Steve Coleman

jazz saxophone contemporary jazz free jazz m-base

7.6

Plays / Listener

14,930

Last.fm Listeners

4,282

Deezer Fans

4,400

Spotify Monthly

Top 1%

🔥 Deep Cut

1992

Active Since

Releases

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Steve Coleman is an American saxophone player, spontaneous composer, composer and band leader. His music and concepts have been a heavy influence on contemporary jazz. Born on 20 September 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, Coleman moved to New York in 1978 and has lived in the NY area since that time. Although he has led several groups over the years, his main group Steve Coleman and Five Elements began in 1981 and is still active today. Others have included M-Base Collective

— Last.fm

Why This Artist

Steve Coleman's listeners explore deep into the catalog, not just the hits — top 1% for catalog depth. Engagement is trending upward across releases. A jazz act in the sonic world of Steve Lacy and John Coltrane.

Sounds Like

Steve Lacy · John Coltrane · Sonny Rollins · Lester Young · Coleman Hawkins

Discography

PolyTropos/Of Many Turns (Live)(2024) · album

Spontaneous Pi (Live in Paris)

14:21

Moonshiners and Knights(2020) · single

Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1 (The Embedded Sets)(2018) · album

Djw (First Set)

6:35

Horda (First Set)

7:49

Steve Coleman's Music Live In Paris : 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition (Recorded live at the Hot Brass: 24 - 29 March 1995 Remastering 2015)(2015) · album

Functional Arrhythmias(2013) · album

Cardiovascular

2:34

Limbic Cry

5:37

Respiratory Flow

3:50

Sinews

6:53

Harvesting Semblances and Affinities(2010) · album

Invisible Paths: First Scattering(2007) · album

Not Making Much Sense(2005) · album

Myths, Modes & Means Live In Paris(1995) · album

Finger of God

24:37

Mystic Dub

2:06

The Way Of The Cipher Live In Paris(1995) · album

Rhythm In Mind (The Carnegie Project)(1992) · album

Vet Blues

10:23

Drop Kick(1992) · album