Musician Dictionary

Steve Swallow

American jazz bassist and composer

DescriptionAmerican jazz bassist and composer
Source: Wikidata
Born1940-10-04
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceFair Lawn Fair Lawn
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcomposer jazz musician university teacher
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsguitar bass instrument
Source: Wikidata
Genresjazz fusion jazz
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsECM Records Palmetto Records
Source: Wikidata
Member ofThe Jimmy Giuffre 3 Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra We3 Steve Kuhn Trio The Impossible Gentlemen Steve Swallow Ohad Talmor Sextet John Scofield Trio The New Standard Trio Gary Burton Quartet Jazz in Trio Courage The Carla Bley Big Band The Carla Bley Band The Swallow Quintet Gary Burton & Friends Jeff Lederer | Sunwatcher Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band The Thelonious Monk Quartet Bobby Previte & Bump The Jazz Composer's Orchestra The Jimmy Giuffre Trio The George Russell Sextet Paul Bley Trio Stan Getz Quartet Gary Burton Quintet The Gary McFarland Sextet Art Farmer Quartet The Electric Bebop Band The Mike Gibbs Orchestra Enrico Pieranunzi Trio George Russell Septet Bob Moses Quintet Liberation Music Orchestra Courage (8) The Mike Gibbs Band Gary Windo Quartet Ettore Fioravanti Quartet Henri Texier Transatlantik Quartet The Paul Bley Group Steve Swallow / Ohad Talmor Sextet Paul Motian Trio 2000 + One Christian Muthspiel 4 Paul Bley / Steve Swallow / Jimmy Giuffre The Johnny Knapp Trio The Lost Chords (3) The Christian Jacob Trio Scofield / Swallow Duo Riverside (12) Jørgen Emborg Quintet The Hans Ulrik / Steve Swallow / Jonas Johansen Trio Carla Bley Trio The Only Chrome Waterfall Orchestra Christophe Marguet Sextet (2)
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz

Also known as

Awallow S Swallow S. Swallow S.Swallow S.W. Swallow Stave Swallow Stephen Swallow Steve Steve "Dr. Zvalov" Swallow Steve W. Swallow SteveSwallow Steven Swallow Swallo Swallow Swallow S. С. Суэллоу Стив Своллоу Стив Суоллоу Стэфен Суллоу スティーヴ・スワロウ

Links

Identifiers

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