contrabass guitar
double bass
new york city
“It’s what prompted me to call Millhouse “the Joe
Pass of the bass.”
“Steve Millhouse is a veteran New York and Broadway bassist known for championing the
electric bass in jazz and for his chordal mastery on his Fodera 6-string Contrabass Guitar. ”
NEWS
Steve Millhouse Cinema Trio “Valley of the Moon” release
The Steve Millhouse Cinema Trio release now available on all streaming sites.
Liner notes by Bill Milkowski.
The Millhouse Cinema Trio features Allen Farnham (Piano); Eric Halvorson (Drums); Steve Millhouse (Contrabass Guitar) with Scott Wendholt (Trumpet). playing their own arrangements of music from some of the greatest composers in the history of cinema.
Steve Millhouse “The Unwinding” release
Steve Millhouse’s Trio recording is available now SteepleChase Records.
Physical copies are available internationally and for download on all streaming sites.
Liner notes by Steve Swallow and Gary Fukushima.
Included are two original compositions as well as songs from Monk, Steve Swallow, Horace Silver, Benny Golson and Sam Jones. Featuring Rich Perry - tenor saxophone & Eric Halvorson - drums. CD
Calendar
After a very long career of playing bass with many different artists, touring the world, recording, playing Broadway shows etc. After many years of it being a side project, Steve formed his own trio to showcase his own unique chordal and soloistic style of playing on the Contrabass Guitar. One being the Steve Millhouse Trio consisting of Steve Millhouse - contrabass guitar, Rich Perry - tenor saxophone and Eric Halvorson - drums playing a mixture of Steve’s original compositions as well as songs from the great jazz composers. The first performance of the Trio was in Tokyo, Japan in February 2020. After a hiatus during the pandemic, Steve resumed performing with the Trio in April 2022 and the debut recording “The Unwinding” was released February 2023 on SteepleChase Records featuring Rich Perry on tenor saxophone and Eric Halvorson on drums with liner notes by Steve Swallow and Gary Fukushima. The follow-up album entitled "Looking Back To Today" will also be released on SteepleChase Records in January 2025 with liner notes by Neil Tesser.
About
Steve Millhouse Trio
After many years of touring, recording and playing all types of gigs with hundreds of artists, Steve started this trio to showcase his own style of bass playing, compositions and his interpretation of some less frequently played jazz classics. With the weight of melody, accompanying and soloing so evenly distributed, the choice of personnel was crucial.. Rich Perry (tenor saxophone) and Eric Halvorson (drums) draw from their experiences playing with so many different musicians at the highest level to bring a tremendous creative presence as well as their own signature sound and style that collectively shapes this trio into something unique and exciting.
Steve Millhouse Cinema Trio
After many years of touring, recording and playing all types of gigs with hundreds of artists in all genres, Steve has formed two of his own trios to showcase his own style of bass playing and composition. The Steve Millhouse Cinema Trio draws from the vast body of musical work written for the cinema. It features Allen Farnham on Piano, Eric Halvorson on Drums and Steve Millhouse on Contrabass Guitar playing their own arrangements of music from some of the greatest composers in the history of cinema including Henri Mancini, Michel Legrand, Johnny Mandel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jerome Kern, Sting to Disney and beyond. The arrangements are both an homage to the brilliant original scores of the past with a fresh new treatment and perspective.
VIDEOS
Some selections for your listening and viewing pleasure!
