Steps Ahead's 1985 Concert History

Steps Ahead arose out of spontaneous sessions at Seventh Avenue South, a jazz club in New York City owned by saxophonist Michael Brecker and trumpeter brother Randy Brecker. The first three albums were released under the name Steps, later changed to Steps Ahead.

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 12, 1985 –
Jul 14, 1985
North Sea Jazz Festival 1985
Bob James / Willie Colon / lee ritenour / Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Ray Barretto / eddie palmieri / Arturo Sandoval / Irakere / james brown / Ella Fitzgerald / The Horace Silver Quintet / Steps Ahead / Dizzy Gillespie / Jon Faddis / Miles Davis Septet / John Lurie & Lounge Lizards Show all bands
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The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Jun 29, 1985 –
Jun 30, 1985
Newport Jazz Festival
Patti Labelle / Miles Davis Band / Chick Corea Trio / Wynton Marsalis Quintet / David Murray Octet / Steps Ahead / Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Yellowjackets / Rent Party / Keith Smith's Hefty Jazz / Special EFX / Roscoe Mitchell & The Sound Ensemble / Ronnie Cuber Band / John Blake Quartet / The Commodores / Spyro Gyra / Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble / Dave Brubeck Quartet / Woody Herman All Stars / Dr. John / Jackie McLean/ Rene McLean Sextet / The Johnny Otis Show f/ Bullmoose Jackson / Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers / David Sidman and Speak of The Sun / Hilton Ruiz Trio / Bill Kennedy Quartet / Rashid Al Akbar Quartet / Jim Cullum Jazz Band Show all bands
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Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Fusion
Contemporary Post-Bop
Post-Bop

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2016 1 concert
2007 1 concert
1989 2 concerts
1985 2 concerts
1984 1 concert
 Mikael Boulay
 Hellskidoo
 Erndam24
 Dave Gonnella
 Paulz Plays
 Easonj3
 Amir Heshmati
 Hans De Kruis
 Robert Kwak

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Steps Ahead had?

Steps Ahead has had 7 concerts.

What genre is Steps Ahead?

Steps Ahead is most often considered to be Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Fusion, Contemporary Post-Bop, and Post-Bop.

When was the last Steps Ahead concert?

The last Steps Ahead concert was on July 01, 2016 at Unknown venue in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland. The bands that performed were: Muse / Lana Del Rey / M83 / Santana / Neil Young / Flume / Sigur Rós / Van Morrison / José González / Beirut / ZZ Top / Deep Purple / A$AP Ferg / Air / Daughter / Grimes / PJ Harvey / Mac DeMarco / Mogwai / DJ Shadow / Slayer / Four Tet / Patti Smith / Simply Red / Jamie Cullum / Mura Masa / Gramatik / Woodkid / Moderat / Glen Hansard / Matt Corby / Rag'n'Bone Man / Buddy Guy / Quincy Jones / Caetano Veloso / Meshuggah / RY X / Ásgeir / Petit Biscuit / Allah-Las / Other Lives / FKJ / Charles Bradley / Son Lux / Floating Points / Al Jarreau / Laurent Garnier / Angélique Kidjo / Marcus Miller / Keren Ann / Vanessa Da Mata / Jazz / Kiasmos / Jamie Jones / ANOHNI / Basia Bulat / Jean Michel Jarre / Curtis Stigers / Maria Rita / Nekfeu / GoGo Penguin / Vintage Trouble / John McLaughlin / Avishai Cohen / Max Cooper / Robben Ford / MHD / Jeremy Loops / Max Jury / Hælos / Ernest Ranglin / Christian Scott / VANT / Pnl / Lou Doillon / Jacob Collier / Mike Stern / Kurt Vile & The Violators / Dweezil Zappa / Bireli Lagrene / João Bosco / Vald / Cécile McLorin Salvant / The Young Gods / Shemekia Copeland / DeWolff / Georgio / Monty Alexander / Feu Chatterton / Zara McFarlane / Manu Katche / Charles Lloyd / Jack Broadbent / Steps Ahead / Jeanne Added / Alfredo Rodriguez / The Lost Brothers / Randy Weston / Ulf Wakenius / Apollonia / Lisa Simone / Fai Baba / Selwyn Birchwood / The Shit / Laolu / Grégoire Maret / Antonio Faraò / Volcan / Pedro Martins / Mawimbi / Verena von Horsten / Richard Bona & Mandekan Cubano / Aruan Ortiz Trio / A Bu / Here Hare Here / Liro Rantala / Harold Lopez / François Lindemann / Salsa Boat / Nussa Trio / Blues Boat.

What setlist does Steps Ahead play live?

The songs that Steps Ahead performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the July 01, 2016 concert at Unknown venue in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland:

  1. Bowing to Bud
  2. Pools
  3. Islands
  4. Copland
  5. B is for Butterfly
  6. Lush Life
  7. The Time Is Now
  8. Union Pacific

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