1977 | Billy Cobham | Inner Conflicts | ||
| 1978 | Billy Cobham | Alivemutherforya | ||
| 1978 | Billy Cobham | Simplicity of Expression | ||
| 2007 | Paula Cole | Courage | ||
| 1975 | Larry Coryell | Level One | Arista | 12-string guitar on title track |
| 1975 | Larry Coryell | Planet End | Vanguard | Guest appearance |
| 1976 | Larry Coryell | Aspects | Arista | Guest appearance on acoustic guitar |
| 1989 | Eddie Daniels | Blackwood | ||
| 1989 | Miles Davis | Amandla | ||
| 1992 | Mark Egan | Beyond Words | ||
| 1989 | Elements | Liberal Arts | ||
| 1982 | Donald Fagen | The Nightfly | ||
| 1969 | Wilton Felder | Bullitt | ||
| 1977 | Maynard Ferguson | New Vintage | ||
| 1985 | Aretha Franklin | Who's Zoomin' Who? | ||
| 1989 | Aretha Franklin | Through the Storm | ||
| 1982 | Michael Franks | Objects of Desire | ||
| 1985 | Michael Franks | Skin Dive | ||
| 1987 | Michael Franks | The Camera Never Lies | ||
| 1993 | Michael Franks | Dragonfly Summer | ||
| 1999 | Michael Franks | Barefoot on the Beach | ||
| 1976 | Grant Green | The Main Attraction | ||
| 1976 | Freddie Hubbard | Windjammer | ||
| 1977 | Bob James | Heads | Tappan Zee/Columbia | |
| 1979 | Bob James | Lucky Seven | Tappan Zee/Columbia | |
| 1981 | Bob James | Sign of the Times | Tappan Zee/Columbia | |
| 1981 | Bob James | All Around the Town | Tappan Zee/Columbia | |
| 1983 | Bob James | The Genie: Themes & Variations from the TV Series "Taxi" | Tappan Zee/Columbia | |
| 1983 | Bob James | Foxie | Tappan Zee/Columbia | |
| 1984 | Bob James | 12 | Tappan Zee/Columbia | |
| 1987 | Bob James | Obsession | Warner Bros. | |
| 1995 | Bob James | The Swan | Tappan Zee/Columbia | |
| 1977 | Billy Joel | The Stranger | Columbia | |
| 1978 | Billy Joel | 52nd Street | Columbia | |
| 1980 | Chaka Khan | Naughty | ||
| 1976 | Hubert Laws | Romeo & Juliet | Columbia | Khan on one track |
| 1977 | Kenny Loggins | Celebrate Me Home | ||
| 1981 | Mike Mainieri | Wanderlust | Warner Bros. | |
| 1976 | Steve Marcus | Sometime Other Than Now | ||
| 1992 | Mendoza/Mardin Project | Jazzpaña | ||
| 2005 | Jason Miles | Cozmopolitan | Jason Miles | Khan on one track. Self-released recording from 1979. |
| 1969 | Phil Moore Jr. | Right On | Atlantic | |
| 1977 | Walter Murphy | Rhapsody in Blue | Private Stock | Khan on two tracks. |
| 1978 | Pages | Pages | ||
| 1978 | Eddie Palmieri | Euphoria | ||
| 1975 | Esther Phillips w/Beck | What a Diff'rence a Day Makes | Kudu, CTI | Khan on rhythm guitar |
| 1976 | Esther Phillips | Capricorn Princess | Kudu, CTI | Khan on three tracks. |
| 1976 | Esther Phillips with Beck | For All We Know | Kudu, CTI | Khan on rhythm guitar. |
| 1989 | Lou Rawls | At Last | Blue Note | Khan on three tracks. |
| 1990 | Lou Rawls | It's Supposed to Be Fun | Blue Note | Khan on three tracks. |
| 1997 | Philippe Saisse | Next Voyage | ||
| 1989 | Dave Samuels | Ten Degrees North | ||
| 1998 | Dave Samuels | Tjader-ized: A Cal Tjader Tribute | ||
| 1975 | David Sanborn | Taking Off | Warner Bros. | Khan is main guitarist here and wrote two of the nine tracks. |
| 1978 | Helen Schneider | Let It Be Now | ||
| 1985 | Diane Schuur | Deedles | ||
| 1988 | Diane Schuur | Talkin' 'Bout You | ||
| 1980 | Don Sebesky | Sebesky Fantasy | ||
| 1993 | John Sebastian | Tar Beach | ||
| 1978 | Ben Sidran | Live at Montreux | Arista | |
| 1984 | Ben Sidran | Bop City | Antilles, Baybridge | |
| 1993 | Ben Sidran | Life's a Lesson | Go Jazz | |
| 2013 | Janis Siegel | Nightsongs: A Late Night Interlude | ||
| 1977 | Phoebe Snow | Never Letting Go | ||
| 1978 | Phoebe Snow | Against the Grain | ||
| 1977 | Steely Dan | Aja | Khan on one track. | |
| 1980 | Steely Dan | Gaucho | ||
| 1989 | Steps Ahead | N.Y.C. | ||
| 1992 | Steps Ahead | Yin-Yang | ||
| 1988 | Mike Stern | Time in Place | ||
| 1999 | Dave Valentin | Sunshower | ||
| 1976 | Grover Washington Jr. | A Secret Place | ||
| 1989 | Kirk Whalum | The Promise | ||
| 2005 | Joe Zawinul | Weather Update | ||
| 2003 | Guillermo Carrasco | Una a la vez | eMG | Khan on guitar, tracks El Camino, El Arbol, Lucía. |
Books
Pentatonic Khancepts (Alfred Music, 2002)
Contemporary Chord Khancepts (Alfred Music, 1996)
Wes Montgomery Guitar Folio (Jamey Aebersold, 1973)
Pat Martino: The Early Years (Alfred Music, 1991)
References
^ ab Yanow, Scott. "Steve Khan | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ ab "Steve Khan Biography". Steve Khan. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
^ "Steve Khan | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
External links
- Official website
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