Steve Hudson

"Exquisitely beautiful compositions...though he doesn't sound like Bill Evans, there is a quest for beauty in his lines that evokes the masters...he sounds confident and vulnerable at the same time."

Keyboard Magazine
Ernie Rideout


If jazz is the sound of surprise, then this is it! The images that come to mind are flying over water on a dark moonlit night...yet many times a killer groove kicks in. There is so much going on here that something new will pop up each time. OBE has created music that is memorable and will stay with you a long time"

All About Jazz
(Review of album, Outer Bridge)


Steve Hudson's Outer Bridge Ensemble is one band that doesn't play it safe. The quintet from New Jersey were fearless performers despite the 35-degree temperatures, bringing their free range fusion of Indian raga, classical, funk and Phillip Glass-like minimalism to the Jazz Confederation Park mainstage last night. [They] proved to be all purpose showmen, keeping the 500 fans who sat quietly through their 90-minute gig fascinated by the way these talented players explored musical possibilities...

Ottawa Sun