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Steve KroonSteven Kroon has been a professional musician for the last 35 years. He was born in Harlem and lived there until the age of nine, when his family moved to St. Alban’s Queens. At the time, there were many great Jazz and R&B artists living in Steven’s neighborhood, such as Lester Young, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Count Basie and the great producer Henry Glover. At home, he mostly listened to his father’s records, including Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez and Machito. And friends’ records exposed him to all of the great Jazz artists. Soon after, Steven progressed to playing percussion, and began studying with various music teachers. One of his greatest influences was Tommy Lopez, Sr., whom he took conga lessons with, followed by studies with percussionist Dom Um Romao.

Steven began working with such notables as Luther Van Dross (from 1981 to 2001), with whom he performed on seven platinum albums and fifteen world tours (including two live video performances). He also performed on such television shows as The Tonight Show, The Late Show With David Letterman, and The Grammy Awards. Steven also performed with Ron Carter from 1987 to 2004, which included extensive tours of the U.S., Japan and Brazil, as well as the well-known NY Jazz scene. He also recorded with a “Who’s Who” in the recording business, such as Roberta Flack, Bill Cosby, Aretha Franklin, and Diana Krall, just to name a few.

For the last five years, Steven has been working on his solo career, which includes two two CD’s: “In My Path,” and “Senor Kroon,” (both of which will be reissued under Steven’s own label “Kroonatune Records, LLC”).  He recently finished his third CD, “El Mas Alla” (Beyond), on City Hall Records. 

At this point in Steven’s life, he has chosen to devote his time and creativity to further his own career. And as always, “On The One.”

Please visit Steven's website for more information.