Michael Jefry Stevens

Pianist, Composer and “Steinway Artist

Pianist, Composer and “Steinway Artist,” Michael Jefry Stevens has released over 80 cds and composed over 340 works for both large and small ensembles. An active band-leader for over 40 years, his current working musical ensembles include the "Conference Call Quartet," the "Fonda/Stevens Group," "Eastern Boundary Quartet," his collaboration with New Orleans horn man, Brian “Breeze” Cayolle and “Trio Generations” featuring saxophonist Oliver Lake.

Latest News

Upcoming highlights for 2018

Hi Everyone.  Happy New Year.  2018 looks to be an exciting year for music and poetry in our household.  Tina won the 2017 Barrow Press Poetry Award and her third full length poetry book will be published in October, 2018.

Listen here to a recent radio interview with me on National Public Radio!

The Core-tet cd featuring Dame Evelyn Glennie (Scotland), Jon Hemmersam (Denmark) and Szilard Mezei (Serbia) was recently released on Naxos Records.  You can purchase this directly from their web site or contact me (mjsjazz@mac.com).

Eastern Boundary Quartet's latest CD was just released on Artists Recording Collective.

Conference Call Quartet will be back on tour in Europe in November.  We still have dates open!!

The Michael Jefry Stevens Quartet "Red's Blues - live from Streamside Concert Series with Zack Page, Rick Dilling and Todd Wright) was released on Artist's Recording Collective.  You can purchase this CD directly from me or download a copy from my bandcamp page.

I have started teaching via skype and facetime.  Please contact me for lessons in jazz improvisation, theory, piano and composition.

I will be joining the music faculty at East Tennesse State University in the Fall of 2018.  Really excited to be back on campus teaching again.

The "Mountain Chamber Jazz Ensemble" CD will be released towards the end of 2018.  Thank to everyone who supported this recording.  More news coming!!!!

Thanks for your continued support!!!!! 

Michael

Michael Jefry Stevens is a "Steinway Artist"

Featured Band

Original Music for Big Band

I have a repertoire approximately 15 original compositions for Big Band. The selections vary in difficulty from moderate to advanced. I have performed this music with the BMI Jazz Composer's Orchestra, the Brooklyn Jazz Composer's Orchestra (which I co-founded with Jeff Raheb), students from the Arhus Conservatory of Music and students from the Lichtenstein Big Band. I am available to bring these original big band compositions to your high school or university and rehearse/perform them with your student musicians.

Featured CD

In the Tradition (Stevens, Cayolle, Wires)