Steve Hirsh - Drumset Composer and Improviser
Photo courtesy of Peter Gannushkin
Contact: hirshdrums@gmail.com
Steve Hirsh composes music on the drumset. His music is created in real-time, on the bandstand. This music cannot be defined, limited or categorized by genre. It is a process for creating that draws from all the influences of all the players. Among the musicians he has performed and recorded with are Daniel Carter, George Cartwright, Ellen Christi, Rick Countryman, Art Edmaiston, Douglas Ewart, Gabby Fluke-Mogul, Chad Fowler, Joel Futterman, Sally Gates, Alex Greene, Nathan Hanson, Brad Holden, Matt Hollenberg, Kelley Hurt, Colson Jimenez, Matt Lavelle, Babatunde Lea, Ike Levin, Ra Kalam Bob Moses, Christopher Parker, William Parker, Ivo Perelman, Mara Rosenbloom, Dave Sewelson, Matthew Shipp, Luke Stewart, Dick Studer, Steve Swell, Donald Washington, Khari Wynne, Eri Yamamoto, Zoh Amba.
Based in Minnesota, Steve plays regularly in New York City, around the U.S., and collaborates with musicians around the world.
Steve endorses Canopus Drums and Bosphorus Cymbals.
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Coming Up
Nov. 5: Downtown Music Gallery, NYC: Steve Swell, Daniel Carter, Steve Hirsh
Nov. 6: Aron's Place, Brooklyn, NY: Daniel Carter, Ayumi Ishito, Aron Naimenworth, Colson Jimenez, Steve Hirsh
Nov. 7: Ibeam, Brooklyn, NY: 1st set: Dave Sewelson, Jon Elbaz, Kevin Ray, Steve Hirsh. 2nd set: Ellen Christi, Eri Yamamoto, Jeff Pearring, Colson Jimenez, Steve Hirsh
Nov. 22: Resource, Minneapolis: Steve Hirsh - solo drumset
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Recordings:
Phosphene - Sally Gates/Steve Hirsh/Daniel Carter
Out On A Limb - Steve Hirsh, Steve Swell, Jim Clouse, William Parker
Sparks Quartet Live At Vision Festival XXVI Eri Yamamoto, Chad Fowler, William Parker, Steve Hirsh
Miserere Chad Fowler, George Cartwright, Zoh Amba, Christopher Parker, Kelley Hurt, Luke Stewart, Steve Hirsh
The Gate Dave Sewelson, William Parker, Steve Hirsh
Alien Skin Ivo Perelman, Chad Fowler, Zoh Amba, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Steve Hirsh
The Deep Joel Futterman, Chad Fowler, William Parker, Steve Hirsh
Sparks Eri Yamamoto, Chad Fowler, William Parker, Steve Hirsh
Ebb & Flow Joel Futterman, Chad Fowler, Steve Hirsh
Notice That There Chad Fowler, George Cartwright, Christopher Parker, Kelley Hurt, Steve Hirsh
Warp & Weft Joel Futterman, Steve Hirsh
An Unlikely Place Zoh Amba, Luke Stewart, Steve Hirsh
Two Five None Chad Fowler, Steve Hirsh
You Know When It’s Time Original Mind - Steve Hirsh, Brad Holden. Dick Studer
So Now - Drumset Orchestra Steve Hirsh - Solo Drumset
The Stateless Trio - A trans-oceanic collaboration between Steve Hirsh, Rick Countryman and Richard Allan Bates