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Steve HOUBEN alto/soprano saxophone, flutes |
On return to Belgium he creates, with Henri POUSSEUR, the Jazz Seminar at
the Liège Conservatory.
He played with some legendary names like Chet BAKER (he recorded with him),
Mike STERN, George COLEMAN, Gerry MULLIGAN, Clark TERRY, Jon EARDLEY, Joe NEWMAN, etc.
Composer, arranger and free-lance musician, he recorded several albums as a
leader.
In '82 he recorded the album Steve Houben +
Strings, with a band composed of 6 jazz musicians and a string section of 21 musicians. A remixed CD version of
the album was released in 1995 (IGLOO - IGL121).
Performed in trio with Charles LOOS and MAURANE
"HLM" (IGLOO - IGL 043) or Ali RYERSON
("Vagabondages", Igloo - IGL093), etc...
He recorded the album Steve HOUBEN &
Michel HERR meet Curtis LUNDY & Kenny WASHINGTON with one of the greatest US rhythm sections of the
moment (B. Sharp CDS 094).
He also led COCODRILO, a fusion group with European musicians.
Steve HOUBEN went on tour around the world, leading different
groups, playing with numerous bands, such as Peter HERBOLZHEIMER, the EBU Big Band,
Garrett LIST, Saxo 1000, ACT Big Band, etc...He also performed for contemporary
composer Henri POUSSEUR on some of his pieces
On the occasion of the Adolphe SAX Year in '94, he presents and records a
septet featuring 4 saxes "Steve HOUBEN invite..." : '94 année Sax
(Arpèges CDG 914).
Steve HOUBEN is a member of the
PIROTTON/HOUBEN/POUGIN Trio (Igloo CD "We can't stop loving you")
and as a leader, he frequently presents his own bands.
He also formed, with Luc PILARTZ, the band PANTA RHEI, which plays
traditional European music and recorded several CDs. Visit their Web Site : PANTA
RHEI.
Steve HOUBEN also appeared with Ivan PADUART
, a.o with his True Story band.
In February 2001, Toots THIELEMANS invites him on
the occasion of his "carte blanche" at the Théâtre de la Monnaie, the famous Brussels opera theater.
He taught in numerous musical workshops. He was the co-founder (with Henri POUSSEUR) of the "Séminaire de
Jazz" at the Liège Conservatory. He is currently in charge of the saxophone class at the jazz department of the
Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.
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In the Belgian jazz referendum organized by Belgian radios RTBF and VRT, Steve HOUBEN was elected by the
listeners best Belgian alto sax player and best Belgian
and European flute player of the year '98. The same year, he was elected best European flute player and best Belgian alto player by the Belgian critics (French speaking). |
Steve HOUBEN is also frequently active with well known European musicians. He appeared with Czech pianist Emil VIKLICKY, with the Hungarian Trio Midnight, with pianist Bobo STENSON, drummer Aldo ROMANO, etc... He played with the European Jazz Ensemble, with top European jazz musicians such as Daniel HUMAIR, Paolo FRESU, Joachim KUHN, Alan SKIDMORE, etc...
He also appeared in quartet with pianist Gordon BECK.
Steve HOUBEN also showed great interest for world music from various corners of the planet : he is a member of the Belgian / Tunisian ensemble
ANFASS, recorded their CD and played numerous concerts with that band in Europe and Tunisia.
He also founded with percussionnist Didier LABARRE the band CUBAN BREEZE and his work with the band PANTA RHEI or with Brazilian songwriter Marito
CORREA (CD "O Brilho Do Sol" in '95) are just a few remarkable examples of his open musical mind.
In 2000, Steve HOUBEN receives the DJANGO
D'OR (Belgium).
He recorded some 15 albums as a leader, and appears on numerous albums as
a sideman.
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| Stéphane HOUBEN (with Chet BAKER) (LP, MD 012) |
| MAUVE TRAFFIC "Oh Boy" (LP, MD 035) |
| Chet BAKER/Steve HOUBEN (52E RUE EST RECD 019) (1980), also reissued in 2001 as Chet BAKER : "Almost Blue" (West Wind 2126) |
| "HLM" (HOUBEN, LOOS, MAURANE (Igloo Igl 043) (1985, reissued remix in '99) |
| Steve HOUBEN + Strings (Igloo Igl 121) (originally LDH 1004 LP, 1983 / new remix for CD in 1995) |
| Steve HOUBEN & Michel HERR meet Curtis LUNDY & Kenny WASHINGTON (B. Sharp CDS 094) |
| Steve HOUBEN/Charles LOOS/Ali RYERSON "Vagabondages" (Igloo igl 093) |
| | Steve HOUBEN "City of Glass" (B. Sharp) (1989), with Diederik WISSELS and Jan DE HAAS |
| | Steve HOUBEN "Juvia" and "Trio", with Diederik WISSELS and Jan DE HAAS |
| | Steve HOUBEN/Michel BENITA "Embraceable You" (Ricercar Ric 121106) (1992) |
| Steve HOUBEN "Blue Circumstances" (Igloo 102), with Diederik WISSELS, Sal LA ROCCA, Rick HOLLANDER (1993) |
| | Steve HOUBEN "Songs by Cole Porter and George Gershwin" (Ricercar), with Alexander OLIVER and Dale DUESING (1993) |
| "Steve HOUBEN invite..." : '94 année Sax (Arpèges CDG 914) |
| Steve HOUBEN/Marito CORREA/Michel HERR/Stephan POUGIN "O Brilho Do Sol" (Big Bang 60203) (1995) |
| Steve HOUBEN/Emil VIKLICKY "Bohemia after dark" (P&J Music PJ 012-2). |
| PIROTTON/HOUBEN/POUGIN Trio " We can't stop loving you" (Igloo Igl 140) |
| ANFASS "Anfass" (Igloo Igl 148) |
| Steve HOUBEN "Le saxophone et le jazz" (Ricercar, collection Instruments) |
| Trio Midnight featuring Steve HOUBEN " Friends Meeting" (prod. Ciney Jazz night) |
| Steve HOUBEN/Boyan VODENITCHAROV "Les Valses" (Mogno J011). |
| + 3 CDS with PANTA RHEI, albums with Jean-Christophe RENAULT, SAXO 1000, ACT Big Band, Bernadette MOTTART, Guy CABAY, the Brussels Jazz Promenade (Live Music LM001, 1992) CD, Jean-Pierre GEBLER's Belgian All Stars Meggie etc... | |
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PIROTTON/HOUBEN/POUGIN Trio ANFASS PANTA RHEI |  |
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