The Ottawa Latin Jazz Orchestra
Formed in 2020 by the brilliant Cuban pianist/composer Miguel De Armas, The Ottawa Latin Jazz Orchestra immediately became a must see concert act due to a roster of excellent musicians and Miguel’s powerful compositions and arrangements. I have the honour of being included in this incredible group! Beginning with the release of a virtual concert […]
Safe Low Limit
Ottawa based Safe Low Limit is a jazz oriented group made of instruments pitched in the bass clef. This eclectic lineup of tuba, trombone, cello and drums creates a unique sound and performs a variety of original compositions, obscure standards and funk hits in a wide variety of jazz and pop styles, leaving the audience […]
The Jivewires
The Jivewires is my main project and as leader I’ve produced 6 albums since the bands’ inception in 1989. “The Missing Link Between Swing & Rock ‘n Roll”, this seven piece horn driven group performs original music in the “jump jive” or “jump blues” style, although the band has incorporated many diverse musical styles in […]
Steve Berndt Featuring Brian Browne
In 2012 I produced an album of jazz standards (the title track my own composition) called “Déjà Vu”. The album was recorded live to multi-track and features one of Canada’s truly great jazz pianists, Brian Browne. This is a shot taken by Brett Delmage of OttawaJazzScene.ca during our release show at the NAC on May […]
The Commotions
From 2012 to 2018 I was a member of The Commotions, a Motown inspired original group founded by fellow Jivewire and member of the Funk Brothers Canadian horn section Brian Asselin. “Let Me See Ya Dance” featured Funk Brother lead singer Delbert Nelson of Detroit and a great group of fantastic Ottawa musicians. A contributing […]
The Funk Brothers
From 2008 to 2011 I had the honour of performing with Detroit’s legendary Funk Brothers! Please click here for a video of my solo in “Dancin’ In The Streets” with Spider Webb on drums, Bob Babbitt on bass and Donna Curtain on vocals!
Songs From A Drunken Piano: Tom Waits Revue
In 2011 Ottawa singer Christine Fagan approached me with a suggestion that we put together a revue of the music of Tom Waits. As another of the worlds billions of Tom Waits fans I immediately said yes and we started forming the band. After adding Ottawa singer Missy Burgess we developed a revue of Tom’s […]
Rudeboy
Rudeboy is a “second wave” Ska band based in Ottawa. I joined Rudeboy in 1997 because I liked the original writing and wanted the opportunity to be in a band as the only horn player. The five member band has released 2 albums of original music in that idiom and is well known in the […]