STEVE OLIVER

“A NEW LIGHT”

the new ALBUM - out now

With his latest project "A New Light", Guitarist, composer, producer Steve Oliver finds his way back
into the glow of smooth jazz radio with a collection of originals that will surely please fans that have known
his work for decades.

Working with hit co-producer Michael "B" Broening, as well as longtime friend, saxophonist Jeff Kashiwa (featured on the title track), legendary drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, and bassist Larry Antonino, Steve again conveys his deep passion for memorable compositions, subtle electronics, world influences, pop melodies, and jazz intricacies.

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DISCOGRAPHY

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ALBUMS

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VIDEOS

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ABOUT STEVE

With a career spanning nearly 30 years in music, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter,
film music composer, engineer and producer Steve Oliver is still being heard each day on contemporary
and smooth jazz radio around the world.

With his latest project "A New Light", Oliver finds his way back into the glow of "smooth jazz" radio with a collection of originals that will surely please fans that have known his work for decades. Working with hit co-producer Michael "B" Broening, as well as longtime friend, saxophonist Jeff Kashiwa (featured on the title track), legendary drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, and bassist Larry Antonino, Steve again conveys his deep passion for memorable compositions, subtle electronics, world influences, pop melodies, and jazz intricacies.

Carrying on the themes of his past albums such as "Radiant" and "Illuminate", "A New Light"
brings a familiar and warm tone with a few surprises.

​Steve grew up in the San Francisco bay area playing in progressive rock bands in high school. Influenced by acts such as Genesis and Yes (as well as guitarists Pat Metheny, Larry Carlton, Wes Montgomery, and Lee Ritenour), his band Fragile Glass released one album entitled "Farewell Father Analogue" before disbanding. Oliver played steady gigs in and around central California while also attending the Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) in Los Angeles.

While gigging around the San Francisco Bay Area, Oliver attracted the attention of Steve Reid, former percussionist with The Rippingtons, who recruited him to join his new project Bamboo Forest. Oliver was the lead vocalist and guitarist for Bamboo Forest and many of the tunes on the first two albums are Oliver / Reid compositions. Reid eventually persuaded Oliver into the spotlight and helped the young guitarist produce his own CD.

​S​teve's debut album "First View" was highly regarded in the Smooth Jazz community. He received plenty of airplay on radio stations throughout the country with tunes like "Highway One", "First View" and "Midnight at the Oasis". The record landed on many critics' top ten lists and Steve was awarded Best New Artist from Smooth Jazz News.

The follow up album "Positive Energy" was successful, thanks to the single "High Noon". The album reached the top 20 on Billboard's album chart and the single reached as high as number 3 on the smooth jazz singles chart. "High Noon" became a staple for the format and is still heard in heavy rotation all over the world.

Steve’s career has produced 14 full-length albums including a “Best Of” album, a “LIVE” album, a Christmas album, a solo guitar album (2022’s “Sojourn”), and a duo album with hit keyboardist and long-time collaborator Brian Simpson which reached the #1 spot on the Billboard and Amazon jazz sales charts (2019’s “Unified”). He’s achieved multiple #1 Billboard hits and over a dozen Top Ten hits as a solo artist and producer in the smooth
or contemporary jazz formats.

As a touring musician, Steve has headlined iconic venues and festivals worldwide such as Playboy Jazz Festival, Catalina Island Jazztrax Festival, Mallorca Smooth Jazz Festival in Spain, Seabreeze Jazz Festival, Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival, Berks Jazz Festival, Newport Beach Jazz Festival, Dave Koz Cruises, Pizza Express London, Yoshi’s Oakland, Thornton Winery Temecula, Scullers Boston, O’Hare Jazz Festival Chicago, Perfect Note Atlanta, Spaghettini Seal Beach, South Jazz Kitchen Philadelphia, Middle C Jazz Charlotte, and many others.

In recent years, Steve has established a reputation for being a highly-respected “one stop shop” resource for composing, producing, performing, engineering, and editing a wide scope of projects including contemporary music, television spots, and soundtracks for feature films. He has co-written and produced tracks with GRAMMY award winning World Music pianist Omar Akram and he composed,edited, and mixed music for the 2022 film “Lee’d The Way”, from Oscar and Emmy winning Director Richard L. Anderson.

His compositions can also be heard on albums by contemporary jazz stars such as
Vincent Ingala, Brian Simpson and Paul Taylor.

Steve’s own recordings have featured notable musicians from the world of contemporary jazz and pop, including Nathan East, Vinnie Colaiuta, Harvey Mason, Eric Marienthal, Leland Sklar, Nelson Rangell, Jeff Kashiwa, Jimmy Haslip, Steve Madaio, Tom Schuman, Brandon Fields, Brian Bromberg, Rick Braun, Alan Hewitt, Bob Baldwin, Michael Paulo, Joel Taylor, Steve Reid, Darren Rahn, Melvin Davis, Warren Hill, Paul Taylor, Gerald Veasley, Will Donato, Will Kennedy, Rob Mullins, Billy Sherwood, Scott Ambush, Jim Peterik, Mel Brown, Walle Larsson, Larry Antonino, Tony Guerrero, Greg Vail and more.

For Steve Oliver, music is therapy and a welcomed diversion from the current world climate. With a plethora of legacy hits to his credit including “High Noon”, “Fun In The Sun”, and “Global Kiss”, Oliver has no plans to stop recording or touring anytime soon. But he is just as comfortable in his studio being a creator, adviser, composer,
producer, and mentor for others.

ENDORSEMENTS

Steve uses Kiesel electric and acoustic guitars and the Wizzax Pro stage-ready, attachable vocal microphone system.

He collaborated with Keisel on the development of the NS1 synth access guitar.

The Kiesel NS1 and the Wizzax Pro can be purchased by clicking the logos above.