Born: May 16, 1971 Primary Instrument: Bass, acoustic
Steve Haines (double bass) has played with Wycliffe Gordon, Paul Bollenback, Joel Frahm, Ralph Bowen, Joe Chambers, Dick Oatts, Fred Wesley, Adam Nussbaum, Bob Berg, and Joe Williams. His first album as a leader The Steve Haines Quintet: Beginner's Mind (Artist’s House Records) received international critical acclaim and was hailed as “one of the best inside/outside records of the year.” His newest album as a leader, The Steve Haines Quintet with Jimmy Cobb: Stickadiboom (Zoho records) is available at www.amazon.com, or itunes. His most recent recording as a sideman is Chad Eby’s Broken Shadows (Cellar Live records), with Doug Wamble, and Jason and Branford Marsalis.
He is an associate professor and directs the Miles Davis Program in Jazz Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Haines holds a B.M. in Jazz Performance from St. Francis Xavier University in Canada and a M.M. in Music (Jazz Studies) from the University of North Texas, where he was a member of the UNT One O’clock Lab Band. Haines' music is published at the University of Northern Colorado Press. Steve orchestrated and arranged the musical Ella: The Life and Music of Ella Fitzgerald. This past year Steve performed in New Zealand, Czech Republic, New York City, Washington D.C., and Canada. He is a recipient of the North Carolina Jazz Fellowship and a proud member of the Greensboro Warriors Hockey team.
Last Updated: February 5, 2010
The Steve Haines Quintet: Stickadiboom
Zoho Records
2009
Track Listing: The Freightrain; Stickadiboom; Rendezvous; Sutak 9-1-1; Patience; Prospect Park; Re:Frayne; Composition 101
Personnel: Rob Smith, trumpet and soprano saxophone; Dave Lown, tenor saxophone; Chip Crawford, piano; Thomas Taylor, drums (tracks one and seven); Jimmy Cobb, drums on all other tracks; Steve Haines, double bass
The Steve Haines Quintet: Beginner's Mind
Artist's House Records
2003
Track Listing: The North Shore, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child; Colorado; Stronger than Dirt; End of a Love Story; Shoshin; Everybody Loves Ruby; As Stacey Sleeps; Good Morning Heartache; Spring is Here
Personnel: Rob Smith, trumpet and soprano saxophone; Dave Lown, tenor saxophone; Chip Crawford, piano; Thomas Taylor, drums (tracks one and seven); Jimmy Cobb, drums on all other tracks; Steve Haines, double bass
Broken Shadows
Chad Eby
Cellar Live Records
2009
Track Listing: Tip Toe; Mira; Epitaph I:Doo-We-Inn (for Dewey Redman); Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, The Blue Silk; Little You (for Spenser); Epitaph II: Line For Lackritz (for Steve Lacy); I'm Still Here; Sentinel; Broken Shadows; Sunset And The Mockingbird; Epitaph IV: J-Mac (for Jackie McLean); Epitaph III: The Kid From Albany (for Ray Charles); The Single Petal Of A Rose.
Personnel: Chad Eby, soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones; Steve Haines, double bass; Jason Marsalis, drums; Doug Wamble, guitar (on "I'm Still Here"); Branford Marsalis (on "Sentinel" and "Dew=We-Inn"), tenor saxophone
The Next Set
Jim Ketch
Summit Records
2008
Track Listing: Short Story; Dancin' on the Rooster; Moments of the Sublime; Danny Boy; April Mist; Changes You Can Count On; The Water's Edge; Lonnie's Lament; Peace/Blue Silver; Without a Song; over the Rainbow; Shiny Stockings
Personnel: Jim Ketch, trumpet; Wally West, tenor saxophone; Steve Anderson, piano; Steve Haines, bass; Thomas Taylor, drums.
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Primary Instrument:
Bass, acoustic
Location:
Greensboro, NC
Willing to teach:
Advanced students only.
