Steve Houben
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Steve Houben is a Belgian jazz saxophonist and flutist. He was born in 1950. In the mid 1970s, he attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Houben created on his return to Belgium the jazz seminar at the Liège conservatory, in association with Henri Pousseur. In his long career he played with a.o. Joe Newman, Bill Frisell, Toots Thielemans, Chet Baker, Mike Stern, George Coleman and Gerry Mulligan. He won the Belgian Golden Django in 2000 for best Belgian artist (first winner of the new category). He currently teaches jazz saxophone at the Brussels conservatory.
[edit] Bands
He is the leader (or co-leader) of :
- Pirotton-Houben-Pougin trio
- Panta Rhei
- Cuban Breeze
- HLM
He is a member of :
- Anfass
- Act Big Band
- Ebu Big Band
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