Steve Turre (né Stephen Johnson Turre; born September 12, 1948) is an American jazz
trombonist, a pioneering musical
seashell virtuoso, a composer, arranger, and
educator at the
collegiate-conservatory level who, for years, has been active in
jazz, rock, and
Latin jazz – in
live venues, recording studios, television, and
cinema production. As a
studio musician, Turre is among the most prolific living jazz trombonist in the world. As a member of a television orchestra, this is Turre's year as trombonist with the
Saturday Night Live Band.