Scott Steen
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Scott Steen has been the trumpet
er for the Los Angeles
-based swing band Royal Crown Revue (RCR) for over 15 years. Scott has performed at many jazz festivals including Playboy
, JVC New York, and Newport
. He has recorded over 18 albums with RCR and many other artists.
His film and television credits include The Mask
, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
, The Today Show, The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien
, and Ellen DeGeneres
.
Steen has been a featured soloist on Bette Midler
's "Kiss My Brass" tour which kicked off in November, 2003. The tour was the #5 top grossing tour in the world for 2004.
Steen has been hand picked to join Cirque du Soleil's new production currently titled "Vaudeville", premiering in Chicago and then opening on Broadway at the Beacon Theater in New York.
Steen is also a strong advocate for music in education and has appeared on many news shows including CNN, ABC World News Tonight, and NPR's All Things Considered
, where he recorded a version of that show's theme. Over the last decade he has toured the world, performed with artists that he grew up admiring, and most importantly, has taught, and helped nurture the talents of young performers.
Steen recently released a solo album entitled "Playing Favorites" which was heard on America's #1 Jazz station, KJZZ. Over the past year, he has been touring parts of Europe performing with many artists when not on tour with RCR.
Official Site
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
er for the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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-based swing band Royal Crown Revue (RCR) for over 15 years. Scott has performed at many jazz festivals including Playboy
Playboy Jazz Festival
The Playboy Jazz Festival is an annual event sponsored by Playboy Enterprises to celebrate jazz as well as feature both established and up and coming musicians of the genre. It was founded by Hugh Hefner and was first held in Chicago, Illinois at the Chicago Stadium in 1959. However, the second...
, JVC New York, and Newport
Newport Jazz Festival
The Newport Jazz Festival is a music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. It was established in 1954 by socialite Elaine Lorillard, who, together with husband Louis Lorillard, financed the festival for many years. The couple hired jazz impresario George Wein to organize the...
. He has recorded over 18 albums with RCR and many other artists.
His film and television credits include The Mask
The Mask
The Mask is a Dark Horse comic book series created by writer John Arcudi and artist Doug Mahnke, and based on a concept by publisher Mike Richardson. The series follows a magical mask which imbues the wearer with reality-bending powers and physical imperviousness, as well as bypassing the wearer's...
, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 1992 American action/comedy/horror film about a Valley girl cheerleader named Buffy who learns that it is her fate to hunt vampires. The original script for the film was written by Joss Whedon, who later created the darker and more acclaimed TV series of the same name...
, The Today Show, The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by...
with Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien
Conan Christopher O'Brien is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer. Since November 2010 he has hosted Conan, a late-night talk show that airs on the American cable television station TBS....
, and Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen Lee DeGeneres is an American stand-up comedienne, television host and actress. She hosts the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and was also a judge on American Idol for one year, having joined the show in its ninth season....
.
Steen has been a featured soloist on Bette Midler
Bette Midler
Bette Midler is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known by her informal stage name, The Divine Miss M. She became famous as a cabaret and concert headliner, and went on to star in successful and acclaimed films such as The Rose, Ruthless People, Beaches, and For The Boys...
's "Kiss My Brass" tour which kicked off in November, 2003. The tour was the #5 top grossing tour in the world for 2004.
Steen has been hand picked to join Cirque du Soleil's new production currently titled "Vaudeville", premiering in Chicago and then opening on Broadway at the Beacon Theater in New York.
Steen is also a strong advocate for music in education and has appeared on many news shows including CNN, ABC World News Tonight, and NPR's All Things Considered
All Things Considered
All Things Considered is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio. It was the first news program on NPR, and is broadcast live worldwide through several outlets...
, where he recorded a version of that show's theme. Over the last decade he has toured the world, performed with artists that he grew up admiring, and most importantly, has taught, and helped nurture the talents of young performers.
Steen recently released a solo album entitled "Playing Favorites" which was heard on America's #1 Jazz station, KJZZ. Over the past year, he has been touring parts of Europe performing with many artists when not on tour with RCR.
Official Site