Colin Steele has been playing the trumpet since 1980. Since his nineteenth year he joined the Jazzcombo John Rae Collective. 1987 he worked with the pop formation Hue and Cry; Held himself Then spent two years in France and studied Jazz at the Guildhall in London from 1991 to 1993 School of Music and Drama. During this time he worked with Clark Tracey, Iain Ballamy and Ronny Jordan. After two years spent in Rome, he returned to Scotland in 1996. end of In the 1990s, he worked in the band of the drummer Tom Bancroft. He also toured with The Bad Plus, Joe Lovano, Jon Christensen, Arild Andersen, Geri Allen, and Steve Slagle. 2000 appeared First album under his own name (Twilight Dreams) on the Label Caber, on the saxophonist Julian Arg?elles, pianist Dave Milligan, bassist Brian Shiels and drummer John Rae To participate. In 2002 The Journey Home was released, with the title 'Lament for Miles'. In October 2004 Steele recorded the album 'Through The Waves' for the ACT label. Steele Integrated into his music influences of Latin music, Funk and Scottish Folkmusic, which he mixes with elements of post-bop. So, too, on the latest album he's with The Quintet. The trumpeter has a masterly understanding of how to bring the folklore of his home country into the Jazz idiom. It demonstrates how European folk traditions are rich in European jazz Can influence (stereo)
