Steve LaSpina — artist
Steve LaSpina has no upcoming shows listed. 2 past shows tracked on Ckord, most recently at Mezzrow on Thu, Oct 19, sharing stages with 109 other acts. Follow to get notified when new dates are announced.
Steve LaSpina has been a prominent bassist on the New York and national scene for over twenty years. During that time, he has played and recorded with many great musicians in jazz history. He was a regular band member, toured and recorded with saxophonists Benny Carter, Stan Getz and Phil Woods, vocalists Joe Williams and Mark Murphy, trumpeters Clark Terry, Chet Baker and Randy Brecker, and guitarist Pat Martino. He has spent the last decade traveling around the world and recording with the legendary guitarist Jim Hall, has appeared on six of his recordings, including These Rooms featuring Tom Harrell. LaSpina has appeared on many of the world's foremost jazz festivals, including the North Sea and Umbia Jazz Festivals. He has been featured on a number of prominent jazz recordings such as the Return with Pat Martino. He ha also recorded several CD's and albums under his own name, including The Road Ahead featuring Jim McNeely on the Ram Record label and Distant Dreams on the SteepleChase label featuring Fred Hersch and Ben Monder. An respected teacher, LaSpina has been on the faculty at William Paterson University since 1999 and prior to that taught for seven years at New York University and The College of St. Rose. He is also a busy clinician, with presentations at The Berklee College of Music Skidmore Jazz Institute and annually at the William Paterson's Summer jazz Workshop. LaSpina also has a great dedication as a composer of both jazz and classical music. He has been featured as a guest composer by the Jazz Composers Collective of New York City, and was awarded a Jazz Fellowship by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts for performance and composition. He has recorded over 75 original tunes on the Steeplechase and Ram record labels.
Steve LaSpina has no upcoming shows listed right now.
Steve LaSpina past shows
- STEVE LASPINA, JAMES BALLY & ALEJANDRO LUNA — Mezzrow — Oct 19, 2023
- RALE MICIC, DAVIS WHITFIELD & STEVE LASPINA — Mezzrow — Oct 8, 2023
Venues Steve LaSpina has played
- Mezzrow — 2 shows, last played 2023
Artists who have played the same stages as Steve LaSpina
- Alejandro Luna — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow, played together
- Davis Whitfield — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow, played together
- Rale Micic — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow, played together
- Miki Yamanaka — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Cameron Campbell — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Tyrone Allen — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Jamile — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Jon Davis — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Ed Cherry — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Anthony Wonsey — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Allan Harris — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Yuval Amihai — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Matt Wilson — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Ben Allison — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Steve Cardenas — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Bobby Broom — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- John Merrill — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Michael Kanan — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Alec Safy — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Johnny O'Neal — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Sarah Jane Cion — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Russell Malone — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Caelan Cardello — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Naama Gheber — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
- Spike Wilner — 1 shared venue, via Mezzrow
And 84 more acts.