AllMusic

New Releases
  • Featured New Releases
  • Editors' Choice
  • All New Releases
Discover
  • Genres  ›
  • Moods  ›
  • Themes  ›
  • Blues
  • Classical
  • Country
  • Electronic
  • Folk
  • International
  • Jazz
  • Latin
  • New Age
  • Pop/Rock
  • Rap
  • R&B
  • Reggae
  • Stage & Screen
  • All Genres
  • Aggressive
  • Bittersweet
  • Druggy
  • Energetic
  • Happy
  • Hypnotic
  • Laid Back/Mellow
  • Melancholy
  • Passionate
  • Romantic
  • Sad
  • Sentimental
  • Sexy
  • Trippy
  • All Moods
  • Background Music
  • Celebration
  • Cool & Cocky
  • Drinking
  • Hanging Out
  • In Love
  • Introspection
  • Late Night
  • Partying
  • Rainy Day
  • Relaxation
  • Road Trip
  • Romantic Evening
  • Sex
  • All Themes
Articles
  • Features
  • Interviews
  • Lists
  • Streams
  • Videos
  • All Posts
Recommendations
My Profile
Advanced Search
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
  • RSS
Steve Coleman

Active

1980s - 2000s

Born

September 20, 1956 in Chicago, IL

Genre

Jazz

Styles

Free Funk Post-Bop M-Base Jazz Instrument Saxophone Jazz

Member Of

Strata Institute M-Base Collective
Submit Corrections

Steve Coleman

Biography by Thom Jurek

+ Follow Artist

Alto saxophonist, composer, producer, and MacArthur Fellow who founded the influential cross-genre M-Base movement and leads several bands.
Read Full Biography

  • Overview ↓
  • Biography ↓
  • Discography ↓
  • Songs ↓
  • Credits ↓
  • Related ↓

Share on

  • facebook
  • twitter
  • tumblr

Album Highlights

  • Invisible Paths: First Scattering
    Steve Coleman
    Invisible Paths: First …
  • The Sonic Language of Myth: Believing, Learning, Knowing
    Steve Coleman
    The Sonic Language of M …
  • On the Rising of the 64 Paths
    Steve Coleman
    On the Rising of the 64 …
  • Drop Kick
    Steve Coleman / Steve C …
    Drop Kick
  • Curves of Life
    Steve Coleman
    Curves of Life
  • Flashback on M-Base
    Steve Coleman / Robin E … / Greg … /
    Flashback on M-Base
See Full Discography

Related Artists

  • Greg Osby
    Similar to
    Greg Osby
  • Graham Haynes
    Similar to
    Graham Haynes
  • Antonio Hart
    Similar to
    Antonio Hart
  • Geri Allen
    Associated with
    Geri Allen
  • Branford Marsalis
    Similar to
    Branford Marsalis
  • Chico Freeman
    Similar to
    Chico Freeman
See All Related Artists

Artists Moods

  • Cerebral
  • Confident
  • Freewheeling
  • Sophisticated
  • Angular
  • Complex
  • Cosmopolitan
  • Enigmatic
  • Kinetic
  • Knotty
  • Philosophical
  • Spiritual
  • Intense
  • Rollicking

Artists Themes

  • Imagination
  • Introspection
  • Late Night
  • Revolution
AllMusic  |  AllMovie  |  SideReel  |  Celebified
About  |  FAQ  |  Feedback  | 
Advertise
  |  Copyright Policy  |  Privacy Notice  |  Terms of Service  |   New Releases Newsletter  |   Remove Ads
©2021 AllMusic, Netaktion LLC  |  
All Rights Reserved