Steve Kirby (musician)

Steve Kirby (born May 23, 1956) is an American jazz bassist.

Kirby was born in Maumee Valley, Ohio, and his family moved to St. Louis when he was two. He picked up the guitar and electric bass while stationed at Fort Bragg, and following this he attended Webster University, receiving his BA in 1985. He worked locally in various ensembles and then got his master's degree at the Manhattan School of Music, where he played with Lester Bowie. In 1988 he returned to Webster, where he taught until 1993, and while there he won the 1992 Hennessy Jazz Search. In 1993 he returned to New York City and played with Oliver Lake, Claudio Roditi, John Hicks, Slide Hampton, Antonio Hart, Cyrus Chestnut, Joanne Brackeen, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Wallace Roney, Elvin Jones, Kenny Barron, Wycliffe Gordon, Steve Turre, James Carter, and Wes Anderson.

In 2008 Kirby released his first album as a leader "Wicked Grin" with Larry Roy, Stefon Harris, Will Bonness, Terreon Gully, and his wife Anna-Lisa Kirby.

He is the brother-in-law of singer Lullaby Baxter.

Kirby joined the faculty of Jazz Studies program at the University of Manitoba in 2003, later receiving tenure. He retired effective June 27, 2017, after taking a six-month leave, after an investigations into sexual harassment of multiple students was conducted by the University.[1]. While details of the initial investigation have not been made public, it was reported that six former students approached school administration in February, 2017, with complaints of sexual harassment by Kirby. [2]

Shortly after retiring from the University of Manitoba, Kirby took a position at Berklee College of Music, but was suspended from his position pending an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment stemming from his time at the University of Manitoba. Kirby's position at Berklee was terminated a short time after these allegations came to light. [3][4][5] On May 9, 2018, after an investigation by Winnipeg Police, Kirby was charged with sexual assault of a music program student at the University of Manitoba, relating to multiple incidents between 2014 and 2017. [6][7]

Discography

With James Carter

References

  1. ↑ https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/former-u-of-m-music-prof-arrested-charged-with-sexual-assault-492904061.html
  2. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/steve-kirby-salary-university-manitoba-sexual-harassment-1.4798797
  3. ↑ "U of Manitoba was warned about former jazz prof's behaviour years before he left". CBC News. September 16, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Berklee College puts Steve Kirby on leave after allegations of sexual harassment at U of Manitoba". CBC News. September 14, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Jazz prof's job in U.S. on hold over harassment claims". Winnipeg Free Press. September 14, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/steve-kirby-charged-1.4818230
  7. ↑ https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/former-u-of-m-music-prof-arrested-charged-with-sexual-assault-492904061.html
  • Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford, 1999, p. 367.
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