A native of Dayton, Ohio, Steve began his musical career playing piano at age three. In his formative years of classical study, he was honored with numerous awards. While exploring various types of music, he was strongly influenced by the music of jazz masters Josef Zawinul, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Red Garland. His openness and awareness to all kinds of music, combined with heavy jazz and classical influence, laid the foundation for the well rounded, extremely gifted musician he is today. In 1984 Steve was awarded a full scholarship at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music to further his study of jazz. It was during this period that Steve's writing and playing abilities were brought to the forefront. His mastery of the keyboard and programming expertise quickly thrust him into the thick of the Cincinnati music scene. In 1994, Steve decided on a change of scenery and moved to Los Angeles CA, where he has found his way with many new musical experiences. Steve is now based in Burbank, California, and along with his busy local playing schedule, he is touring worldwide with the Dave Weckl Band, El Grupo, and many others. In addition to playing and writing as a sideman, Steve has a solo CD entitled Life Times. With the exception of the final piece written by Steve's wife, Renee, this jazz/funk/world CD is self-written, produced and engineered. Steve and his band performed the music of Life Times recently in Los Angeles to wide critical acclaim. Some artists Steve has appeared with: Chaka Khan - Frank Gambale - Scott Henderson - Eric Marienthal - Kenny Rankin - Jimmy Earl - Ernie Watts - Cecelia Noel and the Wild Clams - Alain Caron - Michael Ruff - StraightJacket (Marco Mendoza-Bass, Joey Heredia-Drums) Warren Hill - Marilyn Scott - Jimmy Haslip - Terry Lynn Carrington - Jason Scheff - Robben Ford- Keith Howland- Tris Imboden www.steveweingart.com Click here to return to the top of the page.

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