Steve Hudson

11.14.08 | Off We Go
The band is in final rehearsals for our tour to Italy. I'll be doing a couple shows in Taranto, and then heading up to Bologa to join the gang from New York, James Zollar, Jerome Jennings, Mark DeJong and Stefano Senni (from Italy). Looking forward to seeing our Italian brothers and sisters in Bologna, Vicenza, Florence and Venice. We will explore the music of Shine, and some new works, inluding a piece dedicated to John Lennon.

11.01.08 | Gonna Let It "Shine"
In the final stages of production for the CD "Shine" which will be released in Europe on November 25, just in time for the quintet's tour in Italy. The CD will feature some of the most inspiring musicians in New York doing their thing on the seven originals: Peter Eldridge (vocals), James Zollar (trumpet), Mark DeJong (alto), Oscar Noriega (clarinet/bass clarinet), Marcus Rojas (tuba), David Freeman (drums), Jerome Jennings (Drums), Mike Noordzy (bass), Pascal Niggenkemper (bass), and your truly........"Shine" will be available for downloads and CD purchases on this website on December 15.

10.26.08 | CBC Radio Broadcast, Oct. 28
On a warm summer evening this past July at the Saskatoon Jazz Festival in Canada, I performed a show with Mark DeJong and the Outer Bridge Ensemble. We were opening for John Scofield that evening, and the theater was packed and energized. The show will be broadcast on Tuesday night (Oct 28th) on a show called Canada Live. It airs between 8:00 and 10:00 pm. Our concert starts about 8:45. Just go to www.cbc.ca/radio2 and you'll find the listen live link there.

09.18.08 | Chamber Group News
The Chamber Group was recording this past weekend at Peter Karl Studios, and had a blast. We are working on a cd that will be released in March, 2009. More to come in the near future.

09.01.08 | Obama
If you didn't get a chance to see Barak's amazing speech at the DNC convention, check it out at the link below. Makes you wish you were there.

08.21.08 | September Recording
The chamber group will be doing a show at Caffe Vivaldi's on September 11 and then we'll be in the studio working on our debut album. Thanks for all the support and positivity with this new project.

07.20.08 | Whole Lotta Strings and a Drum
Thanks to all who made the July 16 show at Caffe Vivaldi's in NYC to hear the chamber group. Cellist Jody Redhage, Violinist Zach Brock, percussionist Martin Urbach, and yours truly, had a lotta fun diving into new compositions for the group. We'll be returning Caffe Vivaldi's on Sept 11 for a couple of sets of new music.

07.01.08 | Left My Heart in Saskatoon!!!
Thanks to all the fans and music lovers from Calgary and Saskatoon who came out to hear Mark DeJong with the Outer Bridge Ensemble. The concerts were a blast, particularly the one at the Broadway Theater where we opened for John Scofield. Teaching at the Jazz Intensive was also a great experience.

The music we performed on tour is available at www.chronographrecords.com. There are downloads and cd's available on the site.

05.28.08 | Music in Canada
Looking forward to returning to Canada this June to make music with Mark DeJong and the Outer Bridge Ensemble. We will be playing a number of shows in Calgary and Saskatoon to release the cd, including a show where we'll be opening John Scofield.

05.28.08 | David and Mustafa go to Hollywood
Drummer/percussionist for the Outer Bridge Ensemble, David Freeman, and sitarist Mustafa Bhagat, are going to the premier of Love Guru next week. David and Mustafa helped compose and arrange the music for the Mike Myers picture.
Check out the soundtrack in the coming weeks!!

05.28.08 | New Music for Fall CD
It's been an exciting time in the studio in the last few months. There have been recording sessions with the Outer Bridge Ensemble with clarinetist Oscar Noriega and Marcus Rojas on tuba. Other sessions with the great vocalist Peter Eldridge, trumpeter James Zollar, and the one and only Claire Daly on baritone. The music is scheduled for release for fall of 2008, but there are a of couple tracks on the site now.....couldn't resist.