Jazz pianist, composer and arranger Steve Kuhn was born in Brooklyn, New York on
March 24, 1938. He began studying the piano at the age of 5 and was taught the
‘Russian style’ of playing by Boston piano teacher Margaret Chaloff. Early in
his training, he began to incorporate classical elements into his playing. In
his teens, be started playing local jazz clubs with iconic players such as
Coleman Hawkins and Chet Baker. Steve Kuhn graduated from Harvard before
enrolling in the Lenox School of Music. During his time there, he associated
with Bill Evans, Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry,...