Steve Houben (19 March 1950 – 21 March 2026) was a Belgian jazz saxophonist and flutist.
Life and career
Houben was born in Liège, Belgium on 19 March 1950. In the mid-1970s, Houben attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. When he returned to Belgium, he established the jazz seminar at the Liège conservatory, in association with Henri Pousseur. In his long career he played with Joe Newman, Bill Frisell, Toots Thielemans, Chet Baker, Mike Stern, George Coleman, and Gerry Mulligan. He later taught jazz saxophone at the Brussels conservatory.
Discography
- 1980: Chet Baker & Steve Houben (52e Rue Est)
- 1994: Blue Circumstances
- 1995: Songs by Gershwin & Porter
- 2000: Le Saxophone et le Jazz
- 2007: Un Ange Passe
- 2011: Darker Scales with Boyan Vodenitcharov
- 2017: Comptines (re-release of a 1982 album with pianist Charles Loos)
References
External links
- Steve Houben Quartet at Jazz Bez 2014 at YouTube