Smooth/Contemporary Jazz with R&B and Hip-Hop influences.

10 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Smooth Jazz, URBAN/R&B: Smooth Soul

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"Steffen has that warm trumpet sound that listeners can relate to. The CD sounds great!" (Pete Escovedo)

"Steffen, I liked your CD! Beautiful playing." (Adolfo Acosta, Trumpeter with Tower Of Power)

"The music of trumpeter Steffen Kuehnâs new CD,âtrumpopâ, is so cool that itâs already been targeted by Hollywoodâ¦.(Jerry Karp, www.rocketwords.com).

"Throughout it's obvious that his passion for jazzy harmonies and intimate influences of Latin and pop evokes the much needed element of âJazzâ back into Contemporary/Smooth Jazz." (The Urban Music Scene.com)

"Thanks for the fantastic CD. We put 3 songs into our 24/7 rotation" (Harry Melchior,www.swissgroove.ch)


Trumpeter Steffen Kuehnâs music and playing showcases his affinity for R&B and Hip-Hop based tracks, mixed with jazzy harmonies that puts âJazzâ into Contemporary/Smooth Jazz.

The funky title track âtrumpopâ was featured in the Miramax movie âBirthday Girlâ, starring Nicole Kidman and Ben Chaplin. Two more original songs off his new album have also been signed to publisher 'Wild Pink Music'in L.A.

Featuring some of Northern Californiaâs finest musicians in the Contemporary Jazz genre, this recording explores new territory and will for sure make big waves!

* Produced and mixed by keyboardist Peter Horvath who earns his bread and butter playing keys with Victor Bailey's band.
* Engineered and mixed by Latin Smooth Jazz guitar legend Ray Obiedo(Herbie Hancock, George Duke).

The rest of the personnel on the CD includes:
* Nelson Braxton on bass (Braxton Brothers, Michael Bolton)
* Brian Collier on drums (Lauryn Hill, Santana)
* Karl Perazzo on percussion (Santana)

Special guest appearances by Marty Wehner(trombone), Norbert Stachel(saxes), Jeff Cressman(trombone),
Carla Helmbrecht, Kenny Washington, Claudia Villela,
Larry Batiste and Sandy Griffith(vocals).

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