Steve first performed with the Roseville Big Band at Edinborough Park, October 9, 2022.
Some of the groups Steve has been a member of or subbed in near Roseville include (as of the end of 2022):
Swing Beat Big Band (current lead player)
Century Jazz Ensemble (current split lead and section player)
KC Gospel Orchestra (was lead and section for 20+ yrs)
Power of 10
The Good, The Bad and The Funky
The Free & Easy Band
The Brian Kinney Band
The NOVA Contemporary Jazz Orchestra (lead for 6 months)
The River City Jazz Orchestra
The Bill Simenson Orchestra
The ACME Jazz Company
The Good News Big Band
The Latin Jazz Orchestra
K-Libre24 (salsa band)
Tropical Zone Orchestra (salsa band)
The After Hours Big Band (River Falls, WI)
The Jerry O'Hagan Orchestra
The Beasley Big Band
The Bella Galla Big Band
The Stan Bann Big Band
The Buddy Koopman Orchestra (Northfield)
The Paramount Jazz Orchestra (St. Cloud)
Great River Jazz Collective (St. Cloud)
The Northernaires (Onamia)
In Texas:
Temple Jazz Orchestra (Temple, TX)
Orchesta Shati (salsa band; Killeen, TX)
The Dick Thomas Jazz Orchestra (Killeen, TX)
He was principal trumpet in an orchestra in Texas for 10 years, but he doesn't play in orchestras now, focusing on jazz instead.
Steve's brass quintet is The Granite City Brass, originally based in St. Cloud.