Steve Gorn
Steve Gorn (born in New York City) is a master bamboo flautist and saxophone player.[1]
Gorn has performed Indian classical music, jazz and new American music on the bansuri bamboo flute and soprano saxophone in concerts and festivals throughout the world. A disciple of the late bansuri master, Sri Gour Goswami of Calcutta, he has been praised by critics and leading Indian musicians as one of the few westerners recognized to have captured the subtlety and beauty of Indian music. He also has composed numerous works for theatre, dance and television and has recorded and performed with a wide range of artists including Paul Simon, Tony Levin, Jack DeJohnette, Glen Velez, Karl Berger, Alessandra Belloni, Layne Redmond, Simon Shaheen and Mick Karn.
"The Green Bird" (Elliot Goldenthal musical in which he performed.)
Discography
- Asian Journal, 1979 (Music of the World)
- Bansuri Bamboo Flute, Soloalbum, 1980, 1982 (Music of the World)
- Yantra: Flute and Tabla with Badal Roy, 1983 (Music of the World)
- Luminous Ragas with Marc Levinson, 1991
- Steel & Bamboo with Robert Dick, 1993
- From the Caves of the Iron Mountain with Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta, 1997
- Wings and Shadows with Warren Senders
- Pampara: In Memory of Gour Goswami with Annalisa Adami, Samir Chatterjee, 1996
- Pranam with Barun Kumar Pal, Samir Chatterjee, David Taylor, 1999
- 2000 live with Bill Buchen, Hallie Laxmi, 2000
- Drala with David Nichtern, Amitava Chatterjee, Mark Egan, Bill Buchen, Randy Crafton, Anandi, Cyndi Lee, 2001
- Colors of the Mind with Kevin Bents, David Marino, Barun Kumar Pal, Falguni Shah, Stomu Takeishi, Gordon Titcomb, 2002
- Midnight Flower with Mark Egan, Matt Kilmer, Shane Shanahan, Falguni Shah, Clifford Carter, Jamey Haddad, Ty Burhoe, Keven Bents, 2003
- Dreaming Mexico with Raul Tudon, Georg Hofmann, 2004
- Priyagitah: The Nightinggale with Benjy Werheimer, David Michael, Michael Stirling, 2004
- Meditate with Pamela Miles, 2007
- Rasika with Samir Chatterjee, Hallie Laxmi, 2007
- Luminosity with Len & Vani Greene, 2011