Steve Kaiser

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STEVE KAISER, jazz bassist Versatility and professionalism best describe this twenty-year veteran of the New York and International Music Scene. A vocalist almost from birth, Steve grew up in a musical and theatrical household. "My grandparents were actors and entertainers. They made a vocal duet recording together in 1919.” “When I was eleven, I discovered jazz while listening to my new shortwave radio. The show was the Voice of America Jazz Hour and the broadcast was being beamed overseas to Eastern Europe and Russia. I strained to hear the music through the static and interference. Sometimes I’d actually put my ear to the speaker. The music was Billie Holiday, Errol Garner and Miles. I was hooked.” “I wanted to play an instrument. Music lessons were too much of a luxury for my family so my voice became my instrument. I sang everything I heard. I sang tenor sax solos, trumpet, piano, drums and even bass solos. People thought I was nuts!! Then I started learning lyrics and standard tunes. I discovered Ella and Nancy Wilson and Johnny Hartman to name a few. I sang all the time and when I wasn’t singing I was listening to and thinking about music. I even did a pretty good imitation of the Beatles for my high school friends.” “Electric bass became my first instrument followed very quickly by upright acoustic bass. My upright became my other major creative outlet. Instrumental gigs followed and when players and club owners realized I could sing too, I quickly came into demand

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